The Eastern Conference delivered another nail-biter. Heading into Indiana, speculation swirled around potential lineup changes by Knicks head coach Tom Thibodeau — and the gamble paid off. The Knicks came away with a crucial win, led once again by the ever-reliable Jalen Brunson. Meanwhile, Karl-Anthony Towns, despite early foul trouble, managed to stay on the floor long enough to make his presence felt — perhaps with a bit of luck on his side.

The struggles were evident for the Big Bodega as he picked up three fouls before halftime. In fact, with just 23 minutes on the court, he picked up his 4th foul and his impact was only 9 points on 4-of-10 shooting, including 1-of-4 from deep, and gave away four turnovers. But ended the game strongly in his remaining 10 minutes of action as he scored 20 of his 24 points in the fourth quarter. Thus helping his team create history!

“With tonight’s win over Indiana, the @nyknicks are now the first team in the play-by-play era (1997-98 season) to achieve three 20-point comeback victories in a single playoff run. All three comeback wins were on the road.” After two consecutive 20-point comebacks against the Boston Celtics in the semifinals, the team delivered once again. If they successfully make the comeback and make the finals, another historic stat will be in their name.

By becoming the first team to come back from down 0-2 in the Conference Finals after losing the first two games at home.

The New York Knicks rallied from 20 points down to beat the Indiana Pacers 106-100 in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference finals. The home team, with the support of 17,274 fans, started the game hot and established a firm lead of 20 with 3:20 remaining in the half. However, Indy failed to close this one out as the Knicks flipped the script, cutting the deficit to 80-70 after three. Interestingly, they were never led by more than four until the final free throws with 2.6 seconds left.

The 4th quarter explosiveness from KAT also earned him a record. With 20 points in the final quarter, the most by a Knick in any playoff fourth quarter since they started counting in 1997.

Karl-Anthony Towns answered the critics in just one quarter

As stated earlier, Towns struggled in the first three periods, only scoring four points. Yet, found that extra gear to come alive in the final period. However, it was Shaquille O’Neal who wasn’t a fan of how the 29-year-old approached a game, especially after his miss of a 3-point shot.

“You know when KAT is at the No. 5 spot, he can be a dual threat, he can play inside and outside. Chuck and I prefer him to play inside, but you still got to be aggressive.” Shaq said on the TNT broadcast, “He’s not playing well, this shot right here, (Barkley shouts “What the hell was that?” from behind), we’d be fighting in the locker room right now. We’re down 0-2, and you’re taking 35-footers and missed this shot right here.”

Listening to the advice of the 4x NBA champion or not, Karl-Anthony Towns ended with a double-double of 24 points and 15 rebounds. Also, as per Polymarket Hoops, the performance helped him rub shoulders with Knicks great Patrick Ewing. KAT became the Fastest Knick to record 300 points/150 rebounds in the playoffs since Patrick Ewing (1990). Now that’s some impact!