“We’re not even halfway. The hardest is yet to come.” Victor Wembanyama scored 32 points to inspire the San Antonio Spurs to a 115-111 victory over New York in the NBA Finals on Monday, snapping the Knicks’ 13-game win streak with President Donald Trump booed as he watched on. Frenchman Wembanyama added eight rebounds, six assists, three blocks and two steals at Madison Square Garden as the Spurs cut the Knicks’ lead to 2-1 in the best-of-seven championship series.
“We’ve done what we were supposed to do but the job is absolutely not done,” the 22-year-old Wembanyama said.
Key Factors
Stephon Castle added 23 points for the Spurs while Dylan Harper had 13 off the bench. Jalen Brunson led New York with 32 points while OG Anunoby added 28, but the Knicks shot 40-of-88 from the floor and only hit 13-of-37 from three-point range.
