The New York Knicks (18-7) have done a nice job of winning the games they are supposed to lately, and they did so again after earning a 132-120 NBA Cup Semifinals victory over the injury-hampered Orlando Magic (15-11) on Saturday. The Mike Brown-coached squad is not losing sight of what is important, however. Karl-Anthony Towns was keeping a blue-collar mentality during his postgame interview.

The five-time All-Star center had on a hard hat and wore a construction vest with work boots draped over his shoulder. Unusual outfits and gimmicks are quite commonplace in Las Vegas, but people were curious just the same.

“I’m working double time,” Towns told Chris Haynes after helping the Knicks advance to Tuesday night's NBA Cup championship matchup. “I'm about to go work on the roads in

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