The Knicks Take Game 1 With Stan Van Gundy!

About this episode

Zach Lowe and Stan Van Gundy discuss the highlights and key moments from Game 1 of the NBA Finals.

Zach is joined by Stan Van Gundy to recap Game 1 of the NBA Finals. (0:00) Welcome to The Zach Lowe Show!(01:31) A very intense Game 1(06:23) Wemby's worst game of the year?(09:16) Hart's impact(10:16) Spurs need to make adjustments(13:29) How can the Spurs get Wemby better possessions?(18:33) Spurs should match Wemby's minutes with Brunson(28:36) Fox is a looming issue(41:09) Best officiated game of the year?(44:50) Knicks have sports magic(58:28) Extras around the league Host: Zach LoweGuests: Stan Van GundyProducers: Jonathan Frias and Michael SzokoliSocial: Keith Fujimoto and Michael Szokoli This episode is sponsored by State Farm®️. Like a good neighbor, State Farm is there.®️ The Ringer is committed to responsible gaming. Please visit https://fanduel.com/playwithaplan to learn more about the resources and helplines Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Zach Lowe

Guest: Stan Van Gundy

Topics covered

• NBA Finals
• Game recap
• Player performance
• Coaching strategies
• Officiating
• Team dynamics

Keywords

• NBA Finals
• Knicks
• Spurs
• Wemby
• Brunson
• Game 1
• Stan Van Gundy
• Zach Lowe
• officiating
• player impact

Sponsors

State Farm

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Organizations: The Ringer

Places: Spurs, Knicks

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