Initially, San Antonio appeared to be on its way to its 12th straight victory. The Spurs took a 19-7 lead in the first quarter on Stephon Castle’s 3-pointer with 4:56 left in the frame and looked like they were in complete control.
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However, the game took a 180 degree turn. Jalen Brunson scored New York’s final 11 points in the first, putting the Knicks on top with a 3-pointer. Brunson’s outburst was part of a 26-2 run by the Knicks that ended with Mikal Bridges hitting a fastbreak dunk off a Victor Wembanyama miss, resulting in a 33-21 lead.
San Antonio scored the final five points of the first half to close the Knicks’ lead to 51-41 and cut the deficit to eight points entering the third quarter. But every time the Spurs tried to start a comeback, New York quickly responded with a basket to maintain a double-digit lead.Playing the fourth game of a five-game road trip, the Spurs finally seemed to run out of gas in the fourth quarter and the Knicks capitalized.
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