Towns highlights emotional and physical readiness for playoffs

According to Vincent Goodwill of Yahoo Sports, the New York Knicks face an uphill battle as they will need to quickly recover from a physically demanding and mentally exhausting series to have any shot at advancing past Boston.

The upcoming matchup with the Celtics presents a major challenge, and the Knicks must find a way to regain their strength and focus in a short amount of time.

The Knicks star Karl-Anthony Towns, who has some experience in facing defending champions in the postseason, offered valuable insight.

Last spring, his Timberwolves managed to eliminate the Denver Nuggets in a grueling seven-game series, and Towns believes that experience taught him crucial lessons about the mental and physical preparation needed for high-stakes playoff basketball.

“With that experience, we learned a lot,” Towns said. “You gotta be ready for Game 9, you gotta be ready to have that energy and emotional capacity.”

Towns’ words serve as a reminder that after an intense series, teams need to dig deep, not only physically but emotionally, to meet the demands of another round against a formidable opponent like Boston.