Led by Jalen Brunson, the New York Knicks steal a road victory against the San Antonio Spurs in the first game of the NBA Finals.
Published June 4, 2026
Jalen Brunson scored 13 of his 30 points in the fourth quarter, and the New York Knicks overcame a 14-point third-quarter deficit to cruise to a 105-95 victory over the San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday in Game 1 of the NBA Finals in Texas.
Karl-Anthony Towns contributed 18 points and 12 rebounds as the Knicks won their 12th consecutive playoff game, tying the second-longest postseason streak in league history.
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New York closed the game with 11 straight points while playing in its first NBA Finals game since 1999.
OG Anunoby produced 12 of his 17 points in the fourth quarter for the Knicks, who committed no turnovers in the fourth quarter. San Antonio gave the ball away five times over the final 12 minutes while shooting 28.6 percent (6 of 21) and was outscored 29-19.
Spurs star Victor Wembanyama recorded 26 points, 12 rebounds and three blocked shots, but was only 6 of 21 from the field. Stephon Castle had 17 points and eight rebounds, Julian Champagnie added 16 points and 10 rebounds and Dylan Harper scored 16 points off the bench.
Game two of the best-of-seven series will be played Friday night in San Antonio.
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Landry Shamet scored 13 points off the bench while Josh Hart had 15 rebounds, six assists, four steals and three points for the Knicks.
New York shot 41.5 percent from the field, including 11 of 36 (30.6 percent) from three-point range.
The Spurs connected on 36 percent of their field goal attempts and were 11 of 43 (25.6 percent) from behind the arc.
Brunson scored eight straight points, including a basket with 6 minutes, 8 seconds left to give the Knicks a 94-86 lead. Wembanyama responded with eight points during a 9-0 run as the Spurs went up 95-94 with 2:16 left.
San Antonio would not score again and Brunson hit a corner 3-pointer to put the Knicks back ahead with 1:50 left.
Mikal Bridges made two free throws, Brunson hit a jumper and Anunoby made four consecutive free throws to seal the score.
San Antonio led by seven at halftime before scoring 10 of the first 13 points in the third quarter to take a 65-51 lead on Harper's basket.
The Knicks responded with a 20-6 explosion and tied the score at 71 on Brunson's jumper with 2:01 left in the third.
Knicks backup center Mitchell Robinson (broken right pinkie) played 13 minutes and had two points and six rebounds.
Champagnie scored 15 points and five 3-pointers as the Spurs led 55-48 at the half. Brunson scored 11 in the half for the Knicks despite injuring his right knee in the first quarter and his left ankle in the second.
