India, June 3 -- The stage is set for the 2026 NBA Finals as the New York Knicks and San Antonio Spurs prepare to battle for the league championship. The Knicks are returning to the NBA Finals for the first time since 1999 after completing a dominant sweep of the Cleveland Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference Finals. Meanwhile, the Spurs earned their place in the championship series by defeating the Oklahoma City Thunder in a hard-fought seven-game Western Conference Finals. Interestingly, the last time New York reached the NBA Finals, it faced San Antonio. The Spurs won that 1999 series in five games to claim the first NBA title in franchise history. Now, nearly three decades later, the two teams will renew their rivalry on basketball's b...