New York Knicks regrouped and turned the semi-final series around to win 119-81 in game 6 for the right to play in the East Conference finals on Friday, 16 May 2025. The team won the playoff spot in what was a 4-2 semi-final.
Jalen Brunson led and scored 26 points, while Dominican national basketball team member Karl-Anthony Towns chipped in with 21 points and 12 rebounds. Their efforts were key in the game against the NBA defending champion Boston Celtics, with Al Horford, another former Dominican national basketball player, included. Boston was hurting after star player Jayson Tatum was out of play due to a recent Achilles injury.
It was a night when Dominicans watching the game were glued in to follow the two Dominican national team member players – Al Horford, playing for the Boston Celtics, and Karl Anthony Towns, playing for the New York Knicks.
For Towns, it was only his first year playing for the New York Knicks. Towns was born and raised in New Jersey. He had...
