The Knicks won the best-of-seven championship series 4-1, denying Victor Wembanyama and his young Spurs teammates on their home floor to lift the trophy for the first time since 1973.The Knicks, who recovered from 29 points down in game four in the biggest comeback win in Finals history, erased a double-digit deficit to win for the fourth time in the series.Brunson scored eight of the Knicks' meagre 13 first-quarter points.They trailed by 16 in the second quarter and were down by 10 early in the fourth, but Brunson wouldn't let them lose."I've got no words," Brunson said after setting a Knicks record for points in a Finals game, surpassing Willis Reed's 38 in game three of the team's 1970 triumph over the Los Angeles Lakers.The Knicks needed every bit of his contribution on a night when they connected on just 35.6 percent of their shots from the field."I don't know what I'm feeling," added Brunson, who was named Finals Most Valuable Player. "I'm in awe. Whenever someone counts us out, we find a way to come back and do something about it."
New York Knicks teammates Jalen Brunson and Karl-Anthony Towns celebrate after beating the San Antonio Spurs to capture the NBA championship © Gregory Shamus / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA/AFP
