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.

Their offseason additions of Mikal Bridges and Karl-Anthony Towns had fans excited, but the team has fallen flat early into their 2024-25 campaign. But, the clear bright side in the Knicks' loss to the Bulls was the performance of Karl-Anthony Towns.