The 2026 NBA Finals was the championship series of the National Basketball Association's 2025–26 season and conclusion to the season's playoffs. The best-of-seven series ended when the Eastern Confere
President Donald Trump and Knicks owner James Dolan (left) at game 3 of the Finals
Jalen Brunson led the Knicks to their first NBA Finals appearance since 1999, which was when Brunson's father and current Knicks assistant, Rick, was on the team.
Victor Wembanyama was the first No. 1 overall pick to make the NBA Finals with the team that drafted him since Deandre Ayton did so in 2021 with the Phoenix Suns.
Josh Hart's 15 rebounds were the most by a player 6 feet 5 inches (1.96 m) or under since Elgin Baylor in 1970.
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
2026 NBA Finals
…NBA Finals since 1998, with an average of 20.6 million viewers per game. This was the second Finals meeting between the San Antonio Spurs and the New York Knicks. In their previous Finals meeting, during the lockout-shortened season of 1999, the Spurs defeated the eighth-seeded Knicks in five games to win their…
Lapchick was responsible for leading the Knicks during their early success. However, these ventures never culminated with a win in the NBA Finals.
Patrick Ewing played for the Knicks from 1985 to 2000, leading them to the Finals in 1994 and 1999.
The current Madison Square Garden has been the home of the Knicks since 1968.
Isiah Thomas as coach of the Knicks in 2007. He stayed six years on the bench