Posted on 06/13/2026 8:37:59 PM PDT by Yossarian
The New York Knicks are NBA champions.
In a Game 5 of the NBA Finals Saturday night that looked much like the previous four, the San Antonio Spurs took a double-digit lead in the first quarter.
But like in three of the previous four games, the Knicks rallied — this time from a 16-point deficit — to secure a 94-90 Game 5 win and a 4-1 series victory in the NBA Finals.
Jalen Brunson led the way with a legacy-securing 45-point effort as New York’s only reliable source of offense on a night in which both teams struggled from the field. But for New York, the win didn’t have to be pretty. The result is the franchise’s first NBA championship since 1973. And Brunson has secured his place among New York’s sporting greats.
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Will they show at The White House?
The Spurs have the dubious distinction of being the biggest choke artists of the NBA.
No.
Lots of reports of rioting on X right now.
Going to laugh my ass off when Hochul and Mandami are pleading with Trump to authorize the National Guard and he tells them GFY.
The Spurs have a Fox problem. That guy is gonna be making TONS of money starting next season.
Towns?!! No way! Not even close.
They looked like a very good college team and as young as they are that’s probably what they are. The Knicks looked like a great team.
The Governor does not need to ask the President’s
permission to activate the National Guard.
Since the 2009 Yankees -- 17 years. I guess Mike VAccaro is going to have to find somethign else to write about besides how many days it's been since a New York team won a title, becuase, Mike, hte number is now...
ZERO
81. Wow. But then, he was on that team 53 years ago.
The only NY team I ever liked was the NY Giants football team as a kid in the early 60’s . I grew up in CT and lived on Long Island for 14 years before moving to Japan but was an L.A. Dodgers fan and rooted for the Montreal Canadians hockey team ! Basketball ? Boston Celtics !
Igrew up there. I’m like every New Yorker; I hate New York. And I love New York.
Spurs choked the series, and they didn’t need James Harden to do it!
Don’t forget the Celtics.
Did you actually watch the games? Wemby was supposed to singlehandedly beat the Knicks, and Towns shut him down.
Phil Jackson is also 81 and was on that 1973 Knicks championship team.
Wemby shut Wemby down. If it comes out tomorrow that he had the flu, I’d believe it. Jordan or Kobe would have put the game on their shoulders and taken it. Wemby wilted
Wemby follows the mass murderer who married a 6 yo and raped her at 9? What a kook.
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