Mitchell Robinson’s return could shore up the Knicks' 20th-ranked defense in lineups with All-Star center Karl-Anthony Towns.

Karl-Anthony Towns will miss Tuesday night’s game at the Garden due to personal reasons, head coach Tom Thibodeau told reporters. Thibodeau, when asked if Towns would travel with the Knicks to Los Angeles — where they play a back-to-back against the Lakers and Clippers on Thursday and Friday — said he still does not know.

If the New York Knicks are going to make some noise this postseason, Karl-Anthony Towns has to play well. Towns, 29, has fulfilled his end of the bargain on off