Through the Knicks’ first ten playoff games, Towns has been averaging 19.7 points, 11.6 rebounds, 1.2 assists and 1.0 blocked shots with splits of 49.3 percent shooting from the field, 37.1 percent shooting from the three-point line and 91.9 percent shooting from the free-throw line.

Karl-Anthony Towns struggled mightily on the defensive end, but that’s not the reason the Knicks made the blockbuster trade to acquire him.