Knicks Morning News (2016.12.03)

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The Knicks held Karl-Anthony Towns scoreless for nearly the entire first half.

Joakim Noah has struggled when in the lineup this season.

Lance Thomas was back in uniform on Friday night after missing the previous nine games with a bone bruise in his right ankle.

The Knicks beat the Timberwolves on Friday night, 118-114.

The Knicks take on the Timberwolves in the back end of a home-and-home at Madison Square Garden on Friday night at 7:30 p.m.

Joakim Noah will not play Wednesday against the Timberwolves because of a sprained left ankle, the team announced.

Knicks beat writer Stefan Bondy joins Daily News Live to discuss Carmelo Anthony, Kristaps Porzingis and the Knicks moving forward.

New York Knicks forward Kristaps Porzingis has benefitted from playing alongside Carmelo Anthony, Derrick Rose and Brandon Jennings in order to better his offensive playmaking.

With eye on future, Derrick Rose driving Knicks in the present

Rose: I envision my long-term future as a Knick

It may be a few months early for Groundhog’s Day, but on Friday night, Hornacek’s Knicks did a fairly spot-on recreation of their game two days earlier.

Three days ago, Courtney Lee couldn’t even walk. By Friday, he was able to get a few shots up. And Sunday? Well, he might just be back, he said.

Maybe it was the 18-foot jumper Kyle O’Quinn knocked down early in the fourth quarter, the one that temporarily halted a Timberwolves blitzkrieg and restored a modicum of order to the proceedings … No, no, that wasn’t it. Maybe this was it: The flurry a few minutes later, after the Knicks had actually handed the…

The Knicks may have a starting-center controversy on their hands. Things looked dire for Jeff Hornacek’s team down the stretch, missing two starters and getting an awful shooting performance from Kristaps Porzingis. But have no fear. Kyle O’Quinn is here. Yes, Derrick Rose and Carmelo Anthony stepped up, but the Knicks got by far the…

Derrick Rose was quoted in Slam Magazine this week saying he hopes he can spend the rest of his career with the Knicks. Rose told The Post earlier this week he had heard nothing from the Knicks regarding an in-season contract extension. Asked about that possibility Friday, Rose said he would be intrigued. “My thought…

Kristaps Porzingis has revealed his most embarrassing moment: Dwight Howard dunking on him during his rookie year. It happened at the Garden on Nov. 29, 2015, against the Rockets – with the Knicks phenom cowering as the so-called “Superman’’ threw down a monstrous alley-oop. The Rockets broadcasters reveled in the moment: “He almost stuffed the rookie…

Although Kristaps Porzingis and Karl-Anthony Towns roamed the court, Kyle O’Quinn had the applause-worthy performance, helping the Knicks recover from a blown early lead.

At 6-foot-11 but with point guard skills, Antetokounmpo has come to define a novel position — point center — for the Bucks, and is now developing a 3-point shot.

Chris McCullough’s dual career with two Brooklyn teams is unusual, but a split existence is not. 45 N.B.A. players have been assigned on 103 occasions this season to D-League stints.