Knicks star Karl-Anthony Towns rejects Mike Brown's officiating criticism: 'We didn't execute'

Shortly aft nan New York Knicks’ Game 3 defeat successful nan NBA Finals, Mike Brown turned his attraction to nan officiating.

"I talked to [the officials]. They outshot america 14-3 successful nan 3rd 4th from nan free propulsion line. I talked to them, and they said, well, this is simply a foul, this is simply a foul," Brown told reporters aft nan San Antonio Spurs trimmed nan Knicks' bid lead to 2-1. "That's nan mobility I had pinch them is, you're right. Maybe we did foul. But they fouled, too."

Karl-Anthony Towns, 1 of nan catalysts down New York’s postseason success, struck a different reside up of Game 4.

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New York Knicks caput coach Mike Brown observes nan crippled during nan NBA Finals successful Madison Square Garden successful New York City, New York. (Al Bello/Getty Images)

"Naw, that ain’t costs america nan game," Towns told reporters erstwhile asked astir Brown’s comments. "Turned nan shot over. Didn’t execute. Didn’t do what sewage america 13 consecutive wins successful a row. That’s really you suffer a game. We didn’t do what we've been doing for 13. We decided to do thing different. … And throwing nan shot distant is simply a clear denotation of really you’re going to suffer nan game, particularly successful nan playoffs."

The container people seemed to underscore Brown's superior complaint, arsenic nan Spurs attempted 3 times arsenic galore free throws arsenic nan Knicks successful nan 2nd half of Monday's 115-111 victory.

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The Knicks were successful nan punishment for nan mostly of nan 4th quarter. A cold-shooting 2nd half saw New York link connected 36% of its field-goal attempts.

Karl-Anthony Towns of nan New York Knicks defends Stephon Castle of nan San Antonio Spurs during nan 2nd 4th of Game 3 successful nan 2026 NBA Finals astatine Madison Square Garden successful New York City connected June 8, 2026. (Al Bello/Getty Images)

While it remains to beryllium seen whether officiating will play a domiciled successful Wednesday night’s crippled astatine Madison Square Garden, Brown appeared intent connected making it portion of nan buildup to Game 4.

"It's going to beryllium that because I said it. The communicative is going to beryllium there," Brown continued during a news conference. "But location are immoderate controllables that we did not do a bully occupation of doing. We allowed them to deed first astatine nan opening of nan game. We allowed them to deed first successful nan opening of nan 2nd half."

Mike Brown talks pinch nan New York Knicks during a timeout successful nan 3rd 4th against nan San Antonio Spurs successful Game Three of nan 2026 NBA Finals astatine Madison Square Garden successful New York City connected June 8, 2026. (Al Bello/Getty Images)

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Towns vanished Game 3 pinch 11 points and 8 rebounds, a noticeable driblet from his team-high 21-point capacity successful New York’s Game 2 triumph complete nan Spurs. Jalen Brunson led nan Knicks successful scoring Monday pinch 32 points.

Game 4 tips disconnected astatine 8:30 p.m. EDT, pinch the series returning to San Antonio for Game 5 connected Saturday.

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