Towns Scapegoats, "We Can Make History, Too"
Towns Scapegoats, "We Can Make History, Too"
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Towns couldn't laugh due to his team's defeat despite his strong performance.
The New York Knicks lost to the Indiana Pacers 135-138 in Game 1 of the 2024-2025 NBA Playoff Eastern Conference Final at Madison Square Garden in New York on Tuesday (Korean time). It went to extra time, but it collapsed in the end.
New York has advanced to the conference finals for the first time in 25 years this season. It was the result of Jaylon Brunson (185 centimeters, G) and Carl & Sunny Towns (211 centimeters, C) who played key roles in the team. Adding to the dedication of other players, the team was picked as a strong candidate for the title.
In addition, New York had a home advantage. New York had a better advantage than Indiana. In fact, New York gained the upper hand by banking on Towns and Brunson from the beginning of the game. The two players showed great performance and scored 33 points in the first half alone. Thanks to their performance, New York finished the first half 69-62.
The two players were enthusiastic in the second half as well. In particular, Towns won three free throws midway through the fourth quarter by inducing opponents to foul during a three-point shot attempt, and succeeded in all of them. Since then, Towns has added a fastball score, perfectly changing the game's flow. Thanks to Towns' performance, the gap has reached double digits in an instant. On top of that, Brunson's score 2:51 before the end of the quarter made it 119-105. He just needs to keep the time left.
The favored team was by far New York. It allowed pursuit, but the gap was still wide. Brunson's score 59 seconds before the end of the quarter made it nine points. No other team in playoff history overturned nine points in the final minute of the fourth quarter. 스포츠토토
However, New York was shaken up in an instant. They allowed 3-pointers in a row. At a critical moment, Towns and OG Anunobi (203 cm, F) also missed free throws. The score was 125-123, just seven seconds before the end of the quarter. All they had to do was keep the time. However, New York allowed Tyreece Halliburton (196 cm, G) to score a point for the staffback, and the game went to extra time. They did their best until the end, but the tide had already passed on to Indiana.
New York became the first team in the history of the NBA to overturn the score by nine points in the last minute of the fourth quarter. It was the first time in 1415 games. New York City has been decorated in history due to unsavory events.
Towns was quiet, however. In an interview with Clutch Point, he said, "Indiana has written a new history. But I don't care much. This is New York. We don't know when or how history will be written. "We can write a new history, too. It is up to us to make history. We are not here to repeat history, but to make history. We have the capacity to do that."
The team suffered a shocking defeat from the first round. However, it still has one game to play. The series is long and New York's chances of rebound are high. Attention is focusing on whether New York can take revenge in the second round.