The Surprising Stat That Could Decide the Fate of Every NBA Conference Finals Team
New York Knicks
Key Stat to Monitor: Karl-Anthony Towns’ Assists Per Game
The Knicks have been a different team while winning their last seven games against the Atlanta Hawks or Philadelphia 76ers by an average margin of victory of 26.4 points.
A big reason for this renaissance has been the decision to initiate more of their offense through delay actions with center Karl-Anthony Towns as the primary facilitator.
There are many reasons why this type of offense works so well, but the main ingredients are: Towns is a better passer at a standstill than while on the move, he’s too good of a shooter to leave open on the perimeter, too big and strong to be guarded by non-centers (meaning there’s no paint protector to anchor the middle), and the players who are usually involved in the off-ball sets they run around him (usually Brunson and one of the Knicks forwards) aren’t guarded by defenders who can switch without conceding a serious mismatch.



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