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All eyes are on Victor Wembanyama.
But all ears are on De’Aaron Fox.
The Spurs point guard and one of their veteran leaders at 28 years old, Fox made it clear Sunday that he believes San Antonio can recover from a 2-0 deficit against the Knicks in the NBA Finals.
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“We’ve lost a Game 1 at home and we’ve been able to fight back,” Fox told The California Post. “We’ve played well on the road throughout the course of the playoffs. I don’t think any of us in the locker room are thinking we can’t do it.”
Fox’s unyielding belief in the Spurs is powerful and penetrating for a young team that features the 22-year-old Wembanyama, 21-year-old Stephon Castle and 20-year-old Dylan Harper.
The Spurs are facing a daunting challenge considering only five teams in NBA history have recovered from a 2-0 Finals deficit, and no team has ever done it after dropping its first two games at home.
De’Aaron Fox attempts a shot during the Spurs’ June 3 loss to the Knicks. NBAE via Getty Images
For the Spurs, it’s obvious that Game 3 is essentially a do-or-die contest.
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Fox intends to do everything he can to make sure his team has the requisite intensity in Game 3 on Monday, including modeling it himself.
The two-time All-Star struggled in Game 1 with seven points on 3-for-13 shooting. He bounced back in Game 2 with a 20-point performance on 8-for-12 shooting, going 2-for-2 from beyond the arc.
He plans to take things to another level in Game 3.
“It could go downhill quickly or we could fight back,” Fox told The California Post. “So, for me, you want to come out and just be aggressive and just allow our team to follow suit.”
When Fox speaks, the Spurs’ locker room listens.
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While role players Harrison Barnes and Luke Kornet have been a part of championship teams, Fox is a star with playoff experience, a rare commodity on the Spurs.
“He’s an experienced guy that we’ve always been able to turn to when we need it,” Wembanyama said. “Especially I think it’s easy to forget that our guards are really young, how precious he’s been for them.”
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