Knicks-Spurs Thriller: The Unbelievable NBA Playoff Series That Defied Every Expectation in 25 Years
On the opposite side of the Knicks’ win over the Spurs, their sweep of the Sixers in the Eastern Conference semifinals was the least exciting series of the playoffs. Each game on average was locked up with well over a quarter remaining.
So, then, how did Knicks-Spurs stack up against the most competitive NBA Finals since 2002?
Excitement Index of NBA Finals (with average time remaining)
- 1. Knicks over Spurs, 2026 (5 games): 17.8 seconds
- 2. Mavericks over Heat, 2011 (6): 1 minute, 54.4 seconds
- 3. Warriors over Cavaliers, 2015 (6): 3 minutes, 57.5 seconds
- 4. Spurs over Nets, 2003 (6): 4 minutes, 5 seconds
- 5. Raptors over Warriors, 2019 (6): 4 minutes, 45.8 seconds
- 6. Heat over Thunder, 2012 (5): 4 minutes, 48.9 seconds
- 7. Bucks over Suns, 2021 (6): 4 minutes, 50.6 seconds
- 8. Celtics over Lakers, 2008 (6): 5 minutes, 17.5 seconds
- 9. Heat over Mavericks, 2006 (6): 5 minutes, 53.3 seconds
- 10. Lakers over Magic, 2009 (5): 6 minutes, 44 seconds
The Mavericks-Heat Finals in 2011 rank second to this year’s Knicks-Spurs as those six games were decided by a combined 36 points on the way to Dirk Nowitski’s long-awaited championship.
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