The San Antonio Spurs travel to face the New York Knicks on Sunday, March 1, 2026, in a game that could preview the NBA Finals. San Antonio enters with a 43-16 record and an 11-game winning streak, while New York stands at 38-22. Tipoff is set for 1 p.m. ET at Madison Square Garden.
The matchup features Victor Wembanyama and the Spurs against Jalen Brunson and the Knicks. San Antonio holds second place in the Western Conference, fresh off a 16-point victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Thursday. In that game, Julian Champagnie scored a game-high 26 points, Stephon Castle added 18 points and five assists, De’Aaron Fox contributed 14 points and six assists, Victor Wembanyama had 12 points, five assists, and eight rebounds, Dylan Harper tallied 12 points, and Keldon Johnson scored 13 points from the bench.
New York sits third in the Eastern Conference. The teams have met twice this season, with the Knicks prevailing 134-132 on New Year's Eve and 124-113 in the NBA Cup Championship. Betting odds list the Spurs as 1.5-point favorites, with an over/under of 227.5 points. The money line has San Antonio at -114 and New York at -105.
The SportsLine Projection Model, which simulates games 10,000 times, predicts the over on 227.5 points. Recent games between these teams have been high-scoring, with six of the last seven exceeding 230 points, including 266 in the NBA Cup Final. The last three games at Madison Square Garden totaled exactly 231 points each. The Knicks have gone over in three of their last four home games, and the Spurs in four of their last six road contests. Both teams report no injuries, with 13 players expected to score more than nine points. The model projects the over hitting in 51.1% of simulations and one side of the spread succeeding over 60% of the time.
The game airs on ABC and can be streamed on Fubo.
