Knicks’ Must-Win Game 4, Brunson Getting Beat Up and Why the Crowd Isn’t Enough | TICKET & THE TRUTH

About this episode

KG and Paul analyze the wild Game 3 of the NBA Finals, discussing player performances, officiating issues, and the impact of crowd energy ahead of Game 4.

The road team has won every single game of this Finals, and Game 3 was the wildest one yet. KG and Paul break down Victor Wembanyama’s bounce-back, Stephon Castle going absolutely nuclear on both ends, and a rookie Dylan Harper coming off the bench being a differencemaker. Then they get into the part everybody’s mad about: 24 second-half free throws to 8, Mike Brown losing it, and whether the refs just decided Game 3. Plus: should the Spurs actually put Fox on the table, what New York’s crowd energy (the butters in the front row, the anthems, the whole circus) does to a road team, and what has to change before Game 4. Two Hall of Famers, no filter. 0:00 The road team keeps winning - Game 3 reaction 2:30 Wemby’s bounce-back and the call to KG 8:00 Stef Castle goes nuclear (41 and 20) 14:00 Dylan Harper, the ice-cold rookie 19:00 The officiating takeover: 24-8 at the line 25:00 Mike Brown’s complaint and the physicality debate 31:00 GM hat: should the Spurs trade Fox? 37:00 New York’s crowd energy and the butters 43:00 Game 4 outlook and predictions See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Hosts: KG, Paul

Topics covered

• NBA Finals
• Game 3 analysis
• refereeing controversy
• New York crowd energy
• player performances
• Game 4 predictions

Keywords

• NBA Finals
• Game 3
• Victor Wembanyama
• Stephon Castle
• Dylan Harper
• referees
• New York crowd
• Mike Brown
• Game 4 predictions

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Spurs

Places: New York

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