New York Knicks vs San Antonio Spurs Prediction, 6/3/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: New York Knicks vs San Antonio Spurs

Date: Wednesday, June 3, 2026

Location: Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, TX

TV: ABC

Odds/Point Spread: New York (+5.5)

The New York Knicks (53-29) are on their way to Frost Bank Center on Wednesday where they will attempt to beat the San Antonio Spurs (62-20) in Game 1 of the NBA Finals. New York is 5.5-point underdogs from Vegas oddsmakers. The over/under is 218.5.

The Knicks walked away with a win by a score of 130-93 to sweep the Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference Finals. When talking about personal fouls, the Knicks ended up finishing with 20 while the Cavaliers finished the game with 18 personal fouls. They knocked down 11 out of their 40 tries from long range. Cleveland finished the game shooting 81.8% when shooting free throws by making 18 of their 22 attempts. Furthermore, Cleveland grabbed 33 rebounds (6 offensive, 27 defensive) and earned 2 blocked shots. Cleveland earned 21 assists and had 9 steals for the matchup. In terms of defense, New York let their opponent shoot 41.6% from the field on 32 of 77 shooting. They also distributed 33 assists in this game as well as forcing 22 turnovers and earning 15 steals. In reference to grabbing rebounds, they collected 60 with 20 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Knicks converted 15 of 20 tries for a rate of 75.0%. New York wrapped up the contest with a 49.0% field goal percentage (48 out of 98) and converted 19 of 43 three-point attempts.

Karl-Anthony Towns is someone who was a factor for this game. Towns shot 72.7% from the floor and also dished out 3 assists. He played 26 mins and also snagged 14 boards. He scored 19 points on 8 of 11 shooting.

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New York steps onto the court with a win-loss record of 53-29 this season. They average 116.5 points per outing (10th in the league) while connecting on 47.8% from the floor. The Knicks are connecting on 37.3% on three-point shots (1,168 of 3,133) and 79.2% from the charity stripe. As a team, New York is snagging 45.6 boards per contest and has earned 2,250 assists for the year, which has them ranked 13th in the league in terms of passing the ball. They turn it over 13.6 times per game and as a basketball team are committing 20.0 fouls every game.

Defensively, the Knicks are able to force 14.4 turnovers every game and they draw 19.5 personal fouls. They are giving up 36.2% on shots from distance and they are 5th in the league in PPG from their opponents (110.1). The Knicks defense is giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 46.0% (3,223 of 7,014) and they relinquish 40.5 rebounds per contest as a team. They rank 6th in the league in allowing assists to the opposition with 2,050 surrendered on the year.

In Game 7 of the Western Conference Finals, the Spurs got the victory by a final of 111-103 against the Thunder. In relation to rebounding, San Antonio permitted Oklahoma City to collect 38 in total (10 on the offensive glass). They wrapped up this game 34.3% from three-point range by going 12 out of 35 and finished the game at 17 out of 22 at the charity stripe (77.3%). The Spurs permitted the Thunder to bury 37 of their 83 attempts from the field which had them shooting 44.6% for the game. When this game wrapped up, the Spurs walked away from this one shooting 40 for 88 from the field which gave them a percentage of 45.5%. In relation to 3-point attempts, San Antonio made 17 of 40 tries (42.5%). They were able to make 14 of those for a rate of 73.7%. The Thunder were called for 16 personal fouls in this game which took the Spurs to the charity stripe for a total of 19 attempts. They also turned the ball over 12 times, while recording 9 steals for this game. The Spurs were able to pull down 25 defensive boards and 15 offensive rebounds totaling 40 for the matchup.

Victor Wembanyama was important for the Spurs for the matchup. He made 7 of 15 in this contest for a rate of 46.7%, and earned 7 rebounds. Wembanyama tallied 22 points in his 42 minutes on the hardwood and had 2 dimes in this game.

San Antonio has a win-loss mark of 62-20 this year. When it comes to offensive execution, the Spurs are hitting on 48.3% from the floor, which ranks 6th in basketball. San Antonio has totaled 9,826 pts this season (119.8 per contest) and they pull in 47.0 rebounds per game. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 28.1 times per game (9th in the NBA) and they turn it over 13.5 times per contest. The Spurs commit 18.9 fouls every game and they go 78.7% from the free throw line.

The Spurs defensively are ranked 8th in the NBA in points given up per game with 111.5. They have forced 13.0 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 45.1% from the field (4th in the league). The San Antonio defense allows 35.2% on 3-point attempts (1,066 of 3,028) and their opponents are connecting on 79.0% of their shots from the free throw line. They have allowed 26.2 dimes and 42.6 rebounds every game, which is 12th and 8th in the league.

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take New York (+5.5)

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