The New York Knicks ended a 53-year wait for an NBA championship on Saturday, defeating the San Antonio Spurs 94-90 in Game 5 of the NBA Finals to secure their first title since 1973.
Led by a game-high 45 points from Jalen Brunson, the Knicks wrapped up the best-of-seven series 4-1 and completed a dominant postseason run in which they lost only three games.
Brunson produced a performance for the ages and was named NBA Finals MVP after inspiring New York to another remarkable comeback victory on the road in front of a large contingent of travelling Knicks supporters.
The Spurs started strongly once again and held several double-digit leads throughout the contest, but the Knicks steadily chipped away at the deficit before taking their first lead of the game with 3:40 remaining.
San Antonio were unable to respond as New York sealed a historic triumph and denied Victor Wembanyama and his young teammates on their home court.
