Knicks-Spurs is the NBA Finals Matchup We Didn't Know We Needed

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🗓️ 1 June 2026

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

The NBA Finals are set: New York Knicks vs. San Antonio Spurs. It’s the Finals matchup few predicted, but it might be the one the league needed. Wes Goldberg, Matt Moore and Haize break down what makes Knicks-Spurs so fascinating, from New York’s first NBA Finals appearance since 1999 to Victor Wembanyama leading San Antonio back to prominence. Is this the start of Wemby’s championship era, or the Knicks’ long-awaited return to the top of the NBA? Then, the crew looks at how both teams got here. Were the Knicks just historically hot, or have they become a real championship formula behind Jalen Brunson, Karl-Anthony Towns, OG Anunoby, Mikal Bridges and Josh Hart? Did the Spurs survive the tougher path behind Wemby, De’Aaron Fox, Dylan Harper, Stephon Castle and their depth? Finally, it’s Play On or Blow the Whistle, with Finals debates about crunch-time stars, homecourt advantage, sustainable shooting, Spurs youth and whether Brunson can be the No. 1 option on a championship team.

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0:00.0	Coming up on Locked on NBA Daily.
0:04.0	The finals matchup we didn't know we needed is here.
0:07.0	It's Knicks versus Spurs.
0:08.0	Is this the start of Wemby's championship era?
0:10.0	Or will the Knicks finally hang a modern banner?
0:13.0	Then it's a little fact or fiction on the biggest finals debates?
0:16.0	Locked on NBA Daily starts now.
0:29.2	You are Locked on NBA, your daily NBA podcast.
0:34.1	Part of the Locked on Podcast Network, your team every day.
0:55.5	Hello and welcome to Locked on NBA Daily. I'm Wes Goldberg. That's Matt Moore. That's Hayes. We are so excited for today's show because we're going to be taking a look at how the Knicks and the Spurs got here and then do some of our NBA finals myth-busting here in a minute. But first, the finals are set. Spurs win game seven over the Thunder on Saturday night.
0:58.5	Of course, the Knicks have been waiting around since sweeping the Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference Finals.
0:59.8	Let's go to the reaction from both locked on Spurs and locked on Knicks, their reaction to
1:05.8	knowing who they're going to play and what they think the biggest storylines here are.
1:10.9	When you have Wimby of his stature, of his aura, everything that he brings to San Antonio,
1:19.5	in tears, hugging his teammates, that's what basketball at the highest level was about,
1:26.7	because he speaks to exactly what you're talking about.
1:30.3	Wimby knew and you know when you're throwing it to Wemby and he's throwing it out to you in the fourth quarter,
1:36.9	I've seen a guy live Kobe.
1:39.7	He didn't do things like that.
1:41.3	It was on him to score for his team.
1:46.7	Wimby is so unselfish and when you see him not depending on those guys but believing in those guys and they're having success and it
1:54.2	brings him the tears after the game that tells you what you have in in victor wimbi yama
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