06/13/2026
🏀 SPURS MUST LEARN FROM THEIR COLLAPSE IF THEY WANT TO EXTEND THE FINALS 🏀
I want the Spurs to win tonight. I really do.
But if they want to keep this series alive, they need to learn from the mistakes that cost them the last game.
A few things stood out:
➡️ You have a 28-point lead and still attempt 13 three-pointers in the second half? Why? That's not smart basketball. That's playing reckless. Championship teams protect leads by getting easy buckets, controlling the pace, and playing defense.
➡️ Why did Victor Wembanyama play all but six minutes in the second half? By the fourth quarter, the starters looked exhausted. Fatigue affects everything—shooting, defense, decision-making, and energy. Minute management matters.
➡️ Why is De'Aaron Fox handling the ball more than Wembanyama, Castle, and Harper in critical moments? Being a veteran doesn't automatically make you the answer every possession. The Spurs have elite young talent that needs to be involved when the game is on the line.
The bigger issue?
The Spurs looked more focused on embarrassing the Knicks than finishing them off. When you stop playing disciplined basketball and start chasing style points, bad things happen.
The Tim Duncan Spurs never operated that way. Those teams were smart, disciplined, focused, and well-coached. They knew how to close teams out and protect big leads.
Hopefully there were some honest conversations, reality checks, and adjustments made after that collapse.
If the Spurs learned their lesson, they can extend this Finals series tonight.
If not, it'll be another painful lesson in how quickly a game can slip away.
What do y'all think? 🤔👇
