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According to ESPN Analytics, in the 4 games the Spurs lost in the NBA Finals, they had a... — 91.6% chance of winning Game 1 up 13 points midway thru the 3rd — 72.8% chance of winning Game 2 up 2 points with 1 minute left in the 4th — 99.6% chance of winning Game 4 up 20 points with 9:33 left in the 4th — 95.4% chance of winning Game 5 up 10 points with 7:54 left in the 4th

✅🤑 New York Knicks are your 2026 NBA Champs 🏆 Write-up was decent. Now seeing posts about the Knicks astronomical net rating - I was on this after the ATL series Called the Spurs defensive rating being inflated - their Drtg worsened by almost 6pts this series Expected a lot more from KAT, did not expect a 45pt Jalen Brunson game which was incredible. Very well-rounded team with various guys having their moments which was priced in

I’m willing to look foolish but I think people will be surprised by how easily the Knicks beat the Spurs. I’m going Knicks in 5. I’m on an island here but I think the Knicks are severely underrated and the clear better team. Unlike the Thunder, the Knicks can win the Wemby minutes so the Spurs margin for error is much lower than it was against OKC.

In 2023, if you told me that Landry Shamet would soon be a key role player in a title run, I’d have died of laughter. He was a 3pt specialist (not 3&D) at the time having his worst shooting yr (33.8%) on the worst team itl. I didn’t consider him a good defender either, so I figured he’d be out of the league I also thought it was funny when I first saw the Knicks use him as a POA defender. It’s amazing to see he’s now a legit 3&D guy and that only comes from putting the work in

NY Knicks to beat Spurs (series) +170 Spurs’ starting 5 has a staggering 94.5 Drtg this postseason (110.6 reg szn). I believe this is skewed due to facing lackluster offenses, and assuming Wemby is on Josh Hart, KAT can make them pay. We saw what happened in the ATL series - they had no matchup for KAT and it unlocked a lot for NY. Obviously, ATL didn’t have Wemby paint-sitting, but I think similar looks can be generated with Vassell or Champagnie on KAT. I think Stephon Castle will be a tough matchup for Brunson. In terms of body composition, Castle is built extremely well to guard Brunson, so we will need the supporting cast to keep playing at a high level Knicks have a 19.8 NETrtg this postseason. Spurs have an 11.0 but it falls off a cliff when Wembanyama sits. I think NY can win a good chunk of the Wemby minutes but they also have a chance to dominate the non-Wemby minutes. As previously mentioned, I thought the Knicks were pretty mid after the regular season, but they’ve been playing at a very high level and I’m convinced it’s no fluke

In 2023, if you told me that Landry Shamet would soon be a key role player in a title run, I’d have died of laughter. He was a 3pt specialist (not 3&D) at the time having his worst shooting yr (33.8%) on the worst team itl. I didn’t consider him a good defender either, so I figured he’d be out of the league I also thought it was funny when I first saw the Knicks use him as a POA defender. It’s amazing to see he’s now a legit 3&D guy and that only comes from putting the work in

NY Knicks to beat Spurs (series) +170 Spurs’ starting 5 has a staggering 94.5 Drtg this postseason (110.6 reg szn). I believe this is skewed due to facing lackluster offenses, and assuming Wemby is on Josh Hart, KAT can make them pay. We saw what happened in the ATL series - they had no matchup for KAT and it unlocked a lot for NY. Obviously, ATL didn’t have Wemby paint-sitting, but I think similar looks can be generated with Vassell or Champagnie on KAT. I think Stephon Castle will be a tough matchup for Brunson. In terms of body composition, Castle is built extremely well to guard Brunson, so we will need the supporting cast to keep playing at a high level Knicks have a 19.8 NETrtg this postseason. Spurs have an 11.0 but it falls off a cliff when Wembanyama sits. I think NY can win a good chunk of the Wemby minutes but they also have a chance to dominate the non-Wemby minutes. As previously mentioned, I thought the Knicks were pretty mid after the regular season, but they’ve been playing at a very high level and I’m convinced it’s no fluke

“We absolutely dominated for most of the series” Victor Wembanyama after the Spurs lost 4-1 in the Finals