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Key takeaways
- NEW YORK -- Something, or rather someone, has been missing in action in the fourth quarter of all three games in these NBA Finals, and that came back to bite the New York Knicks for the first time Monday night.
- Karl-Anthony Towns was held scoreless for the third straight fourth quarter in Game 3, and the Knicks were finally punished for it with a loss to San Antonio.
- It didn't matter as much in the first two games because of Jalen Brunson's heroics as well as the Knicks' collective defense, but neither showed up late in Game 3.
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NEW YORK -- Something, or rather someone, has been missing in action in the fourth quarter of all three games in these NBA Finals, and that came back to bite the New York Knicks for the first time Monday night.
Karl-Anthony Towns was held scoreless for the third straight fourth quarter in Game 3, and the Knicks were finally punished for it with a loss to San Antonio. Towns' production was a catalyst for the 13-game playoff winning streak that got snapped in front of the Madison Square Garden crowd, but as had been the case during the regular season, he got lost late Monday.
It didn't matter as much in the first two games because of Jalen Brunson's heroics as well as the Knicks' collective defense, but neither showed up late in Game 3.