Karl-Anthony Towns

Relatively quiet — by his All-Star standards, of course — over the two-game start to his New York Knicks postseason journey, Karl-Anthony Towns left behind silenced critics after an aggressive 31-point showcase in Game Three. By Game Four, the Big Apple’s smooth-shooting big man had pivoted to quieting something else: the Detroit Pistons’ arena. Challenged by that indescribable moment in the postseason in which the home crowd rises, pressure apexes, and games are won or lost, Towns settles along the 3-point arc, first allowing 2024-25’s Clutch Player of the Year to test the waters. Preparing himself as Detroit’s defense collapses to his liking, Towns puts Jalen Duren through a pump-fake-and-stepback whirlwind, ultimately finding bottom on a 30-foot trifecta that unofficially serves as the game-winner. The results proved quite fruitful, as Towns helped encourage a 3-1 series boost, and in the following days, postseason series win No. 1 in the blue-and-orange. Dominant, particularly on the road, Towns blessed the box scores with 27 points (on 10-of-23 shooting), nine rebounds, one block, and five 3-pointers on April 27, 2025, alongside a game-high +5 plus-minus.