The Spurs Ain't Dead, KAT Is Tormenting Wemby & Why the Knicks Need an Enforcer
All The Smoke
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ποΈ 10 June 2026
β±οΈ 19 minutes
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Summary
The Spurs stole Game 3 in New York, but did they just unlock something even bigger? π
Matt Barnes and Stephen Jackson break down the adjustments that changed the NBA Finals, why Victor Wembanyama looked like a different player, and whether the Knicks beat themselves with costly mistakes.
Plus:
π Did the Spurs finally unlock Wemby's full potential?
π Why Jalen Brunson didn't look like himself in Game 3
π Karl-Anthony Towns as New York's X-factor
π De'Aaron Fox's impact on the series
π Stephon Castle's breakout performance
π Why Stak says Wemby "ain't a punk"
π Game 4 predictions and what's at stake for both teams
Has San Antonio figured something out... or will the Knicks bounce back and take control of the Finals?
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| 0:00.0 | This is an I-Heart podcast. |
| 0:02.6 | Guaranteed Human. |
| 0:04.3 | Welcome back to Unplugged. |
| 0:05.6 | Today, joining me, my brother Ulysses, Jesse. I'm back, baby. Jackson III. In the city. So people think your middle name is Ulysses for real? We're going to rock with it. It's working. It's working. It's cool. Spurs. Yeah. Spurs. They took game three. |
| 0:20.0 | Well, by the way, good job holding down, unplug while I was gone. |
| 0:22.9 | I appreciate it. |
| 0:23.5 | Oh, man, anytime. |
| 0:24.1 | You know, I'm going to speak. |
| 0:24.7 | You know, I was able to check it out. Shout to the crew. But your Spurs got, they got one in the garden last night. Trump was bad luck. Nick's lost. Nick's lost. But, yeah, I feel like this series, Yeah, and this can very easily be 2-1 San Antonio, but it's 2-1 Knicks. You predicted the Spurs to win the series. What do you make of it? No one's ever come back from 2-0 in the finals, losing the first two home games. Do your Spurs have a chance? Yeah, because games still got to be played. That's how we always look at it. They still got to, Nick's got to stay out there and get the job done. My thing was I wanted to see the adjustment they made for game three. And knowing the environment, hostile environment, been on the road, having a young team, you know, I didn't know what to expect. But the game plan that they came in with was what I hope keep windy in the post more, keep him in the paint more. |
| 1:13.3 | Let him try to demand a presence in the post because the younger guys got the wing. |
| 1:18.7 | They got that taken care of. |
| 1:19.7 | They need some type of post presence on offense from him. |
| 1:23.4 | And I think he gave that last night. |
| 1:24.6 | I think they gave them a different energy, a different |
| 1:28.0 | look on offense that the Knicks wasn't used to. And they also, they guarded the Knicks |
| 1:32.0 | different, you know? They kept one man on Brunson up top and basically went into his own |
| 1:37.8 | to keep Winby in the post. So the adjustments, they made better adjustments, is what I'm saying. |
| 1:42.0 | They made better adjustment for game three. But I still think that the Knicks beat themselves. I really think the Knicks beat themselves. A lot of the turnovers. And, you know, even though we don't agree, but I agree with what Stephen A. said, Brunson played that game like he was playing to be MVP of the finals instead of playing to win the game. I agree with that because I know |
| 2:01.0 | how he play. I watch him play. You know, that's his brothers. I know why he played with that team. He didn't play like that last night. But if the, if the Spurs can make another adjustment, I think this is going to be the hardest game of the season, winning game four in New York. But the adjustment they made last night was a good job by the coach staff. Knicks have been off to slow starts all three games. |
| 2:20.5 | San Antonio's come out the gates. The adjustment they made last night was a good job by the coach staff. Knicks have been off to slow starts all three games. |
| 2:20.5 | San Antonio's come out the gate swinging and it has thrown the first punch in all three games. |
| 2:25.7 | I think San Antonio's youth and inexperience is showing at times. |
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