Jalen Brunson scored 45 points and won finals MVP as the Knicks beat the Spurs 94-90 to claim their first NBA championship in 53 years. New York rallied from a seven-point fourth-quarter deficit to clinch the series in five games.
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Ticketmaster and the Spurs said previously purchased tickets for Knicks fans will be honored despite a 150-mile purchase restriction for Game 5 in San Antonio. New York officials had criticized the policy after fans feared they would be shut out of the NBA Finals game.
The Knicks rallied from 29 points down to beat the Spurs 107-106 in Game 4, the largest comeback in NBA Finals history. OG Anunoby’s tip-in with 1.2 seconds left gave New York a 3-1 series lead.
Nick Reiner is seeking access to more than $1.5 million in trust funds he says his parents created for him, arguing the money is needed for his defense against charges that he killed them. Rob and Michele Reiner were found stabbed to death in their Brentwood home in December.
Victor Wembanyama scored 32 points as the Spurs beat the Knicks 115-111 in Game 3 of the NBA Finals, cutting New York’s series lead to 2-1. The loss snapped the Knicks’ 13-game postseason winning streak and kept San Antonio from falling into a 3-0 hole.
President Donald Trump was loudly booed when shown on the Madison Square Garden video boards before Game 3 of the NBA Finals. His attendance, the first by a sitting president at an NBA Finals game, brought heightened security and the cancellation of an outdoor watch party.
A stabbing Sunday evening at New York City’s Penn Station injured multiple people, with NBC News reporting six injuries and the BBC reporting five. A suspect was taken into custody, and a senior law enforcement official told NBC there were no preliminary signs of terrorism.
Jalen Brunson hit the go-ahead free throw with 9.5 seconds left as the Knicks beat the Spurs 105-104 to take a 2-0 NBA Finals lead. New York returns to Madison Square Garden two wins from its first championship since 1973.