Victor Wembanyama just gave Spurs Nation every reason to breathe sigh of relief

San Antonio just dropped Game One of the NBA Finals, 105-95, after leading much of the game, and while that could be disappointing on its face, something was off from the beginning. That wasn't the team that Spurs fans have grown accustomed to watching during this magical playoff run, and that's a massive comfort that Victor Wembanyama's postgame words should add to.

"I'm not kicking myself about anything really. I'm not worried in the slightest," Wemby told ESPN's Marc J. Spears after the game. He's right to feel that way. The Silver and Black have been here before, looking like the better team while making mistake after mistake. It was similar to some of their showings in the second and third rounds, and we all know how those ended.

At the end of the day, Game One showed us the same truth we've seen in every series the Spurs have played so far: San Antonio's wins and losses will be decided based on what San Antonio does.

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The Silver and Black didn't play their best game tonight. That much is obvious. Wemby scored the worst 26 points fans have witnessed all season. 6/21 isn't going to get it done at the highest level of basketball in the world. Stephon Castle's 7/16 wasn't inspiring. De'Aaron Fox was the worst of them all, only putting in three of 13 attempts.

It wasn't all on him, though. Most of San Antonio's players failed to show up on the offensive end. The defense was another story. Holding the Knicks to 105 points is more notable than you think. New York's playoff run has garnered significant attention because of just how good they've been against their lackluster competition in the Eastern Conference.

Their 11-game winning streak was among the best of all time entering the NBA Finals, and there didn't seem to be much rust when Game One began. Several of their guys made shots and played with an intensity that showed they were ready for the moment. Still, they only scored 105 by the time the game was done.

Watching the game, it was easy to see that they struggled to generate consistent offense against the Spurs' defense. Meanwhile, San Antonio took ill-advised shots, rushed attempts, and played out of character in a way that made fans question if they were watching the same team. There's a clear path to correction for Mitch Johnson's crew. Not so much for Mike Brown's.

Sometimes, the Spurs' youth pokes its head out of the bushes, but it never stays long. They always figure out what they did wrong and course-correct. It's an underrated trait of this team, but it's been imperative to their success, and they'll lean on their superpower of quick adjustments to tighten the screws on New York for the rest of this series.

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