Karl-Anthony Towns posts 23 points, 15 rebounds and 5 assists in Knicks loss

Towns delivered 23 points, 15 rebounds, five assists and three steals Friday against Indiana, but his fantasy value was already priced in. Fantasy impact.

By Fantasy Roundup Staff · November 14, 2026 · Updated November 15, 2026

Karl-Anthony Towns posted 23 points, 15 rebounds, five assists, three steals, no blocks and three threes on 9-for-19 shooting and 2-for-3 from the line in 34 minutes as a starter Friday against Indiana, a 106-104 loss.

The line pushed Towns to 56.5 fantasy points in the default points format, but his projection entering the game was already 41.2 fantasy points a night. His nine-category value remains strong at 3.64, ranked 18th overall, and this outing was consistent with the 21.1 points, 13.7 rebounds and 3.8 assists he averaged over his previous 10 games.

Fantasy impact

Player by player

Karl-Anthony Towns

Towns shot 9-for-19 from the floor and added three threes, five assists, three steals and just one turnover in 34 minutes. The three steals were a spike above his season rate of 0.9 a game across 12 contests, but the rest of the line matched the 21.1 points, 13.7 rebounds and 3.8 assists he had averaged over his previous 10 games. His usage sits at 26.2 per cent at 65.9 per cent true shooting, and he has started every game this season.

The Knicks have one game left this week, Friday against an opponent not yet listed. New York has no games next week, so managers will need to plan around the gap in his schedule. Towns remains a hold at his current level: the fantasy points and category production were already baked into his 41.2 projected fantasy points a game and top-20 nine-category rank before this performance.

What to do

• Hold Towns as a top-20 nine-category asset and a 41-point producer in points leagues.

• Start him Friday in the Knicks' final game of the week.

• Plan around New York having no games next week when setting your lineups.

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