The San Antonio Spurs, in the words of standout rookie point guard Dylan Harper, gave away Game 4 of the NBA Finals. Sure, the New York Knicks deserve plenty of credit for their 29-point comeback, the 107-106 win and the 3-1 series lead that comes with it, but the Spurs know that they had plenty of chances to put it away in the second half.
Harper knows as much too, but he is ready to move on from it. After the game, he talked about how he plans to bounce back from the meltdown.
Spurs guard Dylan Harper after a Game 4 collapse: “A whole new fire, I feel like, is ignited in me, in a sense of, we gave that game away. And if we’re going to lose, we’re not going out like that. We're going to put up a fight. We’re going to keep swinging.” pic.twitter.com/7iPWt3CZ0h
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“As a group, we won’t read into the mental thing,” Harper said. “For me, a whole new fire, I feel like, is ignited in me, in a sense of, we gave that game away. And if we’re going to lose, we’re not going out like that. We’re going to put up a fight. We’re going to keep swinging. But for me personally, this loss, I’m gonna bounce back. We’re all gonna bounce back and show the world what we’re made of.”
Harper’s response is a mature one, especially coming from a 20-year-old rookie who is still getting his feet wet in the NBA. However, it is a sign that he and this Spurs team are not giving up despite the deficit.
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