Knicks vs Spurs Game Analysis: One Win Away
In what could be the final game of the 2026 NBA season, we head back to San Antonio for Game 5 on Saturday, June 13 at PayPerHead. The Knicks are up 3-1 in the NBA finals after the comeback of the century.
Now it’s the Spurs’ turn to come back. Only one team has returned from a 3-1 deficit in the finals. That was the Cleveland in 2016.
The Spurs will be wondering, on their trip home, how much of a lead they need in order to win a game. The Knicks have three chances to finish the series and win the Championship. They’ll be happy to do it in San Antonio instead of New York.
New York Knicks Recent Scores: Don’t Stop Believing
The Knicks looked like they would be giving up two straight games as they fell behind early and couldn’t seem to catch the Spurs.
But they’ve become masters of the comeback. In Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals, they were down 22 points to Cleveland and overcame it, and Wednesday night, they did even better. Somehow, they wouldn’t give up and kept putting up the points while their defense worked at smothering the Spurs in the fourth quarter.
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— San Antonio Spurs (@spurs) June 11, 2026
San Antonio Spurs Recent Scores: Not Hungry Enough
The Spurs made 11 of their first 16 3-pointers. But in the second half, they lost their mojo and connected on just 3-for-17. Wembanyama admitted, “…We clearly weren’t the most hungry in the second half.”
Wemby had 24 points, 13 rebounds and 1 assist for the Spurs. Dylan Harper scored 21 points off the bench, while De’Aaron Fox and Devin Vassell each contributed 18 points and 5 rebounds.
Knicks vs Spurs History
In Game 4 on Wednesday night, the Knicks rallied from a 29-point deficit to beat the Spurs 107-106. That’s a record for a finals game, and it’s the second time in this series that a game was decided by a single point.
In the third quarter, the Spurs led 81-52, but the Knicks slowly battled back to within 1 point of the Spurs. With almost no time left, Jalen Brunson’s 3-point shot bounced off the front of the rim, but OG Anunoby was there to tip it in with 1.2 seconds remaining.
That play was the icing on top of a great game by both players. Brunson had 36 points on the night, and Anunoby had 33.
Knicks vs Spurs Prediction: Do Or Die
This is a tough way to go home for the Spurs after their Game 4 breakdown in the second half, but Victor Wembanyama has shown throughout these playoffs that he can recover from bad losses and win the next game.
They lost their first two games at home, but they weren’t as desperate as they are now. The Spurs are favored to win by 5.5 points. Everyone knows the Spurs can do it, but will they?
It’s doubtful they’ll repeat the self-destruction they showed last game. Our Knicks vs Spurs prediction is at least one more win for the Spurs, keeping this series going. They will win Game 5, 116-112.
