The Spurs are back in the NBA Finals.
After falling behind 0-2, San Antonio stormed into Madison Square Garden and delivered its best performance of the series, cutting the Knicks' lead to 2-1 and raising a fascinating question: Have the Spurs finally figured out how to maximize Victor Wembanyama?
In this LIVE episode of Finding The Seams, Ric Bucher and NBA champion Brendan Haywood break down San Antonio's Game 3 victory, the coaching adjustment that transformed Wemby's impact, why the Spurs stopped treating him like a perimeter player, and how their defensive pressure has turned Jalen Brunson's Finals into a grind.
The guys also debate whether the Spurs have finally solved New York's offense, what Karl-Anthony Towns must do to reassert himself, the controversial Wemby-Brunson confrontation that had social media buzzing, and why Game 4 may ultimately decide the championship.
⏱️ TIMESTAMPS
00:00 – Introduction: Spurs save their season in Game 3
00:45 – Brendan predicted San Antonio's response
02:00 – Why the Spurs were never as far away as 0-2 suggested
03:15 – Did San Antonio finally solve its late-game issues?
04:15 – The difference between quality shots and made shots
05:15 – Why Brendan liked the Spurs' late-game execution
06:05 – The adjustment that changed everything
06:30 – \"Victor Wembanyama is 7-foot-5\"
07:00 – Why Wemby must live near the basket
08:00 – Fewer isolations, fewer threes, better offense
09:00 – Did the Knicks look rushed and out of sync?
10:00 – How Wemby's rim pressure changed New York's rotations
11:00 – Why San Antonio's offense finally clicked
12:00 – Brendan's blueprint for using Wemby moving forward
13:00 – De'Aaron Fox's impact despite poor shooting
13:45 – Finding seams in the Knicks' defense
14:00 – Has San Antonio cracked the Brunson code?
15:00 – Why the Spurs' defense is different
16:00 – Stefan Castle's emergence as a stopper
17:00 – How Wemby changes everything behind the defense
18:00 – Why Brunson has struggled to find efficient looks
19:00 – Wemby's physical edge and defensive intensity
19:30 – The Wemby push on Brunson controversy
20:30 – Should officials have called a flagrant?
21:00 – Social media reaction vs basketball reality
22:00 – What should concern the Knicks most?
22:30 – How New York gets Karl-Anthony Towns going again
23:00 – Why KAT can't disappear in fourth quarters
24:00 – The matchup San Antonio is daring the Knicks to exploit
25:00 – Brendan's message to KAT: Attack
26:00 – Wemby vs Brunson: the psychological battle
27:00 – Shaq's defense of Wemby's actions
28:00 – Why physicality is part of playoff basketball
29:00 – What's real and what's overreaction after Game 3
30:00 – Can San Antonio tie the series?
31:00 – The importance of Game 4 adjustments
32:00 – What the Knicks need from Brunson
33:00 – Why Towns remains New York's X-factor
34:00 – The strategic chess match between coaching staffs
35:00 – How the Spurs changed the geometry of the floor
36:00 – Why Wemby's best basketball may still be ahead
37:00 – Biggest takeaway from Game 3
38:00 – Predictions for Game 4
39:00 – What each team must prove next
40:00 – Final thoughts and closing remarks
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