The New York Knicks are headed back to the Eastern Conference Finals for the second consecutive season after completing a dominating sweep of the Philadelphia 76ers on Sunday afternoon.
After falling behind 2-1 against the Atlanta Hawks in the Quarterfinals, there were questions to if this current Knicks nucleus could win in the postseason and make a realistic push for the NBA Finals to contend for a title.
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New York answered those questions by becoming one of the hottest teams in all of basketball, and in large part due to the offensive play of Karl-Anthony Towns, who put on an absolute clinic over the last four games.
In Sunday’s series clincher, KAT put up 17 points, 10 assists, four rebounds, and two blocks in just 20 minutes.
The former Kentucky Wildcat averaged 15 points, eight rebounds, and seven assists over the four-game sweep in just 23 minutes of action. He’s completely taken control of facilitating the offense and has the Knicks as the favorite to represent their conference in the NBA championship.
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One flaw for Towns, though, has been his play on the defensive end, and that could become a problem as the postseason continues. Towns committed four or more fouls in each game of the semis, leading to fewer minutes on the court and leading to inconsistencies with the Knicks’ lineups.
He has four or more fouls in seven of the 10 playoff games so far, so it’s a consistent issue that he’s going to have to fix if the Knicks hope to win another series — or two — over the next month.
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Red hot.
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Absolutely.
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The order is set.
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This would be something.
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Mega fumble.
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Big momentum boost.
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Good news for Detroit.
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