Poll: Who's Your Pick for NBA Finals, Knicks or Spurs?

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The NBA Finals are finally set, as the Eastern Conference champion New York Knicks will take on the Western Conference champion San Antonio Spurs in a best-of-seven series that begins Wednesday night in San Antonio (8:30 p.m. ET, ABC).

Jalen Brunson and the Knicks have been well rested. They haven't played in over a week after sweeping the Cleveland Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference Finals. Victor Wembanyama and the Spurs, meanwhile, needed seven games to eliminate the defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder in the West, which they did Saturday night.

The Spurs have home-court advantage in the series based on a better record during the regular season, though the Knicks won two out of three vs. the Spurs. So…

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This story was originally published June 1, 2026 at 5:17 AM.