{"id":325373,"date":"2026-06-06T08:57:19","date_gmt":"2026-06-06T08:57:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/325373\/"},"modified":"2026-06-06T08:57:19","modified_gmt":"2026-06-06T08:57:19","slug":"its-time-for-finals-basketball-san-antonio-spurs-vs-ny-knicks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/325373\/","title":{"rendered":"It\u2019s time for Finals Basketball: San Antonio Spurs vs NY Knicks"},"content":{"rendered":"

Welcome to the Game Thread. Veterans of the Game Thread know how we do things around here, but for all you newbies we have a few rules. Our community guidelines<\/a> apply and basically say be cool, no personal attacks, don\u2019t troll and don\u2019t swear too much. The rule against trolling also applies to members of this site that visit other fan sites. <\/p>\n

The Knicks are on a historic run in the playoffs, having won 12 in a row culminating in a Finals Game 1 victory over the San Antonio Spurs on the road, where they outscored the home team 29-19 in the fourth quarter and outscored the Silver and Black 11-0 in the last 1:57. Both teams shot poorly for the game, but the Knicks took control late. A critical hustle play by Brunson to tap the ball to Bridges started the final Knicks push, and the Spurs couldn\u2019t answer, missing 3 shots and turning the ball over twice in the final two minutes.<\/p>\n

Even though the Knicks didn\u2019t have the best shooting night, they excelled in a lot of other areas. Karl-Anthony Towns didn\u2019t commit his usual complement of head-scratcher fouls, and was the best version of himself as he hustled to every loose ball and made the right pass every time he was double teamed. Anunoby made key plays in the fourth quarter, and Josh Hart hustled his ass off. The Spurs are going to have to play better tonight and not have the extended lapses of Game 1 to even up the series tonight. The alternative to that is bad.<\/p>\n

In this year\u2019s playoffs, the Spur have been resilient, following up a close loss to the Timberwolves in Game 1 in the series with a 133-95 blowout in Game 2. San Antonio also lost their first home game in the Thunder series, and responded by holding the Thunder to a season-low 82 point output in Game 4. Tonight\u2019s game is an almost must-win scenario, because if the Knicks return home with a 2-0 series lead, the Madison Square Garden fans will be feeling entitled to see the the Orange and Blue pull off their third sweep in a row. No team has won the NBA Finals after losing Game 1 and Game 2 at home1, although it has happened a few times in the earlier rounds. The Spurs have to avoid that situation with a win tonight.<\/p>\n

Both Victor Wembanyama and De\u2019Aaron Fox had below average games on Wednesday, and the Spurs have to find ways to open up their games without forcing the ball to them. Julian Champagnie was great scoring in the first half of the opening game, and contributed by rebounding and defending in the second half. Dylan Harper was the best player for the Spurs on Wednesday night, but he wasn\u2019t on the court during crunch time, which could change in tonight\u2019s game, Mitch willing. GO SPURS GO!!<\/p>\n

Jeremy Sochan gets his first minutes in the NBA Finals and has two shots blocked by his former teammates.<\/p>\n

San Antonio Spurs vs New York Knicks, NBA Finals, Game 2
June 5, 2026 | 7:30 PM CT
Streaming: ESPN
TV: ABC
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