The final few seconds of the Game 3 battle between the New York Knicks and the Detroit Pistons were anything but typical. Karl Anthony-Towns felt good enough after his team’s victory to crack a joke after the Pistons landed in a favorable situation as they grew desperate.

An All-Defensive wing has eyes in the back of his head. An All-Star can still score like one. And a sixth man doesn't look like himself.

The New York Knicks left no doubt about their plan for Game 3 in the opening minutes against the Detroit Pistons. Karl-Anthony Towns took his team's first shot, made his first of four 3-pointers and scored five points in the opening minutes to start an 11-point quarter — more than he had in all of Game 2.