Spurs keep NBA Finals alive going into Game 4 - all you need to know

Last Updated: 09/06/26 1:07pm

The 2026 NBA Finals are upon us. with the New York Knicks leading the San Antonio Spurs 2-1 in the seven-game series to be crowned kings of basketball. Here's all you need to know about the Finals so far and what's still to come..

All three of the games played so far have been won by the visiting team. with the Spurs dropping the first two on their home court to fall into a 2-0 hole.

No team in league history has lost the first two games of the Finals at home. gone on to win the title, but San Antonio have made that a possibility witha 115-111 victory in New York in Game 3 on Monday night.

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Victor Wembanyama, whomissed a shot at the end of Game 2 that would have beaten the Knicks, bounced back in some style from that disappointment with 32 points, eight rebounds. six assists at Madison Square Garden.

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The 22-year-old big man from France, who is quickly becoming the face of the league, also led the team with 26 points in the series opener. had a Game 2-high 29 points.

The Knicks - looking to end their 53-year championship drought - will hope for an improved showing at home when they host Game 4 on Wednesday night before the series then alternates between San Antonio. New York for the final three games.

The Spurs. Knicks are meeting in the NBA Finals for the first time since 1999, when San Antonio claimed their first-ever title with a 4-1 series victory.

That triumph sparked a golden era, leading to five championships in total. culminating in their last Finals appearance and victory in 2014.

The Knicks, meanwhile, have not reached the Finals since that 1999 defeat. are once again tasked with ending a title drought that ranks among the longest for the NBA's marquee franchises.

Not since 1973 have the Knicks lifted basketball's biggest prize -. this current generation now carries the weight of ending a 53-year drought.

Whether it is a long-awaited third NBA title for the Knicks or a sixth for the Spurs. there will be a different champion for an eighth successive season.

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The Spurs and Knicks split their regular-season meetings, each winning on home court.

The Knicks beat the Atlanta Hawks in the first round of the play-offs before sweeping the Philadelphia 76ers. Cleveland Cavaliers to book their place in the Finals, arriving on an 11-game winning streak.

San Antonio overcame the Portland Trail Blazers. Minnesota Timberwolves before dramatically dethroning defending champions the Oklahoma City Thunder in a Game 7 thriller.

Three years on from being the No 1 pick in the NBA Draft. will the 2026 Finals prove the crowning moment for generational talent Wembanyama?

The 22-year-old has spearheaded the Spurs' run in his first play-off campaign. earning Western Conference Finals MVP honours for his performances.

Wembanyama is already regarded as one of the best players in the league, but victory over the Knicks would cement his status -. potentially lay the foundations for a second Spurs dynasty.

Jalen Brunson has been the driving force behind the Knicks' run to the 2026 NBA Finals.

The 29-year-old guard has elevated his game in the postseason. delivering in clutch moments as New York surged through the Eastern Conference.

Brunson's emergence as one of the league's premier playmakers has underlined his ability to lead an offense with championship-winning credentials.

With the burden of a 53-year title drought on his shoulders. Brunson now stands on the brink of cementing his legacy as a Knicks great.

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All dates and times UK and Ireland

Game 1Knicks 105-95 Spurs

Game 2Knicks 105-104 Spurs

Game 3Spurs 115-111 Knicks

Game 4June 11 - Spurs @ Knicks - 1.30am

Game 5June 14 - Knicks @ Spurs - 1.30am

Game 6June 17 - Spurs @ Knicks - 1.30am

Game 7June 20 - Knicks @ Spurs - 1.30am

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