New York Knicks star center Karl-Anthony Towns' fourth-quarter struggles are reaching alarming levels.
Towns has not scored a point in the fourth quarter.
Karl-Anthony Towns has not yet scored in the fourth quarters of the Finals series.
1Q–3Q: 50 points
4Q: 0 points pic.twitter.com/zCeyNuySiJ
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Through the first three quarters of the first three games, Towns has a total of 50 points. In the three fourth quarters of the series that he's played, he has not recorded a point.
On top of that, the six-time All-Star has logged the most minutes in the fourth quarter. In the first three games of the series, Towns has averaged 9.7 minutes in the fourth quarter.
In total, Towns has recorded eight rebounds, one assist, has shot 0-of-6 from the field and 0-of-2 from beyond the arc. The Knicks struggled in the second half of Game 3 and failed to capture a commanding 3-0 series lead over the San Antonio Spurs.
There were a variety of reasons for the Knicks' loss, one of which was not officiating, at least according to Towns.
"That ain't cost us the game. Turned the ball over. Didn't execute," Towns said. "Didn't do what got us 13 straight wins in a row. That's how you lose a game. We didn't do what we've been doing for 13. We decided to do something different, and it ain't going to work."
In the series, the former No. 1 overall pick has not been playing up to par. In three games, KAT is averaging 16.7 points per game, 11.0 rebounds, 3.0 assists, 1.3 blocks and 1.3 steals while shooting 51.4 percent from the field and 33.3 percent from three in 35.3 minutes of action.
While Towns did not do his part, neither did the entire team. In the second half of Game 3, the Knicks shot a ghastly 36 percent from the field and knocked down seven of 27 shots in the fourth quarter.
The Knicks and Towns will look to bounce back in a big way on Wednesday night for Game 4.
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