{"id":1623,"date":"2026-06-09T15:08:40","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T15:08:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=1623"},"modified":"2026-06-09T15:08:40","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T15:08:40","slug":"the-mike-brown-decision-that-backfired-in-knicks-game-3-loss-to-spurs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=1623","title":{"rendered":"The Mike Brown decision that backfired in Knicks’ Game 3 loss to Spurs"},"content":{"rendered":"
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For one night at least, Mike Brown didn\u2019t have the golden touch.<\/p>\n

The Knicks coach earned some blowback after his decision to sit superstar Jalen Brunson for 7:11 spanning the end of the third quarter and the start of the fourth quarter in Monday\u2019s Game 3 loss.<\/p>\n

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Brunson exited with the Knicks trailing by one and returned with the team losing by five points in its eventual 115-111 defeat that sliced its NBA Finals series lead to 2-1.<\/p>\n

The Post\u2019s Stefan Bondy tweeted: \u201cMike Brown waiting too long to bring in Brunson and (Josh) Hart. Offense is stalled.\u201d<\/p>\n

Added CBS Sports\u2019 Sam Quinn: \u201cI don\u2019t want to second guess Mike Brown too much. The last time I did that he won 13 in a row. But it felt to me like the game swung when he took Jalen Brunson out with foul trouble with 4.5 minutes to go in the third. Needed to dominate those (Luke) Kornet minutes, couldn\u2019t without JB.\u201d<\/p>\n

Brown has been a wizard with his in-game decisions during this magical Knicks run, often finding the right combinations and being rewarded with stellar play from his backups.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s always tricky when starters encounter foul trouble, though, and it\u2019s fair to wonder if he waited perhaps a little too long to insert Brunson back into the game after he picked up his fourth foul.<\/p>\n

The Knicks trailed 79-78 at the time when he exited with 4:29 left in the third quarter, a key moment since the Spurs also took out Victor Wembanyama at the same time.<\/p>\n

The Spurs are more vulnerable during those moments when Kornet spells Wembanyama \u2014 he played 9:16 on Monday \u2014 and that opens chances for the Knicks.<\/p>\n

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The Knicks managed to hold court in the remainder of the third quarter to trail by one point, 92-91, entering the fourth, meaning they gained on ground with Wembanyama on the bench.<\/p>\n

The start of the fourth then swayed the game.<\/p>\n

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The Knicks did not score their first basket of the period until 8:30 remained in the contest, which cut the deficit to 98-93, and they did not work their way back to within three points until the final minute.<\/p>\n

They shot just 7-for-27 in the final quarter.<\/p>\n

\u201cI liked some of the looks, but I also think we were pretty stagnant. There\u2019s definitely things that we can learn from,\u201d Brunson said of the fourth quarter. \u201cEspecially with our approach when we start the game and with the way we start the half, I don\u2019t think we did well and I don\u2019t think I did well either.\u201d<\/p>\n

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