With the New York Knicks wrestling home court advantage away with the Game 1 victory, there was no doubt that the San Antonio Spurs would come out in Game 2 like a young Mike Tyson, hunting and punching with a ferocity that few could handle. And the Knicks wobbled, going down by 12 points in the first quarter.
But the Knicks are no Glass Joe. They took the punches and, not only, maintained the energy, but ended up going into halftime up four points.
In the third quarter, the Knicks morphed into Jaws, smelled blood, and built a 14-point lead in the fourth quarter. But the Spurs responded, then …
Not to be outdone, Jalen Brunson responded to the response with …
After Brunson went 1-for-2 from the free throw line, Wembanyama had a clean look at the right elbow for the win, but it went back iron.
New York is now up 2-0 and will return to MSG, where the BING BONGing could literally launch the roof into space.
With the matchup set, DraftKings Sportsbook has listed opening odds for Game 3 of this series, which takes place Monday, June 8, at 8:30 p.m. ET.
The Knicks enter as 2.5-point favorites with -130 moneyline odds. The Spurs are +110 underdogs, with the game total set at 216.5 combined points.
