Rob Mahoney

And if anyone looked tense out of the gate, I would say it was the Knicks with some of the early turnovers.

They took a minute to settle in, and they certainly did.

But the Spurs didn't miss a beat.

They seemed ready to compete.

They seemed ready for it.

We're not daunted by Celebrity Row, all the pageantry with President Trump there.

I got to say, getting booed so loudly mid-national anthem when they put Trump on the Jumbotron, I've never seen it before.

Never seen that before.

I mean, God bless you, MSG.

Come on.

We're really doing it.

But probably more out of character moments within this game for them than at any point in this series so far.

And so if you're thinking that this could be a sea change moment for the Spurs, that would be the proof of it right there.

That you finally kind of rattled this seemingly unrattleable team.

He was great in game two as well, though.

Playing with the bench and gave them a really critical lift in that one.

They need Mikael Bridges.

I know that's a pretty straightforward thing to say, but particularly during those stretches where Brunson and or Towns are out, he's one of their most reliable ball handlers.

It can't all be Jose Alvarado and

somehow Jordan Clarkson like I'm still right shocked that we got honest to goodness positive Jordan Clarkson minutes in the NBA finals LeBron James couldn't get that out of him in the finals yet here the Knicks are I wouldn't bet on that happening again like they need Mikhail in those stretches more than anything to be a ball handler to be a shooter to be a facilitator for their offense to get two days from now we're playing again Wednesday who does that help more