He sat for most of the fourth quarter of the Knicks’ 126-124 Christmas Day win over the Cavaliers on Thursday afternoon at Madison Square Garden, with coach Mike Brown rolling with Mitchell Robinson instead of him. Robinson subbed in for Towns with 7:43 left in the fourth quarter, with the Knicks trailing by 13.

If there was any question as to whether Christmas Day belonged to the NBA, the New York Knicks and Cleveland Cavaliers quickly provided an affirmative answer.

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Jordyn Woods and Karl-Anthony Towns announced their engagement after the Knicks’ thrilling Christmas Day win in New York City.

On Christmas Day, the Knicks star and longtime girlfriend Jordyn Woods announced their engagement through a shared Instagram post full of pictures of the happy couple. Woods cleverly captioned the post “Marry Christmas” with a Christmas tree and ring emoji.

New York Knicks fans hoping Donte DiVincenzo returns to the team will likely be disappointed by the Feb. 5 trade deadline.

And Clarkson promptly scored 11 points in the period, part of a huge 24-3 run that brought the Knicks right back into the game and gave them a six-point lead. At one point, Clarkson drilled a 3, stole the ball from Donovan Mitchell, dribbled down the other end of the floor and nailed another 3 in transition.

Rick Pitino celebrated his draft analysis of Tyler Kolek following the guard's strong performance in the Knicks' win over the Cavaliers.