The Knicks win Game 1 on the road and become just the 3rd team in NBA history to win 12 STRAIGHT GAMES in a single postseason, joining the 2017 Warriors (15) and 1999 Spurs (12)!
New York takes their 1-0 series lead into Game 2 of the NBA Finals Friday at 8:30pm/et on ABC.
NBA Finals Game 1: The Numbers
Teams that win Game 1 go on to win the series 69.6% of the time (55-24).
Teams that win Game 1 at home have won the Finals 78.3% of the time (47-13). Teams that win Game 1 on the road have won the Finals 42.1% of the time (8-11).
Mikal Bridges, Jalen Brunson and Josh Hart will become the second trio of teammates to reach both the NCAA and NBA Finals together.
If the Knicks win the title, they'd become the first trio ever to win both an NCAA and NBA championship together.
The Spurs are one of five Western Conference champions over the last 30 years to average 115+ PPG entering the NBA Finals.
Three of the previous four teams to do so went on to win the title.
The Knicks enter the NBA Finals averaging 119.9 points per game.
That's the highest mark by an East Champ heading into the Finals since the 1963-64 Boston Celtics (123.9).
The Spurs defeat the Thunder 118-91 to force a Game 7.
The 27-point victory is the largest win while facing elimination in franchise postseason history.
Three clinching wins by 30+ points in a single postseason run.
The 2025–26 New York Knicks are the first team in NBA history to do this 🤯
Round 1 Game 6, at Atlanta: +51
Round 2 Game 4, at Philadelphia: +30
Round 3 Game 4, at Cleveland: +37
Round 1: Game 6 at ATL (+51)
Round 2: Game 4 at PHI (+30)
East Finals: Game 4 at CLE (+37)
The Knicks are the first team in NBA history to have three series-clinching wins by 30+ points in a single postseason run 👏
New York is headed to the NBA Finals!
The Knicks win their 11th STRAIGHT GAME and punch their ticket to the NBA FINALS for the first time since 1999! 🗽
They are the 5th team in NBA history to win 11+ consecutive games in a single postseason, joining the 2017 Warriors, 2001 Lakers, 1999 Spurs and 1989 Lakers.
New York will take on the winner of Thunder/Spurs.
Game 1 of the 2026 NBA Finals tips off Wednesday, June 3 at 8:30pm/et on ABC!