Jalen Brunson, who suffered a severe ankle sprain last week, left the team for the rest of the road trip to continue his recovery. The Knicks play three more games on the trip — at Sacramento, Portland and Golden State. The Knicks said they’ll provide an update on the injury around March 21.

Towns provided 21 points (8-12 FG, 2-4 3Pt, 3-4 FT), seven rebounds, four assists, one block and two steals over 39 minutes during Wednesday's 114-113 overtime victory over the Trail Blazers. The 29-year-old center scored more than 20 points for the third straight game,