Game ID: 42500402
New York Knicks @ San Antonio Spurs
Friday, June 5, 2026 at 8:30 PM ET
Frost Bank Center, San Antonio, TX
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
SAS 34 18 23 29 104NYK 25 31 28 21 105
NYK @ SAS ScoutingNYK @ SAS Scouting
Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
SAS availability going into 5/26 · 1 day's restBACK Fox back 5/22 after 2, 31 min since (98% of 32)
NEW Vassell 32 to 37 min over the last 5
NEW Castle 31 to 36 min over the last 5
NEW Wembanyama 30 to 37 min over the last 5
NEW Champagnie 28 to 34 min over the last 5
SAS availability going into 5/28 · 1 day's restBACK Fox back 5/22 after 2, 31 min since (100% of 32)
NEW Vassell 32 to 39 min over the last 5
NEW Castle 31 to 37 min over the last 5
NEW Wembanyama 30 to 39 min over the last 5
NEW Champagnie 28 to 35 min over the last 5
SAS availability going into 5/30 · 1 day's restBACK Fox back 5/22 after 2, 30 min since (95% of 32)
SAS availability going into 6/03 · 3 days' restBACK Fox back 5/22 after 2, 31 min since (99% of 32)
NEW Wembanyama 30 to 36 min over the last 5
SAS availability going into 6/05 · 1 day's rest
full strength
SAS availability going into 6/08 · 2 days' restNEW Wembanyama 30 to 37 min over the last 5
SAS availability going into 6/10 · 1 day's restNEW Wembanyama 30 to 37 min over the last 5
SAS availability going into 6/13 · 2 days' restOUT Barnes missed 2 since 6/08, out tonight
NEW Vassell 32 to 37 min over the last 5
NEW Wembanyama 30 to 41 min over the last 5
NEW Harper 24 to 30 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 5/21 · 1 day's restBACK Anunoby back 5/19 after 2, 34 min since (103% of 33)
NYK availability going into 5/23 · 1 day's restBACK Anunoby back 5/19 after 2, 33 min since (99% of 33)
NYK availability going into 5/25 · 1 day's restBACK Anunoby back 5/19 after 2, 32 min since (97% of 33)
NYK availability going into 6/03 · 8 days' restBACK Anunoby back 5/19 after 2, 31 min since (93% of 33)
NYK availability going into 6/05 · 1 day's restBACK Anunoby back 5/19 after 2, 31 min since (93% of 33)
NYK availability going into 6/08 · 2 days' restOUT Kolek missed 2 since 6/03, out tonight
NYK availability going into 6/10 · 1 day's restOUT Kolek missed 3 since 6/03, out tonight
NEW Shamet 21 to 27 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 6/13 · 2 days' restOUT Kolek missed 4 since 6/03, out tonight
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
San Antonio comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 102, shooting 41 percent and 32 from three, 27 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 26 and Castle at 17 a game. One day's rest. New York comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 99, shooting 49 percent and 37 from three, 22 free throws a game; Brunson at 26 and Bridges at 17 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 6 a night. One day's rest.
So: San Antonio wins, and the game turns on the arc, New York at 37 percent from three to San Antonio's 32. Call it San Antonio 111, New York 110, New York keeping it close.
5/26 @ OKC 114-127 — SAS notes
SAS lost 114-127. SAS took 9 more shots (92 to 83), fed by 15 offensive rebounds, but shot 40% to OKC's 48%, 12 of 41 from three, and got to the line 32 times to OKC's 38. Castle led with 24 (7 of 11, 3 of 5 from three, 7 of 8 at the line); Champagnie added 22, Wembanyama 20. Q3 was theirs, 33-32, the deficit cut from 11 to 10, but the other 3 periods went 95-81 against them. Champagnie's -20 in 30 minutes was the worst on the floor.
5/28 vs OKC 118-91 — SAS notes
SAS won 118-91. SAS shot 47% (41 of 88) to OKC's 37%, 15 of 41 from three, and went to the line 25 times to OKC's 12 — 21 points from the stripe to their 11. The glass went 52-42 for them. Wembanyama led with 28 (10 of 21, 4 of 9 from three); Harper added 18, Castle 17. The hinge was Q3, 32-13: a lead of 7 became 26. Champagnie was the night's best plus/minus at +24.
5/30 @ OKC 111-103 — SAS notes
SAS won 111-103. SAS shot 45% (40 of 88) to OKC's 45%, 17 of 40 from three. Wembanyama led with 22 (7 of 15, 3 of 5 from three, 5 of 7 at the line); Champagnie added 20, Castle 16. The hinge was Q1, 32-25: from level to 7 ahead. Champagnie was the night's best plus/minus at +16.
