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Shaquille O\u2019Neal seemed to really like what Karl-Anthony Towns did in Game 2 for the Knicks on Monday night. <\/p>\n
His broadcast partner had to offer a friendly reminder of how things actually went down in New York\u2019s loss. <\/p>\n
\u201cHe played like a real big man tonight. I\u2019m happy for KAT,\u201d O\u2019Neal said during \u201cInside the NBA\u201d after the Pistons took the win. <\/p>\n
Shaq on Inside the NBA last night as the Knicks-Pistons Game 2 highlights were being shown:”He played like a real big man tonight. I’m happy for [Karl-Anthony Towns].”Ernie Johnson: “[KAT] didn’t score in the second half.””Oh wow.” \ud83d\ude2dpic.twitter.com\/oHIawqQc1N\u2014 ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) April 22, 2025<\/p>\n
The problem was that Towns did not even score a point in the second half, nor did he attempt a shot in the fourth quarter in a game where the Knicks mounted a late rally but fell 100-94.<\/p>\n
Johnson reminded O\u2019Neal of this info as the TNT show continued to broadcast highlights of the game. <\/p>\n
\u201cWell, he did in the first half,\u201d Johnson replied to O\u2019Neal\u2019s \u201cbig man\u201d comment. He didn\u2019t score in the second half.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Basketball Hall of Famer seemed surprised, replying: \u201cOh, wow.\u201d<\/p>\n
Towns finished with just 10 points, only the third time this year he scored 10 or fewer points in a game.<\/p>\n
O\u2019Neal\u2019s response to Towns\u2019 down game was the polar opposite of Stephen A. Smith, who took the Knicks big man to task on ESPN\u2019s \u201cFirst Take\u201d on Tuesday morning and said he needed to do more to support Jalen Brunson.<\/p>\n
\u201cLast night we\u2019re lamenting him not shooting at all,\u201d Smith said. \u201cWait a minute, you\u2019ve gotta shoot! You take three shot attempts in the second half, you go scoreless in the second half \u2014 at the Garden \u2014 against a young, up-and-coming Detroit Pistons team. This wasn\u2019t the reigning defending champion Boston Celtics he was going up against. \u2026 We expected more from him.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIf nothing else, you can put up some points. Do that,\u201d Smith continued. \u201cIf you ain\u2019t doing that, you literally serve no purpose.\u201d <\/p>\n
The effort marked the sixth time in his playoff career that he could not exceed the 10-point mark. <\/p>\n
\u201cI was executing what we said we wanted to do,\u201d Towns said afterward. \u201cJust maybe, you always wish you could get one of those long rebounds, loose balls. It was something that got us, they got those 50-50 balls. We just didn\u2019t get that today. It put us in a tough spot, we fought back, we put ourselves in the game, gave ourselves a chance, took some good shots.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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