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New York Knicks guard Jalen Brunson (foot) exited Wednesday's meeting with the Indiana Pacers. He is questionable to return. The 27-year-old had 43 points to lead the Knicks to the win in Game 1. Unfortunately, he was only on the court for eight minutes in Game 2 before exiting with right foot discomfort. The Knicks need him healthy. But if Brunson can't return, OG Anunoby, Josh Hart, and Donte DiVincenzo will pick up most of the slack on the scoring end.

New York Knicks center Mitchell Robinson (ankle) has likely played his final game of the 2024 postseason. He has sustained a stress injury to his left ankle and will be re-evaluated in six to eight weeks. The news comes after Robinson was ruled out for Wednesday's Game 2 against Indiana. Robinson had surgery on the same ankle in December and missed 50 games. He returned to action for the final stretch of the regular season. The 26-year-old was also out for one game during the Knicks' first-round series against Philadelphia. Isaiah Hartenstein is now set to play a huge role down the middle for New York, with Precious Achiuwa getting a handful of minutes off the bench.

New York Knicks center Mitchell Robinson (ankle) will skip Wednesday's Game 2 against Indiana. The team has ruled Robinson out for left ankle injury management purposes. The seven-footer had surgery on his left ankle during the regular season and appeared to re-injure the ankle at the start of the playoffs. Robinson was limited to only two points and two rebounds in 12 minutes in the series opener against the Pacers on Monday. He will be out for a second time this postseason. Precious Achiuwa will get an opportunity to stake a claim in the rotation without Robinson, but he likely won't see a lot of action, with Knicks head coach Tom Thibodeau putting a lot of trust in his starters.

Minnesota Timberwolves forward/center Karl-Anthony Towns recorded his third double-double in four games with a 27-point, 12-rebound effort in Monday's Game 2 victory against the Nuggets. The Timberwolves completely steamrolled the defending champions, with Towns on a roll and recording 20 points in the first half alone. Towns, who shot 10-for-15 from the field with a 3-for-5 effort from outside, also did his part defensively by registering one steal and two blocks. Through the first two games of the series, the Nuggets have done very little to stifle Towns offensively, as the four-time All-Star has shot 64.3 percent from the field and 55.6 percent from downtown to average 23.5 points.

New York Knicks guard/forward Josh Hart was all over the court as the team opened the second-round series of the NBA playoffs with a 121-117 win over Indiana. He had his most prolific outing of this postseason with 24 points on 9-for-13 shooting and added 13 rebounds, eight assists, one block, and three steals to his tally. Hart worked tirelessly throughout the contest and played the entire 48 minutes. The 29-year-old averages a whopping 46.6 minutes for the postseason, and he's kept himself busy in many areas. Hart sits among the league leaders with 12.4 boards, has scored 17.9 points with close to 45 percent shooting from deep, and boasts 5.0 assists per game with 1.0 blocks and 1.0 steals.