Finally! Knicks win first NBA championship in 53 years to cap playoff run for the ages

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The Knicks made history to win Game 4 of the NBA Finals.

They broke history in Game 5 by finally ending their 53-year championship drought.


New York Knicks guard Jalen Brunson #11 hits a three-point shot over San Antonio Spurs forward Julian Champagnie #30 during the 1st half.
New York Knicks guard Jalen Brunson hits a 3-point shot over San Antonio Spurs forward Julian Champagnie #30 during the first half of NBA Finals Game 5 on June 13, 2026. Charles Wenzelberg / New York Post

San Antonio Spurs forward Victor Wembanyama #1 reaches for a rebound between New York Knicks center Mitchell Robinson #23 and New York Knicks guard Jalen Brunson #11 during the 1st half.
San Antonio Spurs forward Victor Wembanyama reaches for a rebound between New York Knicks center Mitchell Robinson and New York Knicks guard Jalen Brunson during the first half.
Charles Wenzelberg / New York Post

The Knicks won 94-90 over the Spurs on Saturday to win their first NBA Finals since 1973 in yet another raucous comeback in the fourth quarter.

After trailing through the first three and a half quarters, New York stormed back late in the fourth to bring home the Larry O’Brien Trophy.

Jalen Brunson willed the Knicks to victory and led the way with 45 points.

The celebration is now on in New York.

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