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The location squad successful nan NBA Finals remained winless successful their building, arsenic nan San Antonio Spurs took Game 3, 115-11, successful much-needed manner connected Monday nighttime astatine Madison Square Garden.
New York still owns nan lead, 2-1, successful nan series, but the Spurs closed retired acknowledgment to tremendous defense, timely buckets, and forcing nan Knicks to spell 2-of-12 from three-point territory successful nan 4th quarter. As a result, nan Knicks' 13-game playoff triumph streak has been snapped.
Victor Wembanyama, who had a chance to triumph Game 2 but missed his last shot, vanished pinch 32 points, 8 rebounds and six assists to lead nan Spurs.
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Victor Wembanyama of nan San Antonio Spurs reacts during nan 2nd 4th against nan New York Knicks successful Game Three of nan 2026 NBA Finals astatine Madison Square Garden successful New York City connected June 8, 2026. (Dustin Satloff/Getty Images)
But it was Wembanyama’s teammates, De’Aaron Fox and Stephon Castle putting successful clutch baskets, to thief nan winning efforts.
The Spurs came retired pinch a clear determination to group nan reside connected nan road, and it’s what each hoops fans should’ve expected considering wherever nan bid stood astatine tip-off. San Antonio owned an 11-point lead aft nan first quarter, arsenic Wembanyama scored 9 points connected 4-of-6 shooting, while Castle was a cleanable 3-of-3 for 7 points.
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But if there’s thing we’ve learned astir the Knicks, they will equine a comeback nary matter nan deficit. And it happened again earlier nan extremity of nan half.
New York started to get their rhythm, utilizing nan sold-out location crowd astatine Madison Square Garden to their advantage. They closed retired nan half pinch a seven-point lead, 64-57, arsenic OG Anunoby dropped 17 points connected 5-of-6 shooting, including 2 made threes and 5 free throws made.
Jalen Brunson besides poured successful 15 points, while Josh Hart, near wide unfastened connected intent by nan Spurs, was hitting his 3 pointers for 13 points.
The Knicks had each nan momentum heading into nan 2nd half, but nan Spurs started likewise to nan opening of this game. They forced turnovers and capitalized, erasing their seven-point shortage almost immediately.
Jalen Brunson of nan New York Knicks useful against Dylan Harper and Victor Wembanyama of nan San Antonio Spurs during nan 3rd 4th successful Game Three of nan 2026 NBA Finals astatine Madison Square Garden successful New York City connected June 8, 2026. (Al Bello/Getty Images)
Both teams traded buckets, pinch San Antonio taking a one-point lead into nan 4th fourth that was bound to beryllium a heavyweight bout astatine "The Mecca."
This time, though, nan Spurs were yet capable to bent connected to their fourth-quarter lead, arsenic nan Knicks quickly sewage into foul problem and allowed San Antonio to get into nan prize correct away. It was Wembanyama taking advantage of those, while nan Knicks were acold to commencement nan quarter.
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San Antonio sewage nan lead up to 8 successful nan 4th fourth pinch 4:50 near to play aft Wembanyama knocked successful 2 much free throws, and that was starring to immoderate cardinal protect plays for nan Spurs. The epitome of that was nan Knicks trying to move nan shot astir for a three-point attempt, swinging it on nan arc. But nan Spurs continued to adjacent out, each to extremity pinch Wembanyama swatting distant Landry Shamet’s layup attempt.
The first clutch handbasket that nan Spurs deed came from Castle pinch 1:53 near successful nan 4th quarter. San Antonio owned conscionable a four-point lead and Wembanyama past nan shot up pinch specified seconds near connected nan changeable clock. With a bully title from nan Knicks successful Castle’s face, he buried a heavy three-point connected nan helping to get nan lead backmost to 7 successful a infinitesimal wherever nan Knicks had momentum.
Then, aft Brunson drained nan Knicks’ first three-pointer of nan 4th to trim nan shortage to three, Fox drained a 15-foot stepback jumper that seemed for illustration a dagger pinch 12.2 near successful nan game.
Anunoby, who vanished pinch 28 points connected 9-of-12 shooting, kept nan Knicks’ hopes live pinch a 3 of his ain pursuing a timeout to trim it to 2 pinch 9.4 left. But Castle buried some free throws successful a much-needed business to adjacent nan doorway connected New York.
Karl-Anthony Towns of nan New York Knicks defends Stephon Castle of nan San Antonio Spurs during nan 2nd 4th of Game 3 successful nan 2026 NBA Finals astatine Madison Square Garden successful New York City connected June 8, 2026. (Al Bello/Getty Images)
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In nan end, Castle vanished pinch 23 constituent of 8-of-14 shooting pinch 5 rebounds and 5 assists, while each Spurs starter vanished nan crippled pinch double-digit points. Dylan Harper, who has played tremendous chair minutes for San Antonio, besides scored 13 connected 18 changeable attempts.
For nan Knicks, 1 stat statement that stands retired is Shamet’s 1-of-8 from nan field, including 1-of-7 from three-point onshore wherever he has thrived each passim these playoffs.
The Spurs pulled disconnected nan triumph pinch President Donald Trump successful attendance. He was seated pinch Knicks proprietor James Dolan successful a suite. The president's beingness led to heightened information astir nan arena passim nan day and into nan evening.
Game 4 of nan NBA Finals will extremity disconnected from Madison Square Garden connected Wednesday nighttime astatine 8:30 p.m. ET.
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Scott Thompson is simply a sports writer for Fox News Digital.
