The stage at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas is set.
The Knicks will face the San Antonio Spurs in the NBA Cup Championship on Tuesday, Dec. 16 at 8:30 p.m.
New York beat the Orlando Magic in the semifinals on Saturday night, 132-120, with Jalen Brunson scoring a game-high 40 points.
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After the Knicks’ victory, the San Antonio Spurs and Victor Wembanyama upset the Oklahoma City Thunder and reigning MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, 111-109, to advance to the finals. The former No. 1 overall pick had 22 points and nine rebounds in just 21 minutes off the bench in his first game back from injury.
The Spurs snapped OKC’s 16-game winning streak and handed them just their second loss of the season. San Antonio has now won three straight to improve to 18-7, while New York has won five straight games this month, owning an 18-7 record as well.
It’ll be the first matchup between the two teams this season. Both franchises are looking to win their first in-season tournament title.
While the championship game result will not impact either team’s regular season record, the players on the winning team will earn $530,933 in prize money, per Front Office Sports. The players on the runner-up team will earn $212,373.
