We’ve got a series.
The San Antonio Spurs took Game 3 of the NBA Finals over the New York Knicks, 115-111, to get back into the best-of-seven series that the Knicks had threatened to turn into a sweep.
Below is our rapid reaction of the night’s winners and losers.
Winner: Spurs physicality
Loser: Knicks physicality
The Spurs and Knicks played two different sports on Monday. San Antonio looked more like a tackle football team at times, while New York could hardly get away with a pillow fight.
With their season on the line, the Spurs upped their physicality in Game 3, often pushing the envelope but hardly getting punished for it.
Early, Spurs backup center Luke Kornet steamrolled through Knicks forward Josh Hart under the basket. Hart retaliated by pushing Kornet and received a tech.
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