Live Updates: NBA Finals, Game 3 - Knicks eye 3-0 lead, host Spurs at MSG

Jalen Brunson and the Knicks will host the Spurs for Games 3 and 4 of the 2026 NBA Finals.

For the first time in 27 years, the NBA Finals are back at Madison Square Garden. The New York Knicks eye a 3-0 lead as they host the San Antonio Spurs (

8:30 ET, ABC & ESPN

).

What we know about Game 3 of the NBA Finals

The Knicks seek their 14th consecutive win in these playoffs and a 3-0 lead in the series.

Teams that go down 2-0 in the Finals have a 22-15 record in Game 3s, but no club has ever climbed from a 3-0 hole in Finals history and won the title

Madison Square Garden last hosted an NBA Finals game on June 25, 1999, when the Spurs beat the Knicks in Game 5 to clinch their first NBA title.

Where to watch: 8:30 ET, ABC & ESPN (U.S.), NBA League Pass (International).

President Donald Trump is expected to be in attendance for Game 3

8:37 AM / JUNE 8

Biggest surprises of the Finals

NBA.com’s writers discuss the

biggest surprises of the Finals

through two games

7:27 AM / JUNE 8

Check the Finals MVP Ladder

NBA.com’s Shaun Powell lists the

most dominant players of the series thus far

Karl-Anthony Towns and Jalen Brunson have been a difficult combination to guard in the NBA Finals.