The excitement continues in Texas! After winning Game 1 on the road, the New York Knicks look to secure a 2-0 lead against the San Antonio Spurs before heading home. Here is the full Game 2 preview.
Austin Reaves is demanding a 5-year, $240 million max contract from the Lakers. With Chicago and Brooklyn lurking, Los Angeles faces a salary cap dilemma.
Anadolu Efes hosts Fenerbahçe Beko in the 3rd game of the Basketball Super League play-off semifinals. Leading 2-0, the Yellow-Navies aim for the finals, while Efes fights to extend the series.
In the second match of the Turkey Insurance Basketball Super League play-off semi-final series, Bahçeşehir Koleji won away to Beşiktaş GAİN with a big 101-79 score and took the series to 1-1. In the match played at the Beşiktaş GAİN Sports Complex, the orange-and-navy team marked the match with a run in the second half despite trailing 43-48 at half-time. Bahçeşehir, who won the 3rd quarter 31-16 and the last quarter 27-15, regained the advantage in the series where the team winning three matches will go to the final.
In the second match of the Türkiye Sigorta Basketball Super League semi-final series, Beşiktaş GAİN will host Bahçeşehir Koleji on Thursday evening at 20:00 at Akatlar Arena. The black-and-white team, which won the first match 82-79 on Tuesday night as host, is 1-0 ahead in the series. The match will be broadcast live on beIN Sports 5. The team winning three matches will advance to the final. In the first match, Morgan scored 13 at Beşiktaş, Mathews and Yiğit Arslan 12 each; on the Bahçeşehir side, Malachi Flynn's 23 points brought the highest score.
New York Knicks defeated San Antonio Spurs 105-95 away in the first match of the 2026 NBA Finals and took a 1-0 lead in the series. Star point guard Jalen Brunson was the MVP of the match with 30 points; Karl-Anthony Towns gave support with 18 points and 12 rebounds. Although Victor Wembanyama on the Spurs side made a double-double with 26 points and 12 rebounds, he could not prevent his team's defeat. The Knicks took their first victory on the finals stage 27 years after they lost 4-1 to the same opponent in the 1999 finals.
In the second match of the Türkiye Sigorta Basketball Super League semi-final series, Fenerbahçe Beko defeated Anadolu Efes 73-72 at Ülker Sports and Event Hall and reached a 2-0 lead in the series. Against the navy-blue side's 15-point lead in the first half, the yellow-and-navy team created a 24-11 storm in the third quarter and did not hand the match to its owner. Tarık Biberovic with 20 and Talen Horton-Tucker with 19 points became the architects of the victory; on the Efes side, Jordan Loyd produced 19 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists.
The 2026 NBA Finals begin on Wednesday evening with Game 1 to be played between the San Antonio Spurs and the New York Knicks. The match will start at 19:30 local time in Texas and will be broadcast on ABC. 27 years ago in 1999, the same two teams had met in the finals; the Spurs had taken their first championship with Tim Duncan that day. Now completely different actors — Wembanyama and Brunson — are on the stage. The Knicks are looking for their 53-year championship drought, the Spurs for their sixth trophy after 12 years.
In the second match of the Türkiye Sigorta Basketball Super League semi-final series, Fenerbahçe Beko will face Anadolu Efes on Wednesday evening at Ülker Sports and Event Hall. The yellow-and-navy team had taken a 1-0 lead in the series after winning the first match 60-59 with a comeback from 18 points down on Monday night. Getting one more victory and making the series 2-0 is one of the most critical goals of the navy-and-blue community this season.
Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry signed a 10-year endorsement contract with Chinese sports apparel giant Li-Ning. According to information conveyed by ESPN's Shams Charania, the deal exceeds 400 million dollars. Curry chose Li-Ning despite higher offers from other brands. Curry Brand will now find a chance to expand in the Chinese market, and Li-Ning in the American market.
In the first match of the semi-final series of the Türkiye Sigorta Basketball Super League, Beşiktaş GAİN defeated Bahçeşehir Koleji 82-79 at home. The black-and-whites, who produced 29 points in the last quarter and took the victory, took a 1-0 lead in the 5-match series. While Canadian Morgan was the scoring leader of the black-and-whites with 13 points, Flynn from the opposing side became the top scorer of the match — 23 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists.
In the semi-final of the Türkiye Sigorta Basketball Super League, after Fenerbahçe Beko defeated Anadolu Efes 60-59 on Monday night, the other matchup of the series also starts on Tuesday evening. The semi-final first match to be played between Beşiktaş GAİN and Bahçeşehir Koleji will shape the other half of the final. The winner of the 5-match series will face the winner of the Fenerbahçe Beko-Anadolu Efes matchup in the final.
