Inside the NBA Conference Finals: Which Surprising Team Could Defy All Odds and Clash for the Championship?
Towns has been absolutely cooking for the Knicks this postseason. The shift to using the 7-foot center as more of a passing hub out on the perimeter has done wonders for him (he’s averaging 6.6 assists in the playoffs, up from his previous high of 2.6) and their offense (126.0 offensive rating when Towns is on the floor). One of the reasons it’s worked so well is that Towns’ shooting ability forces his matchup (usually the opposing team’s center) to stay close to him at all times, and it took the Hawks and Sixers’ only true rim protector away from the paint. With Mobley and Allen sharing the floor together, however, this same advantage no longer exists.



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