Shams Charania announced on ABC prior to the start of that Celtics-Knicks matchup that Mitchell Robinson is close to making his debut. When asked about Robinson's return, head coach Tom Thibodeau answered as only he could.

Karl-Anthony Towns landed awkwardly after a layup attempt in the 4th quarter with Boston up by 12. He limped over to the bench and then sprawled out in pain as trainers looked at him. He went back i nto the locker room shortly after to be further examined.

The Knicks connected on just 43.5 percent of its shots and committed 11 turnovers in Sunday's loss to the Celtics. “The versatility, I think, is terrific,” Thibodeau said.