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The New York Knicks are NBA champions for the first time in 53 years.
After scoring just 37 points in the first half of the game, New York ground the San Antonio Spurs down in the second half with tough defense and timely baskets. That effort was led by Knicks point guard Jalen Brunson, who scored 45 points, often over the Spurs’ 7’5″ superstar Victor Wembanyama.
The Knicks took their first lead of the game with about 2 minutes left. A series of missed free throws brought the game down to a one possession game with just 7.7 seconds
The Mike Brown-led team won 94-90 at the Texas team’s Frost Bank Center home arena, marking the Knicks’ first championship since 1973.
While Knicks fans might have liked the win to happen at Madison Square Garden, they’ll take it.
A good number of them flew down to San Antonio for the game and most of those stayed in the arena to savor the victory.
Brunson, stoic throughout the entire championship run, broke down in tears as his father Rick, who’s a Knicks assistant coach, celebrated on the sidelines. In the post-game interview, asked how the victory felt to share with his father, Brunson paused shaking his head, too overwhelmed to speak. He was later named the series MVP.
Others in attendance included Timothée Chalamet, Prince Harry and, a plus for Knicks fans, their beloved former power forward Charles Oakley, who was banned from the Garden by owner Charles Dolan.
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