Spurs squander 29-point lead in Game 4 loss to Knicks

"..."There is an unraveling, a great unraveling that I believe is occurring. Not without its pain, not without its frustration." — Terry Tempest Williams..."

"...island of silver and black engulfed in the sea of blue and orange sheepishly gathered around each other, attempting to make sense of a roof that was rapidly caving in..."

"...New York's faithful, the prideful and passionate, the arrogant and emotional, stayed long after the final buzzer, with the arena speakers blaring city anthems, an entire population wrapped in arms, rejoicing as a family. A deserved win...."

"..."... Painful, again, yeah, because we played so well. That's a game where you sit there and you say you had the type of personnel that you had, you shot the ball decent, played a pretty clean game. Then kind of didn't finish the job, stopped putting energy in the right spots that got you that lead, what we're playing for."..."

"...Suddenly, a defense that had done well to limit Towns' impact had no idea how to account for Anunoby's physicality, versatility and smarts, or Jalen Brunson's three-level shotmaking. Suddenly, Stephon Castle's inability to recreate his Game 3 magic — and Wembanyama's crowded airspace — became bigger and bigger issues...."

"...Over the next 48 hours, which will feel like 96 depending with whom you speak, an organization that has built so much equity over months will attempt to dissect exactly what went wrong in hopes of prolonging its season...."

"...New York, a city that breeds hustlers and heroes born out of desperation and determination, simply wants it more. Advanced analytics can't track heart. Trends can't determine will. The box score doesn't keep track of destiny...."