Knicks Face Spurs in Game 3 at MSG Tonight — How To Watch The Knicks Game Tonight

Spurs vs. Knicks Game 3 lands at Madison Square Garden tonight, and how to watch the knicks game tonight matters because the early pace could decide whether New York’s first-quarter push sticks. The Spurs are still projected to win, but the Knicks are expected to come out fast in front of a crowd that should make the opening minutes loud.

Victor Wembanyama at MSG

Victor Wembanyama has already set the tone in the series with 26 points in Game 1 and 29 in Game 2. Even with those numbers, the Spurs lost both games after winning the opening stanza by 8 in the first meeting and by 9 in the second.

Karl-Anthony Towns has taken the defensive assignment one on one through the first two games, and that matchup has not stopped San Antonio from leaning on Wembanyama as the series’ best player. His scoring gives the Spurs a reliable opening gear, and the Knicks have to survive that burst if they want the atmosphere at MSG to become more than a backdrop.

Spurs road wins

San Antonio’s case is stronger than a single hot start. The Spurs already won Game 3 at Portland after losing Game 2 at home in the first round, then won Game 3 in Minneapolis after splitting the first two games in San Antonio in the second round.

They also won Games 1 and 7 in Oklahoma City in the Western Conference Finals, so the road has not been a problem when the stakes rise. That run is why the Knicks can be backed early without flipping the full-game script.

If New York gets the first-quarter edge, it still has to hold off a team that has answered road pressure all postseason. The safer read is a Knicks start and a Spurs finish, with Game 3 turning on whether the early burst at MSG lasts long enough to change the final score.