The Knicks open the NBA Finals against the Spurs in Game 1 on Wednesday night, marking New York’s first trip to the championship series since 1999.
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MARCH 01: Victor Wembanyama #1 of the San Antonio Spurs is defended by Mitchell Robinson #23 of the New York Knicks during the third quarter of the game at Madison Square Garden on March 01, 2026 in New York City.
NOTE TO USER: UTipoff is scheduled for 8:30 p.m. ET on ABC. The Knicks’ long-awaited return to the NBA Finals begins Wednesday night, with New York opening the championship series on the road against the San Antonio Spurs. The matchup brings the Knicks back to the NBA Finals for the first time since 1999, when New York also faced San Antonio. The Spurs enter the series after defeating the Oklahoma City Thunder in the Western Conference Finals.
The Knicks reached the Finals after sweeping the Cleveland Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference Finals. The series features a Knicks team trying to end one of the NBA’s longest championship droughts against a young Spurs team led by Victor Wembanyama. For New York, the Finals run has been powered by Jalen Brunson, Mikal Bridges, Josh Hart, OG Anunoby and Karl-Anthony Towns.
San Antonio’s rise has been led by Wembanyama, who was named Western Conference Finals MVP after helping the Spurs get past Oklahoma City. San Antonio is looking for its sixth NBA title and its first since 2014. San Antonio won that series in five games, giving the Spurs the first championship in franchise history. More than two decades later, the teams meet again with a very different Knicks team trying to bring a title back to New York.
The series then shifts to New York for Game 3 on Monday, June 8, and Game 4 on Wednesday, June 10.
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