On this day 31 years ago, Hakeem Olajuwon and the Rockets came back to beat Shaquille O'Neal and the Magic in Game 1 of the 1995 NBA Finals.

NEW YORK – It gets late early in the NBA Finals, particularly when the road team grabs a 2-0 lead the way the New York Knicks did in San Antonio last week. That rarely has happened – think Chicago in 1993 and Houston in 1995 – but when it has, there’s been no digging out for the team that so quickly squandered its home court.

The NBA Finals are underway between the New York Knicks and San Antonio Spurs, which features two hungry teams looking to end their respective franchises’ droughts of not winning a title.

San Antonio’s 0-2 deficit puts the 1993 Suns back in the spotlight.

Titles are not to be taken for granted anymore in the NBA. The Nuggets, Celtics and now Thunder have each been thwarted on their paths to an elusive repeat. Soon, there will be an eighth different champ in eight years.

Game 2 of the NBA Finals opened with Kels singing the United States national anthem before fans flooded social media with comparisons to Fergie's infamous 2018 All-Star game arrangement

Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs were outplayed 105-95 in Game 1 of the NBA Finals at the Frost Bank Center on Wednesday. Wembanyama had a forgettable shooting night despite his 26 points and 12 rebounds.

Topps NOW raises the stakes with a one-of-one Jalen Brunson autograph card featuring game-used net from his NBA Finals debut on June 3, 2026.