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SAN ANTONIO — Even Walt Frazier thought Jalen Brunson was done, cooked, out of Game 1 of the NBA Finals for keeps. Yes, the same Frazier who once watched the New York Knicks’ captain, Willis Reed, hobble out the Game 7 tunnel in Madison Square Garden, with one leg all torn up, and used that…

Jalen Brunson knew how to close Game 1. Victor Wembanyama didn’t

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SAN ANTONIO — When the game is on the line, where does Victor Wembanyama go? As New York Knicks star Jalen Brunson did his thing to win Game 1 of the NBA Finals at the very end, the San Antonio Spurs star looked a little lost in comparison. One mark of the all-time great players…

Victor Wembanyama got his first taste of the NBA Finals. It could have gone better

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SAN ANTONIO — Victor Wembanyama isn’t worried, or so he claims. Never mind that the New York Knicks came into the San Antonio Spurs’ home and stole Game 1 of the NBA Finals, 105-95, or that the Spurs’ transcendent young star spent most of the evening looking out of sorts against the Knicks’ size while…

The Knicks couldn’t score over Victor Wembanyama. That helped them win Game 1

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SAN ANTONIO — Imagine having a long NBA career, shooting with the same line of vision to the rim, the same arc on the ball and the same muscle memory mapped out. Then imagine a 7-foot-4 alien being dropped in front of you, destroying all senses that helped you get to the sport’s highest stage.…

The Knicks’ grimy Game 1 win, plus a World Cup retrospective

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The Pulse Newsletter 📣 | This is The Athletic’s daily sports newsletter. Sign up here to receive The Pulse directly in your inbox. Good morning! Embrace the grime today. Coming up: 🗽 New York’s moxie 🌬️ Sabalenka’s collapse 👨🏻‍🦲 Wildest World Cup moments Grit and Grime: Are the Knicks actually unstoppable? One thought raced through…

Celtics might be a wild card in Giannis Antetokounmpo sweepstakes, but does it make sense?

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Inside an illuminating story on the Giannis Antetokounmpo trade market from The Athletic’s Sam Amick and Eric Nehm, the two writers reported that there are indications the Milwaukee Bucks star is “very intrigued with the prospect of joining” the Boston Celtics. While the Celtics weren’t the only team Amick and Nehm linked to Antetokounmpo, his…

Meet the Spurs nuns: Inside the basketball-loving world of the Salesian Sisters

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The Sisters stood inside the tunnel, waiting for the Spurs players to emerge from the locker room. They looked up in awe, as 7-foot-4 San Antonio superstar Victor Wembanyama began to walk toward them. It was a crucial Game 6 at home, a chance to even the series and force a Game 7 — and…

Mike Brown thanks assistant Rick Brunson for Game 1 help: ‘He told me to shut the hell up’

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SAN ANTONIO — It was 18 years and 361 days prior when Mike Brown coached his first NBA Finals game, in this building, no less, albeit with a different name over the doors. On June 7, 2007, Brown, 37 at the time, brought LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers into San Antonio’s AT&T Center. That…

Jalen Brunson takes over as Knicks surge past Spurs in Game 1 of NBA Finals

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SAN ANTONIO — Are the New York Knicks ever going to lose again? They’d rather not think of it that way, preferring instead to focus on the three more wins they need for their first championship in 53 years. Jalen Brunson shrugged off a poor shooting night and two lower-leg injuries to finish with 30 points,…

Fan at Spurs-Knicks attempts selfie with Victor Wembanyama after running onto court

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