Victor Wembanyama breaks silence on costly turnover as Spurs fall in Game 2 of NBA Finals

Victor Wembanyama has opened up about the costly turnover that led to the San Antonio Spurs' fall in Game 2 of the NBA Finals against the New York Knicks.

After mounting a 14-point fightback in the fourth quarter, Wembanyama and Stephon Castle shared a hopeful glance with 12.7 seconds left on the clock and the score tied at 104-104, sensing the Spurs were on the brink of a remarkable comeback.

Wembanyama defended a shot by Jalen Brunson, causing the latter to miss, and the French centre then grabbed the rebound and tried to start a fast break immediately.

With Castle sprinting up the court, Victor fired a pass that bounced off the back of the unsuspecting point guard and went straight to Brunson.

Wembanyama quickly fouled, and Brunson capitalised to give the Knicks a 2-0 lead.

Wembanyama later admitted that his eagerness to win the game caused the costly mistake.

"That's the most frustrating thing: to throw it away after putting in all this work," Wembanyama said.

"I threw that one away. I messed up. It's like the body reacts quicker than the mind. We needed to win that game. This game was ours. But at this point it's done. Am I going to regret it? Yes, of course. Am I going to use that to fuel me and fuel us to the next game? Absolutely."

Castle explained that he was focused on giving Wembanyama space to dribble up the court, but did not see him throw it to me.

"I didn't see him throw it to me," he said. "I see Vic has the ball, tie game. I was just trying to give Vic space."

"That's the whole problem. I need to have more poise, more control of the game," he said. "I'm not going to go through the whole [three] possessions, but that's the general image. We need to put ourselves in better conditions. We're digging ourselves a hole. That's been the theme so far."

The Knicks defeated the Spurs 105-104 in Game 2 of the NBA Finals, with Game 3 shifting to New York and Donald Trump expected to be in attendance.