On Friday night, the New York Knicks took on the Detroit Pistons in Michigan.

The Knicks dominated from start to finish and won by a resounding score of 128-98.

Karl-Anthony Towns finished with 21 points, 11 rebounds, seven assists, two steals and a block while shooting 8/18 from the field and 3/6 from three-point range in 27 minutes.

He also made history with the Knicks.

Via StatMamba: “Karl-Anthony Towns joins Patrick Ewing as the only Knicks to record 100+ PTS and 50+ REB in their first five games with the franchise.”

Via StatMamba: “Most PTS in first five games as Knick:

130 — Carmelo Antonio
111 – Cities of Karl-Anthony”

The cities are now averaging 22.2 points, 11.2 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game while shooting 54.9% from the field and 64.7% from three-point range in five games with the Knicks.

He had spent the first nine seasons of his career with the Minnesota Timberwolves.

The Knicks will now face the Houston Rockets on Monday night in Texas.

They are coming off a season in which they reached the second round of the NBA playoffs, so the addition of Towns is expected to make them title contenders.

Towns helped lead the Timberwolves to the 2024 Western Conference Finals.

As for the Pistons, they fell to 1-5 in their first six games.

They will now travel to New York for a showdown with Ben Simmons and the Brooklyn Nets on Sunday afternoon at Barclays Center.