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'I'm pinching myself': Mike Brown on the Knicks winning first NBA title in 53 years – video

Guardian Staff · June 14, 2026

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For the first time in 53 years, the New York Knicks won the NBA. Jalen Brunson scored 45 points, including 13 straight for New York in the fourth quarter, and the Knicks beat the San Antonio Spurs 94-90 in Game 5 of the NBA Finals on Saturday night.

>The Knicks won the series 4-1, rallying from double-digit deficits in all four of those victories

Knicks beat Spurs to win their first NBA title since 1973 as brilliant Brunson shines again