Spurs vs. Knicks player grades: Wembanyama and Fox struggle in Game One.

The San Antonio Spurs have to be kicking themselves after Game One of the NBA Finals. A fourteen-point lead evaporated in the third and fourth quarters. San Antonio had a chance to come back at the end of the game, but squandered the opportunity in a 105-95 loss. The Spurs have now lost home court advantage and find themselves in a somewhat desperate situation in Game Two as they try to tie the series 1-1.

It was a disappointing game from the Spurs’ two stars, Victor Wembanyama and De’Aaron Fox. Neither shot the ball well and made some critical mistakes on the defensive end. They were thoroughly outplayed by the New York Knicks’ best players, Jalen Brunson and Karl-Anthony Towns. Despite the poor performance in Game One, the Spurs are -220 favorites on FanDuel to win Game Two.

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Wembanyama and Fox will be the focal point of our player grades for Game One. As a quick reminder, player grades are based on each player’s on-court performance, going beyond just the stat sheet. A “C” grade represents the average performance for an individual (yes, this has been changed). If a player logs fewer than 5 minutes or plays only in garbage time, their grade will be incomplete.

Victor Wembanyama

38 minutes, 26 points, 12 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal, 3 blocks, 6 turnovers, 2 fouls, 6-for-21 shooting, 2-for-9 threes, -3

For a brief stretch in the fourth quarter, it looked like Wembanyama would will the Spurs back into the game. Some errant shots and a turnover off his own foot quickly dashed the Spurs’ chances of a win. Wembanyama didn’t get the ball in many advantageous situations offensively. The Knicks did a great job at keeping him out of the paint and forcing him to take tough jumpers. It looked like he was frustrated and started forcing his offense, rather than letting it come within the flow of the game. That played right into New York’s hands.

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Towns outperformed him on both ends. KAT held up against Wemby defensively and torched him several times on offense. Wembanyama applied a lot of pressure to Towns on the perimeter, but couldn’t keep up when he blew by him for easy layups….

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Publish date : 2026-06-05 00:34:00

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