The New York Knicks need all of the help they can get tonight against the Oklahoma City Thunder, and they are going to get some key pieces back. According to SN

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Towns has been dealing with a knee injury suffered during the team's weekend stretch of losses to the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Chicago Bulls. It caused him to miss Monday's 104-93 loss to the Orlando Magic. Even if he tried his best to return to action at home.

The Thunder (30-6) are fresh off their first loss in over a month. The Cleveland Cavaliers snapped OKC's franchise-best 15-game win streak on Wednesday. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 31 points. Evan Mobley and Jarrett Allen each had a 20-plus-point double-double.

Bet on an eager Oklahoma City Thunder team to outlast the New York Knicks in this matchup's prediction if Karl-Anthony Towns is sidelined.

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New York hosts Oklahoma City in non-conference play. The teams square off Friday for the first time this season.

Karl-Anthony Towns' status for Knicks-76ers is up in the air after he injured his thumb during Monday's loss to the Pistons.

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A big reason for the Knicks nine-game winning streak before this stretch was Mikal Bridges playing like an All-Star. From Dec. 1 to the end of their winning streak, Bridges was averaging 21.9 points, 2.7 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 1.3 steals per game on .571/.431/.750 shooting splits.