A sharp take on Game 3 of the NBA Finals: The Spurs won! The refs helped, and they stepped up themselves!

The highly anticipated NBA Finals Game 3.

The Spurs defeated the Knicks 115-111 on the road, cutting the series deficit to 1-2 while ending New York's 13-game playoff winning streak.

Wembanyama had 32 points, 8 rebounds, and 6 assists; Castle put up 23+5+5.

Brunson recorded 32 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists, while Anunoby scored 28.

Let's talk about the game!

A couple of days ago, a guy in the comments started yelling at Brother Di: "Why do you keep picking on the Thunder's moves but never say anything about the Spurs..."

Actually, I did say something.

But I'll say it again today: The officiating today was in San Antonio's favor.

Some Spurs fans will definitely curse Brother Di, but I'm just telling the truth...

Lead referee Mark Davis is a seasoned veteran.

The overall officiating standard was lenient, encouraging high-intensity physical contact. This style favors the Spurs, who rely on fast transitions and perimeter offense, but severely limits the Knicks' game plan, which depends on interior battles and driving to draw fouls.

There were several controversial missed calls and inconsistent whistles in key moments of the game.

1. In the first quarter, when Wembanyama chased down Brunson, there was a clear hand push and head contact, an obvious defensive foul, but the refs made no call.

2. In the rebounding battle between Hart and Kornet, only Hart was called for a technical foul, while the opposing player's physical play was ignored. The inconsistent standard sparked fan doubts.

3. Towns repeatedly faced tight defense and hand-checking during post-ups, and many clear body contacts did not result in free throws, suppressing his offensive rhythm.

Numerous sneaky moves by the Spurs in interior battles and perimeter defense were ignored by the refs.

Are the Silver and Black squad the so-called "pure and clean" team?

To be honest, no, they are not.

After all, old fans still remember the mark of "Uncle Horry" (Robert Horry's physical play).

Are Wembanyama's moves clean? Not really either.

Just four minutes into the fourth quarter, the Knicks had already reached five team fouls, while the Spurs had zero. You know what that means.

OK, that's enough about the officiating controversy.

Regarding the game.

Where did the Knicks lose?

During the game, one major observation I had was: why did the Knicks marginalize Mr. Towns?

We always say that Towns is a strategic anchor. He can take fewer shots or even none at all, but you can't treat him like Mitchell Robinson, just running back and forth without touching the ball.

In the first two games, the Knicks' core strategy against the Spurs was to have Townsspend a lot of time at the top of the arc, setting screens, distributing the ball, and popping out for threes.

You force Wembanyamato come out, otherwise Towns would punish him with three-pointers. Once Wemby leaves the paint, the lane opens up, and Brunson, Bridges, and Anunoby drive aggressively to the rim.

Today, they didn't stick to that plan well.

Although OG and Hart made some scary shots, it's Towns pinning Wemby outside that dismantles the Spurs' defensive foundation.

Oh, and next game they might as well let Mr. Towns watch from home...

About the Spurs.

You'll notice that in all three Finals games, they briefly built leads, yet the series score shows 1-2.

Winning Game 3 was just a milestone. If they had lost today, they could have started the "funeral" early.

In other words, if Game 4 becomes the biggest turning point of this Finals, and if the Spurs can grind out another road win...

There's no doubt they have the ability to do it.

But they need to accomplish the following:

1. Wembanyama's impact in the paint.

2. Outside shooting from other players.

3. Consistency.

The biggest gap between the Spurs and the Knicks is the lack of consistency.

They finally built a 9-point lead, then Brother Di went to take a piss... and suddenly it was down to 2 points.

One last thing: Don't play clutch time with the Knicks.

Spurs fans, the final moments today must have made you want to pee too...

Fox's play was instrumental.