NBA Finals 2026: Knicks beat Spurs to win first championship since 1973
14 June 2026 at 03:55
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SAN ANTONIO, June 14 β βThe New York βKnicks defeated the San Antonio Spurs 90-94 βon Saturday to claim their βfirst NBA championship since 1973.
Jalen Brunson scored a game-high 45 βpoints as the Knicks closed out the best-of-seven NBA Finals in five games, just βdays after completing the β greatest comeback β seen in the β championship round.
The Spurs β started β strong once again and held several double-digit leads β all night, but the Knicks crawled back and finally took their first lead with 3:40 left β to play.
The Spurs were unable to come back and the β Knicks capped off a dominant β championship β run that saw them βlose just βthree games βin the postseason. β Reuters