Overview
- The New York Knicks clinched the NBA Finals 4-1 with a 94-90 Game 5 victory on Saturday, closing the series in San Antonio.
- Jalen Brunson scored 45 points in the deciding game, was named Finals MVP and led New York’s late 15-2 run that sealed the win.
- The series was marked by repeated comebacks, most notably a 29-point rally in Game 4 that shifted momentum back to the Knicks.
- San Antonio’s young star Victor Wembanyama finished Game 5 with 19 points, 14 rebounds and five blocks but could not stop New York’s late surge.
- Thousands of fans flooded New York streets after the title, city officials announced a traditional champions parade in Manhattan, and media reports cite an NBPA champions’ bonus pool of roughly $8.5 million to be shared among players, coaches and staff.