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The Knicks are really nailing the finals. A superfan who works as a nail technician paid homage to New York’s basketball team by painting its players on her nails — and the results are All-Star adorable. Advertisement The talented tech, who goes by Tamami, painstakingly drew the faces of Jalen Brunson, Jordan Clarkson and Karl-Anthony Towns with polish — down …

You don’t want to make declarative statements midway through a series. The job is nowhere near finished, even if history and all logic suggests that a team who’s had the most dominant 13-game winning streak in the history of basketball won’t suddenly go 1-4 with three remaining games at home. Advertisement Knicks fans have waited 53 years for this, they …

I don’t particularly care for people who say, “I’ll be honest with you,” after I’ve had an hour-long conversation with them about their family, work, or the car they’re trying to sell me. So you were lying this whole time? You don’t have two kids, and this car has NO WHEELS? But that being said, I’ll be honest with you: …

SAN ANTONIO — The New York Knicks entered the 2026 NBA Finals with basketball’s hottest, most overwhelming offense, averaging a scorching 126.7 points per 100 non-garbage-time possessions — a rate of offensive efficiency that would’ve led the NBA in every season of the league’s existence. Through two games against the San Antonio Spurs, though, the Knicks are averaging 108.8 points-per-100 …

Jeremy Lin and Carmelo Anthony appear to be inching closer to a resolution. In an exclusive interview with The Post, Lin said his team and Anthony’s are in talks to “clear the air” with a podcast appearance, with one important caveat. Advertisement “I know our teams are in contact,” Lin said after being invited by Anthony to appear on his …

Subscribe to The Kevin O’Connor Show Kevin O’Connor deep dives into the Knicks 105-104 win against the Spurs in Game 2 of the NBA Finals. Can San Antonio do what has never been done and overcome an 0-2 Finals deficit at home? Or is New York truly just two wins away from becoming NBA champions? Advertisement Up next, KOC is …

Coming off a tough Game 1 loss in this NBA Finals, the Spurs looked to even the series in Game 2 versus the New York Knicks. The Spurs started hot, outscoring the Knicks 34-25 in the first quarter. However, their offense turned ice cold. They had their worst statistical shooting quarter of the season, and got outscored 31-18 by New …

Stephen A. Smith doesn’t want to see President Donald Trump at Madison Square Garden for the NBA Finals. The scene there is already expected to be crazy enough with the Knicks two wins away from winning their first NBA championship since 1973. Advertisement The ESPN star believes the presence of the Commander-in-Chief will only unnecessarily add to it on Monday …

Profile Position: Point guard Height: Six-foot-one Weight: 180 pounds Comparisons: Tyus Jones, Marquis Teague, Earl Watson Raptors Comparisons: Fred VanVleet (not as good defensively), Jose Calderon (smaller and not as good of a passer) Advertisement Strengths Perimeter-shooting Anderson has a case for being the best shooter in the draft. That lone selling point should be enough for a Toronto Raptors …

There have been 80th NBA Finals to date, including the 2026 edition of the title series. Only three times in history has a road team gotten them started by going up 2-0. The Knicks are part of that group, and reading the golden pages of the Association about those two prior cases, it’s guaranteed they’ll end up winning the chip. …

FeltonX What’s the difference between an offense centered around Brown and an offense centered around Tatum? I’ll be the first to admit that I’m not the best X’s and O’s guy. Thankfully there are lots of great minds writing for this site. However, my feel for it is that Tatum is better at distributing the ball (including setting up the …

Hey guys, pay no attention to the other thing happening in the NBA right now…trust me…not worth your time. Your Brooklyn Nets are just 17 days away from the NBA Draft! We’ve talked about almost every prospect Nets prospect on here except for one…Scott Richey of the News Gazette is here to help us take a look at him! In …

