The year was 1999 and the New York Knicks and San Antonio Spurs battled for the championship in the NBA Finals. The Spurs enjoyed the homecourt edge that season as they will in the 2026 Finals.
Tim Duncan, David Robinson and San Antonio won the first two games, lost Game 3 and won games 4 and 5 to win the title.
That was some kind of defensive effort by San Antonio. The Knicks never scored more than 89 points in a game. In two, they were limited to 77 and in Game 2, they scored 67. The Spurs never reached triple digits in any game, either.
The teams meet again 27 years later whent he 2026 NBA Finals start on Wednesday.
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This article originally appeared on The List Wire: Knicks-Spurs 1999 NBA Finals
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