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SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Victor Wembanyama described himself in a rather unusual way when Game 2 of the NBA Finals was over on Friday night.
“Very blurry,” Wembanyama said.
The San Antonio Spurs’ situation, though, is very clear. They’re in trouble. Big trouble. And Wembanyama pointed the finger of blame squarely at himself.
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The Spurs had an epic comeback and an epic disaster in the same fourth quarter, falling to the New York Knicks 105-104 — after a finish that Wembanyama likely won’t be able to forget anytime soon. The Spurs were down by 14 midway through the final quarter, went on a 14-0 run to tie the game, then briefly took the lead when Wembanyama had a three-point play with just under a minute left.
The score was tied with about 14 seconds remaining and it was best vs. best, the Knicks’ Jalen Brunson against the unanimous Defensive Player of the Year in Wembanyama.
Brunson wanted to take a jumper from about 16 feet. The 7-foot-4 Wembanyama got an arm up, causing the Knicks’ guard to put a little too much on the shot just to get it over the Frenchman’s sky-high hand. It hit the back of the rim. Wembanyama got the rebound. The arena was buzzing. He saw Spurs teammate Stephon Castle and sent a pass his way. Problem was, Castle wasn’t looking and it bounced off him. Brunson wound up with the ball and Wembanyama fouled him.
“I need to have more poise,” Wembanyama said. “More control over the game.”
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Said Castle: “I was looking at him when he first got the rebound. I just started to take off to try to give him some space to dribble up the court. I didn’t see him throw it to me.”
It was a bad play. It wasn’t fatal. Brunson missed one of the two free throws and the Knicks led by one. The Spurs called time. The last play was a pick-and-roll, De’Aaron Fox finding Wembanyama for a jumper from basically the same spot on the Spurs’ end of the floor as Brunson tried at the other end moments earlier.
“He’s made that shot a thousand times,” Castle said. “He has a game-winner with that shot this year. Yeah, I’ll take that shot every day.”
But it missed.
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Game over….
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Author : TIM REYNOLDS
Publish date : 2026-06-06 04:49:00
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