In 1999 a gallon of gas was $1.17. A loaf of bread was around 89 cents. One number that was much higher in 1999 than it is today, though, is the Knicks ’ odds of finally winning the NBA championship. The 1999 Knicks were heavy underdogs to a stacked San Antonio Spurs team featuring a young Tim Duncan and a championship-starved David Robinson. Allan Houston , Charlie Ward, Larry Johnson, Latrell Sprewell, and crew were a whopping +600 dog to win the series over San Antonio. Bookmakers are giving the Knicks a much better chance against the Spurs this time around as Fanatics Sportsbook has the Jalen Brunson-led New Yorkers as just a +160 underdog in the series. Game 1 The Spurs are -4.5 favorites at Fanatics for Game 1 of the 2026 NBA Finals, and are -180 on the moneyline. The total is 218.0. Ahead of Game 1 of the 1999 Finals, the Spurs were -7.5 favorites and were around -330 on the moneyline. The total was set at an absurdly low 164 points—unheard of in today’s NBA.…