NBA Finals 2026

The relentless force of the New York Knicks collides
with the youthful exuberance of the San Antonio Spurs
in a rematch of the 1999 championship showdown

Jalen Brunson
(left, NYK) and Victor
Wembanyama
(below, SAS).
Conference
Finals “Most
Valuable
Players”

New York Knicks
Coach: Mike Brown	
Aiming to extend
franchise record 11-game
play-off winning streak.
Ninth Finals appearance –
bidding for first title since 1973

San Antonio Spurs
Coach: Mitch Johnson
Second youngest
team to reach Finals.
Recovered from 13th-place
finish in 2025 for tilt at
sixth NBA crown

Regular season
W53-L29 (3rd)
W62-L20 (2nd)

Play-offs: First round
Eastern Conference

Detroit		4-3	Orlando 
Cleveland	4-3	Toronto
New York		4-2	Atlanta
Philadelphia	4-3	Boston

Western Conference

Oklahoma		4-0	Phoenix
LA Lakers	4-2	Houston	
Minnesota	4-2	Denver
S. Antonio	4-1	Portland

Conference semi-finals

Cleveland	4-3	Detroit
New York		4-0	Philadelphia

Oklahoma		4-0 	LA Lakers
S. Antonio	4-2	Minnesota

Conference Finals

New York		4-0	Cleveland
S. Antonio	4-3 	Oklahoma 

NBA Finals: Match schedule
At Spurs: Jun 3, 5, 13*, 19*
At Knicks: Jun 8, 10, 16*


60
Knicks
Spurs
47

Home team
won each
regular season
meeting in 2025-26

Finals will crown eighth successive different
champion since 2019 –  extending remarkable
streak of equivalence in NBA

Spurs
secured
4-1 series win
in 1999 Finals
Cleveland

Team statistics
Regular, per game
Head-to-head record
Regular season
Points scored
Assists
Rebounds
Blocks
Steals
Points conceded

116.5
27.4
45.6
3.9
8.1
110.1
119.8
28.1
47.0
5.5
7.5
111.5
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