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NEW YORK (WABC) -- The Knicks 13-game postseason win streak was snapped after they lost 115-111 to the Spurs in Game 3 at Madison Square Garden.
Victor Wembanyama had 32 points, eight rebounds and six assists, carrying the San Antonio Spurs to a 115-111 victory Monday night that cut the Knicks' lead to 2-1 in the best-of-seven series.
San Antonio is trying to make a first-of-its-kind NBA Finals comeback.
The Spurs handed the Knicks their first loss in 46 days and potentially salvaged their season in front of a Madison Square Garden crowd that included President Donald Trump.
The Knicks had their 13-game winning streak, the second-longest in NBA postseason history, snapped and missed a chance to move to the brink of their first title since 1973. Their previous loss occurred on April 23 in a one-point defeat to the Atlanta Hawks. They won the next three against Atlanta, swept Philadelphia and Cleveland and took the first two games against the Spurs.
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One singing Knicks superfan was just having fun recapping games to the tunes of Billy Joel - but now his Piano Man parodies have gone viral.
Luke Wenner used "New York State of Mind" to recap game 3 when the Knicks beat the Cavs.
The 21-year-old has entered the conversation and is rewriting lyrics from some of Joel's greatest works to reflect the Knicks' winning streak.
Archbishop Ronald Hicks of New York and Archbishop Gustavo GarcĂa-Siller of San Antonio have made a friendly wager in anticipation of the NBA Finals which begins Wednesday night.
The two, who have been friends since their days serving together in the Archdiocese of Chicago, made the bet on Wednesday, just hours before Game 1.
If the Spurs win, Archbishop Hicks will send a box of bagels, cream cheese and lox from H&H Bagels to Archbishop Gustavo. If the Knicks are victorious, Archbishop Gustavo will send curated packages of Texas favorites gift boxes from San Antonio-based grocery chain H-E-B, including such items as Texas pecan coffee, cowboy cookies, Texas Heat Trail Mix, 1877 Mineral Water, That Green Sauce, Texas-style barbecue sauce, and butter tortilla scent candles, among other products.
Spike Lee wrote an op-ed piece in the New York Times on Wednesday that spoke directly to something that is beyond the Knicks and is fundamentally a New York experience.
The title of his piece is "Wemby is Going Down," and Lee is predicting the Knicks win in six. Spike believes the city craves a championship.
Many fans have gone the extra miles to catch their team on the road.
They are not shy about walking around in enemy territory sporting their Knicks gear, including Eric Tom and his wife.
Back in 1999, Tom was in San Antonio for the first championship game between the Knicks and Spurs.
Our Sandra bookman interviewed him 27 years ago, and he was wearing his Allen Houston jersey. He still has it today.
He's back feeling good about the Knicks' chances of turning the tables this time.
