19.9 points, 13.6 rebounds and 3.1 assists a game on 57.3% shooting from the field: those are Karl-Anthony Towns' numbers so far this season. The New York Knicks may have put extension talks on hold before the campaign began, but the star centre has responded with some of his best basketball, proving his motivation has not changed.
"I came into the season wanting to defend the championship at all costs," Towns said. Underlining New York's 53-year wait for a championship, he added: "Like I said before, the city hasn't seen that trophy here in New York for 53 years, and all of us in this locker room, especially myself, don't intend for it to leave. Being the No. 1 pick, [reaching] the Finals and getting your title, and having to go out there and try to figure out how to do it again, that's enough motivation for me."
