Fueled by a 45-point performance from Jalen Brunson, the New York Knicks rallied to defeat the San Antonio Spurs 94-90 Saturday, capturing their first NBA championship in 53 years.
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' meager 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.
