Knicks face – The Knicks pulled off a Game 4 comeback to take a 3–1 lead over the Spurs in the 2026 NBA Finals, setting up Game 5 on Saturday at the Frost Bank Center. After surrendering a 29-point advantage on June 10, San Antonio is trying to avoid going down further as m
When the calendar turned to Wednesday, June 10, the Spurs had the kind of lead that should close a game. Instead, Victor Wembanyama and San Antonio watched it collapse—giving the Knicks a Game 4 win that flips the tone of the 2026 NBA Finals.
By the time New York finished, the series count sat at 3–1 for the Knicks. Game 5 now returns to San Antonio for Saturday. June 13. at the Frost Bank Center. where the Knicks will have a chance to close out the series on the road after already winning the first two games at that arena. The Spurs and Knicks split the two games held in New York. leaving San Antonio staring at a familiar problem: a home team that must respond before the door fully closes.
San Antonio’s comeback work starts with the memory of what happened in Game 4. The Spurs gave up a 29-point lead and lost on June 10. and now they’re trying to crawl back into a series that New York has put in its pocket. The stakes are immediate. If the Spurs can force a Game 6, they head to Madison Square Garden on Tuesday with their season still alive.
For New York, the run has been longer in the rearview mirror than it is in the present. The Knicks are searching for their first NBA championship since winning their only two in 1970 and 1973. and they’ve reached the Finals for the first time since 1999. Even with the uneven moments that come with a series at this level. the Knicks’ path back has already given fans something to hold onto—then Game 4 gave them more than hope.
Game 5 predictions lean toward a Spurs response at home, even though the Knicks remain one step away from taking the series. A slate of picks from NBA experts points to San Antonio forcing the longer series:
Lorenzo Reyes projects Spurs 109, Knicks 106.
James H. Williams has Spurs 105, Knicks 104.
Scooby Axson predicts Spurs 121, Knicks 103.
Mark Giannotto picks Spurs 112, Knicks 105.
Victoria Hernandez goes with Spurs 108, Knicks 105.
Jon Hoefling forecasts Spurs 104, Knicks 98.
One additional model also sides with San Antonio: a website predicts the final score for Game 5 on Saturday as Spurs winning 112–106. That projection is based on each team’s average outcome following 10,000 game simulations.
Still, the numbers aren’t uniform. ESPN’s website gives the Knicks a 43.2% shot at defeating San Antonio in the fifth game of the series, which means the question isn’t whether New York has a chance—it’s whether the Spurs can keep their footing after the kind of collapse that ended Game 4.
The sequence from Game 4 to Game 5 is clear in the standings: New York turned a disastrous swing into a lead that can be finished. while San Antonio must answer the embarrassment of a 29-point advantage slipping away. What changes next isn’t the series format—it’s whether the Spurs’ home-court strength holds when the Knicks are already threatening to close.
Game 5 of the NBA Finals tips at 8:30 p.m. ET at the Frost Bank Center in San Antonio. The game will be broadcast on ABC, with streaming available via ESPN, Fubo, and YouTube TV.
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So they gave up a 29-point lead… that’s insane.
I didn’t even realize it’s already 3-1 Knicks?? Spurs had that huge lead and then just poof. Wemby must’ve been gassed or something.
Wait Game 5 is in San Antonio right? Frost Bank Center is like the Bills stadium or whatever, right? Idk but if Knicks already won at that arena how is it a “chance to close” like they say.
29 points is like… sabotage level. I swear NBA games are scripted sometimes, because how do you blow that and then suddenly Knicks are back. Also they mention Wembanyama but then it’s like the whole team collapsed, so was it coaching or the refs or what? Spurs should’ve just played normal, not collapse in the middle like that.