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S6 Ep62: Breaking down the NBA Finals nobody saw coming: Knicks vs. Spurs
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May 31, 202629:52
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The San Antonio Spurs are Western Conference champions. Wimby's going to the Finals. OKC - despite Shai Gilgeous-Alexander dropping 35 points - are heading home. We break down the game seven aftermath, why Chet Holmgren went missing with $240M coming his way, and what Dylan Harper's poise as a rookie tells you about where this Spurs team is headed.
Then we get into the matchup breakdown for the NBA Finals: New York Knicks vs San Antonio Spurs - a rematch of 1999. Eight days rest for the Knicks against an emotionally drained Spurs squad. OG Anunoby as Wemby's statistically best defender. Jose Alvarado's potential psychological impact. Both Mo and Brendan land on the same Finals prediction: Knicks in six.
Coach Brendan Suhr, who was at the 1999 Finals with Isaiah Thomas, shares what this matchup means - and why closing out a Finals series is the hardest thing to do in basketball.
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Topics covered:
- PSG winning back-to-back Champions League titles and the NBA parallel
- San Antonio Spurs win Game 7, 111-103 over OKC Thunder
- Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's 35-point performance and why he was completely gassed
- Chet Holmgren: 1/2 from the field, 4 rebounds, benched at the end of a Game 7
- JDub and Ajay Mitchell injuries and their impact on OKC's offense
- Dylan Harper's clutch three as a rookie off the bench
- Knicks vs Spurs NBA Finals preview: matchup breakdown
- Becky Hammon's Jalen Brunson comments and why Mo and Brendan both see her point
- KAT stretching the floor, Wemby's positioning issues, OG as Wemby's best defender
- Jose Alvarado's psychological value for the Knicks
- De'Aaron Fox's contract vs playoff performance
- Knicks' eight days rest advantage going into the Finals
- Mike Brown being the sixth choice for the Knicks job
- Both hosts predict: Knicks in six
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