With that in mind, for the matchup of the game, we look to the big men in the middle as the league's top rebounders face off in New York. Season Stats: Karl-Anthony Towns is thriving in New York, with career-highs in rebounding and three-point percentage.

New York Knicks President Leon Rose wanted to go big this offseason. Instead of building a roster considered one of the deepest in the league, Rose opted to go for the star power needed to compete with the Boston Celtics and other top contenders around the league.

The Knicks' Karl-Anthony Towns is headed to the All-Star Game. He'll join his point guard Jalen Brunson to reach a franchise All-Star milestone. CBS News New York's Krystle Rich caught up with the dynamic duo Friday.

Sitting in front of the backdrop adorned with the Knicks’ logo, Jalen Brunson repeated two themes for a little more than seven minutes. Yes, the selections of the Knicks’ point guard and teammate Karl-Anthony Towns as starters for the Eastern Conference in next month’s All-Star Game in San Francisco are individual accolades.

The two Knicks named to the starting lineup of the All-Star Game next month have their eyes on also joining Walt Frazier and Earl Monroe in a far more historical classification. Jalen Brunson and Karl-Anthony Towns became the first Knicks teammates to be tabbed as starters for the Eastern Conference — for the Feb.