GAME 2: KNICKS 105, SPURS 104
• 2-0 IN FINALS: Teams that win the first two games of the NBA Finals have gone on to win the series 86.5% of the time (32-5).
• 2-0 ON THE ROAD: The Knicks are the third team in NBA Finals history to win the first two games of a series on the road, joining the 1992-93 Chicago Bulls (vs. Phoenix Suns) and the 1994-95 Houston Rockets (vs. Orlando Magic). The Bulls and Rockets both went on to win the NBA championship – Chicago in six games and Houston in four games.
• 13 STRAIGHT: The Knicks won their 13th consecutive playoff game, the second-longest winning streak in a single postseason in NBA history. The 2016-17 Golden State Warriors hold the record with 15 straight wins.
• ROAD RECORD TIED: The Knicks won their eighth consecutive road playoff game, tying the 2000-01 Los Angeles Lakers for the longest road winning streak in a single postseason.
• TWIN COMEBACKS: The Knicks are the first team to win the first two games of an NBA Finals series after trailing by 10+ points in each game since the Golden State Warriors in 1975 (vs. Washington Bullets). … The Knicks are the sixth team since 1971 to win back-to-back NBA Finals games after trailing by 10+ points in each game. They are the first to accomplish the feat since the Miami Heat in 2012 (vs. Oklahoma City Thunder).
• SPURS AT HOME: The Spurs lost back-to-back home games for the first time since Dec. 29 of the regular season (losses to the Utah Jazz on Dec. 27 and Cleveland Cavaliers on Dec. 29).
• JALEN BRUNSON: Brunson (20 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, 5 steals) is the 10th player to record 20+ points, 5+ rebounds, 5+ assists and 5+ steals in an NBA Finals game since steals were first recorded in the 1973-74 season. He is the first Knicks player to reach those marks in a Finals game.
