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New York Knicks Win First NBA Title Since 1973, Defeating San Antonio Spurs
Jalen Brunson averaged 32.6 points per game and scored 45 in Game 5 to win the series against the San Antonio Spurs. He was named Finals MVP after the Knicks claimed the franchise's first championship since 1973.
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Jalen Brunson led the New York Knicks to the franchise's first NBA title since 1973 by defeating the San Antonio Spurs in the NBA Finals, Newsweek reported. Brunson averaged 32.6 points per game during the series and scored 45 points in Game 5, earning NBA Finals MVP honors.
In December 2023, Las Vegas Aces coach Becky Hammon said on ESPN that Brunson was too small to be a "1A" player capable of leading a team to a championship.
In a recent Sports Illustrated cover-story interview, Brunson responded to a question about those comments by saying, "I'm skipping this. Skipping her," while scrolling past a photo of Hammon. After the Knicks won the title, Hammon said Brunson proved history wrong and could be placed next to Steph Curry and Isiah Thomas.
"I thought he played brilliantly, especially down the stretch," she said. "I mean, he was that 1A dude. But apologize? I'm never going to apologize for having an opinion.
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