Knicks Unravel at MSG as Spurs Punch First in Game 4

Meanwhile Wemby was doing Wemby things — and being a pest about it. Mitchell Robinson caught him with an elbow on a switch, and instead of backing down, the 7-footer pointed straight at his temple like he was living rent-free in Robinson's head. Then Jose Alvarado, the league's premier 6-foot agitator, decided he'd had enough of the French alien and started tangling with him on the perimeter.

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Jose Alvarado getting SCRAPPY with Wemby

Pardon My Take called the resulting play a 'single leg takedown in an NBA Finals,' and honestly, the description tracked. Dave Portnoy couldn't believe a tackle didn't get flagrant'd. The Cave, in turn, looked like a wake — 4 grown men slumped in their recliners with the DraftKings overlay showing San Antonio up 37-20 and the spread already past a touchdown.

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The Cave is not happy right now after the first quarter

There were silver linings if you squinted. Jordyn Woods showed up with the orange 'lucky bag' that has become its own piece of Knicks-courtside folklore as KAT's partner. Portnoy reminded everyone the Spurs have blown leads all series and that San Antonio can't shoot like this forever. Pat from Barstool laid down the actual stakes: come back from this and the Knicks win in 5, lose it and they probably lose the series. The Garden has 3 more quarters to decide which version of this team it wants to be.