The Spurs and the Knicks meeting in the NBA Finals sounds like a history book… until you remember the center of it all is a 7’3 force who blocks shots, hits threes, and makes every game plan feel incomplete. We bring the full Ride Home Rants panel back for our yearly Finals preview, starting with some rapid-fire fun and then getting straight into the real question: who controls this series, Victor Wembanyama or Jalen Brunson? We debate which star is truly more important to his team, and why Wemby’s defensive gravity might matter even more than raw points.

From there, we dig into what changed for New York. How much of the Knicks’ Finals run belongs to Tom Thibodeau building a tough culture, and how much is Mike Brown pushing the right buttons at the right time? We talk about the Knicks looking fresh, the way shooting streaks can feel like “team of destiny” stuff, and whether extra rest helps a hot team or cools them off. If you love NBA coaching debates, this is the part where we get honest about rotations, pressure, and why timing can be everything in the playoffs.

Then it’s all about X factors and matchups: Josh Hart as the heartbeat player, Mitchell Robinson as a body to throw at Wembanyama, and Karl-Anthony Towns as a key to pulling the Spurs’ rim protection away from the paint. We close with series predictions, Finals MVP picks, and a way-too-early 2027 Finals preview, plus some Madison Square Garden energy talk that every hoops fan understands. Subscribe, share with a friend, and leave us a review with your pick: Spurs in how many, or Knicks in how many?

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