New York Knicks lead San Antonio Spurs 2-1 in 2026 NBA Finals

The New York Knicks hold a 2-1 series lead over the San Antonio Spurs in the 2026 NBA Finals after winning the first two games in San Antonio before losing Game 3 at Madison Square Garden. The series, which began on 3 June, is a rematch of the 1999 Finals and has drawn television audiences not seen since 2019.

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The 2026 NBA Finals pits the Eastern Conference champion New York Knicks against the Western Conference champion San Antonio Spurs [35]. The Knicks won Game 1 in San Antonio 105-95, with Jalen Brunson scoring 30 points and the team finishing on an 11-0 run [29, 31, 32]. New York then took Game 2 by a single point, 105-104, after Victor Wembanyama made a costly late turnover [21, 22, 24]. The Spurs responded by winning Game 3 at Madison Square Garden 112-108, with Wembanyama recording 32 points, cutting the Knicks' series lead to 2-1 [4, 7, 14].

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