[Post Game Thread] The New York Knicks (2-0) defeat the San Antonio Spurs (0-2) in Game 2, 105-104 behind KAT’s 21 points and 13 rebounds
[Lowlight] Wemby passes to Castle, who is not looking, for a crucial turnover, then fouls Brunson
Karl-Anthony Towns: “If you lose a parent…you just look for signs and I’ll take any sign I could get and I prayed to her strong before that possession…I take it as a sign my mom was there with me so I appreciate her so much.”
French commentators scream in pure agony as Wembanyama throws the ball off Castle’s back
[Uthayakumar] The Knicks : 44 days since their last loss. 13 straight wins, the 2nd-longest streak in NBA playoff history.
Charles Barkley in Game 2 halftime: “Wemby is in shock right now. It’s probably been a long time since he got his ass kicked like this.”
Has any team ever been able to overcome and defeat Tony Brothers as defiantly as the Knicks were able to today?
[Highlight] Closeup of the crucial Wembanyama turnover + foul on Brunson
Jeremy Lin confirms that he will be in the building at Madison Square Garden for the NBA Finals. It is the first time Lin will be returning to MSG as a spectator.
A Knicks fan thanked Jalen Brunson’s mom for giving birth to Jalen Brunson
[All-Access] “I’m just happy to be playing basketball…it’s kept me alive, I’m forever grateful.” After leading the Knicks to a Game 2 victory with 21 points in the NBA Finals, Karl-Anthony Towns shares his appreciation for basketball.
[Highlight] Victor Wembanyama grabs Jose Alvarado by the neck and tosses him
Josh Hart on not playing some 4th quarters and his reduced minutes in the regular season: “I definitely didn’t see the bigger picture in those moments. There was moments when I went home and I’m like, ‘Damn. Am I ass? Do I suck as a basketball player?’ There was a lot of those moments.”
[Highlight] The New York Knicks get the stop on the final possession to take a 2-0 series lead in the NBA Finals with a 105-104 victory over the San Antonio Spurs. The Knicks have now won 13 straight playoff games, the second-longest win streak in NBA postseason history.
Karl-Anthony Towns’s as Knicks lead series 2-0: 21 PTS, 13 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL, 1 BLK
[HIGHLIGHT] OG ANUNOBY THROWS IT DOWN OVER WEMBANYAMA
Knicks fans in Harlem having block party watchalongs of the Finals
Mikal Bridges on heading back to The Garden up 2-0 against the Spurs in the NBA Finals - “0-0. Stay desperate at all times.”
Victor Wembanyama on Karl-Anthony Towns: “Very different from previous series … he’s a good player. We need to figure it out, we need to keep working on it.”
Can we all agree last night was terrible one sided reffing?
[Highlight] KAT picks up his fourth foul
[Highlight] Brunson and Fox get in a staredown
Charles Barkley: If the Knicks win these next two games, this is one of the greatest runs in playoff history
Mitchell Robinson responds to a TikTok saying he’ll play harder with the president in attendance for game 3: “You ain’t lying brother 🤘🏾🤟🏾🇺🇸”
The Knicks just shot their first free throws of the half with 2:37 left in the fourth quarter
Wemby postgame last night- “Personally, I think I could’ve been better in recovering from the high of the Conference Finals”
[Highlight] Tech assessed on Mitch Robinson after contact with Wemby
KAT has a powerful interview with SVP about his mom and the people who got him to this moment: “I was strengthened on April 13th when I lost my mother… I truly can do anything when I walk in faith, when I walk with the angels beside me. I feel anything is possible, I feel nothing is impossible.”
[Highlight] KAT somehow gets the ball to Mikal Bridges for 3
Victor Wembanyama on throwing the ball off Stephon Castle’s back: “That’s the most frustrating thing, to throw it away after putting in all this work … I threw that one away. I messed up.”
No player has averaged 10+ PPG on > 70% True Shooting on a title winning team. Two Knicks are in contention to be the first.
[Highlight] Wemby can’t hit the game-winner. Knicks lead the series 2-0!
If the Knicks end up winning the series, does that make Villanova the best national championship team ever?
Lowe: “If the Knicks win, Brunson will probably win Finals MVP. Because he’s Jalen Brunson, he made the big shot and the big free throw tonight. But KAT has a case for it, we’re not there yet, he’s been outstanding.”
Spurs-Knicks opener nears 17 million viewers in NBA’s top game since 2019 with a peak nearing 20 millions viewers
OG Anunoby in the win: 17/4/3/2/2 on 70% TS
The Knicks are now 13-0 since Danhausen uncursed them. At this point I think you can’t even blame Wembenyama, the Spurs, or any opponents the Knicks have faced
In December 2025, Max Kellerman claimed “the Knicks will never win a championship” with Jalen Brunson as their best player. Six months later, Kellerman says he’d pick Brunson over SGA to lead a team in a playoff series. (Clipped from the Bill Simmons Podcast)
[Highlight] Victor Wembanyama misses the potential game winner and the Knicks take game 2 and go up 2-0 in the series vs. the San Antonio Spurs in the 2026 NBA Finals!
Mikal Bridges on heading back to The Garden up 2-0. “Stay desperate at all times.”
[Highlight] Josh Hart trips Vassell (flagrant 1 on review)
The spurs/OKC series is such a good depiction of why each series matchup is different, and experience at this level is so important
2026 New York Knicks: — 13 straight playoff wins (2nd most ever) — 2nd most road playoff wins ever — Highest point differential in a postseason — Up 2-0 in the Finals. Join the 2017 Warriors as the only teams to win 13+ straight playoff games.
Lost in the void: Brunsons defense has shown up repeatedly
Latest from Pablo Torre on Aspiration: Ballmer made a secret side deal with Joe Sanberg made clear in writing: There was a full guarantee on Ballmer’s \(50M investment similar to the "I.O.U" for Kawhi Leonard. \)20 million guaranteed was given to Kawhi purely through equity in the company
Towns in the finals so far: 20/13/4 on 66% TS on 56/43/100 splits to go 2-0 on the road
Game Thread: New York Knicks (1-0) vs San Antonio Spurs (0-1) Live Score | NBA Finals | Jun 5, 2026 (Second Half)
I’ve been conditioned my entire life to hate New York but this Knicks team is so likable
[Highlight] Karl-Anthony Towns gets the pass to Mikal Bridges, who finishes the layup and then proceeds to drill the 3-pointer for the Knicks to end the first half. He has 17 points as New York leads 56-52 at halftime in Game 2 of the NBA Finals.
Landry Shamet responds to the Knicks now having 13 straight playoff wins: “We got Game 3 in Madison Square Garden, that’s what we’re worried about. All those other games are in the past”