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Towns closed Wednesday's 119-92 victory over Toronto with eight points (3-11 FG, 0-2 3Pt, 2-2 FT), 22 rebounds, two assists and one block in 35 minutes.

Towns has been in a shooting slump over the past two games, converting just 30.8 percent of his shot attempts, but he's still been a beast on the glass and set a new season high in boards Wednesday evening. The five-time All-Star will have a decent chance of snapping out of his funk Friday with a favorable matchup against the Trail Blazers.

Brunson chipped in 13 points (5-13 FG, 0-3 3Pt, 3-3 FT), one rebound, four assists and one block over 30 minutes during Wednesday's 119-92 win over the Raptors.

Brunson clearly wasn't 100 percent out there, but he still played with a lot of intensity on defense, which helped set the tone for the Knicks. As a team, the Knicks locked in defensively during the third quarter and held Toronto to just 19 points while New York dropped in 35. It all culminated in a 27-point victory for the Knicks, and this was their 11th straight win over the Raptors.

Curry chipped in 27 points (7-14 FG, 4-10 3Pt, 9-10 FT), two assists, two steals and one rebound across 28 minutes in Wednesday's 140-124 win over the Jazz.

Curry returned from a one-game absence and delivered an efficient performance against Utah, finishing with a game-high 27 points. He has reached the 25-point mark in each of his last three appearances, though he also dished out fewer than three assists in two of those games. It's worth noting that the superstar point guard had some sort of right foot/ankle issue during the contest and eventually changed his shoes, according to Anthony Slater of ESPN.com. While Curry never went back to the locker room, the apparent lower leg issue is worth monitoring ahead of Friday's game against the Pistons.

Champagnie (eye) exited Wednesday's 111-99 win over Houston in the fourth quarter and did not return.

The 24-year-old forward took a shot to the eye and headed back to the locker room with 8:48 remaining in the contest. While Champagnie eventually made his way back to the bench, it's unclear if he was available to return. He finished with two points (1-4 FG, 0-3 3Pt) and three rebounds across 21 minutes. His next opportunity to play will come Saturday against the Hornets.

Champagnie exited to the locker room in the fourth quarter of Wednesday's game against the Rockets due to an apparent eye injury, Jared Weiss of The Athletic reports.

Champagnie appeared to take a shot to the eye and headed back to the locker room with 8:48 remaining in the final quarter. He should be considered questionable to return until more information comes to light.

Sengun exited Wednesday's game against the Spurs in the fourth quarter due to an apparent right ankle issue, according to Brett Siegel of ClutchPoints.com. However, he returned with 7:47 remaining.

Sengun limped to the locker room but returned to the bench shortly thereafter. He appears to be good to go for the remainder of the contest after checking back in.

Williams provided 17 points (4-10 FG, 1-1 3Pt, 8-12 FT), five rebounds and three assists across 24 minutes during Wednesday's 118-105 loss to Minnesota.

Williams briefly exited Wednesday's game with a right foot issue, and while he was able to return and play through it, it wouldn't be shocking to see him pop up on the injury report ahead of Thursday's matchup with Charlotte. If Williams needs to sit out the second leg of this back-to-back set, his minutes would likely be divvied up amongst Jaden Hardy and Ryan Nembhard.

Randle logged 31 points (12-21 FG, 0-3 3Pt, 7-7 FT), five rebounds, four assists and one steal across 34 minutes during Wednesday's 118-105 win over the Mavericks.

Randle went off in his hometown in Dallas, and as an added bonus, he only committed one turnover in his 34 minutes of action. The star forward has been a top-40 producer this season, averaging 22.4 points, 6.9 rebounds, 5.3 assists, 1.5 three-pointers and 1.1 steals per game.

Simons supplied 12 points (5-7 FG, 2-4 3Pt), one rebound, one assist and one steal across 19 minutes during Wednesday's 117-106 loss to Atlanta.

Simons was one of the few Celtics to get his points efficiently Wednesday evening, but with Boston getting blown out, Simons didn't log his usual minutes and wasn't able to capitalize on the hot shooting. Inconsistency has been a theme for Simons this season, which is why he ranks outside the top 150 with averages of 13.9 points, 2.4 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 2.6 triples per game.

White ended with 11 points (5-13 FG, 1-5 3Pt), four rebounds, three assists, one block and one steal over 31 minutes during Wednesday's 117-106 loss to Atlanta.

The Celtics came out lifeless Wednesday evening, scoring just 18 points on 6-of-20 shooting through the first quarter of action, which accounted for their lowest-scoring first quarter this season. White was scoreless in that first frame, opened the game with four straight misses and just never found his footing offensively. This was the Celtics' first double-digit defeat since Dec. 11 in Milwaukee, but they'll look to right the ship Friday versus Sacramento.