BOSTON — Karl-Anthony Towns has said it before: As long as the Knicks are winning, he doesn’t care about shot attempts. Doesn’t care about touches. Wins are all that matter — and for the greater goal, he’s willing to sacrifice. But the Knicks just lost one of their biggest games of the season.

BOSTON — The Celtics didn’t have Jayson Tatum. The Knicks were missing Karl-Anthony Towns. Game 5’s 127-102 ugly loss to the Celtics produced another no-show until garbage time from the Knicks center, whose impact and aggressiveness in this series remains below his All-Star status.

New York, New York, USA; New York Knicks center Karl-Anthony Towns (32) goes to the basket against Boston Celtics guard Jrue Holiday (4) in the first half during gam