Wembanyama says Knicks comeback was 'hard to forget'

Victor Wembanyama admitted the San Antonio Spurs' recent collapse against the New York Knicks was a tough pill to swallow. The French star described the loss, where the team squandered a 29-point lead, as "harder than any other game before, by far, no doubt."

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We have a lot of confidence, but yes, I wouldn't say it was that easy to forget. It has been harder than any other game before, by far, no doubt. But hey, we've already moved past it. It's the Playoffs. There's no time to dwell.

Despite the sting of the defeat, Wembanyama stressed the need for the Spurs to quickly move on. "We have a lot of confidence, but yes, I wouldn't say it was that easy to forget. But hey, we've already moved past it. It's the Playoffs. There's no time to dwell," he stated.

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There were a thousand ways we could not have lost that game. I feel like there was a time to process it, to dwell on it. But not anymore.

Wembanyama, who finished the game with 24 points and 13 rebounds but struggled in the fourth quarter, pointed to fatigue as a contributing factor. However, he quickly dismissed it as an excuse, noting that "everyone is just as tired, so it shouldn't even be a factor in the game."

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Fatigue was definitely a factor, but everyone is just as tired, so it shouldn't even be a factor in the game.

Addressing the prospect of hostile New York fans in San Antonio, Wembanyama expressed confidence in the home crowd's ability to counter the noise. The Spurs now face an elimination game, trailing the Knicks 3-1 in the series. "We need to isolate this game and take it game by game. I think it would be a mistake to waste our energy thinking about several games. It's one game at a time," he concluded.

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We need to isolate this game and take it game by game. I think it would be a mistake to waste our energy thinking about several games. It's one game at a time.