Brunson Scores 45 as Knicks Beat Spurs 94-90 for First NBA Title in 53 Years

The New York Knicks beat the San Antonio Spurs 94-90 in Game 5 of the NBA Finals at the Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, Texas, on June 13, 2026, winning the series 4-1 and claiming the franchise's first championship since 1973, ending a 53-year wait.

Jalen Brunson scored 45 points, including 13 straight for New York in the fourth quarter. He broke the Knicks' Finals single-game scoring record of 38 set by Willis Reed in Game 3 of the 1970 Finals, and was named Finals MVP. Mikal Bridges scored 14 and Josh Hart 13. For the Spurs, Dylan Harper scored 25, and Victor Wembanyama had 19 points, 14 rebounds and five blocked shots.

All four Knicks wins in the series came after double-digit deficits; they trailed by 16 in Game 5. In Game 4 they had rallied from 29 points down to win 107-106, the largest comeback in NBA Finals history. New York won all four of its closeout games this postseason on the road.

Related: Knicks Rout Cavaliers 130-93 to Complete Sweep, Reach First NBA Finals Since 1999

Related: Spurs Beat Thunder 111-103 in Game 7 to Dethrone Defending Champions, Reach First Finals Since 2014

Source: Associated Press

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Photo: 图：Jalen Brunson（资料照片，2023年身穿尼克斯队服）。Erik Drost 摄，CC BY 2.0，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / Photo: Jalen Brunson (file photo, 2023, in a Knicks uniform). Photo by Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

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