Who is playing
San Antonio Spurs @ New York Knicks
Current records: San Antonio 15-14, New York 19-10
How to watch
- When: Wednesday, December 25, 2024 at 12 pm ET
- Where: Madison Square Garden – New York, New York
- TV: alphabet
- Continue: CBS Sports App
- Online streaming: fuboTV (Try it for free. Regional restrictions may apply.)
- Ticket cost: $230.00
What to know
The Knicks and Spurs are 5-5 against each other since October 2019, but not for long. The New York Knicks will finish 2024 at home hosting the San Antonio Spurs at 12:00 pm ET on Wednesday at Madison Square Garden. The Knicks will look to extend their current four-game winning streak.
Last Monday, the Knicks beat the Raptors with points to spare and took the game 139-125. New York brought the score to 111-82 at the end of the third, a deficit that Toronto cut but never fully recovered from.
Karl-Anthony Towns and OG Anunoby were among the Knicks’ top playmakers, as the former posted a double-double with 31 points and ten rebounds and the latter went 13-for-15 en route to 31 points plus seven rebounds. Towns has been hot for a while, having recorded ten or more rebounds in the last 18 times he played. Less useful for the Knicks was Jalen Brunson’s dismal 0-for-5 three-point shooting.
The Knicks worked as a unit and finished the game with 34 assists. They easily outscored their opponents in that department, as the Raptors only recorded 28.
Meanwhile, the Spurs were within striking distance but were unable to close the gap on Monday as they fell 111-106 to the 76ers. Unfortunately, the loss continues a disappointing trend for San Antonio in their matchups with Philadelphia: They’ve already lost four in a row.
The Spurs’ loss came despite quality play from Victor Wembanyama, who nearly had a double-double with 26 points and nine rebounds. The game was Wembanyama’s third in a row with at least 30 points.
New York has been on a roll lately: they have won five of their last six meetings, giving a nice boost to their 19-10 record this season. As for San Antonio, its loss dropped its record to 15-14.
Keep an eye on the goal in Wednesday’s game: the Knicks have been dynamite from deep this season, having made 39.8% of their three-pointers per game. It’s a different story for the Spurs, however, as they have only made 34.6% of their three-pointers this season. Given the Knicks’ considerable advantage in that area, the Spurs will need to find a way to close that gap.
The Knicks came up short against the Spurs in their previous matchup in March, falling 130-126. A major factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Wembanyama, who posted a double-double with 40 points and 20 rebounds. Back with a vengeance, can the Knicks stop him this time? There’s only one way to know.
Odd
New York is a heavy 9-point favorite against San Antonio, according to the latest report. NBA Odds.
The bettors were in line with the betting community on this one, as the game started with a 9-point lead and stayed there.
The over/under is 223.5 points.
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History of the series
New York and San Antonio have 5 wins in their last 10 games.
- March 29, 2024 – San Antonio 130 vs. New York 126
- November 8, 2023 – New York 126 vs. San Antonio 105
- January 4, 2023 – New York 117 vs. San Antonio 114
- December 29, 2022 – San Antonio 122 vs. New York 115
- January 10, 2022: New York 111 vs. San Antonio 96
- December 7, 2021 – New York 121 vs. San Antonio 109
- May 13, 2021 – New York 102 vs. San Antonio 98
- March 2, 2021 – San Antonio 119 vs. New York 93
- November 23, 2019 – San Antonio 111 vs. New York 104
- October 23, 2019 – San Antonio 120 vs. New York 111
