{"id":260835,"date":"2026-06-09T18:20:16","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T18:20:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/260835\/"},"modified":"2026-06-09T18:20:16","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T18:20:16","slug":"live-from-brooklyn-bowl-san-antonio-spurs-dash-knicks-fans-hopes-of-a-sweep-in-game-3-of-the-nba-finals-brooklyn-paper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/260835\/","title":{"rendered":"Live from Brooklyn Bowl: San Antonio Spurs dash Knicks fans\u2019 hopes of a sweep in Game 3 of the NBA Finals \u2022 Brooklyn Paper"},"content":{"rendered":"

Knicks fans can put away their brooms.\n<\/p>\n

Facing a must-win to avoid the dreaded 3-0 hole, the San Antonio Spurs beat the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden in Game 3 of the NBA Finals, 115-111, snapping the Knicks\u2019 13-game playoff winning streak and cutting their series lead to 2-1 in the best-of-seven series.<\/p>\n

Before tip-off, Brooklynites Jennifer and David \u2014 who were among the Knicks fans at a packed watch party<\/a> at Brooklyn Bowl in Williamsburg \u2014 told Brooklyn Paper they were confident the Knicks would sweep the Spurs after taking a 2-0 lead with wins at the Frost Center in San Antonio in Games 1 and 2.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re gonna win, and we\u2019re gonna win in four. The parade is on Friday,\u201d Jennifer told Brooklyn Paper, with David adding, \u201cHave you not seen what\u2019s going on? Look at how they\u2019re playing; they got it, and we got Brunson.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"\"Brooklynites Jennifer and David react during a Knicks watch party at Brooklyn Bowl in Williamsburg, where fans gathered ahead of Game 3 of the NBA Finals.Photo by Gabriele Holtermann<\/p>\n

A group of Knicks fans from Rockland County and New Jersey traveled to Brooklyn because they said the atmosphere was calmer than in Manhattan.<\/p>\n

\u201cManhattan is really packed right now. It\u2019s just better for us to be out here than being in that madness, and right now, because of Trump, it\u2019s even worse,\u201d Knicks fan Chris said, referring to tightened security around Madison Square Garden with President Trump attending Game 3.<\/p>\n

He said he was confident the Knicks would win the NBA Finals 4-0, saying the momentum the team built had energized its fan base.\n<\/p>\n

\u201cThey\u2019re riding high. Now that they\u2019re in New York, it\u2019s just like that energy\u2019s gonna be amplified, so they\u2019re gonna win,\u201d Chris said.\n<\/p>\n

His friend, Rockland County resident Jaden, was the only one in the group to predict the Spurs would win at least one game.\n<\/p>\n

\u201cBut we got it at the end of the day, for sure. The Knicks, baby,\u201d Jaden said.\n<\/p>\n

\"\"A packed crowd of Knicks fans fills Brooklyn Bowl for Game 3 viewing.Photo by Gabriele Holtermann \"\"Knicks fans pack Brooklyn Bowl in Williamsburg ahead of Game 3 of the NBA Finals.Photo by Gabriele Holtermann \"\"Knicks fans cheered on the Knicks in Game 3 of the NBA Finals.Photo by Gabriele Holtermann<\/p>\n

The Spurs led 33-22 after the first quarter, but the Knicks found their footing and led 64-59 at halftime. Fans were still jubilant about the prospect of sweeping the five-time NBA champions from the Alamo City.<\/p>\n

Brooklyn resident Knowledge was pleased with the Knicks\u2019 play in the first half.\n<\/p>\n

\u201cSpurs came out with intensity, like they were supposed to. They played desperately, and they jumped to a real quick lead, but they don\u2019t have the patience and the experience to maintain the lead, which led the Knicks right back in the game,\u201d Knowledge told Brooklyn Paper, predicting the teams would be more physical in the second half.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe refs are gonna try to get more control of the game, they\u2019re gonna start calling a little bit tight again, but that\u2019s gonna work out to the Knicks\u2019 favor,\u201d he added.\n<\/p>\n

\"\"A crowded Brooklyn Bowl watch party shows strong support for the Knicks during Game 3.Photo by Gabriele Holtermann \"\"Knicks fans celebrate early momentum during a watch party in Brooklyn.Photo by Gabriele Holtermann<\/p>\n

However, in the second half, fans\u2019 jubilation and hopes for a sweep turned to frustration as the Knicks struggled to keep the Spurs in check. Spurs star forward-center Victor \u201cWemby\u201d Wembanyama finished with 32 points, eight rebounds and six assists, while point guard Stephon Castle added 23 points, five assists and five rebounds. Knicks point guard Jalen Brunson scored 32 points, and OG Anunoby added 28.<\/p>\n

Micah said he was frustrated by some of the referees\u2019 calls, pointing to the Spurs\u2019 24 free throw attempts in the second half compared with the Knicks\u2019 eight. Still, he remained confident the Knicks would go all the way and win their second NBA title after a 53-year drought.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think the Knicks have the better team. I think the Spurs tonight had the better refs,\u201d Micah said. \u201cIt seemed like the Spurs were getting all the calls they wanted, and the Knicks were getting none. It just seemed like the refs wanted the Spurs to win; it just seemed very one-sided.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"\"Knicks supporters cheer as they watch Game 3 of the NBA Finals in Williamsburg.Photo by Gabriele Holtermann \"\"Knicks supporters cheer as they watch Game 3 of the NBA Finals in Williamsburg.Photo by Gabriele Holtermann \"\"Fans respond emotionally as the Spurs close the gap in Game 3.Photo by Gabriele Holtermann \"\"Fans respond emotionally as the Spurs close the gap in Game 3.Photo by Gabriele Holtermann \"\"Hopes for a sweep gave way to frustration as the Spurs controlled the second half and pulled away to win Game 3 over the Knicks.Photo by Gabriele Holtermann<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Knicks fans can put away their brooms. Facing a must-win to avoid the dreaded 3-0 hole, the San…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":260836,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[4567,101360,98,16074,100,99,10663,95118,37011,101361,56784,9,24,12,370,63,9138,54478],"class_list":["post-260835","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-brooklyn","tag-basketball","tag-basketball-fan","tag-brooklyn","tag-brooklyn-bowl","tag-brooklyn-headlines","tag-brooklyn-news","tag-knicks","tag-knicks-fans","tag-nba-finals","tag-nba-finals-2026","tag-nba-playoffs","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-news","tag-newsletter","tag-nyc","tag-san-antonio-spurs","tag-watch-party"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/260835","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=260835"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/260835\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/260836"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=260835"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=260835"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=260835"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}