Jalen Brunson set a franchise NBA Finals record with 45 points and nearly single-handedly ended the team¡¯s 53-year NBA title ?drought as the New York Knicks recorded a 94-90 victory over the San Antonio Spurs on Saturday night.
Brunson scored 29 points in the second half of Game 5 as New York overcame a 15-point third-quarter deficit to win its first NBA championship since 1973. The Knicks won four of the five games in the best-of-seven series.
The Knicks also trailed by ?16 points in the second quarter, one game after they rallied from 29 down to beat the ?Spurs in ?Game 4 on Wednesday in New York.
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