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Please drink responsibly and stay safe. Guys, five teams in NBA history have overcome an O2 deficit in the NBA Finals. The last team to beat those odds were the 2021 Milwaukee Bucks. No team in final history has ever overcome an O2 series deficit after losing the first two games at home though.
Victor Wemby Yamma believes they can be the first. I think the key is acceptance a lot of times, taking a step back, realizing all the journey that's been behind this and what's ahead of this. Just being okay with who I am, where I am, and what I'm doing. This is everything I wished for. There's really no reason to overthink it. This is what I'm built for. Joe, they're down Ocho, but Wemby is putting a very, very positive spin on it. How do they get back? How do they win game three and then move on?

**Iso Joe Johnson** (3:23)
Hey, grit and toughness, fellas. That's it. Chad, that's the only way. I think it's possible, but if it is possible, San Antonio really has to believe it. And I think they had a team to go to New York and get game three. They definitely got the squad, bro. They just got to put together a good, full, 48-minute basketball game. Obviously, it's on the road, so it's going to be a lot tougher.
We know what the atmosphere is going to be like.
It's going to be nuts in there. It's going to be coconuts in there. You hear me? Yeah, it's going to be coconuts in there, and we already know that. So I know the Spurs, a young team, all can Ocho, but I think they capable, bro. I really do.

**Shannon Sharpe** (4:02)
Yeah.
Yeah, we mentioned the 2021 Bucs. They lost the first two on the road to Phoenix, and then Phoenix won fourth straight.
I remember Portland. Portland did the same thing. Portland was down Ocho to the 76ers. Again, that was on the road, and then Portland with Bill Walton, they won fourth straight. I don't remember the other teams off the top of my head that went down Ocho and ended up winning the series. It's a daunting task, especially after losing at home. Obviously, some of your confidence has to be shaken. It's just natural for some of your confidence to be shaken. I appreciate Wemby putting a very positive spin on it, but at the end of the day, they're going to have to play a lot better than what they played. As we've talked about earlier, they've gotten out the double-digit lead every time, and the Knicks have walked them down every single time. When they get the clutch situations, it seems like the Knicks makes fewer mistakes, execute at a high level, and therefore, they won the first two games on the road. Now, they come home to MSG to see if they can close out this series. Ocho, what does San Antonio have to do in order to win game three, and potentially not win game three? Now, you have some confidence that you can win game four and go back to San Antonio tied 2-2. But the most important thing is that you got to win game.