The second-seeded San Antonio Spurs defeated the defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder in the Western Conference finals Sunday and will host the East’s third-seeded New York Knicks in Game 1 of the 2026 NBA Finals on Wednesday.
The only teams to win as greater underdogs in NBA history: the 2019 Toronto Raptors, the 2016 Cleveland Cavaliers and 2004 Detroit Pistons.
The NBA Finals will for the first time in its history feature a rematch of the NBA Cup final. The Knicks defeated the Spurs in the third annual regular-season tournament, 124-113, when When Victor Wembanyama was still working on a minutes restriction off the bench.
The league must be licking its chops, what with New York, its largest media market, and Wembanyama, a 7-foot-4 self-described “alien,” who has a chance to be one of the most special talents the game has ever seen, headlining its championship series.
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