For all the trade and free agency rumors flying around, this simple truth remains: Giannis Antetokounmpo is the first domino that has to fall. Before LeBron James chooses to stay or go in Los Angeles, before Ja Morant finds a new home, before any other major moves, Antetokounmpo will have to be traded (or, not traded, if you’re still a …

The pre-series narratives painting the Knicks as pushovers were bizarre. New York had been a juggernaut, entering the Finals with a record-shattering +271 point differential, the highest ever by any team in a single postseason prior to the Finals. After their gutsy Game Two road win in San Antonio (105-104), that margin now sits at +281 across 15 playoff games, …

It was a tough day at Murrayfield in the URC semi-final as Glasgow threw away an 18-point lead to lose to the Bulls. Here’s what some of the pundits had to say… Former Warriors flanker John Barclay: Glasgow ripped the Bulls to shreds in the first 30 minutes. They were scrambling. In the second half, Glasgow threw the same pictures …

More than two dozen people were arrested and a New York City Police Department officer was assaulted after a watch party outside of Madison Square Garden, as thousands of fans celebrated the New York Knicks’ Game 2 victory over the San Antonio Spurs in the NBA Finals on Friday, June 5. According to authorities, an officer was punched while trying …

The New York Knicks are up 2-0. They say they’re unfazed. The San Antonio Spurs are down 0-2. They say they’re unfazed. Such is the state of things in the NBA Finals, where both teams were taking a travel day on Saturday. Practices resume Sunday and Game 3 of the title series is Monday night at Madison Square Garden, where …

It was April 23, or 6 1/2 weeks ago. The New York Knicks had just endured their second consecutive one-point loss to the Atlanta Hawks, and this one left them trailing 2-1 in their Eastern Conference first-round series. Signs of trouble were everywhere. Advertisement The mood in New York was abysmal. Mike Brown’s future as coach was a hot topic. …

San Antonio star Victor Wembanyama could barely remember the details of the late-game miscues that cost the Spurs in their agonizing 105-104 loss to the New York Knicks in Game 2 of the NBA finals on Friday. The Spurs used a 14-0 scoring run to erase a 14-point fourth-quarter deficit and briefly took a one-point lead before it all fell …

SAN ANTONIO — Victor Wembanyama wasn’t sure what just happened. He was a jumble of emotions after Game 2. He understands that is the issue. “I’m still very blurry. That’s the whole problem. I need to have more poise, more control over the game,” Wembanyama said from the podium. Advertisement Wembanyama is learning that poise in these biggest of moments …

Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here. San Antonio Spurs guard Dylan Harper hasn’t played like a rookie in the NBA Finals and sure didn’t sound like one with his team down 0-2 to the New York Knicks. Advertisement Harper, who scored 16 and 15 points in the first two …

Once upon a time, we were desperate for story ideas. The COVID-19 pandemic had taken hold, there were no sports to watch, and everyone was trying to figure out how to fill the void. It was in the middle of that landscape that I began writing for Bright Side of the Sun. My first article was published only days before …

SAN ANTONIO – New York ran up 2-0 in the 2026 NBA Finals on Friday. Shoved past the Spurs in Game 2 by a 105-104 score after Victor Wembanyama unleashed a too-strong 17-footer in the final seconds, the 22-year old center clanging an opportunity to tie the series. On San Antonio’s previous defensive possession Wembanyama fouled Jalen Brunson, and Brunson’s …

It was a simple six-word message wishing the best for both the San Antonio Spurs and New York Knicks in the build up to the 2026 NBA Finals. The lovable, always positive “Sesame Street” character didn’t mean any harm by it, but it was enough for Knicks fans to remind the furry red monster to never forget your roots. “Sesame …

Following the New York Knicks’ 105-104 win over the San Antonio Spurs in Game 2 of the NBA Finals on Friday night, ticket prices for Games 3 and 4 at Madison Square Garden skyrocketed. The possibility of watching the Knicks win and celebrate their first NBA championship since 1973 in person at Madison Square Garden is becoming more expensive by …