INDIANAPOLIS — Hold off on those obituaries. The Knicks suddenly have a pulse.
After another playoff shocker, they have life in the Eastern Conference finals.
Looking ready for their funeral for most of the first half, they somehow rallied from a 20-point deficit for the third time in this wild and unpredictable postseason.
Karl-Anthony Towns led a frantic fourth-quarter rally and Jalen Brunson, on the bench much of the second half with foul trouble, sank the game-winning basket in the Knicks’ pulsating 106-100 Game 3 victory at a stunned Gainbridge Fieldhouse.
I think this team has shown greatness all year,” Towns said. “The Detroit series. The Boston series. Tonight we got to show that never-say-quit attitude. It’s a testament to everyone in the locker room
Towns scored 20 points in the final quarter and Brunson hit a floater in the lane with 1:17 left that snapped a 98-all tie. Both stars shook off their own personal struggles over the first three quarters.
Josh Hart, coming off the bench for the first time this season, and Brunson made six clutch free throws in the final 19.6 seconds as the Knicks cut the deficit in the series to 2-1 and improved to 6-1 on the road in the playoffs.
