New York Knicks hold off San Antonio Spurs 105-104 for 2-0 NBA Finals lead

Key points

• Spurs in need of an unprecedented comeback when the best-of-seven series shifts to New York for games three and four.
• Jalen Brunson drilled the go-ahead free throw as the New York Knicks held off a furious San Antonio rally to beat the Spurs 105-104 and take a commanding 2-0 lead in the NBA Finals.
• San Antonio player Victor Wembanyama had a crucial late turnover and missed a potential game-winner with two seconds remaining on Friday, leaving the Spurs in need of an unprecedented comeback when the best-of-seven series shifts to New York for games three and four.
• No team has lifted the trophy after dropping the first two games of the Finals at home.
• Michael Jordan’s 1993 Chicago Bulls and the 1995 Houston Rockets are the only other teams to win the first two games of the championship series on the road, and both went on to win titles.