New York Knicks: Karl-Anthony Towns Sends Strong Message After Game 4 Loss Vs. Indiana Pacers 4 Feb 11, 2025; Indianapolis, Indiana, USA; New York Knicks center Karl-Anthony Towns (32) shoots the ball while Indiana Pacers center Jahlil Okafor (15) defends in the second half at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. Mandatory Credit: Trevor Ruszkowski-Imagn Images

New York Knicks: Karl-Anthony Towns Sends Strong Message After Game 4 Loss Vs. Indiana Pacers

Originally posted on Hardwood Heroics | By Jordan Samar | Last updated May 28, 2025 10:33 AM ET

The New York Knicks are one defeat away from elimination because they’re down 1-3 against the Indiana Pacers in the 2025 Eastern Conference Finals.

Following last night’s 130-121 Game 4 loss , Karl-Anthony Towns dropped a defiant message, saying he still believes in his team’s chances to make this a competitive series.

“We’ve been a team that has kind of found a way to do the impossible when it always seemed impossible,” Towns said in the postgame presser via SNY TV.

New York Knicks: Karl-Anthony Towns Sends Strong Message After Game 4 Loss Vs. Indiana Pacers 5 Dec 23, 2024; New York, New York, USA; New York Knicks center Karl-Anthony Towns (32) is greeted at the bench after fouling out against the Toronto Raptors during the fourth quarter at Madison Square Garden. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-Imagn Images

“We just keep fighting. It’s gonna be a testament to our whole playoff run. Now we have to be in one of the biggest fights of our lives and of our season,” he added.

New York Knicks News: Miles McBride explains the team’s mindset heading into Game 5

New York Knicks guard Miles McBride also has the same belief as teammate Karl-Anthony Towns. The 24-year-old West Virginia product urged everyone in the team to “look ourselves in the mirror.”

New York Knicks: Karl-Anthony Towns Sends Strong Message After Game 4 Loss Vs. Indiana Pacers 6 May 8, 2024; New York, New York, USA; Indiana Pacers guard T.J. McConnell (9) drives past New York Knicks guard Miles McBride (2) in the first quarter during game two of the second round for the 2024 NBA playoffs at Madison Square Garden. Mandatory Credit: Wendell Cruz-USA TODAY Sports

“Control what you can control. We’ve got to look at ourselves in the mirror, be really self-aware of what we can do better, and go out there and get the job done,” McBride stated.

After a solid off-the-bench outing in Game 3, McBride only posted three points and two rebounds on 1-for-3 shooting in 15 minutes in Game 4.