Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs were seen as serious contenders in the 2026 NBA Finals. Now, after just two games in the series, they have dug themselves a hole that almost every franchise in the NBA has failed to overcome.

Speaking at his postgame press conference, Wembanyama addressed where his head was beyond just that final possession.

"We need to never get too high, never get too low. Personally, I think I could have been better in recovering from the high of the conference finals. But here we are. We can't change the past now; we're already focused on Game Three."

The turning point in Game 2 came with 13.6 seconds left and the score tied at 104. Wembanyama grabbed a defensive rebound after Jalen Brunson missed a jumper, pushed the pace, and looked for Stephon Castle.

The pass caught Castle off guard. Brunson read the play, jumped the lane, came away with the steal, and converted one of two free throws. San Antonio never recovered.

Wembanyama ended the night with 29 total points, 22 of which were scored in the second half of the game, but the Spurs still lost by being out-rebounded at home, 44-42.

Karl-Anthony Towns ended the two matches he faced Wembanyama as his primary defender, with a shooting average of 61.5%.

Wembanyama also didn't hide from the turnover itself. Speaking in the same press conference, he was direct.

"I threw that one away. I messed up. Am I gonna regret it? Yes, of course. Am I gonna use that to fuel me, to fuel us in the next game? Absolutely."

That accountability matters. The numbers heading to MSG are awful. Teams with a 2-0 lead in the Finals have a 32-5 series record. The last team to lose that lead? The 2016 Golden State Warriors went to Cleveland.

Spurs are stuck searching for answers. The Knicks are not waiting.

Knicks Push to the Brink of a 53-Year Wait

New York is halfway to ending a championship drought that has stretched more than five decades, and they are getting there by making every game harder than it needs to be.

The Knicks survived a furious Spurs comeback to win Game 2 of the 2026 NBA Finals 105-104, extending their playoff win streak to 13 straight. Karl-Anthony Towns delivered 21 points and 13 rebounds before foul trouble forced him to the bench, leaving New York exposed down the stretch.

Wembanyama nearly made them pay. He delivered a passionate fourth-quarter speech to his teammates, rallied the Spurs back into contention, and rose for a buzzer-beater with San Antonio trailing by one. The shot rattled out.

Wembanyama finished with a game-high 29 points, nine rebounds, and four blocks, but the loss places San Antonio in territory no team in NBA Finals history has ever escaped.

Game 3 tips off Monday at Madison Square Garden at 8:30 p.m. ET, and New York City is starting to believe this drought is finally ending.

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Written by

Utsav Gupta

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Utsav Gupta