Towns’ Three Lifts Knicks to 3-1 Series Lead
Karl Anthony Towns had been looking for his signature Knicks moment ever since he came to the Big Apple after last summer’s blockbuster trade between the Knicks and the Minnesota…
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(Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)Karl Anthony Towns had been looking for his signature Knicks moment ever since he came to the Big Apple after last summer's blockbuster trade between the Knicks and the Minnesota T-Wolves that sent both Julius Randell and fan favorite Donte DiVincenzo back to the Twin Cities.
On Sunday afternoon, the seven-footer out of Edison, New Jersey, nailed three of the biggest shots of his career to lift the Knicks to a 94-93 victory over the Detroit Pistons in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference First Round Series.
The action really kicked into high gear around the 2:43 mark of the fourth quarter when Towns drilled a 27-foot three-pointer to bring the Knicks to within one, 89-88. Tim Hardaway Jr. with a couple of big shots of his own, including a three-pointer to keep Detroit in front 93-89.
Towns quickly responded with an 8-foot jumper with 1:29 to go to cut the deficit down to a douce. Finally, with 47 seconds to go, Towns drilled a three-pointer from 27 feet away to give the Knicks the lead for the first time since the third quarter.
Detroit would never answer as both Hardaway and Cade Cunningham missed big time shots down the stretch, as the Knicks sealed the deal on an old school, defensive slugfest.
“He has amazing touch,” Knicks coach Tom Thibodeau said of Towns afterward. “He shoots the ball like a guard, and he has unlimited range.”
Towns finished with 27 points, and Jalen Brunson led the way with 32.
The Knicks now hold a three-games-to-one advantage and can wrap up the series on Tuesday night at the Garden.
Expect the Garden to be ecstatic as the Knicks try to clinch a spot in the Conference Quarterfinals for the second consecutive year. And with the way things appear to be heading in the first round of the NBA Playoffs, it looks like the Knicks will indeed see the Celtics, who hold a three-to-one advantage over Orlando.
