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The New York Knicks are hosting the San Antonio Spurs in Game 3 of the NBA Finals at Madison Square Garden.
The Spurs have the lead in the second quarter. Follow along for coverage from our NBA experts at The Athletic.
It felt like Mitch Johnson waited too long to call a timeout there. The moment felt ripe when the Knicks cut it to 5, but Johnson waited. Now it's down to two and Johnson finally called one.
OG Anunoby 8-0 run:
Assisted Clarkson for corner 3
Rebounded Castle miss 3, Towns gets a bucket
Cashes out on 3 after KAT steal
This is all KAT. Tough drives to the basket, getting on the offensive glass, creating turnovers. He's been doing it all playoffs. Now putting his fingerprints on Game 3.
OG Anunoby was 48-for-50 on his threes in warmups. You can’t let him have an open look.
Here's a quick look at Donald Trump watching Game 3 from his box.
And the Garden has come back to life.
He hasn't played a ton, but Alvarado continues to be a positive for New York. Hit some much needed shots for the Knicks during that run.
Q2 8:13 – Spurs 40, Knicks 38
Strong ball movement from the Knicks gets Jordan Clarkson the ball for an open 3-pointer from the left corner.
On the next possession, Karl-Anthony Towns gets an advantageous matchup against De'Aaron Fox and gets the paint floater to fall.
Off a Spurs turnover, OG Anunoby gets a triple!
Hey look Jose Alvarado (really short) finally made a shot over Wemby (a lot taller) after deciding to dribble out of an encounter in game 2 and then get his second shot sent into the second row by the DPOY.
Q2 10:03 – Spurs 38, Knicks 30
Jose Alvarado is providing an offensive burst off the bench, taking on Victor Wembanyama and sinking a mid-range jumper over the 7 foot 4 center.
Carter Bryant picks up a foul on the play, and Karl-Anthony Towns makes the free throw.
Curious to see how the Knicks go about getting Karl-Anthony Towns more involved in this game. They seem to be a little flummoxed with how the Spurs are guarding him tonight.
Q2 10:03 – Spurs 38, Knicks 27
OG Anunoby makes all three of his free throw attempts to capitalize on Stephon Castle’s miscue.
But Castle draws a foul on Landry Shamet on a drive attempt and tacks on a pair of free-throw makes.
I continue to not really understand the rhyme or reason for which of the three backup fours is on the court for the Spurs at any given time.
In conclusion, Jeremy Lin is much more popular than Donald Trump.
Jordan Clarkson getting another spin in the rotation after being a DNP-CD in Game 2.
Q2 10:14 – Spurs 36, Knicks 24
Carter Bryant picks up the loose ball foul, and off the in-bounds play Stephon Castle commits the Spurs’ second foul of the possession, against OG Anunoby on a corner 3 attempt.
Three shots coming for New York.
Spurs are aggressively contesting the Knicks corner threes. They've taken away a few looks with hard closeouts. Castle was too aggressive, giving OG a hip shove while he rose up from the corner.
Ben Stiller and Timothée Chalamet are losing it on the Jumbotron.
Steph Castle has had a rough series. He has committed some mind boggling fouls and they've been on 3s in the corner.
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