This era of Knicks basketball, culminating with the franchise's first NBA title in 53 years, is all because of the closer — the Finals MVP.
The Spurs kept following the same recipe.
The Knicks were not supposed to beat Victor Wembanyama and the Spurs in the NBA Finals. But they did, and they did it together.
The Spurs’ season ends with a trophy being raised by the Knicks on their own home floor.
Spurs star Victor Wembanyama said he's "not running away" from the pain of losing to the Knicks in the NBA Finals, calling the experience "the biggest learning moment" of his life.
The Finals laid bare the highs and lows of a young team still finding its way.
The New York Knicks clinched their first NBA championship in 53 years with another thrilling late comeback win over the San Antonio Spurs on Saturday. Three days after grabbing a 3-1 NBA finals series lead by completing the largest comeback in finals history at Madison Square Garden, the Knicks sealed the deal on the road with another epic display of resilience and recovery, stunning the Spurs at Frost Bank Center. As the Spurs blew a 16-point lead and wilted under pressure, missing a swath o...
New York Knicks fans flooded the Spurs' home turf Saturday as fans turned out in force to watch their beloved home team potentially clinch their first NBA Championship in 53 years.
It was bedlam on Broadway as the New York Knicks won their first NBA championship in 53 years on Saturday night, with exuberant celebrations marred by mayhem and violence. Outside Madison Square Garden, a crowd watching on a big screen roared as the Knicks rallied from a 16-point deficit to beat the Spurs in San Antonio in Game 5 of the NBA Finals. Knicks owner James Dolan, speaking in San Antonio after the game, urged fans to stay calm.
De'Aaron Fox made headlines for all the wrong reasons after Game 4 of the NBA Finals. Things didn't get much better in Game 5.
The first Knick to score 40+ in a Finals game, Brunson leads another comeback rally to defeat the Spurs and win it all.
San Antonio loses the Finals 4-1.
As Devin Vassell reflected on what could have been for the San Antonio Spurs, reality loudly interrupted his thoughts. The sounds of the New York Knicks and their fans celebrating the team's first NBA championship since 1973 spilled into the recesses of the Frost Bank Center, drowning out Vassell's postgame interview. “Our goal was to win, obviously," Vassell said.
The way the Spurs lost the Finals after controlling each game will require some soul-searching from the top down to figure out exactly what went wrong — and to make sure it doesn’t become embedded in this team’s DNA.
Kevin O’Connor and Tom Haberstroh recap the terrific Game 5 of the NBA Finals between the Knicks and the Spurs.
Listen to the Knicks and Spurs radio calls as New York came back to win Game 5 of the 2026 NBA Finals and their first championship in 53 years.
Jalen Brunson scored XX in Game 5, powering yet another Knicks rally over the Spurs for New York's first NBA title since 1973.
Knowing New York had waited 53 years to see the Knicks hoist the NBA championship trophy, owner James Dolan didn't even wait to be handed the 30-pound gold-plated prize. “I want to say something to New York,” Dolan shouted. The New York Knicks are champions of the NBA for the first time since 1973, beating the San Antonio Spurs in five games for this title.
Jalen Brunson earned NBA Finals MVP honors on Saturday night, capping his brilliant series with a 45-point performance for the ages to lead the Knicks to their first title in more than 50 years.
Knicks win first NBA title since 1973 with 94-90 victory over Spurs in Game 5.
