NBA commentator Charles Barkley did not hold back while providing his opinion on the San Antonio Spurs' collapse in Game 4 of the NBA Finals.

Barkley called the Spurs the "dumbest basketball team in the history of civilization" after they blew a 29-point lead on Wednesday, June 10.

The Spurs had the chance to even the series at 2-2, but the Knicks stole it late and now have a commanding 3-1 lead in the series.

"That was some of the most mismanaged, stupid basketball," Barkley said during the “Inside the NBA” postgame show. "When you blow a 29-point lead, the other team has to help you. The San Antonio Spurs helped the New York Knicks win this game by doing some of the stupid(est) stuff I've seen on a basketball court."

The Spurs found success early in the first half, setting an NBA Finals record with 14 made 3s (on 26 attempts).

“We saw the dumbest basketball team in the history of civilization. … The San Antonio Spurs helped the New York Knicks win this game.”

Charles Barkley after the Spurs allowed the largest comeback in NBA Finals history 👀 pic.twitter.com/Y7t4UZsVhU

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San Antonio did not have the same luck in the second half and struggled from long range. The team went 3-for-17 from deep in the second half.

The Spurs missed nine of those 3s in the third quarter, allowing the Knicks to take advantage of the missed opportunities and crawl back into the game.

“They played terrible basketball," Shaquille O'Neal said on the show. "They got comfortable with the lead and talking about going back to San Antonio and just didn't play smart."

The Knicks returned to the locker room at halftime trailing 76-49 before going on to outscore the Spurs 58-30 in the second half.

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