{"id":713343,"date":"2026-06-04T00:00:09","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T00:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/713343\/"},"modified":"2026-06-04T00:00:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T00:00:09","slug":"knicks-vs-spurs-score-live-updates-where-to-watch-nba-finals-tip-off-with-game-1-from-san-antonio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/713343\/","title":{"rendered":"Knicks vs. Spurs score, live updates, where to watch: NBA Finals tip off with Game 1 from San Antonio"},"content":{"rendered":"

SAN ANTONIO \u2014 In the midst of the most successful stretch of his 11-year professional career, Karl-Anthony Towns<\/a> shared his secret.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn my career, if I\u2019ve learned anything, it\u2019s just, \u2018Don\u2019t get too excited,\u2019\u201d Towns said with a laugh before Game 4 of the Eastern Conference finals. \u201cDon’t be excited; just continue to do the job. I wake up every morning and just have the same mentality: I want to go out here and play the best basketball I can and be the best at my job tonight.\u201d<\/p>\n

Towns reiterated that message after the Knicks<\/a> finished a four-game sweep of the Cleveland Cavaliers<\/a>, punching their ticket to the NBA Finals for the first time since 1999 \u2014 and securing his first trip to the championship round after falling short in the conference finals in each of the last two years.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m gonna enjoy this moment, flying back with my teammates, having this understanding of what we\u2019ve done,\u201d Towns said. \u201cIt’s a magical thing, a historical thing. It\u2019s something that New York has been dying for for a long, long time, and we\u2019ll enjoy that plane ride. But once we get in those cars and go to our respective homes, it\u2019s gonna be back to business.\u201d<\/p>\n

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