Following the New York Knicks’ victory over the Indiana Pacers on Thursday night, Charles Barkley has questioned Karl Anthonytowns about his foul troubles this season in the playoffs.
The Knicks fight back in Game 5
The Knicks fought the Pacers at Madison Square Garden in Game 5.
Jalen Brunson once again won with 32 points, and Karl-Anthony Towns was able to add his own 24 points and 13 rebounds, but Knicks Big Man would be disappointed with his performance.
The game started smoothly for the town, which scored 17 points in the half in the impressive first two quarters. It’s not the first time this season, but the town was in foul trouble and the second half was overwhelming.
In the third town, he only shot two field goals and scored two points. Three personal fouls in just six minutes led the 29-year-old to jump off the floor again with an annoyed look on his face.
Despite his foul trouble, Kat played 11 minutes in the final period, but his shooting failed him. The Towns finished the game with five fouls on his 24-point haul.
Karl Anthony’s town suffering from a foul
The town spoke to the TNT crew after the match and was immediately questioned that Charles Barkley was talking about his fight against fouling.
“Why are you getting those stupid fouls?” asked Berkley directly.
Some players may have been frustrated by the question, but the town responded with a smile on his face, saying, “God knows.”
“When we got our fourth foul, they took you out. Indiana ran,” continued Berkley. “You have to stop doing that.”
Chuck: “Why do you get a stupid foul on them?” 😅😂
Kat: “God just knows.” pic.twitter.com/pmf2zq3sjk
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“You’re not wrong,” admits the town lives in the air. “It hurts my team. I could have done a better job.”
Game 5 in this series wasn’t the first time the town had limited their minutes to the floor due to a foul.
He averaged 25.4 points per game and scored well throughout the series, but the Towns also recorded a personal foul of 5-4-5-3-4 in five games.
If New York tries to complete an unlikely comeback from a 3-1 down, they will need his best cat in the final two games, but most importantly, he will have to stay on the floor as long as possible.