Knicks edge Spurs 105-104 on Wembanyama blunder, take 2-0 lead back to New York as ticket prices explode

The final sequence

The Knicks led by 14 points in the fourth quarter before San Antonio roared back with a 14-0 run to tie the game. With 16 seconds left and the score level at 104, Jalen Brunson missed a two-point attempt. Wembanyama grabbed the rebound but threw the ball directly off the back of an unaware teammate, handing possession back to the Knicks. Brunson drew a foul and made one free throw. On the Spurs' final possession, Wembanyama's jumper missed the rim, sealing the New York win.

I threw that away. I messed up. Am I going to regret it? Yes, of course. Am I going to use that to fuel me and to fuel us next game? Absolutely.

The supporting cast delivers

New York's depth again proved decisive. Karl-Anthony Towns scored 21 points, Mikal Bridges hit three three-pointers in the second quarter as the Knicks erased a 12-point deficit, and OG Anunoby contributed a steal, an assist and a dunk during the fourth-quarter surge. Landry Shamet, picked up off waivers a year ago, added two more threes in the fourth. Mitchell Robinson defended Wembanyama on San Antonio's final two possessions, forcing misses on both jumpers.

We won this game because we built a lead. We gave ourselves a chance to win this game, and we got it done.

Wembanyama's mixed night

The French star finished with a game-high 29 points, including 22 in the second half, but his late error overshadowed the performance. He conceded afterward that he had struggled to recover emotionally from the high of the conference finals. In Game 1, Wembanyama had been approached by a spectator who ran onto the court filming himself on a phone.

Ticket prices surge

Ahead of Game 3 on Monday at Madison Square Garden, the get-in price reached $9,095, a 119 percent increase over the previous three days, according to TicketData. Before the series began, the same ticket cost $3,789. The get-in price for Game 4 sat at $8,567, up 107 percent. By contrast, Game 2 tickets in San Antonio fell 42 percent to $657. If prices hold, Knicks home games will be more expensive than each of the past two Super Bowls, which had day-of-game get-in prices of $2,002 in 2025 and $3,251 this year.

Trump plans to attend

US President Donald Trump, a native New Yorker, has announced he will attend at least one of the two games at Madison Square Garden. Dutch outlet Telegraaf reported that significant security measures will be put in place if he follows through.

That's how life goes.

Historical context

The Knicks are making their first Finals appearance in 27 years and are seeking the franchise's first NBA title since 1973. They are the third team in NBA history to win the first two games of a Finals on the road, joining the 1993 Chicago Bulls and the 1995 Houston Rockets — both of whom went on to win the championship. New York has not lost a playoff game in 43 days, dating to Game 3 of their first-round series against Atlanta.