{"id":469018,"date":"2025-05-26T09:09:13","date_gmt":"2025-05-26T13:09:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/uncategorized\/karl-towns-dedicates-the-victory-against-indiana-to-dominican-mothers\/"},"modified":"2025-05-26T09:09:13","modified_gmt":"2025-05-26T13:09:13","slug":"karl-towns-dedicates-the-victory-against-indiana-to-dominican-mothers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/uncategorized\/karl-towns-dedicates-the-victory-against-indiana-to-dominican-mothers\/","title":{"rendered":"Karl Towns dedicates the victory against Indiana to Dominican mothers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Santo Domingo.\u2013<\/strong> After a stellar night on the court, Karl-Anthony Towns<\/strong> not only received applause for his performance in the victory of the New York Knicks<\/strong> against the Indiana Pacers<\/strong>, but also for an emotional gesture that touched hearts in his country of origin: a special message in honor of Dominican Mother’s Day<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You may be interested in:<\/strong> Karl-Anthony Towns leads the Knicks’ comeback and revives the fight for the East<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cA greeting to the Dominicans, man, on Dominican Mother’s Day. A greeting to my mother<\/strong>,\u201d said the player after finishing the match, fondly remembering his mother, Jacqueline Cruz<\/strong>, who died in 2020 from complications of COVID-19.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Towns, deeply proud of his Dominican heritage, dedicated the triumph to his mother and to all the women who celebrated their day in the Dominican Republic, on a date filled with emotions both on and off the court.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Memorable Performance in Indiana<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Beyond the personal tribute, the night was historic for the player of Creole roots. With a dominant performance, Karl Towns led a spectacular comeback by the Knicks<\/strong>, who were down by 20 points and ended up winning 106-100 in the third game of the Eastern Conference Finals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Towns scored nine points in just the first three minutes of the game, setting the pace from the start. His offensive versatility \u2014between drives, dunks, and three-pointers\u2014 was too much for the Pacers, who couldn’t stop his momentum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The key moment arrived when, with just over five minutes left to play, he nailed a three-pointer that put the game 94-90 in favor of New York. It was a blow that Indiana couldn’t counter, and with it the Knicks put the series 1-2, keeping their aspirations of reaching the Finals alive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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