Knicks ‘di na papapigil sa Spurs

SAN ANTONIO — Sa kabila ng malaking 3-1 bentahe sa kanilang best-of-seven championship series ay hindi pa rin kuntento si New York Knicks star guard Jalen Brunson.

Kailangan nilang tutukan ang Game 5 ng NBA Finals ngayon.

“There’s nothing to c­elebrate. It’s not over yet, not even close,” wika ni Brunson. “The most important thing for me is just focusing on what we’ve got to do to win game five.”

“We have a lot to learn from and a lot to get better in order to do the things we said we want to do,” dagdag nito.

Puntirya ng Knicks ang unang NBA crown sapul nang maghari noong 1973 habang determinado ang Spurs na makahirit ng Game 6 na nakatakda sa Miyerkules.

Ang game-winning tip-in ni OG Anunoby ang nagtakas sa 107-106 panalo ng New York sa San Antonio sa Game 4 para lumapit sa NBA crown.

Sa kabila ng 1-3 pagkakalubog ay kumpiyansa pa rin si Spurs star center Victor Wembanyama na makakabalik pa sila sa serye.

“We’ve proven we can surpass these difficulties. Even though we haven’t been there before, I’m convinced we’re built that way and we’re going to use the better of this. It’s going to tighten us up,” sabi ng 7-foot-4 na si Wembanyama.

Naniniwala rin ang 22-anyos na French star na puwede silang maging ikalawang koponan sa NBA history na nakaba­ngon mula sa isang 1-3 deficit sa NBA Finals para agawin ang titulo.

Nagawa ito ng Cleveland Cavaliers ni LeBron James noong 2016.

“Yeah, absolutely,” sabi ng 7-foot-4 na si Wembanyama. “Everybody thinks, everybody knows, we’re going to do it. We need to isolate that one game and take it one game at a time. It would be a mistake to waste our energy on multiple games. It’s one game at a time.”

Hindi rin papayag si San Antonio Fil-Am rookie guard Dylan Harper na basta-basta lamang silang masisibak ng New York sa serye.

“I feel like we’re going to go out next game with a sense of fire,” ani Harper. “If we’re going to lose, we’re not going out like that. We’re going to put up a fight. We’re going to keep swinging.”