Knicks rally to lead Spurs 55-52 at halftime of Game 2

Karl-Anthony Towns turned the corner, drove baseline and met the longest player in basketball at the rim. Then he went through him. Towns dunked on Victor Wembanyama in the second quarter Friday night, screamed in his direction and gave the Knicks the jolt they needed after the San Antonio Spurs spent the early minutes of Game 2 trying to shove them around. The Spurs hit first. Towns hit ...

Karl-Anthony Towns turned the corner, drove baseline and met the longest player in basketball at the rim. Then he went through him. Towns dunked on Victor Wembanyama in the second quarter Friday night, screamed in his direction and gave the Knicks the jolt they needed after the San Antonio Spurs spent the early minutes of Game 2 trying to shove them around. The Spurs hit first. Towns hit ...

Takeaways from Game 2 of the 2026 NBA Finals between the Knicks and San Antonio Spurs, a pivotal New York win.

The New York Knicks weathered an early storm and delivered a powerful response in the second quarter, erasing a 16-point deficit to take a 55-52 lead over the San Antonio Spurs at halftime of Game 2 of the NBA Finals on Friday night. After trailing by as many as 16 points in the opening half, the Knicks leaned on the brilliance of Karl-Anthony Towns and the timely shot-making of Mikal Bridges to completely flip the momentum before the break. Towns was dominant throughout the first half, pouring in 17 points while adding seven rebounds and three assists.