Spurs vs. Knicks NBA Finals Preview
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🗓️ 1 June 2026
⏱️ 52 minutes
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Summary
Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs are rewarded for surviving the Western Conference Finals with an NBA Finals matchup against Jalen Brunson and the New York Knicks. Zena Keita, Dave DuFour, and Es Baraheni give their thoughts on the key matchups, how the Knicks can solve the Wemby problem, and why Karl-Anthony Towns can swing the series. Then, the gang gives their picks and take a look at the upcoming offseason for the Thunder.
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Host: Zena Keita
With: Es Baraheni and Dave DuFour
Executive Producer: Andrew Schlecht
Audio/Video Producer: Lara Sinclair
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| 0:00.8 | Good morning and welcome to the NBA Daily for June 1st, 2026. |
| 0:04.5 | I'm Zena Keda, joined by S. Barahini and Dave DeFour. |
| 0:07.7 | And coming up, we are going to be previewing the NBA finals. |
| 0:11.4 | Yes, we've officially made it. |
| 0:13.4 | Plus, we got to talk about what the Thunder are going to do next. |
| 0:22.3 | Good morning, everyone. |
| 0:23.4 | What's up, S? |
| 0:24.2 | What's up, Dave? |
| 0:25.7 | Giddy up. |
| 0:26.8 | We are here. |
| 0:27.8 | We made it. |
| 0:29.0 | Final stretch. |
| 0:30.2 | Almost there. |
| 0:32.8 | I was watching Wembe in the game seven. |
| 0:38.4 | And in that first half, he started tapering off in the second quarter. |
| 0:40.7 | And I was like, he looks a little tired. |
| 0:44.7 | And then he got just, I don't know, a boost of energy in that second half. |
| 0:49.2 | And I think that's what we need to do to get through these next pods because there's a lot coming up. |
| 0:55.3 | He looked at the end of that game, the way I feel sometimes at the end of a week when we've had all these games. |
| 1:03.5 | But to be, you know, to be honest, it was such an inspiring performance because he's so clearly, and all of these guys. |
| 1:12.1 | I mean, this is one of the best basketball series that I've ever gotten to watch, especially since I've been covering the NBA now for 10 years. |
| 1:18.4 | But Wembe at the end of that game had zero gas left in the tank. |
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