Knicks' shift to feature Karl-Anthony Towns key to winning Hawks series
At times this season, Karl-Anthony Towns looked uncomfortable in the Knicks' offense, including in their first-round series against the Hawks, but that changed after Game 3.
ATLANTA - For five months or so, there was an open debate over Karl-Anthony Towns ’ role on this Knicks team. Towns’ shot attempts, his post-ups, his pick-and-roll opportunities and his body language were scrutinized nightly. Some felt he wasn’t getting enough shots.
Others thought the Knicks didn’t know how to use him. Many ex-players in the media felt Towns needed to be more aggressive. Others saw Towns and Jalen Brunson as a bad fit.
But after Thursday night – after Towns dominated long stretches of this Hawks series – it may be time to mute the conversation. “He’s played phenomenal,” Brunson said of his running mate. “The way we’ve been able to trust each other, all of us obviously including him, it’s been great.
” The shift for Towns and the Knicks started after Game 3 . With the team trailing, 2-1, Mike Brown and his staff tweaked the offense “to find more ways to put our guys in their strengths while getting to it quickly. ” That started with getting the ball to Towns at the top of the floor.
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