Spurs Fall Into 2-0 Finals Hole After 2 Home Losses to Knicks
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Updated · Sports Illustrated · Jun 6
Spurs Fall Into 2-0 Finals Hole After 2 Home Losses to Knicks
3 articles · Updated · Sports Illustrated · Jun 6
Summary
San Antonio heads to Game 3 down 2-0 after blowing double-digit leads in both home games of the 2026 NBA Finals against New York.
A 14-point Game 1 lead vanished in an 11-0 Knicks closing run, and a 12-point Game 2 edge disappeared after Victor Wembanyama's turnover with 11 seconds left.
Only 5 of 37 teams to trail 2-0 in the NBA Finals have rallied to win the title, while nine were swept.
The Spurs face an even steeper task because they are just the third Finals team to lose the first 2 games at home; the 1995 Magic lost in four and the 1993 Suns in six.
Game 3 shifts to Madison Square Garden on Monday, where a Spurs loss would create a 3-0 deficit no NBA team has ever overcome in any playoff round.