Knicks hold off Spurs comeback attempt to take Game 2 of NBA Finals

Krdo · Jun 06, 2026 · 980 words · By CNN Newssource

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Knicks hold off Spurs comeback attempt to take Game 2 of NBA Finals By Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — The New York Knicks held off a furious fourth-quarter comeback from the San Antonio Spurs, winning 105-104 in Game 2 of the NBA Finals after Victor Wembanyama missed…

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Why it matters

The win extends the Knicks’ playoff win streak to 13, the second longest in NBA playoff history.

Common ground

With a 2-0 series lead, New York is now two victories away from not only tying an NBA record but from hoisting the Larry O’Brien Trophy for the first time since 1973.

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Claim 1: “The former Villanova Wildcat made one of two free throws”

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Claim 2: “Brunson and Mikal Bridges each added 20 points.”

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Claim 3: “cutting the lead to just five points with just over nine minutes left.”

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Claim 4: “Brunson quickly made a step-back jumper to tie the game up at 104 with 39 seconds left.”

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Claim 5: “quickly grew their lead to 10 after an 11-5 run to start the third quarter”

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The provided search results are generic news homepages and do not contain specific play-by-play data regarding an 11-5 run in the third quarter.

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web search NEUTRAL — Jul 14, 2001 · Latest Current News: U.S., World, Entertainment, Health, Business, Technology, Politics, Sports.
https://www.foxnews.com/

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web search NEUTRAL — Comprehensive up-to-date news coverage, aggregated from sources all over the world by Google News.
https://news.google.com/

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web search NEUTRAL — Live news, investigations, opinion, photos and video by the journalists of The New York Times from more than 150 countries around the world.
https://www.nytimes.com/

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Claim 6: “Towns, who ended with 21 points and 13 rebounds on an efficient 8-for-12 shooting.”

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Claim 7: “The New York Knicks held off a furious fourth-quarter comeback from the San Antonio Spurs, winning 105-104 in Game 2 of the NBA Finals”

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Multiple independent reports from Nypost confirm the New York Knicks defeated the San Antonio Spurs 105-104 in Game 2 of the NBA Finals.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025–26 New York Knicks season was the 80th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). On June 3, 2025, the Knicks dismissed head coach Tom Thibodeau after five seasons …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–26_New_York_Knicks_season

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026–27 New York Knicks season will be the 81st season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). For the third time in franchise history and first time since the 1973-74 seaso…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026–27_New_York_Knicks_season

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The New York Knickerbockers, commonly called the New York Knicks, are an American professional basketball team based in the New York City borough of Manhattan. The Knicks compete in the National Baske…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Knicks

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Claim 8: “The 22-year-old French phenom... scored 12 of his 29 points in the third quarter”

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Claim 9: “Towns, who lost his mother during the Covid-19 pandemic”

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Claim 10: “Spurs guard De’Aaron Fox getting into Knicks star Jalen Brunson’s face.”

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Claim 11: “San Antonio went on a 14-0 run to tie the game at 97”

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Claim 12: “The Knicks went into halftime with a four-point advantage”

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The provided search results are generic news homepages and do not contain the halftime score for Game 2.

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web search NEUTRAL — Comprehensive up-to-date news coverage, aggregated from sources all over the world by Google News.
https://news.google.com/

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web search NEUTRAL — Live news, investigations, opinion, photos and video by the journalists of The New York Times from more than 150 countries around the world.
https://www.nytimes.com/

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web search NEUTRAL — Jul 14, 2001 · Latest Current News: U.S., World, Entertainment, Health, Business, Technology, Politics, Sports.
https://www.foxnews.com/

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Claim 13: “Game 3 is scheduled for Monday at Madison Square Garden in New York at 8:30 p.m ET”

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Claim 14: “The reigning Defensive Player of the Year”

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Claim 15: “Both teams went on to win the championship.”

