San Antonio Spurs vs, New York Knicks - prediction, team news, lineups for NBA Finals Game 2

Now conscionable 3 wins distant from the 2025-26 NBA title, the New York Knicks volition look to widen their bid pb implicit the San Antonio Spurs successful Saturday’s Game Two astatine Frost Bank Center.

For the Spurs, the nonsubjective is to level the Finals astatine 1 crippled apiece; falling 2-0 down earlier the bid shifts to Madison Square Garden would permission them astatine hazard of a sweep.

Match preview

With home-court advantage, the Spurs appeared successful power of Game One of the 2026 Finals, starring by arsenic galore arsenic 14 points conscionable earlier the midway constituent of the 2nd quarter.

An uncharacteristically dilatory commencement to the 3rd 4th saw Mitch Johnson’s broadside caput into the last 12 minutes tied astatine 76-76, earlier San Antonio edged up connected a Victor Wembanyama escaped propulsion with 2:16 remaining.

However, that proved to beryllium the Spurs’ last point, arsenic they conceded an 11-0 tally to adjacent the contest, leaving Frost Bank Center stunned astatine the last buzzer.

Having present mislaid a location crippled successful each of their 4 postseason series, the recently crowned Western Conference champions find themselves successful a acquainted concern and cannot spend different subpar show successful Game Two.

A cardinal to immoderate Spurs betterment volition beryllium improved shooting efficiency, aft the starters connected connected conscionable 35.4% of their shots successful Thursday’s defeat. Rookie Dylan Harper was the lone agleam spot disconnected the bench, contributing 16 points connected 6-of-10 shooting.

San Antonio person lone mislaid back-to-back games erstwhile since January 16, and this weekend’s hosts volition backmost themselves to get backmost connected way with a much-needed victory.

Riding an 11-game winning streak heading into San Antonio, the Knicks produced arguably their champion show of the playoffs, withstanding respective Spurs surges earlier taking power erstwhile it mattered most.

Coaching successful his 2nd NBA Finals—having antecedently led the Cleveland Cavaliers to the 2007 showpiece—Mike Brown showcased his in-game management, navigating stretches without prima defender Jalen Brunson during parts of the archetypal half.

Brunson recovered from a dilatory commencement to pb each Knicks scorers with 30 points, portion Karl-Anthony Towns and Josh Hart were besides instrumental, contempt Hart enduring a pugnacious shooting night.

The Knicks’ Game One triumph marked their archetypal triumph successful San Antonio since December 2021, and different triumph would enactment them connected the brink of ending a 53-year hold for hoops supremacy.

Not since 2011, erstwhile the Miami Heat faced the Dallas Mavericks, has a roadworthy squad won the archetypal 2 games of an NBA Finals, underscoring the size of the task facing the Knicks.

Still, Saturday’s visitors are improbable to beryllium fazed, and expectedly truthful fixed their existent form.

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Team News

David Jones remains sidelined with an ankle wounded and is the Spurs’ lone wounded concern.

Last clip out, Dylan Harper became the archetypal Western Conference rookie to grounds implicit 250 points and 100 rebounds successful a azygous playoff run. The 20-year-old could spot his engagement summation importantly successful Game Two, particularly with De’Aaron Fox inactive struggling.

While a 26-point, 12-rebound show appears awesome connected the surface, Victor Wembanyama struggled with his shooting (6-of-21) and committed six turnovers successful Game One. He volition request to amended successful some areas if the Spurs are to travel retired connected top.

Jalen Brunson overcame ankle and genu issues to pb the Knicks to triumph connected Thursday, and the 29-year-old has since dismissed immoderate concerns astir his fitness.

Having been deemed a uncertainty to diagnostic earlier, Mitchell Robinson was capable to suit up for 13 minutes, during which helium managed 2 points and six rebounds.

San Antonio Spurs imaginable starting lineup:

Fox, Castle; Vassell, Champagnie; Wembanyama 

New York Knicks imaginable starting lineup:

Brunson, Hart; Bridges, Anunoby; Towns

We say: Spurs to triumph by 5+ points

The unit is firmly connected San Antonio to marque the adjustments needed to bounce backmost from their Game One defeat.

A mediocre shooting nighttime crossed the committee is uncommon for a squad of San Antonio’s quality, and though it happened successful Game One, the Spurs are tipped to bounce backmost connected Saturday and level the series.