Knicks coach Thibodeau talks about Towns injury: He needs to stand up and & anyone must overcome it

On May 11, the NBA Knicks lost to the Celtics 93-115 at home, and the two sides won 2-1 in the semi-finals of the Eastern Conference Playoffs series, and the Knicks are still in the lead. After the game, the head coach of the Knicks was interviewed by the US media and publicly responded to the reason why the team's center Towns still insisted on fighting with injuries at the last moment: "

This is a very difficult game. The Celtics entered their game rhythm in advance on both ends of the offense and defense in this game. Obviously, they will not give up easily, but we made more mistakes at our home court and completely lost our ability to resist. This is a cruel playoff confrontation. No team can guarantee that every game will be smooth!"

"Downs performed very well in both ends of the offense and defense throughout the playoffs. Excellent, he is the inside player we deserve to rely on. The team needs him to stand up in the most difficult moments. Today he was affected by injuries, but anyone needs to overcome it. No player in the team in the playoffs is absolutely healthy. We are now at the critical moment of sprinting, and we need to have more resilience!

Downs played 36 minutes today, and his shooting condition was poor. He only made 5 of 18 shots, 1 of 5 three-pointers, 10 of 11 free throws, scored 21 points + 15 rebounds, and the plus and negative value on the court was -19.