The Kings couldn’t compete with one of the top teams in the Eastern Conference on the second night of a back-to-back.

Karl-Anthony Towns had 26 points and nine rebounds, and the New York Knicks beat the Sacramento Kings 133-104 on Monday night. OG Anunoby scored 24 points while adding seven rebounds, eight assists and five steals for New York.

The Kings fell to 4-8 on the second night of back-to-backs after suffering a 111-110 overtime loss to the Los Angeles Clippers on Sunday in Inglewood. Malik Monk returned to the starting lineup after missing three games with a sprained toe, but All-NBA center Domantas Sabonis was still out with a strained left hamstring.

A tense war of words between Recee Fox – the wife of De’Aaron Fox – and Malik Monk was all caught on video following Friday’s Kings-Spurs game. De’Aaron made his return to Sacramento for the first time since he was traded to the Spurs in February,

New York looks to end its three-game skid with a victory against Sacramento. Monday's meeting is the first of the season between the two squads.

Karl-Anthony Towns recorded 26 points and nine rebounds and OG Anunoby added 24 points, eight assists, seven rebounds and five steals to help the New York Knicks roll to a 133-104 victory over the host Sacramento Kings on Monday night.

Draymond Green insinuated that Karl-Anthony Towns missed a game this week because of a rivalry with a teammate, not because of a friend's death.

Tom Thibodeau had a cryptic response when asked about Karl-Anthony Towns' status in the Knicks' upcoming road trip.