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Stephon Castle Compares Guarding Shai-Gilgeous Alexander To Jalen Brunson

On what Castle's learned since guarding Shai, he said, "Probably my discipline especially guarding the ball 1 on 1. Shai used a lot of deception and pump fakes, sweep throughs and trying to keep him off the free throw line is tough at times but I think Brunson being a smaller guard is probably gonna be amplified a lot more."

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Victor Wembanyama Speaks On Jalen Brunson After Game 1

"He's an elite player, elite player," said Wemby after Brunson dropped 30 in the Game 1 Knicks 105-95 win. In regards to the 0-1 deficit the Spurs are now in, Wemby said, "It's first to four series, so we were gonna have time to work on it. "We've been down in a series before. I'm not worried in the slight."

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Charles Barkley Says Victor Wembanyama Is Not Aggressive Enough After Game 1 Finals Loss

Barkley stated that Wemby is not an aggressive player after his game 1 display, arguing that not everybody is like Shaq. "He can be aggressive at times, but he ain't that guy who gets to the gym and says, 'I'm gonna take everybody's lunch money,'" Barkley said, adding that he'd pick Karl-Anthony Towns over Wembanyama in terms of aggression.

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De’Aaron Fox Slams Spurs’ Lack of Assists Following Game 1 Finals Loss

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De’Aaron Fox Slams Spurs’ Lack of Assists Following Game 1 Finals Loss

"Us ending the game with only 16 assists is not something we want," Fox said, having dished out just 5 assists himself with 3 turnovers. He added that they have to create plays better and hit shots. The Spurs finished with 13 turnovers as a team, not able to keep the ball secure and making careless mistakes in transition.

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Stephon Castle Feels Like Knicks Defended Jalen Brunson Well, but He Hit “Loud” Shots

Castle doesn't feel like he and the Spurs did a bad job guarding Brunson, restricting him to 12-31 shooting and just 4 free throw attempts. "He made some tough shots late but I feel a lot a lot of his buckets were just loud because they were back to back," Castle said, emphasizing Brunson's clutch buckets late in the game.

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Devin Vassell Wants The Spurs To Control The Boards Vs The Knicks

After the 105-95 loss, Vassell said, "We know we have to control the boards. They [Knicks] like to crash the glass. So it can’t just be one half where we’re crashing the glass. We have to help Vic. We have to help the bigs down there." The Spurs had 14 offensive rebounds tonight vs the Knicks' 10.

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