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De'Aaron Fox was among the crowd against the New York Knicks Tuesday night, just one of seven San Antonio Spurs with double figures. To the coach
Post-NBA Cup win, the Knicks have listed OG Anunoby (left knee contusion), Josh Hart (abdominal strain), Mitchell Robinson (left ankle injury management) and Karl-Anthony Towns (left knee soreness) as questionable for Thursday at Pacers. Miles McBride and Landry Shamet still out.
After leading the New York Knicks to their first NBA Cup championship, Jalen Brunson praised the coaching staff for their willingness to try things within games to make them successful.
The first words out of guard Jalen Brunson’s mouth when he was announced as the NBA Cup MVP on-court, postgame ceremony paid tribute to his team’s role players, specifically OG Anunoby, Tyler Kolek, Jordan Clarkson and Mitchell Robinson.
The score the rest of the way: Knicks 43, Spurs 21. San Antonio shot 6 for 23 over those final 14 minutes. It got outrebounded 25-8 — a staggering differential. The Knicks outscored the Spurs 18-4 in the paint over that stretch, too.
The Spurs' upset of the Thunder in the NBA Cup has put Victor Wembanyama's squad back into the top of the NBA power rankings.
Victor Wembanyama and the Spurs showed the entire NBA that they can hang with anyone, and aren't going away anytime soon.