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Let's not be so quick to crown the 2025-26 NBA champions.The San Antonio Spurs finally cooled off the New York Knicks with a 115-111 victory in Game 3 at Madison Square Garden. Now they'll look to even the NBA Finals at two games apiece when the teams meet again in New York on Wednesday, June 10.Can the Spurs continue the trend of the visiting team winning every game in this year's Finals? Or will the Knicks bounce back and put aside any outside distractions to take a commanding 3-1 series lead?Here's how the experts see Game 4 unfolding.Knicks vs. Spurs Game 4 predictionsUSA TODAY Staff: It'll be close and could go either wayA quick look at the predictions from the USA TODAY Sports staff makes one thing clear: This could be anyone's game. Our staff is split on the Game 4 winner, with three writers picking the Knicks and three picking the Spurs.Lorenzo Reyes: Knicks 107, Spurs 104Scooby Axson: Spurs 117, Knicks 115Mark Giannotto: Knicks 114, Spurs 109Jon Hoefling: Spurs 109, Knicks 106Andres Soto: Spurs 113, Knicks 111Marcus Smith: Knicks 108, Spurs 104Daniel Lewis, CBS Sports: Bet UNDER 215.5Lewis writes, "The OVER cleared in Game 3, but the first two games of this series were both Unders with room to spare. Both teams trended to the Under from a season-long perspective, with 53% of New York's games going Under and 54% of San Antonio's doing the same."Douglas Farmer, Covers: Mikal Bridges OVER 12.5 pointsFarmer writes, "Of New York’s six players to see at least 15 minutes of action in Game 3, only two had positive integers in the plus/minus column of the box score: Towns (+11 in 38 minutes) and Mikal Bridges (+6). Yet, of the Knicks’ starters, only Bridges played fewer than 35 minutes, falling short of 29 minutes."Farmer continues, "Not to be too blunt, but hey, Mike Brown, perhaps play Bridges more. His 1-of-5 shooting was ugly and, frankly, not aggressive enough. That needs to be the adjustment included within this adjustment. But a look at Monday’s tape makes it clear: Mikal Bridges helps the Knicks win."How to watch NBA Finals Game 4When: Wednesday, June 10Time: 8:30 p.m. ETWhere: Madison Square Garden; New YorkTV: ABCStream: Fubo, YouTube TV
