Towns scored 31 points in the half, tied with Yodong, becoming the third player this season to score more than 30 points in the half.

6686 Sports News on November 15th The NBA Cup continues today, with the New York Knicks taking on the Miami Heat at home.

In this campaign, Knicks star Karl-Anthony Towns was in hot form. In the first half, he hit 11 goals in 16 shots and made 6 of 10 three-pointers from beyond the arc. He scored 31 points and grabbed 3 rebounds with extremely high efficiency, and this was only his halftime report card.

According to official statistics, Towns, with his outstanding performance in the half, became the third player this season to score 30+ points in the half. The previous players to achieve this achievement were Nikola Jokic of the Denver Nuggets (against the Los Angeles Clippers on November 12) and Luka Doncic (against the Minnesota Timberwolves on October 24).

So far this season, Towns has started 11 games on behalf of the Knicks, averaging 20.2 points, 12.6 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 1.0 blocks per game.