Now the NBA Finals get interesting. Assuredly, the New York Knicks will respond with vigor after their first loss since April, but the San Antonio Spurs have their own adjustments to make.
My Spurs vs. Knicks props and these NBA picks lean into a few playing-time adjustments for Game 4 on Wednesday, June 9.
Best Spurs vs Knicks props for Game 4
| Player | Pick |  |
|---|---|---|
 Dylan Harper |
Over 3.5 assists | +120 |
 Karl-Anthony Towns |
Over 1.5 3-pointers | +160 |
| Mikal Bridges |
Over 12.5 points | +100 |
Game 4 Prop #1: Dylan Harper Over 3.5 assists
This may sound bold, but the San Antonio Spurs need to play rookie Dylan Harper more and star guard Stephon Castle and/or veteran De’Aaron Fox a little bit less. Play Castle and Fox plenty still, but Harper has been the best ballhandler for the Spurs in this series, while Castle and Fox have been loose with the ball and at times played with less of a plan and more pure aggression.
Harper has remained in control and is very much a mismatch for even the New York Knicks.
He dished out four assists in Game 3 despite lagging in minutes behind those two, nearly five minutes behind Fox and six behind Castle. More time watching the film should lead the San Antonio coaching staff to the same conclusion. Putting the ball in Harper’s hands more often will only help the Spurs.
Game 4 Prop #2: Karl-Anthony Towns Over 1.5 3-pointers
Expect the Knicks coaching staff to lay into Karl-Anthony Towns a bit after Game 3. Not in a way of tearing him down, but in a way of encouraging him to be more liberal with his shots.
Towns simply cannot go the first three quarters without taking a 3-pointer like he did in Game 3. While his drives helped dictate the first two games of this series, it is his shooting that turns Towns from a strong offensive piece to a walking mismatch.
And yet, he took only six total shots in the first three quarters on Monday, and none of them were 3-pointers.
Towns has hit 46.3% of his threes this postseason. At the risk of overcorrecting from his reluctance on Monday, New York should encourage him to heave at least once per quarter in Game 4.
Game 4 Prop #3: Mikal Bridges Over 12.5 points
Of New York’s six players to see at least 15 minutes of action in Game 3, only two had positive integers in the plus/minus column of the box score: Towns (+11 in 38 minutes) and Mikal Bridges (+6). Yet, of the Knicks’ starters, only Bridges played fewer than 35 minutes, falling short of 29 minutes.
It was only one game, but it seems worth noting that Landry Shamet played 23 minutes off the bench and posted the worst plus/minus of those six players, logging an ugly -20.
Not to be too blunt, but hey Mike Brown, perhaps play Bridges more.
His 1-of-5 shooting was ugly and, frankly, not aggressive enough. That needs to be the adjustment included within this adjustment. But a look at Monday’s tape makes it clear: Mikal Bridges helps the Knicks win.
After all, he cleared this prop in five of his previous six games and in nine of New York’s 13 straight wins.
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