The New York Knicks are up 2-0. They say they’re unfazed.
The San Antonio Spurs are down 2-0. They say they’re unfazed.
Such is the state of things in the NBA Finals, where both teams were taking a travel day Saturday. Practices resume Sunday, and Game 3 of the best-of-seven series is Monday night at Madison Square Garden, where U.S. President Donald Trump will be watching alongside fans who are willing to pay nearly $10,000 for seats so far from the court that 7-foot-4 Spurs center Victor Wembanyama will look tiny.
The Knicks insist they’re not celebrating yet. The Spurs insist they’re not defeated yet.
“Every single day, we chip away and try to be the best that we can be. … Even with the series it is now, next game, mindset has to be 0-0 again,” said New York guard Jalen Brunson, the late-game hero in the first two games as the Knicks won 105-95 on Wednesday and 105-104 on Friday in San Antonio, fully negating home-court advantage for the Spurs.