The Cleveland Cavaliers watched in bitterness as the New York Knicks taught the San Antonio Spurs a harsh lesson in Game 1 of the NBA Finals. The Knicks came storming back to win the game, repeating the same experience as the Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference Finals. Jalen Brunson, the Knicks' diminutive superstar point guard, was bottled up by the Spurs for much of the game before he came alive in the second half, getting free for open baskets or beating up on poor rookie Carter Bryant. OG Anunoby found his shot, Karl-Anthony Towns went to war with Victor Wembanyama and didn't lose, and the Knicks took the 1-0 series lead. The Cavaliers, who were up by 22 points in the fourth quarter of Game 1, let go of the rope and allowed the Knicks to come back and win. Kenny Atkinson froze, James Harden turned back into a pumpkin, and the Knicks made Cleveland its latest victim. The Cavs appeared powerless to stop them, and New York sucked the soul right out of their bodies. The Spurs, who were good enough to reach the NBA Finals, taking down the Oklahoma City Thunder in the process, have the world's greatest player on their team. Yet All-Star point guard De'Aaron Fox was helpless to stop the Knicks' onslaught. Their 3-pointers stopped falling. Victor Wembanyama was stymied by a former joke in Karl-Anthony Towns. Just as they did to the Cavaliers, the Knicks shined a spotlight on every flaw the Spurs have. New York once again pulled off a Game 1 comeback. The 'rust vs rest' debate once again proved both sides correct. The rested Knicks took a while to get going against the Cavaliers in Game 1 of the East Finals, but then they delivered a knockout blow. History repeated itself in the NBA Finals, and after going down by 14 points in the second half, the Knicks came back to win by 10. Can the Spurs take back control of the series? Or will the Knicks do to them what they did to the Cavaliers? If the Knicks keep rolling, it won't be solace for Cleveland. It will only be bitterness. They blew their chance, and now the Spurs might be doing the same. And thus far, no one has found a solution to the New York Knickerbockers.