Time to party like it’s 1999.

The San Antonio Spurs and the New York Knicks are running it back in the NBA Finals after San Antonio’s Game 7 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder. 

Game 1 is set for Wednesday night in San Antonio.

Spurs vs. Knicks Opening Odds

Following Saturday’s epic 111–103 victory over the defending champions, the Spurs enter as -205 moneyline favorites to win the NBA Finals on DraftKings Sportsbook, while the Knicks are +170 underdogs. 

The Spurs are heading to their first NBA Finals since Tim Duncan, Kawhi Leonard, and company disbanded the “Big 3” Miami Heat in 2014. 

San Antonio boasts one of the deepest lineups and toughest defenses around, anchored by 7-foot-4 phenom Victor Wembanyama. 

New York is back in the Finals for the first time since it fell to the Spurs in five games in 1999. The Knicks are chasing their third title and first in over 50 years, arriving on one of the hottest runs the sport has ever seen.

Led by Jalen Brunson, the Knicks won their last 11 playoff games against the Hawks, the 76ers, and the Cavaliers by a combined 262 points, the most lopsided 11-game stretch in NBA history, regular season and playoffs included. 

New York defeated San Antonio last December for the NBA Cup title. Now the squads will run it back for the real championship banner.