Mike Brown Urges Karl-Anthony Towns to Keep Hunting Threes Despite Early Slump

Overview

• Kendrick Perkins called for Karl-Anthony Towns to spend less time on the perimeter and to use his low-post scoring more often.
• Brown said he wants Towns to keep seeking three-point looks and to step closer to the line to improve shot quality.
• Towns is averaging about 21.5 points with 42.9% shooting from the field and 31.7% from three, which track as career lows.
• Under Mike Brown, Towns is attempting roughly 5.9 threes per game as part of an offense designed to increase spacing and volume from deep.
• The Knicks are 9-5 and third in the East after a 7-3 stretch, with context that Towns worked back from a quad issue early in the season.