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Towns answers Knicks coach Brown's halftime challenge

The Knicks outscored Detroit thirty-seven to thirteen in the third quarter for their first win of the season; the speech, apparently, was a fact.

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  1. Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorRight, what happened? Somebody got challenged at halftime and I'm told it's a big deal.

  2. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorThe Knicks beat the Pistons one eleven to ninety-seven at Madison Square Garden, their first win of the season.

  3. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorCoach Mike Brown challenged Karl-Anthony Towns at halftime, and the Knicks outscored Detroit thirty-seven to thirteen in the third quarter.

  4. Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorAnd what was the challenge? Ten laps? A riddle?

  5. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorBrown says he told Towns the truth: Paul Reed was hurting them on the glass, and Towns needed to guard on the perimeter.

  6. Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorThat's the challenge? A man in a suit pointed at a different part of the court.

  7. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorTowns said he didn't want to disappoint the home crowd after the zero and three start.

  8. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorBrown called the mindset shift really big for them in the second half.

  9. Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorSo what happens next? Does he get told the truth again, or was that a one-off?

  10. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorNobody's said. Brunson had twenty-three points, and the Knicks have a win to build on.

  11. Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorBrown said he told him the truth. I'd like to know what the first three halftimes were.

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