Knicks edge Spurs in Game 2, take 2-0 NBA Finals lead

Mitchell Robinson’s final challenge on Victor Wembanyama gave the Knicks more than a one-point win. It delivered the clearest snapshot yet of how New York has bent the 2026 NBA Finals its way: through defense, rebound pressure and the kind of late-game execution that turns a shaky finish into a series-defining stop.

The Knicks edged the Spurs 105-104 in Game 2 on June 5, 2026, when Wembanyama missed a game-winning jumper at the buzzer after Robinson forced him into a difficult 20-footer. New York had already survived a wild late sequence. With 9.5 seconds left, Wembanyama threw the ball off Stephon Castle’s back, Jalen Brunson gathered the loose ball, drew contact and made one of two free throws to put the Knicks ahead for good. The victory sent New York home with a 2-0 Finals lead and left the franchise two wins from its first championship since 1973.

The finish mattered because the Knicks had spent the night clawing back from a 14-point fourth-quarter deficit. This was not a clean cruise or a star-driven avalanche. It was a grind, and New York won it by surviving the physical edge of the game. Karl-Anthony Towns supplied 21 points, 13 rebounds and four assists, a line that reflected the Knicks’ control of the paint and the glass. Mikal Bridges added 20 points and four three-pointers, and Brunson scored 20 points while steadying the closing minutes.

San Antonio had its own answers. De’Aaron Fox scored 20 points and Dylan Harper added 15, helping fuel the comeback that nearly stole the game. But when the possession count tightened, New York’s structure held. The Knicks made the Spurs work for every shot, then trusted Robinson to close the final door at the rim.

The result was New York’s 13th consecutive playoff victory, a run topped only by the 2016-17 Golden State Warriors, who won 15 straight. It also followed Game 1’s 105-95 win, when Brunson scored 30 points, 13 of them in the fourth quarter, and the Knicks finished on an 11-0 run. Through two games, the Finals have become less about flash than about control, and the Knicks are controlling the most important moments.