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Brown on FT gap: 'Never thought I'd see' in Finals...
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- NEW YORK -- Knicks coach Mike Brown credited the San Antonio Spurs for coming into Madison Square Garden and winning Game 3 of the NBA Finals to climb back into the best-of-seven series.
- The Knicks were in the penalty for the final 9:18 of the fourth quarter, and the Spurs held a 24-8 advantage in free throw attempts.
- They outshot us 14-3 in the third quarter from the free throw line.
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NEW YORK -- Knicks coach Mike Brown credited the San Antonio Spurs for coming into Madison Square Garden and winning Game 3 of the NBA Finals to climb back into the best-of-seven series. He did not extend the same pleasantries to the officials.
Brown pointed the finger at the stat sheet, which showed the Spurs taking three times as many free throws as the Knicks in the second half as San Antonio escaped with a 115-111 win Monday night to cut New York's lead to 2-1.
The Knicks were in the penalty for the final 9:18 of the fourth quarter, and the Spurs held a 24-8 advantage in free throw attempts.
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