The San Antonio Spurs are in legitimate trouble. Heading into the 2026 NBA Finals as the favorite to win it all after dethroning the Oklahoma City Thunder, the Spurs now find themselves down 2-0 against the New York Knicks after they failed to complete the comeback on Friday night in Game 2, taking a 105-104 loss.
Victor Wembanyama's offensive struggles in Game 2 of the NBA Finals between the San Antonio Spurs and the New York Knicks were highlighted. In the first half of Friday's contest, Wembanyama was not aggressive in shooting the basketball and only had seven points on 2-for-4 shooting.
For five minutes on Friday night, it looked like the San Antonio Spurs were on their way to completing one of the greatest comebacks in the history of the NBA Finals.
How many of the most recent players to score at least 30 points in an NBA Finals game for each franchise can you name in five minutes?NOTE: The Charlotte Hornets, Los Angeles Clippers, Memphis Grizzlies, Minnesota Timberwolves, New Orleans Pelicans, have never made the NBA Finals, while no Kings player scored 30 in their lone appearance (1951).
Kevin Garnett’s Victor Wembanyama prediction is starting to look really good through the first two games of the NBA Finals. The Boston Celtics icon shared his thoughts on the series before Game 1 between the San Antonio Spurs and the New York Knicks tipped off.
As an NBA fan, it hits different when a team's best player is a guy the franchise nurtured from the very start. There's a greater attachment to stars who have been there since the start, who have bled the team's colors since the start of their careers.
The San Antonio Spurs have a wealth of mentorship depth from their former players, especially for Victor Wembanyama. The Spurs’ big man had two of the greatest big men in league history behind him.
The San Antonio Spurs entered Friday night’s game against the New York Knicks in a must-win scenario. After blowing a double-digit lead in the second half of Game 1, the Spurs desperately needed to avoid going down 0-2 against the Knicks.
The San Antonio Spurs are not just down in the NBA Finals anymore, they are now standing in a historical hole that has never produced a champion. Game 2 turned a difficult start into something much heavier.
If an NBA player ends a game with 30 points, that's generally a great night. 40 points is fantastic, and 50 points is an event. That's especially true when that type of scoring outburst comes from an unexpected source.
Charles Barkley has never been shy about criticizing the modern NBA. That’s why his recent comments about Victor Wembanyama stood out. Appearing on ESPN’s Get Up before Game 2 of the NBA Finals, Barkley admitted he became emotional watching Wembanyama after the Spurs advanced past Oklahoma City in the Western Conference finals.
In an up-and-down Game 2 that saw both teams overcome double-digit deficits, Victor Wembanyama missed a game-winner at the buzzer, and the New York Knicks defeated the San Antonio Spurs, 105-104, to take a 2-0 lead in the NBA Finals.
The San Antonio Spurs find themselves in a precarious position after blowing a 14-point lead in Game 1 of the NBA Finals. Instead of being up 1-0 and favorites to win the title, the Spurs lost the game, home-court advantage and are now series underdogs.
The Spurs may be down 1-0 in the NBA Finals, but don’t expect panic to set in. San Antonio entered the series as the favorite before dropping Game 1 to the Knicks, yet several players made it clear afterward that confidence inside the locker room remains strong.
There was plenty of blame to go around in the Spurs locker room after their Game 1 loss to the Knicks in the NBA Finals. But Spurs rookie sensation Dylan Harper might be going a little too far in putting the onus on one of his teammates.
Dylan Harper’s deleted TikTok repost has turned one bad De’Aaron Fox night into a Spurs locker-room talking point before Game 2. The rookie reportedly reposted, then removed, a video mocking Fox’s Game 1 performance by comparing it to a rough James Harden playoff night.
The San Antonio Spurs will be looking to tie the series against the New York Knicks in Game 2, and it will be up to the adjustments they make after falling in Game 1.
Gregg Popovich has been a bona fide icon for the San Antonio Spurs franchise, and Dwyane Wade was the most recent NBA legend to give the former coach his recognition following the Spurs’ entry into the NBA Finals after 12 years.
SAN ANTONIO -- San Antonio Spurs head coach Mitch Johnson is emphasizing the obvious, that his team still is at home with a chance to even the NBA Finals on Friday night.