{"id":702945,"date":"2026-06-14T04:46:09","date_gmt":"2026-06-14T04:46:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/702945\/"},"modified":"2026-06-14T04:46:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-14T04:46:09","slug":"n-y-knicks-win-nba-title-beat-spurs-in-5-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/702945\/","title":{"rendered":"N.Y. Knicks Win NBA Title, Beat Spurs In 5 Games"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>                          New York Knicks<br \/>\n                          NBA Champs!!!!!<br \/>\n                          Start Spreading The News<\/p>\n<p>\n                                                                        Published<br \/>\n                              June 13, 2026<br \/>\n                            8:45 PM PDT<br \/>\n                                                                      |<br \/>\n                                                                Updated<br \/>\n                                  June 13, 2026<br \/>\n                                9:17 PM PDT\n                                    <\/p>\n<p>                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_png_20260612_7224d7c3dd004c15975e7332d581b0ca\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:4539cc7f-1385-41df-a510-794d0274432b\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<p>                          <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/7224d7c3dd004c15975e7332d581b0ca_md.png\" alt=\"main knicks nba finals getty\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                                  <\/a><\/p>\n<p>The New York Knicks are NBA champions!!!<\/p>\n<p>The Knicks again battled back in Game 5, where they trailed by as many as 16 points &#8230; defeating the Spurs, 94-90, and winning their first title since 1973.<\/p>\n<p>Jalen Brunson scored 45 points, including 13 straight in the 4th, again fueling a furious comeback for the second straight game.<\/p>\n<p>As the clock hit 00:00, the Knicks captain shared a hug with his dad, assistant coach Rick Brunson.<\/p>\n<p>      Cue the music \ud83d\ude01 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9CQ436UClM\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/9CQ436UClM<\/a><br \/>\n              <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nyknicks\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">@nyknicks<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Brunson was named the Finals MVP.<\/p>\n<p>There were thousands of Knicks fans at Frost Bank Center, despite all the pregame controversy about tickets being canceled &#8230; and they all stayed for the trophy presentation.<\/p>\n<p>It caps a remarkable playoff run for the Knicks &#8230; who lost only one playoff game since trailing the Hawks 2-1 in the 1st round, losing just one game in 51 days.<\/p>\n<p>      Sleep well, NY. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xg9JLLKT4K\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/xg9JLLKT4K<\/a><br \/>\n              <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nikebasketball\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">@nikebasketball<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Start spreading the news!!!<\/p>\n<p>      <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"New York Knicks NBA Champs!!!!! 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