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Jalen Brunson missed 19 shots in Game 1 and still won it. After Wembanyama's free throws put San Antonio up 95-94 with 2:16 left, the Knicks went right back to him, and he buried the go-ahead corner three. New York closed on an 11-0 run, fueled by Josh… https://t.co/Ao30kyjokt

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Victor Wembanyama scored 26 in his Finals debut and called his own play "bad." The number that hurt San Antonio: six turnovers, part of 13 that New York turned into 19 points. The Knicks crowded his catch points all night. Game 2 starts with where, and… https://t.co/HfrjmGT0u0

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San Antonio led Game 1 with just over two minutes left, then didn't score again. The Knicks closed on an 11-0 run, fueled by Josh Hart's steals, to win 105-95 and steal home court. The Spurs managed 19 fourth-quarter points and 16 assists all game. Game… https://t.co/nb8SP76itx

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De'Aaron Fox: 7 points on 3-for-13 in Game 1. Dylan Harper: 16 points on 6-for-10 in far fewer minutes, becoming the youngest player ever to score 10 in an NBA Finals game. The Spurs lost by 10, and SI already said it out loud: Harper "should be playing… https://t.co/D2CnPtoc2O

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Josh Hart scored three points in Game 1 and was arguably the Knicks' best player. He's the first player EVER with 15+ rebounds, 6+ assists and 4+ steals in an NBA Finals game, and he was +22 (best in the game by eight) as New York stole Game 1 in San… https://t.co/Ei1o9Tqldj

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De'Aaron Fox's message to the young Spurs before the Finals: "Don't change anything that we're doing. There's a reason that we won 60 games. There's a reason we didn't lose three games in a row the whole year." He's also facing his old Sacramento coach,… https://t.co/BVIpUrB0NZ

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Among the 20 players to defend Victor Wembanyama for 100+ half-court matchups, OG Anunoby has allowed the fewest points per 100. Wemby averaged 27.9 points in the Spurs' playoff wins and 14.5 in their losses. Anunoby's job sits right on that line, and… https://t.co/N6V4COAY6b

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The Knicks' answer for Victor Wembanyama runs through Karl-Anthony Towns. After Mike Brown challenged him to facilitate from the high post in Round 1, Towns is now averaging nearly as many assists as Brunson. His shooting is exactly what forces Wemby out… https://t.co/sjMBsmbMXa

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Jalen Brunson led the Knicks back from 22 down in the fourth quarter of the conference finals opener, scored 38, and won unanimous ECF MVP. He's the first team-leading Finals scorer 6-2 or shorter since Curry in 2022. Now Wembanyama's length is the test.… https://t.co/8zMSZ9D0aW

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Luke Kornet checked into Game 7 because Wembanyama had five fouls. The Thunder were +37 in Wemby's bench minutes this series. Then Kornet ran down Isaiah Hartenstein for a chasedown block teammates compared to LeBron's in 2016. "Luke saved us," De'Aaron… https://t.co/JJDxqzXebz

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The Knicks are in the NBA Finals and didn't draft one of their stars. Brunson (free agent), Anunoby (trade), Towns (trade), Bridges (five first-round picks), Hart (trade). Only Mitchell Robinson, a 2018 second-rounder, was drafted by New York. Leon Rose… https://t.co/OhqDBCYxNV

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Down 2-1 in the West finals, Victor Wembanyama said he needed to "be more of a team player." Then he won Games 6 and 7 and the conference finals MVP. The Knicks have lived in the paint all postseason. He's the reason they may not be able to in the Finals. https://t.co/VFjjwA5Bxq

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The Knicks have eight days of prep before NBA Finals Game 1. The Spurs played a Game 7 on Saturday. Teams coming off a sweep against a Game 7 opponent are 5-3 in the previous eight Finals matchups, per ESPN Research. Wednesday at 8:30 ET on ABC in San… https://t.co/FM21nGHsdV

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Victor Wembanyama hit a stepback three from the left wing with eight minutes left in Game 7 to put the Spurs up 11. He's the WCF MVP and averaged 2.3 threes per game in the series. That's the matchup Karl-Anthony Towns has to plan around in Game 1… https://t.co/2PabGfO4Iu

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De'Aaron Fox missed the first two games of the WCF and scored 15 in Game 7. His Finals job against Jalen Brunson isn't outscoring the ECF MVP — it's giving the Spurs another wave in a guard group that already held SGA to 37.9% shooting for the series. https://t.co/kzR8K3oXuM

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Mitchell Robinson did individual work Sunday and is pushing to play Game 1 of the Finals on Wednesday, five days after pinky surgery. For context: the fastest recovery from NBA pinky surgery dating back to 2005 was 14 days. With him, the Knicks were the… https://t.co/0rIWMUNQHr

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The Knicks will get eight days off before the Finals. The Spurs-Thunder winner gets three. Teams with more rest are 13-13 in the Finals since 2000, but teams with exactly eight days off are 0-1 — the 2015 Cavs, who lost to Golden State. https://t.co/WhIiRaVzHJ

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Jalen Williams returned for 10 minutes in Game 6 and OKC still lost by 27. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's -28 plus-minus tied Joel Embiid's 2023 mark for the worst by an NBA MVP in a series-clinching opportunity since play-by-play tracking began. https://t.co/g33L5NKXpB

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The Thunder were within five in the third quarter of Game 6, then missed 13 straight as the Spurs ran off 20 unanswered. The biggest detail: 11 of those 20 came with Victor Wembanyama on the bench. https://t.co/spWfza7l3B

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Victor Wembanyama checked Mitch Johnson's threshold by halftime, hit three first-quarter threes, and the Spurs ran off a 32-13 third quarter to bury the Thunder 118-91. Game 7 in Oklahoma City on Saturday. https://t.co/5miTHnVgtm