Summarize this content to 2000 words in 6 paragraphs in Arabic <\/p>\n
Karl-Anthony Towns wasn\u2019t buying into the premise of the question.<\/p>\n
It was put to him, after Saturday\u2019s Knicks practice, that some might argue he should be taking more shots given his status as a superstar.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m about winning, so as long as we\u2019re winning, it\u2019s fine,\u201d Towns said.<\/p>\n
Implicit in the argument, of course, is that Towns getting more involved would help the Knicks win more games.<\/p>\n
\u201cAll I know,\u201d Towns said, \u201cis as long as we win, we good.\u201d<\/p>\n
That may be the right attitude after Towns put up an underwhelming 10 points in a Game 6 win over the Pistons, but it\u2019s little secret the Knicks will need more from him against the Celtics in the Eastern Conference semifinals.<\/p>\n
It likely isn\u2019t much of a coincidence that the best regular-season game Towns put up against the Celtics \u2014 a 34-point, 14-rebound double-double on April 8 \u2014 was the only one of the four matchups between New York and Boston this season that was close. <\/p>\n
In the other three games, all blowouts, Towns wasn\u2019t as much of a factor, with just 45 points combined.<\/p>\n
Still, there was an awful lot of talk Saturday about how impactful Towns can be when his shot isn\u2019t going.<\/p>\n
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\u201cWhen there\u2019s a second or third defender coming in, I don\u2019t want him to try to shoot over three people. I want him to make a pass,\u201d Knicks coach Tom Thibodeau said of Towns. \u201cIf he does that, he\u2019s helping his team. That\u2019s probably the biggest thing. I thought KAT played a terrific Game 6, if you look at the rebounding and the defensive plays he made at the end of that game. That was huge for us. Huge.\u201d<\/p>\n
Indeed, it\u2019s true that Towns\u2019 15 rebounds in Game 6 led the Knicks and indeed, there are nights the Knicks can win without him as one of their leading scorers.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe can\u2019t let offense or shots falling dictate the way or how hard we play or the things we can control,\u201d Jalen Brunson said. \u201cSo I feel like a lot of people on this team have that mindset and we\u2019re going to have to, because the longer we go [in] playoffs, the more difficult games are gonna be, so we can\u2019t just let little things like that have an effect on how we\u2019re playing.\u201d<\/p>\n
Nevertheless, it\u2019s hard to picture the Knicks pulling off what would be a monumental upset if Towns isn\u2019t a factor in all parts of the game throughout the series \u2014 yes, including putting the ball in the basket.<\/p>\n
Lagging behind scoring-wise against the Pistons \u2014 Towns averaged 19.7 points in the series compared to 24.4 during the regular season \u2014 is one thing. <\/p>\n
Doing so against the Celtics would be another.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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