Knicks Win 2026 NBA Title, Defeating Spurs 94-90 in San Antonio

The New York Knicks defeated the San Antonio Spurs 94-90 in Game 5 of the NBA Finals on June 13, 2026, at Frost Bank Center in San Antonio. The win gave the Knicks the 2026 NBA championship, their first title since 1973. Jalen Brunson served as captain and led the Knicks back from 29-point deficits in all four of their wins during the series.

The Knicks finished the 2026 postseason with a 16-3 record and posted a plus-263 margin of victory, the best in NBA postseason history. Sandra Brunson flew commercial from Chicago to Austin, Texas, then drove to San Antonio for Game 5. She missed a connecting flight in Chicago on June 12 because a pilot arrived late from Philadelphia.

She had attended a previously scheduled Second Round Foundation event for children from Harlem in Philadelphia before traveling. Before boarding her flight on June 13, Sandra Brunson sent Jalen a text message with a Bible verse: "When you go through deep waters, I WILL BE WITH YOU.

" Jalen Brunson told his mother during his junior year of college that the word "belief" encompassed everything he is about.

Sandra Brunson stood in the tunnel of Frost Bank Center after the game and said the title came down to belief. Rick Brunson was Leon Rose's first client as an agent in 1995. Rick Brunson was not drafted after playing at Temple University.

Leon Rose attended Dickinson College as a Division III point guard before attending law school.