Jun 11, 2026 · 32 min · 11 segments
A 29-point lead in the NBA Finals is supposed to be a finish line. Instead, we watched the Spurs drop 76 in the first half, score only 30 after halftime, and somehow lose on a sequence that felt like…
Evan JeffriesHost
What do they follow up with Encore? They come out on fire, shooting threes like crazy, making threes like crazy.

And that's the only thing you can celebrate if you're a Knicks fan, that you're going to see Wu-Tang on the court.

Spurs are just kind of like, you know, moping around a little bit because they're up by 20-something.

They kind of get some shots to follow and then slowly start chipping away at the lead.

What were your thoughts just in general going into the game and obviously how that first half went for the Spurs?
Sorry, I was on mute there.
It was already 2-2 in everybody's mind.
It was like, wow, like the Spurs have figured out the Knicks, you know, and it's now an even series.
I was really just about to get on here and talk about how Knicks got to do their best to just be like, hey, if we came into the finals and you told us it was going to be 2-2 after four, we're three to go, we would probably take it.
And so...
I went from that to like, damn, you know, we're on the cusp of, of history.
Obviously it's been 53 years or so, but yeah, I mean, there's nothing really you can say other than the Spurs came out ready to play.
I mean, most of the time when you're up 29 or whatever, you know, up 20 plus, you're going to win that game.
We talked about the Lakers and I think the Lakers were actually same thing.

What do they follow up with Encore? They come out on fire, shooting threes like crazy, making threes like crazy.

And that's the only thing you can celebrate if you're a Knicks fan, that you're going to see Wu-Tang on the court.

Spurs are just kind of like, you know, moping around a little bit because they're up by 20-something.

They kind of get some shots to follow and then slowly start chipping away at the lead.

What were your thoughts just in general going into the game and obviously how that first half went for the Spurs?
Sorry, I was on mute there.
It was already 2-2 in everybody's mind.
It was like, wow, like the Spurs have figured out the Knicks, you know, and it's now an even series.
I was really just about to get on here and talk about how Knicks got to do their best to just be like, hey, if we came into the finals and you told us it was going to be 2-2 after four, we're three to go, we would probably take it.
And so...
I went from that to like, damn, you know, we're on the cusp of, of history.
Obviously it's been 53 years or so, but yeah, I mean, there's nothing really you can say other than the Spurs came out ready to play.
I mean, most of the time when you're up 29 or whatever, you know, up 20 plus, you're going to win that game.
We talked about the Lakers and I think the Lakers were actually same thing.
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