{"id":687581,"date":"2026-06-06T08:06:10","date_gmt":"2026-06-06T08:06:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/687581\/"},"modified":"2026-06-06T08:06:10","modified_gmt":"2026-06-06T08:06:10","slug":"opportunity-thrown-wemby-turnover-leads-to-spurs-game-2-loss-despite-massive-4th-quarter-comeback","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/687581\/","title":{"rendered":"Opportunity thrown: Wemby turnover leads to Spurs\u2019 Game 2 loss despite massive 4th quarter comeback"},"content":{"rendered":"

SAN ANTONIO \u2013 In the final moments of Game 2 on Friday night, it appeared as though Victor Wembanyama<\/a> and the San Antonio Spurs<\/a> might have a chance to tie the NBA Finals<\/a>.<\/p>\n

That opportunity was thrown away, however, after the young Wembanyama tossed the ball to Stephon Castle<\/a>, who was facing the other way.<\/p>\n

Jalen Brunson then hit a go-ahead free throw with 9.5 seconds left, before Wembanyama missed a jumper at the end of New York\u2019s 105-104 win over the San Antonio Spurs on Friday night for a 2-0 lead in the NBA Finals.<\/p>\n

The Spurs now head to Madison Square Garden for Game 3 on Monday night, with the Knicks two wins away from an NBA championship that New York City has been waiting to see for generations.<\/p>\n

Karl-Anthony Towns had 21 points and 13 rebounds, while Brunson and Mikal Bridges each scored 20 for the Knicks. They have won 13 straight, the second-longest streak by any team in NBA playoff history.<\/p>\n

The Knicks are now just the third team to win the first two games of a finals on the road, joining Michael Jordan and the 1993 Chicago Bulls, and Hakeem Olajuwon and the 1995 Houston Rockets.<\/p>\n

Both of those teams won championships, the Bulls needing six games to oust the Phoenix Suns, the Rockets going home after winning those first two games in Orlando and sweeping the Magic. The Knicks, seeking their first championship since 1973, are in position to join them.<\/p>\n

Wembanyama, after a very quiet first half, scored 29. De\u2019Aaron Fox had 20 for San Antonio.<\/p>\n

President Donald Trump<\/a>\u00a0\u2014 a native New Yorker \u2014 plans on attending Monday<\/a>. And ticket prices on the secondary market, for the worst seats at MSG, were approaching $9,000 apiece on Friday night<\/a>, with Knicks fans evidently willing to pay tippy-top dollar just to be in the building as the team nears what would be its first championship in 53 years.<\/p>\n

The Spurs were down 12 midway through the fourth and came all the way back. Wembanyama\u2019s three-point play with 57 seconds left gave the Spurs their first lead in nearly two full quarters, putting San Antonio up 104-102.<\/p>\n

Brunson scored on the next possession, just his seventh basket in 24 shots on the night, and the game was tied. Wembanyama missed a long jumper, OG Anunoby got the rebound for New York with 30 seconds left, the Knicks called time and the stage was set.<\/p>\n

The Spurs got a stop, but Wembanyama threw the ball away. Brunson got fouled, the Knicks had the lead back and before long Spurs fans were filing out of the arena \u2014 possibly for the final time this season.<\/p>\n

The Spurs called time with 7.5 seconds remaining. Fox took the inbound pass, then set up Wembanyama for a jumper that would have won it. The shot bounced off the rim, and it was over.<\/p>\n

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