Key Facts

• Karl-Anthony Towns joined the New York Knicks in October 2024 after a trade from the Minnesota Timberwolves.
• Towns wore a 1999 Knicks-Spurs Finals t-shirt at his first game with the Knicks.
• The San Antonio Spurs won the 2026 Western Conference Finals by beating the Oklahoma City Thunder.
• The Knicks swept the Cleveland Cavaliers to win the 2026 Eastern Conference Finals.
• The Knicks’ last NBA Finals appearance before 2026 was in 1999; the Spurs last appeared in 2014.
• The Spurs won the 1999 Finals against the Knicks led by Tim Duncan and David Robinson.
• The Knicks are on an 11-game playoff winning streak with an average winning margin of 23.8 points.
• The Finals series will start on June 3, 2026, at Frost Bank Center in San Antonio.
• Key players expected to impact the Finals include Towns, Mitchell Robinson (Knicks), and Victor Wembanyama (Spurs).