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The New York Knicks weren't phased by the loud environment inside Rocket Arena. Even with Kansas City Chiefs star Travis Kelce and pop sensation Taylor Swift cheering on the Cleveland Cavaliers . Karl-Anthony Towns went off for 11 points in this Saturday NBA Playoffs battle to silence the crowd early.
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Plus get his Knicks fan base thinking sweep of the Cavs in the Eastern Conference Finals. KAT even nailed a fadeaway over James Harden off one foot.
Towns would set the tone by scoring the first basket of the Saturday contest with the Knicks nursing the 2-0 lead.
KAT delivered that production in his first 20 minutes on the floor. He also grabbed four rebounds with three assists. Plus brought out some online reactions for his rapid fire start.
" Karl-Anthony Towns is playing All-NBA level defense. That's my takeaway from the first half," one fan posted on the social media website X, formerly Twitter.
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NBA columnist for Yahoo! Sports Damien Peters also became impressed by KAT's defense.
"Karl Anthony-Towns has been very good defensively in these playoffs. It's easy to criticize. It should also be easy to acknowledge when it's good," Peters posted.
One more fan became even more blunt online , saying "The Cavs are scared of Karl Anthony Towns."
Towns has delivered a stone cold mindset during these playoffs. He's also fed off the energy of Knicks fans especially during the epic 22-point comeback of Game 1 won by New York.
Towns helped get the Knicks to lead 60-54 at halftime, staying at the 11-point mark after the first two quarters of play.
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