The San Antonio Spurs and New York Knicks head back to Frost Bank Center for Game 5 of the NBA Finals on Saturday, June 13.<\/p>\n
The Spurs are pushed against the wall and need to survive the must-win Game 5 to keep their championship hopes alive. But prominent NBA analyst Tim MacMahon thinks San Antonio<\/a> is simply not ready to be champions yet.<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n Why Tim MacMahon Doubts the Spurs\u2019 Championship Mindset<\/p>\n This year, Victor Wembanyama<\/a> and Co. seemed poised to lift the Larry O\u2019Brien Championship Trophy and end the 12-year drought until they met the Knicks in the Finals. Mike Brown\u2019s squad has proven to be a formidable opponent for the Spurs.<\/p>\n But it\u2019s how San Antonio has thrown away games late that has garnered more attention than the Knicks\u2019 resilience and their uncanny ability to come out of tight spots.<\/p>\n The Spurs blew a historic 29-point lead in Game 4, allowing the Knicks to take a 3-1 lead in the Finals series. These unlikely collapses, which also included Wembanyama\u2019s blunders in the final seconds of Game 2, have led analysts to question the team\u2019s mindset for the championship.<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n SEE ALSO: \u2018Put the Knicks On His Back\u2019 \u2014 NBA Analyst Explains Why Jalen Brunson Deserves Finals MVP Over OG Anunoby<\/a><\/p>\n ESPN\u2019s Tim MacMahon gave voice to all those concerns on the latest episode of ESPN\u2019s \u201cGet Up.\u201d The veteran analyst poured cold water on the Spurs\u2019 championship hopes, citing their lack of readiness to rise to the Knicks\u2019 challenge.<\/p>\n Likewise, he drew an interesting analogy between one of the world\u2019s most resilient critters, cockroaches, and the Knicks to highlight their ability to persist even when things weren\u2019t going their way:<\/p>\n