Karl-Anthony Towns, who has carried the load during Jalen Brunson’s 13-game absence with an ankle injury, was a game-time scratch Tuesday before a 105-91 victory against the lowly 76ers at Madison Square Garden. Towns averaged 34.5 minutes over the 13 games since he was last inactive during a loss to the Warriors on March 4.

The Knicks have won three of their last five games by 15 points or more, covering twice as a double-digit favorite. Remember, that’s all without Brunson in the lineup, so there’s no need to adjust off of that. New York is simply blowing out bad teams as it tries to stay sharp and protect its playoff seeding.

The Lakers could acquire an unsung hero from the New York Knicks in free agency with the right trade package. Without Miles McBride, who knows how the 47-27 Knicks would fare when their starters experienced much-needed rest.

Even without injured All-Stars Jalen Brunson and Karl-Anthony Towns, the Knicks led wire-to-wire and easily disposed of the spiraling 76ers, winning 105-91 behind red-hot OG Anunoby’s team-high 27 points, as well as Mitchell Robinson’s season highs of 14 points and 14 rebounds.

The Knicks have now fallen to 0-3 against the Cavaliers this season with a fourth and final match looming on April 11. Each of New York’s final three matchups against Cleveland have fallen on a back-to-back. Meanwhile, the Cavs got two days of rest in-between games before hosting the Knicks on Tuesday.

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OG Anunoby scored 27 points and Landry Shamet sank six 3-pointers as part of his 20-point performance, fueling the host New York Knicks to a 105-91 victory over the spiraling Philadelphia 76ers on Tuesday.

The New York Knicks are taking a cautious approach with Miles McBride’s groin injury, as the New York Post’s Stefan Bondy reported that he is unlikely to play

This was a tale of two halves. The Cleveland Cavaliers went through the motions in the first half and paid the price. They fell down by as many as 15 before completely flipping the script on the Knicks to come away with a 124-105 victory.

As the Cavaliers eye the No. 1 playoff seed in the Eastern Conference, the Cavs hosted a playoff foe and won a regular-season series.