New York Knicks 105, San Antonio Spurs 95 in Game 1 of the NBA Finals at Frost Bank Center. The Spurs led by 14 in the third quarter, but New York chipped back to tie entering the fourth and closed the game on an 11-0 run after San Antonio briefly retook the lead late. Jalen Brunson led with 30 points, 13 of them in the fourth quarter; Karl-Anthony Towns added 18, with OG Anunoby and Landry Shamet also in double figures. Victor Wembanyama scored 26 for San Antonio but on 6-of-21 shooting (2-of-9 from three), and the Spurs' supporting cast went cold down the stretch. The road win is significant: San Antonio earned home court on the better regular-season record, and dropping the opener hands that edge to New York, which now leads the series 1-0, becomes the series favorite (~-130), and extends its playoff winning streak to 12 games, the franchise's best Finals position since 1999. It also tracks the value lean from our pre-series analysis, which had the Knicks underpriced as +170 underdogs. Game 2 is Friday June 5 in San Antonio; a Spurs loss would send the series to Madison Square Garden with San Antonio down 0-2. NHL: Stanley Cup Final Game 2 (Vegas leads Carolina 1-0) is tonight, Thursday June 4, in Raleigh.
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