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Wikipedia and web search results confirm that both the 1993 Chicago Bulls and 1995 Houston Rockets won their respective NBA championships.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 1993 NBA Finals was the championship series of the National Basketball Association's (NBA) 1992–93 season, and the conclusion of the season's playoffs. It featured the two-time defending NBA champ…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1993_NBA_Finals

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Chicago Bulls are a National Basketball Association (NBA) team based in Chicago, Illinois. Dick Klein founded the Bulls in 1966 after a number of other professional basketball teams in Chicago had…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Chicago_Bulls_seasons

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Chicago Bulls are an American professional basketball team based in Chicago. The Bulls compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Central Division of the Eastern Confe…
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Claim 16: “The win extends the Knicks’ playoff win streak to 13, the second longest in NBA playoff history.”

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Two separate web search results (a stats article and a Reddit post/discussion) confirm the Knicks' 13-game playoff winning streak is the second-longest in NBA history.

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Claim 17: “Wembanyama finished with a game-high 29 points along with nine rebounds and four blocks.”

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Claim 18: “President Donald Trump is expected to attend.”

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Claim 19: “New York took its first lead of the game with 3:39 left in the second quarter.”

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web search NEUTRAL — Comprehensive up-to-date news coverage, aggregated from sources all over the world by Google News.
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web search NEUTRAL — Live news, investigations, opinion, photos and video by the journalists of The New York Times from more than 150 countries around the world.
https://www.nytimes.com/

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web search NEUTRAL — Jul 14, 2001 · Latest Current News: U.S., World, Entertainment, Health, Business, Technology, Politics, Sports.
https://www.foxnews.com/

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Claim 20: “The 30-year-old center scored 17 points in the first half, nearly matching his Game 1 total of 18”

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Web search results confirm Karl-Anthony Towns scored 18 points in Game 1 and 17 points in the first half of Game 2. Wikipedia confirms his birth date (Nov 15, 1995), making him 30 years old in June 2026.

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 5, 2026 ... NYK (1-0) SAS | NBA FINALS GAME 2 ... Video Transcript: Seven point San Antonio League Spurs led by ten in the first quarter of game one.
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web search NEUTRAL — Karl-Anthony Towns Jr. (born November 15, 1995), also known by his initials KAT, is a Dominican American professional basketball player for the New York ...
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 3, 2026 ... Towns finished Game 1 with 18 points, 14 rebounds, and four assists on 7-of-15 shooting in 34 minutes of play. The Knicks center played big in ...
https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/karl-anthony-towns-gets-ho…

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Claim 21: “the Knicks became the third team to win the first two games of an NBA Finals on the road, joining the 1993 Chicago Bulls and the 1995 Houston Rockets.”

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Web search results explicitly state that the 2026 Knicks are the third team to win the first two games of the NBA Finals on the road, joining the 1993 Bulls and 1995 Rockets.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The New York Knickerbockers, better known as the New York Knicks, are a professional basketball team based in New York City that competes in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The team has pla…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_New_York_Knicks_season…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 1993–94 New York Knicks season was the 48th season for the franchise in the National Basketball Association. This marked the last season in which the Knicks (and all other MSG properties) were own…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1993–94_New_York_Knicks_season

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Claim 22: “With a 2-0 series lead, New York is now two victories away from... hoisting the Larry O’Brien Trophy for the first time since 1973.”

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Both Nypost and Al Jazeera independently confirm that the Knicks have not won an NBA championship since 1973.

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Claim 23: “Knicks assistant coach and Jalen’s father, Rick Brunson, appeared to have to be held back by head coach Mike Brown.”

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Claim 24: “the Spurs looked like the better team coming out of the gates, jumping out to a 35-24 lead.”

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While there is a mention of a Spurs comeback and a different score (35-17 run in the 3rd), there is no specific evidence confirming a 35-24 lead 'coming out of the gates'.

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web search NEUTRAL — About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy & Safety How YouTube works Test new features.
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web search NEUTRAL — Spurs outscored Knicks 35-17 in the third quarter. San Antonio trailed 64-57 at the half before the run. Wembanyama led the comeback with well-rounded play. Knicks’ final three-point shot proved insuf…
https://resttoperform.com/wembanyama-leads-spurs-comeback-to…

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web search NEUTRAL — Game 5. New York Knicks - San Antonio Spurs. NHL. Playoffs 2026.
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