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SAN ANTONIO (AP) \u2014 Victor Wembanyama described himself in a rather unusual way when Game 2 of the NBA Finals was over on Friday night.<\/p>\n

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\u201cVery blurry,\u201d Wembanyama said.<\/p>\n

The San Antonio Spurs\u2019 situation, though, is very clear. They\u2019re in trouble. Big trouble. And Wembanyama pointed the finger of blame squarely at himself.<\/p>\n

The Spurs had an epic comeback and an epic disaster in the same fourth quarter, falling to the New York Knicks 105-104 \u2014 after a finish that Wembanyama likely won\u2019t be able to forget anytime soon. The Spurs were down by 14 midway through the final quarter, went on a 14-0 run to tie the game, then briefly took the lead when Wembanyama had a three-point play with just under a minute left.<\/p>\n

The score was tied with about 14 seconds remaining and it was best vs. best, the Knicks\u2019 Jalen Brunson against the unanimous Defensive Player of the Year in Wembanyama.<\/p>\n

Brunson wanted to take a jumper from about 16 feet. The 7-foot-4 Wembanyama got an arm up, causing the Knicks\u2019 guard to put a little too much on the shot just to get it over the Frenchman\u2019s sky-high hand. It hit the back of the rim. Wembanyama got the rebound. The arena was buzzing. He saw Spurs teammate Stephon Castle and sent a pass his way. Problem was, Castle wasn\u2019t looking and it bounced off him. Brunson wound up with the ball and Wembanyama fouled him.<\/p>\n

\u201cI need to have more poise,\u201d Wembanyama said. \u201cMore control over the game.\u201d<\/p>\n

Said Castle: \u201cI was looking at him when he first got the rebound. I just started to take off to try to give him some space to dribble up the court. I didn\u2019t see him throw it to me.\u201d<\/p>\n

It was a bad play. It wasn\u2019t fatal. Brunson missed one of the two free throws and the Knicks led by one. The Spurs called time. The last play was a pick-and-roll, De\u2019Aaron Fox finding Wembanyama for a jumper from basically the same spot on the Spurs\u2019 end of the floor as Brunson tried at the other end moments earlier.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s made that shot a thousand times,\u201d Castle said. \u201cHe has a game-winner with that shot this year. Yeah, I\u2019ll take that shot every day.\u201d<\/p>\n

But it missed.<\/p>\n

Game over. The Knicks stormed the floor in celebration. Wembanyama headed to the opposite tunnel, wondering how it went so wrong.<\/p>\n

\u201cI threw that one away. I messed up,\u201d Wembanyama said. \u201cWe didn\u2019t play great as a team. We needed to win that game. This game was ours. But at this point, it\u2019s done. Am I going to regret it? Yes, of course. Am I going to use that to fuel me and to fuel us next game? Absolutely.\u201d<\/p>\n

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They\u2019ll need all the fuel they can get right now. The Spurs trail 2-0 and will fly Saturday to New York for Game 3 on Monday and Game 4 on Wednesday. They need to win one of those to keep the season alive, and they\u2019ll have to win twice at Madison Square Garden before this series ends if they\u2019re going to win the title.<\/p>\n

History says that won\u2019t happen.<\/p>\n

The Spurs jumped out to a quick lead and even resorted to the Hack-a-Mitch strategy \u2014 intentionally fouling the Knicks\u2019 Mitchell Robinson, who was the worst free throw shooter in the NBA (among those with at least 100 tries) in the regular season and has been even worse in the playoffs \u2014 in the first quarter, looking to disrupt New York\u2019s offensive rhythm.<\/p>\n

And even that didn\u2019t really work. Robinson had missed nine of his last 10 free throws entering Friday; he went 3 for 6 from the line in the Hack-a-Mitch portion of the first half, which probably felt like bonus points for New York.<\/p>\n

Those three points came in handy at the end of the night. And Robinson was the one who got a hand near Wembanyama on the Spurs\u2019 star\u2019s final shot, a neat twist in the eyes of Knicks coach Mike Brown.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt started with Mitch and it ended with the other four guys boxing out,\u201d Brown said. \u201cSo just a heck of a job by Mitch guarding the most iconic player in the world.\u201d<\/p>\n

Wembanyama is the leading scorer in these finals, but he hasn\u2019t been dominant. He\u2019s averaging 27.5 points, though shooting only 41%. From 3-point range, he\u2019s 4 for 15, or 27%. And he does have seven blocks, but the Knicks haven\u2019t been afraid to go right at him, either. He had a very slow first half Friday night, taking only four shots in the opening two quarters.<\/p>\n

That won\u2019t be enough Monday. The Spurs\u2019 best player needs to be the best player on the floor if San Antonio is going to get back into this series.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s nothing blurry about that. <\/p>\n

\u201cWe don\u2019t feel like we played well or up to our standard at least in the last two games,\u201d Spurs coach Mitch Johnson said. \u201cNew York has played very well and they\u2019re a part of that. But we\u2019re going to go into Game 3 (and) if we play our brand of basketball up to our standard, we\u2019ll be just fine.\u201d<\/p>\n

Read more Freddie Freeman crushes a walkoff homer, lifting the Dodgers over the Angels 1-0<\/a><\/p>\n

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AP NBA: https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/NBA<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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