Now it’s thirteen in a row—but it sure wasn’t easy. The Knicks extended their historic playoff winning streak with a 105–104 victory against the Spurs in Game 2. New York was rolling in the fourth quarter, up fourteen points with just over six minutes to go, when San Antonio began a stretch of intensely physical, lockdown defense and matched it with a run on offense, erasing the lead. In the end, the Spurs’ Victor Wembanyama had a clean shot to win it, but it clanged off the back of the rim. Fireworks were going off back in New York.
After the game, the _New Yorker_ editor David Remnick was again joined by the staff writers Louisa Thomas and Vinson Cunningham for a live discussion on Substack. They broke down the Knicks’ narrow escape, did a _little_ complaining about the refs, and pointed out how the Spurs’ collective youth is showing against a more experienced opponent. The series heads to Madison Square Garden, home of the hottest ticket on earth, on Monday night. ♦