Karl-Anthony Towns and Jose Alvarado addressed the media after a dramatic New York Knicks’ NBA Finals Game 4 win at Madison Square Garden, focusing on the team’s second-half response, crowd energy, and comeback mentality.
Towns reflected on the shift in momentum and the role of the home crowd, saying, “Shout out to our fans, man. They stuck with us. It was an ugly game. We didn’t bring it in the first half, but they stuck with us. They stayed in them seats and they kept cheering for us and they kept finding ways to give us energy. And you know this is a testament to them, the resiliency, the way of New York. And we from the mud found a way to get it done in the second half. And if anyone who lives in New York knows, if you want to make it in this city you got to be okay getting it out the mud and we did that tonight.”
He also highlighted the impact of OG Anunoby’s late-game production across the series. “He been doing it this whole playoff run, you know. Shout out to him for crashing the board and doing something special, you know. Every time I talk to him, I already know what OG Anunoby is going to do in the fourth quarter. He did exactly what I thought he would do. He gave us a chance to win.”
Towns emphasized team depth and trust in the rotation. “First of all you know I think we all stay together connected and we believe in each other. That’s the main thing. And playing in the fourth quarter, that’s where you want to be.”
At halftime, when the Knicks were trailing heavily, he pointed to internal accountability and experience. “We just got to regardless of how the result of the game comes out, we can’t not at least work on our standards and be who we are.”
He also referenced past playoff adversity as a turning point in mindset. “Last year, we were in this situation two games in a row in Boston. We found a way to get it done.”
On the second-half approach, he added, “We always have a chance if we go out there and take it to another level and give ourselves a chance.”
Alvarado spoke about the emotional weight of the moment and the Garden atmosphere. “I’m in Madison Square Garden in the fourth quarter playing with these guys and we playing for something special.”
He also reflected on the collective reaction inside the arena. “The collective joy that came out of everybody for that one moment to hear the buzzer going off and not to see the ball go in the basket.”
Alvarado stressed the mindset heading into the next game. “We got another game to play over there. So that’s the main goal, the next game.”
