Mike Vaccaro
Spotlight couldn’t be brighter on Karl-Anthony Towns, Mikal Bridges as Knicks enter playoffs
The eyes of Madison Square Garden will be fastened on the two newcomers starting Saturday night, just past 6 o’clock. The passions of bas𓆉ketball New York will all be directed at them, the two imports who were supposed to narrow the gap between the Knicks and the teams at the top ofꦡ the NBA’s firmament.
There were some wonderfully high highs thanks to them, thanks to Karl-Anthony Towns and Mikal Bridges. Both had their share of growing pains, too; neither has had a season without incident. Together they will have an opportun🌸ity, beginning with Game 1 against Detroit, to have the final word on the most-discussed Knicks season in a quarter century.
Past is prologue now.
The last six months have b𓆏een the warmup, the practice tee, batting practice. However they’ll be remembered as Knicks, for as long as they are here? That narrative begins this week𒉰end, begins with this series against the young, feisty, chatty Pistons. Conversations develop around games in December and February and March; reputations are solidified in April and May.
