Spurs defeat Knicks in New York 115-111, trail the series 2-1
- Victor Wembanyama scored 32 points Monday to lead the San Antonio Spurs past the New York Knicks 115-111 in Game 3 of the NBA Finals, cutting New York's series lead to 2-1.
- In front of a Madison Square Garden crowd including President Donald Trump, the Spurs avoided a potentially fatal 3-0 series deficit after dropping the first two games at home.
- Stephon Castle added 23 points for San Antonio, while the Spurs capitalized on 13 Knicks turnovers that generated 21 points in transition.
- Knicks coach Mike Brown acknowledged defensive shortcomings, saying "Their level of physicality was great tonight. Our attention to detail on both ends of the floor wasn't great."
- Game 4 returns to Madison Square Garden on Wednesday, where the Spurs can tie the series before Game 5 shifts to San Antonio on Saturday.
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Spurs take game 3 in New York to cut series deficit to 1
NEW YORK (WLAX/WEUX) - The San Antonio Spurs avoided a 3-0 deficit in the NBA Finals on Monday night, defeating the New York Knicks 115-111 at Madison Square Garden to cut New York's series lead to 2-1. Facing the possibility of falling behind 3-0 in the series, the Spurs delivered their best performance of the [...]
The Knicks Stopped Moving And Died
Despite plenty of cause to fear that the NBA Finals would be derailed by Donald Trump's attendance and the resultant security apparatus that turned Madison Square Garden into a cage within a cage within a cage, Knicks fans showed up early Monday night, packed the house, booed the President, and watched their team lose a frustrating Game 3, 115-111. So much of the story of Game 3 concerns the various, overlapping off-court spectacles framing the …
Victor Wembanyama scored 32 points, grabbed eight rebounds and dished out six assists in his first NBA Finals victory, leading the San Antonio Spurs to a 115-111 win.
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