6/03 vs NYK 95-105 — SAS notes
SAS lost 95-105. SAS shot 36% (32 of 89) to NYK's 41%, 11 of 43 from three, and went to the line 25 times to NYK's 18 — 20 points from the stripe to their 16. SAS turned it over 13 times to NYK's 8, and NYK turned those into 8 steals. Wembanyama led with 26 (6 of 21, 2 of 9 from three, 12 of 13 at the line); Castle added 17, Champagnie 16. Q1 was theirs, 27-19, but the other 3 periods went 86-68 against them. They led by as many as 14. Vassell's -13 in 36 minutes was the worst on the floor.
6/05 vs NYK 104-105 — SAS notes
SAS lost 104-105. SAS shot 47% (37 of 78) to NYK's 42%, 11 of 29 from three, and went to the line 27 times to NYK's 21 — 19 points from the stripe to their 16. Wembanyama led with 29 (11 of 21, 2 of 6 from three, 5 of 8 at the line); Fox added 20, Harper 15. Q1 was theirs, 34-25, but the other 3 periods went 80-70 against them. They led by as many as 12.
6/08 @ NYK — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New York comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 99, shooting 48 percent and 38 from three, 20 free throws a game; Brunson at 23 and Towns at 18 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 5 a night. 2 days' rest. San Antonio comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 106, shooting 43 percent and 34 from three, 26 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 25 and Castle at 18 a game. 2 days' rest.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the defense, New York allowing 99 a night to San Antonio's 106 and the line, where San Antonio takes 26 free throws a game to New York's 20. Call it New York 113, San Antonio 107.
6/10 @ NYK — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New York comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 103, shooting 46 percent and 38 from three, 22 free throws a game; Brunson at 25 and Anunoby at 20 a game. It has won the glass by 7 a night. One day's rest. San Antonio comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 103, shooting 44 percent and 35 from three, 26 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 27 and Castle at 17 a game. One day's rest.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the glass, where New York has been plus-7 a night and San Antonio plus-1. Call it New York 112, San Antonio 109, San Antonio keeping it close.
6/13 vs NYK — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
San Antonio comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 106, shooting 43 percent and 36 from three, 25 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 27 and Castle at 17 a game. Without Barnes (2 straight). 2 days' rest. New York comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 103, shooting 45 percent and 39 from three, 22 free throws a game; Brunson at 27 and Anunoby at 22 a game. It has won the glass by 6 a night. 2 days' rest.
So: San Antonio wins, and the game turns on the glass, where New York has been plus-6 a night and San Antonio minus-0. Call it San Antonio 111, New York 110, New York keeping it close.
5/21 vs CLE 109-93 — NYK notes
NYK won 109-93. NYK shot 52% (44 of 85) to CLE's 39%, 13 of 36 from three, and got to the line 14 times to CLE's 32. Hart led with 26 (10 of 21, 5 of 11 from three); Brunson added 19, Bridges 19. The hinge was Q3, 32-21: a lead of 4 became 15, and the lead reached 19. Anunoby was the night's best plus/minus at +22.
5/23 @ CLE 121-108 — NYK notes
NYK won 121-108. NYK shot 56% (43 of 77) to CLE's 50%, 11 of 28 from three, and went to the line 27 times to CLE's 19 — 24 points from the stripe to their 12. Brunson led with 30 (10 of 19, 0 of 4 from three, 10 of 12 at the line); Bridges added 22, Anunoby 21. The hinge was Q1, 37-27: from level to 10 ahead, and the lead reached 17. Towns was the night's best plus/minus at +23.
5/25 @ CLE 130-93 — NYK notes
NYK won 130-93. NYK shot 49% (48 of 98) to CLE's 42%, 19 of 43 from three. NYK turned it over 13 times to CLE's 22. The glass went 60-33 for them. Towns led with 19 (8 of 11, 3 of 3 from three); Anunoby added 17, Shamet 16. The hinge was Q1, 38-26: from level to 12 ahead, and the lead reached 45. Shamet was the night's best plus/minus at +28.
6/03 @ SAS 105-95 — NYK notes
NYK won 105-95. NYK shot 41% (39 of 94) to SAS's 36%, 11 of 36 from three, and got to the line 18 times to SAS's 25. NYK turned it over 8 times to SAS's 13. Brunson led with 30 (12 of 31, 2 of 9 from three); Towns added 18, Anunoby 17. The hinge was Q4, 29-19: from level to 10 ahead. NYK trailed 48-55 at the half and won the second half 57-40. Hart was the night's best plus/minus at +22.
6/05 @ SAS 105-104 — NYK notes
NYK won 105-104. NYK shot 42% (37 of 89) to SAS's 47%, 15 of 38 from three, and got to the line 21 times to SAS's 27. Towns led with 21 (8 of 12, 3 of 5 from three); Bridges added 20, Brunson 20. The hinge was Q2, 31-18: NYK came in trailing by 9 and left it ahead by 4.
