{"id":123129,"date":"2026-05-07T06:08:11","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T09:08:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ubirataonline.com.br\/karl-anthony-towns-nearly-prevented-his-own-knicks-dominance\/"},"modified":"2026-05-07T06:08:14","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T09:08:14","slug":"karl-anthony-towns-nearly-prevented-his-own-knicks-dominance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubirataonline.com.br\/en\/karl-anthony-towns-nearly-prevented-his-own-knicks-dominance\/","title":{"rendered":"Karl-Anthony Towns nearly prevented his own Knicks dominance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Few players can be so infuriating. Few players can be so dominant.<\/p>\n<p>Karl-Anthony Towns\u2019 brilliance eventually overpowered his long-standing demons in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference semifinals, as the 7-footer overcame his latest bout of foul trouble and picked apart the Joel Embiid-less 76ers front line, finishing with 20 points, 10 rebounds, seven assists and one steal in 27 minutes in the <a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/articles\/knicks-claw-past-joel-embiid-015429612.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:108-102 win at Madison Square Garden;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;108-102 win at Madison Square Garden&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">108-102 win at Madison Square Garden<\/a> to help give the Knicks a 2-0 series lead.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Through the first two rounds of the playoffs, Towns is shooting 59.7 percent from the field \u2014 13-for-19 through the first two games against the Sixers \u2014 with 10.5 rebounds per game.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"content-figure\">\n<div class=\"content-image\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"lightbox-btn\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"lightbox-expand\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Image Lightbox\" class=\"lightbox-overlay\" aria-modal=\"true\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"fig-caption\">\n<p>Karl-Anthony Towns battles for a loose ball with Paul George in Game 2 on May 6, 2026. Charles Wenzelberg \/ New York Post<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>And after averaging 3.1 assists over the first 11 seasons of his career, the new point center, who recorded his first two playoff triple-doubles (and came up 3 assists shy of a third) against <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/nba\/teams\/atlanta\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Atlanta;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Atlanta&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\">Atlanta<\/a>, has averaged 7.8 assists in the past five games \u2014 all Knicks wins.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI just want to [make] the right plays when the ball hits my hands, whether that\u2019s driving, passing, taking the shot or slowing down our offense to get us organized,\u201d Towns said. \u201cI just want to impact winning, and I was able to do that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Even with <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/nba\/players\/6047\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Mitchell Robinson;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Mitchell Robinson&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\">Mitchell Robinson<\/a> (illness) out in Game 2, Towns remained undisciplined, getting called for a moving screen 30 feet from the hoop barely two minutes into the game. Towns then picked up his second foul with 4:29 left in the first quarter, forcing Mike Brown to turn to rarely used <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/nba\/players\/10317\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Ariel Hukporti;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Ariel Hukporti&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\">Ariel Hukporti<\/a> for early minutes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s tough to try to combat when Mitch is out,\u201d Brown said. \u201cHe\u2019s an important player for us. It\u2019s no secret we need him on the floor. He just has to avoid unnecessary fouls.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0Less than a minute into the second quarter, Towns picked up his third foul, sending him to the bench until the second half, having played less than nine minutes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t ever want to lose the physicality,\u201d Towns said. \u201cThat\u2019s done us well. I\u2019ll look at the tape. I\u2019ll get better, more disciplined. I don\u2019t want to put my team in that position again, so I gotta do a better job.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor better, for worse, I may not have been able to play many minutes in the first half, but I tried to use that as an advantage to have a more rested body than everybody else on the court and try to be a spark plug for our team coming out of halftime.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"content-figure\">\n<div class=\"content-image\"><img alt=\"76ers forward Paul George (8) defends against New York Knicks center Karl-Anthony Towns (32) during the fourth quarter. Jason Szenes for the New York Post\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"648\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/fhs797jdTU9SCwg5DcVjvQ--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0ODtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/ny_post_sports_articles_389\/94496b23bbcc51f17f17ae9475cc88dc\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"lightbox-btn\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"lightbox-expand\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Image Lightbox\" class=\"lightbox-overlay\" aria-modal=\"true\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"fig-caption\">\n<p>76ers forward Paul George (8) defends against New York Knicks center Karl-Anthony Towns (32) during the fourth quarter. Jason Szenes for the New York Post<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Towns took over when the second half began, opening with a 3-pointer, before adding a 3-point play and a spin move that set up a kiss off the glass. He made each of his first six shots.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Even when he was fouled and threw up a prayer that resulted in the ball getting stuck below the shot clock, Towns knocked it down on his first swing with a mop to cheers, following several failed attempts by <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/nba\/teams\/philadelphia\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Philadelphia;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Philadelphia&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\">Philadelphia<\/a> big man <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/nba\/players\/5015\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Andre Drummond;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Andre Drummond&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\">Andre Drummond<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI wanted to get the game going,\u201d Towns said. \u201cI already had a hot hand.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0Still, Towns \u2014 who came out after picking up a fourth foul late in the third quarter \u2014 happily took a back seat in the fourth quarter. He attempted just two shots, but pulled down nine rebounds in the final quarter, along with two assists.<\/p>\n<p>Just impact winning.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/articles\/karl-anthony-towns-nearly-prevented-042102244.html\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Few players can be so infuriating. Few players can be so dominant. 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