Karl-Anthony Towns believes Knicks’ sky-high playoff expectations are ‘blessing’ this time around

Source: New York Post

ATLANTA — Two years ago, the Knicks were lovable underdogs. A year ago, they were a little less lovable — a product of exhausting all their draft assets in trades and losing their rough-and-tumble identity — but they were underdogs, nonetheless. “ ‘If they make it a six-game series, I’ll be proud of the Knicks,’ ” recalled Karl-Anthony Towns of the punditry surrounding last year’s second round against the Celtics.