6/08 vs SAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New York comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 99, shooting 48 percent and 38 from three, 20 free throws a game; Brunson at 23 and Towns at 18 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 5 a night. 2 days' rest. San Antonio comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 106, shooting 43 percent and 34 from three, 26 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 25 and Castle at 18 a game. 2 days' rest.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the defense, New York allowing 99 a night to San Antonio's 106 and the line, where San Antonio takes 26 free throws a game to New York's 20. Call it New York 113, San Antonio 107.
6/10 vs SAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New York comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 103, shooting 46 percent and 38 from three, 22 free throws a game; Brunson at 25 and Anunoby at 20 a game. It has won the glass by 7 a night. One day's rest. San Antonio comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 103, shooting 44 percent and 35 from three, 26 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 27 and Castle at 17 a game. One day's rest.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the glass, where New York has been plus-7 a night and San Antonio plus-1. Call it New York 112, San Antonio 109, San Antonio keeping it close.
6/13 @ SAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
San Antonio comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 106, shooting 43 percent and 36 from three, 25 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 27 and Castle at 17 a game. Without Barnes (2 straight). 2 days' rest. New York comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 103, shooting 45 percent and 39 from three, 22 free throws a game; Brunson at 27 and Anunoby at 22 a game. It has won the glass by 6 a night. 2 days' rest.
So: San Antonio wins, and the game turns on the glass, where New York has been plus-6 a night and San Antonio minus-0. Call it San Antonio 111, New York 110, New York keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
SASCB C. Bryant
DF D. Fox
DH D. Harper
DV D. Vassell
JC J. Champagnie
KJ K. Johnson
LK L. Kornet
SC S. Castle
VW V. Wembanyama
NYKJA J. Alvarado
JB J. Brunson
JH J. Hart
KT K. Towns
LS L. Shamet
MB M. Bridges
MM M. McBride
MR M. Robinson
OA O. Anunoby
SAS/NYK the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur
Wemby misses at the end, Knicks beat Spurs 105-104 for 2-0 lead in NBA Finals
SAN ANTONIO -- — Go crazy, New York. Or, perhaps more accurately, crazier.
The red-hot Knicks are going home, two wins away from an NBA championship that the capital of the world has been waiting to see for generations.
Jalen Brunson hit a go-ahead free throw with 9.5 seconds left after a turnover by Victor Wembanyama moments earlier, then Wembanyama missed a jumper at the end of New York’s 105-104 win over the San Antonio Spurs on Friday night for a 2-0 lead in the NBA Finals.
“What a ballgame,” Knicks coach Mike Brown marveled.
Karl-Anthony Towns had 21 points and 13 rebounds, while Brunson and Mikal Bridges each scored 20 for the Knicks. They have won 13 straight, the second-longest streak by any team in NBA playoff history.
“New York City showed up,” Towns said. “The fans showed up. The energy showed up. And we found a way to get it done.”
The Knicks are now just the third team to win the first two games of a finals on the road, joining Michael Jordan and the 1993 Chicago Bulls , and Hakeem Olajuwon and the 1995 Houston Rockets .
Both of those teams won championships, the Bulls needing six games to oust the Phoenix Suns , the Rockets going home after winning those first two games in Orlando and sweeping the Magic. The Knicks, seeking their first championship since 1973, are in position to join them.
Wembanyama, after a very quiet first half, scored 29. De’Aaron Fox had 20 for San Antonio.
“We can't change the past,” Wembanyama said, “We're already thinking about Game 3.”
The series now shifts to New York. Game 3 is at Madison Square Garden on Monday night.
President Donald Trump — a native New Yorker — plans on attending Monday. And ticket prices on the secondary market, for the worst seats at MSG, were approaching $9,000 apiece on Friday night, with Knicks fans evidently willing to pay tippy-top dollar just to be in the building as the team nears what would be its first championship in 53 years.
The Spurs were down 14 midway through the fourth and came all the way back — scoring the next 14 points to tie the game. Wembanyama's three-point play with 57 seconds left gave the Spurs their first lead in nearly two full quarters, putting San Antonio up 104-102.
“We showed tremendous desperation, urgency and competitive response,” Spurs coach Mitch Johnson said. “Hopefully we can try to bottle that up ... and try to play to that same level.”
But the Knicks got the last three, Brunson — the hero of Game 1 for the Knicks — getting them all.
Brunson scored on the next possession, just his seventh basket in 24 shots on the night, and the game was tied. Wembanyama missed a long jumper, OG Anunoby got the rebound for New York with 30 seconds left, the Knicks called time and the stage was set.
The Spurs got a stop, but Wembanyama threw the ball away. Brunson got fouled, the Knicks had the lead back and before long Spurs fans were filing out of the arena — possibly for the final time this season.
The Spurs called time with 7.5 seconds remaining. Fox took the inbound pass, then set up Wembanyama for a jumper that would have won it. The shot bounced off the rim, and it was over.
“We had to get a stop. We hadn’t gotten a stop all quarter,” Towns said.
They got their stop. Next stop: New York, where the hottest team in basketball knows an NBA title is just two wins away.