Karl-Anthony Towns returned from a one-game absence with 26 points, 15 rebounds and six assists, and the New York Knicks completed a two-game weekend sweep of the Brooklyn Nets with a 114-104 victory on Sunday night.

On Sunday evening, the New York Knicks and Brooklyn Nets will face off in Manhattan. For the game, the Knicks could remain without one of their best players, a

For all the talk surrounding the Cleveland Cavaliers (13-0) — point forward Evan Mobley, Darius Garland’s and Donovan Mitchell ’s binge scoring, Jarrett Allen ’s relentless mission to contest every shot at the rim — a lot of smaller narratives are playing out, too.