Overview
- The New York Knicks secured the 2026 NBA championship with a 94-90 Game 5 win over the San Antonio Spurs on Saturday night.
- Jalen Brunson was named Finals MVP after scoring a series-high 45 points in the closeout and hitting a go-ahead floater with 65 seconds left.
- New York overcame a poor start, scoring just 13 points in the first quarter and trailing by as many as 16 before mounting a late comeback.
- Coach Mike Brown led the team’s celebration by singing 'Who Let the Dogs Out' during the trophy presentation and in the locker room, a motif he introduced at Finals media day.
- Rookie Dylan Harper scored 25 points and Victor Wembanyama recorded five blocks for the Spurs, but San Antonio could not stop the Knicks’ late surge and title run.