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Knicks win first NBA championship since 1973, beat Spurs 94-90 in Game 5
Jalen Brunson scored 45 points as New York outlasted San Antonio 94-90 and finished the postseason 15-1.
- The New York Knicks defeated the San Antonio Spurs 94-90 on Saturday, June 13, winning the 2026 NBA Finals 4-1 for their first championship in 53 seasons.
- Throughout the Finals, the Knicks faced first-quarter deficits of at least 10 points in every game yet won 15 of their final 16 games during a dominant postseason run.
- Jalen Brunson scored a Knicks record 45 points in Game 5, while Anunoby sealed the Game 4 comeback with an iconic tip-in with 1.2 seconds remaining.
- Coach Mike Brown won his first NBA championship as a head coach, establishing himself as a franchise icon as jubilant reactions erupted across New York City.
- New York last won the NBA Finals in 1973, which came three years after the franchise's first championship in 1970, ending a historic drought for the Big Apple.
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The New York Nicks Champion of the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the first time since 1973.
·Riga, Latvia
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Knicks Win First NBA Title Since 1973
Jalen Brunson and the Comeback Knicks did it again. And now they're the Champion Knicks for the first time in 53 years, per the AP . Brunson scored 45 points, including 13 straight for New York in the fourth quarter, and the Knicks beat the San Antonio Spurs 94-90 in Game...
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Behind an exceptional Jalen Brunson with 45 points, the New Yorkers went to the Spurs parquet for their first title in 53 years on Saturday.
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