After showing some jitters in the first two games of the NBA Finals, San Antonio Spurs guard Stephon Castle stepped up in Game 3, scoring 23 points as the Spurs defeated the New York Knicks 115-111, cutting their series deficit to 2-1.<\/p>\n
Castle provided the necessary offensive spark to help the Spurs avoid a daunting 3-0 hole and keep the series competitive. With their first win already in the books, the 6-foot-6 guard expects his team to go all the way and capture the franchise\u2019s sixth NBA title.<\/p>\n
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Stephon Castle Delivers Bold Prediction for Rest of NBA Finals<\/p>\n
Castle was interviewed by ESPN\u2019s Malika Andrews on Tuesday, one day after San Antonio<\/a> won Game 3 over New York at Madison Square Garden. The 21-year-old\u2019s clutch shooting from beyond the arc and at the free-throw line proved vital to Victor Wembanyama<\/a> and Co. bouncing back from two consecutive tough home losses.<\/p>\n Andrews asked Castle whether he expects a similar result in Game 4, and he responded with a daring prediction that the NBA world will likely hold him to.<\/p>\n \u201cI expect us to win the next three,\u201d Castle said<\/a>.<\/p>\n The second-year guard from UConn added that he would take the series one game at a time before admitting that losing the first two home contests was an \u201ceye-opener\u201d for the entire team.<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n \u201cWe don\u2019t want it to be that way. We want to punch first and be on the front foot, but that\u2019s the reality of it now,\u201d Castle said. \u201cSo, just trying to take a game-by-game [approach], but yeah, we definitely expect to come into tomorrow and come out of here with a win.\u201d<\/p>\n