Karl-Anthony Towns leads Knicks offensive explosion past Wizards

Karl-Anthony Towns posted a 26-point, 16-rebound double-double and seven Knicks scored in double-figures as New York rolled to its sixth straight win with a 145-113 rout of sputtering Washington on Sunday.

The Knicks (47-25) rebounded from an anemic offensive effort their last time out in a 93-92 win on Friday over Brooklyn, pouncing on the sputtering Wizards early en route to 68 first-half points and their second-highest scoring game of the season.

Washington (16-55) was already short-handed due to a spat of injuries...