{"id":702769,"date":"2026-04-07T06:29:46","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T06:29:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/702769\/"},"modified":"2026-04-07T06:29:46","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T06:29:46","slug":"knicks-star-karl-anthony-towns-makes-nba-history-against-hawks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/702769\/","title":{"rendered":"Knicks Star Karl-Anthony Towns Makes NBA History Against Hawks"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\"AA cubist interpretation of the historic performance by Knicks star Karl-Anthony Towns, whose dominant stat line helped secure a victory over the Hawks.NYC Today<\/p>\n

In Monday’s game between the New York Knicks and Atlanta Hawks, Knicks star Karl-Anthony Towns reached a historic NBA milestone, becoming the fastest player to eclipse 16,000 points, 8,000 rebounds, and 1,000 3-pointers in just 718 career games. Towns finished the game with 21 points, 12 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 steals, and 1 block, helping the Knicks defeat the Hawks 108-105.<\/p>\n

Why it matters<\/p>\n

This achievement cements Towns’ status as one of the most dominant and well-rounded big men in the NBA. At just 26 years old, he continues to rewrite the record books and solidify his place among the league’s all-time greats.<\/p>\n

The details<\/p>\n

During Monday’s game at State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Karl-Anthony Towns shot 9-for-12 from the field and 2-for-4 from 3-point range in 32 minutes of play. His historic stat line helped the Knicks secure a 108-105 victory over the Hawks.<\/p>\n

The game took place on Monday, April 7, 2026.<\/p>\n

The players<\/p>\n

Karl-Anthony Towns<\/a><\/p>\n

A 26-year-old power forward\/center for the New York Knicks, who is in his second season with the team after being traded from the Minnesota Timberwolves.<\/p>\n

New York Knicks<\/p>\n

An NBA franchise based in New York City that won the game against the Atlanta Hawks on Monday.<\/p>\n

Atlanta Hawks<\/p>\n

An NBA franchise based in Atlanta, Georgia that lost to the New York Knicks on Monday.<\/p>\n

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\n What they\u2019re saying<\/p>\n

\u201cKarl-Anthony Towns is the fastest player in NBA history to eclipse 16,000 points, 8,000 rebounds and 1,000 three-pointers (718 career games). He’s also the seventh player in NBA history to accomplish this.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2014 Knicks PR<\/p>\n

The takeaway<\/p>\n

Karl-Anthony Towns’ historic performance against the Hawks is a testament to his elite skill set and continued growth as one of the NBA’s premier big men. This milestone achievement cements his status as a future Hall of Famer and a cornerstone of the Knicks’ franchise.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Got story updates? Submit your updates here. \u203a A cubist interpretation of the historic performance by Knicks star…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":702770,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3782],"tags":[7,307,152,3954,6,308],"class_list":{"0":"post-702769","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-minnesota-timberwolves","8":"tag-basketball","9":"tag-minnesota","10":"tag-minnesota-timberwolves","11":"tag-minnesotatimberwolves","12":"tag-nba","13":"tag-timberwolves"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nba\/116362019262783127","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/702769","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=702769"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/702769\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/702770"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=702769"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=702769"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=702769"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}