Mikal Bridges is bringing in valuable lessons from his previous trip to the NBA Finals with the Knicks now 2 wins away from a title.

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The New York Knicks will face the San Antonio Spurs in Game 2 of the NBA Finals on Friday before returning to Madison Square Garden for Game 3.

From Bay Ridge to the Bronx and beyond, the Big Apple has gone nuts for the New York Knicks making their first NBA Finals appearance in 27 years — with “Knicks in four” chants heard throughout the five boroughs.

The San Antonio Spurs and the New York Knicks come into the NBA Finals with very different breaks from the game. While both teams are a perfect match, according to NBA legend Magic Johnson, rest, or rust,

Victor Wembanyama and the Spurs closed out the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 7 of the Western Conference finals on Saturday night. They’ve not been in the NBA Finals since 2014. The Spurs will host Games 1 and 2 at the Frost Bank Center on Wednesday and Friday, respectively. The Knicks will then host Games 3 and 4 next week.