Overview
- The New York Knicks beat the San Antonio Spurs 105-104 to take a 2-0 lead in the 2026 NBA Finals after a turnover by Victor Wembanyama and a Brunson free throw in the final 10 seconds.
- Jalen Brunson, Karl-Anthony Towns and Mikal Bridges led a balanced New York attack while Wembanyama finished with 29 points for San Antonio but made critical errors in the closing seconds.
- The victory extended the Knicks’ postseason winning streak to 13 games and made them the third team to open a Finals with two road wins, a start previously followed by eventual champions in 1993 and 1995.
- The series now shifts to Madison Square Garden for Games 3 and 4, where the Knicks are two wins from their first NBA championship since 1973 and where President Donald Trump has said he will attend Game 3.
- San Antonio faces urgent changes to regroup because the Spurs must win at least one of the next two games in New York to avoid returning home down 3-0 and with a steep hill to climb to win four of the remaining games.