Wembanyama Drops 32 Points in Game 3, Becoming Knicks Fans' New Finals Villain
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Updated · The New York Times · Jun 9
Wembanyama Drops 32 Points in Game 3, Becoming Knicks Fans' New Finals Villain
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Jun 9
Summary
32 points, eight rebounds, six assists and three blocks from Victor Wembanyama powered San Antonio to a 115-111 Game 3 win at Madison Square Garden, cutting into New York’s title push.
Game 3 marked Wembanyama’s first monster NBA Finals outing after a shaky Game 2 finish, when a late turnover and missed potential winner raised questions about how he would respond.
Madison Square Garden turned on him as the night unfolded, with Knicks fans embracing Wembanyama as their latest postseason villain while he said the road atmosphere felt like "five against six."
The loss injected fear into a Knicks run that had carried a 13-game postseason winning streak and revived anxiety over the franchise’s 53-year championship drought.
San Antonio is now one win from leveling the Finals, with Wembanyama emerging as the central threat to what had looked like New York’s dream season.