With Willie Cauley-Stein out of the league, it is safe to say that Karl-Anthony Towns and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander are Big Blue Nation’s favorite NBA players with hyphenated names. Coincidently, they are two of the best players in the NBA,

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 33 points and the Oklahoma City Thunder rallied in the fourth quarter to win their 14th straight game, 117-107 over the New York Knicks.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander of the Oklahoma City Thunder ... boast a pair of MVP candidates of their own in Jalen Brunson and Karl-Anthony Towns, both at 250-1. Victor Wembanyama, Giannis ...

Towns earned 1.1 million votes, the third-highest amount in the Eastern Conference behind Boston Celtics champion Jayson Tatum and Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo. His teammate, who plays in a big market like New York, noticed the difference.

New York hosts Oklahoma City in non-conference play. The teams square off Friday for the first time this season.

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 33 points and the ... (25-10), which had its nine-game winning streak snapped. Karl-Anthony Towns finished with 17 points and 22 rebounds.

Karl-Anthony Towns has made a significant impact since joining the New York Knicks this summer. The All-Star center is averaging 25.4 points, 13.9 rebounds, 3.3 assists and a steal per game. He’s knocking down 55% of his field goal attempts and 44.