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Victor Wembanyama took all the blame for his San Antonio Spurs’ loss in Game 2 of the NBA Finals on Friday night, making them the third team in NBA history to lose each of the first two games of the Finals at home.
The Spurs had an epic comeback and an epic disaster in the same fourth quarter, falling to the New York Knicks 105-104, after a finish that Wembanyama probably won’t be able to forget anytime soon.
San Antonio trailed by 14 midway through the fourth quarter after blowing a double-digit lead, then went on a 14-0 run to tie the game, then briefly took the lead when Wembanyama had a three-point play with just under a minute left.
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San Antonio Spurs forward Victor Wembanyama walks off the court as time runs out during the second half of Game 2 of the NBA Finals against the New York Knicks in San Antonio on June 5, 2026. (Eric Gay/AP)
The score was tied with about 14 seconds left and it was best against best when the Knicks’ Jalen Brunson faced the unanimous Defensive Player of the Year in Wembanyama. Brunson shot from about 16 feet, but it hit the back of the rim and Wembanyama got the rebound.
Wembanyama spotted his Spurs teammate Stephon Castle and sent him a pass. But Castle wasn’t looking and it bounced off his back. Brunson ended up with the ball and Wembanyama fouled him, sending the Knicks hero to the line.
“I need to have more poise,” Wembanyama said. “More control over the game.”
Brunson missed one of two free throws and the Knicks led by one. Wembanyama then made a potentially game-winning jumper, but missed, and the Knicks took a 2–0 series lead.
San Antonio Spurs forward Victor Wembanyama and guard De’aaron Fox react after a foul during the second half of Game 2 of the NBA Finals against the New York Knicks in San Antonio on June 5, 2026. (Eric Gay/AP Photo)
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“I threw that in the trash. I ruined it,” Wembanyama said. “We didn’t play very well as a team. We needed to win that game. This game was ours. But at this point, it’s done. Am I going to regret it? Yes, of course. Am I going to use that to fuel myself and us in the next game? Absolutely.”
Wembanyama also admitted that he was perhaps too “high” from winning a thrilling seven-game Western Conference Finals against the reigning champion Oklahoma City Thunder.
Now, it’s the Knicks who have every ounce of momentum as Madison Square Garden will host an NBA Finals game for the first time this millennium. Monday night’s Game 3 is shaping up to be the most expensive sporting event of all time, with a secondary market ticket price of around $12,000.
Jalen Brunson of the New York Knicks celebrates a three-point basket with Karl-Anthony Towns during game two of the 2026 NBA Finals at the Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, Texas, on June 5, 2026. (Ronald Cortés/Getty Images)
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The other two teams that fell to 2-0 deficits at home (the 1993 Phoenix Suns and the 1995 Orlando Magic) were unable to come back and win a title.
