Jessica Tisch Lifts Knicks After 105-104 Game 2 Win
jessica tisch and the New York Knicks left Game 2 of the 2026 NBA Finals with a 105-104 win after Victor Wembanyama missed a potential game-winner at the buzzer. New York had led by 14 points with six minutes left, then had to survive a late Spurs push before the series flipped again.
105-104 in Game 2
105-104 was decided by the final possession, and the last shot was Wembanyama’s mid-range jumper over Mitchell Robinson in the final seconds. The miss capped a sequence in which the Spurs had briefly gone ahead by two points after a Wembanyama basket plus a foul, only for Jalen Brunson to answer with a fadeaway jumper to tie it back up.
21 points from Karl-Anthony Towns and 20 from Mikal Bridges gave New York the scoring support it needed while Brunson endured a 7-of-25 shooting night. The Knicks still found a way to close it, even after Brunson split a pair of free throws following a turnover and foul by Wembanyama.
Bridges and reserves closed it
3:19 from a lineup featuring Bridges and four Knicks reserves helped New York finish the third quarter and open the fourth with enough control to protect the lead. That stretch mattered because the Knicks had been up 14 points with six minutes left, then watched the game tighten into a one-possession finish.
29 points on 11-of-21 shooting from Wembanyama kept San Antonio alive, and De'Aaron Fox added 20 points. The closing miss was followed by Wembanyama’s blunt assessment: “I threw that one away. I messed up. We needed to win that game. This game was ours. But at this point, it’s done. 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.”
Madison Square Garden on Monday
Monday brings Game 3 to Madison Square Garden, with the Knicks carrying the series lead and the Spurs trying to erase the margin built by a one-point loss. Brunson’s postgame comments pointed directly to the other side of the matchup, saying of Wembanyama, “He’s an unbelievable player. He’s tough to guard one-on-one, and we’ve got to show shifts and make it tough on them. That’s really it. They got a lot of great players, but we know how great Wemby is. We just got to help the guy on ball and show shifts.”
Brunson also singled out Towns after the win: “When winning time happens in these big games, he shows us who he’s gonna be. He’s gonna be a dawg, he’s gonna play hard on both ends. That’s a lot of energy, being on both ends... Shout out to KAT, man, he’s working his ass off and I’m proud of him.”
