Young, talented Spurs are just getting started despite NBA Finals letdown

There are many lessons to be learned by the young, talented San Antonio Spurs as they went down in five games to the New York Knicks in the NBA Finals.

While the Knicks and their long-suffering fans get to celebrate a championship for the first time since 1973, it’s the Spurs who will look back on this series and detail some of the mind-boggling mistakes that let a title slip through their fingers.

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San Antonio led by double digits in all five games, including a 29-point second-half lead in Game 4 that quickly evaporated under a hail of poor shot selection, and at the end of the game, a decision by De’Aaron Fox not to dribble out the clock, which could have swung the series in their favor.

So, while the Spurs have all summer to ponder what-ifs, they should be right back in the fold in the Western Conference next season.

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Best moments from Knicks’ title-clinching NBA Finals win

The New York Knicks secured the NBA title with a decisive performance to close out the Finals.

See the defining moments from the championship‑clinching win as the series came to an end.

Above, Mikal Bridges #25 and Mitchell Robinson #23 of the New York Knicks react during the fourth quarter against the San Antonio Spurs in Game 5 of the 2026 NBA Finals at Frost Bank Center on June 13, 2026 in San Antonio, Texas.

(Gregory Shamus, Getty Images)

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Best moments from Knicks’ title-clinching NBA Finals win

The New York Knicks secured the NBA title with a decisive performance to close out the Finals.

See the defining moments from the championship‑clinching win as the series came to an end.

Above, Mikal Bridges #25 and Mitchell Robinson #23 of the New York Knicks react during the fourth quarter against the San Antonio Spurs in Game 5 of the 2026 NBA Finals at Frost Bank Center on June 13, 2026 in San Antonio, Texas.

(Gregory Shamus, Getty Images)

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Best moments from Knicks’ title-clinching NBA Finals win

Head coach Mike Brown of the New York Knicks is interviewed by Ernie Johnson Jr. after defeating the San Antonio Spurs in Game 5 of the 2026 NBA Finals at Frost Bank Center on June 13, 2026, in San Antonio, Texas.

(Gregory…


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