Must win game (1 of 3), and the Spurs come out shooting 9-21 (43%) from the field (with 3 turnovers).
48 minutes away from a possible championship, and the Knicks give up the ball 5 times; scoring only 13 points in the 1st.
Ugly start for both teams.
Had the lead with 2:16 left in Game 1, and gave up an 11-0 run.
9.5 seconds left in a tied Game 2, and Wemby throws away the ball.
Then, the greatest collapse in NBA Finals history.
Heโs going to get shit for this comment, but
Mitch Johnson:
"By no means am I not acknowledging the Knicks and what they've done and give them credit for playing good basketball. But we feel like we've decided the outcome of all four games"
Happy for New York (and the long-suffering fans who arenโt rocking 2-week-old jerseys).
Thereโs A LOT to say about the Spurs (and Mitch Johnson), but give the Knicks their earned flowers.
Yes, the NBA is definitely rigging this series in order to keep the team from the biggest media market from winning their first championship in over 50 years.
โITโS 5 vs 8!!โ
Knicks shot 13-37 from three, committed 13 turnovers, and were held to 47 points in the second-half (while going 18-22 from the free throw line in a 4-point loss).
Those damn refsโฆ
Not trying to bring the mood down, but the reason why we all love Pablo Torreโs pop culture & sports investigative reporting is pretty much the exact same reason why survivors love watching the fictional SVU detectives capture scripted perpetrators.
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"It was to circumvent the salary cap," an inside source says.