Knicks rally to take Game 1 of NBA Finals against Spurs

The New York Knicks are fighting history as well as the Spurs. On Wednesday night in San Antonio, they took a crucial step towards defeating both It is uncommon to begin counting down after the opening game of an NBA finals, but these are uncommon times in New York, and the Knicks have been counting since Richard Nixon was president, their coach, Mike Brown, was three years old, and their opponent, the San Antonio Spurs, played in the American Basketball Association. After the Knicks took Game 1 105-95, the anticipation in New York rose to yet another level. Game 1 was not a good game, but it was a great game. The first quarter was ragged. So was the second. Neither team could shoot from distance – the Knicks shot 31% from three, the Spurs 26%. The Spurs’ Victor Wembanyama, the sport’s heir apparent, made his finals debut with six turnovers, 6-for-21 shooting from the field, defensively alive but never transcendent. Both Wembanyama and Jalen Brunson, the Knicks’ superb, always underestimated engine, took nine three-pointers. Each made two. Howard Bryant is the author of 11 books, including The Heritage: Black Athletes, A Divided America, and the Politics of Patriotism and Kings and Pawns: Jackie Robinson and Paul Robeson in America. Continue reading...

Jalen Brunson gave the New York Knicks a huge scare in the first quarter, limping off and leaving the floor to deal with what appeared to be some sort of knee and ankle issues. Brunson won the NBA's clutch player award in 2025, and in case anyone forgot why, he provided a series of reminders in a scintillating final 7 1/2 minutes that helped the Knicks beat the San Antonio Spurs 105-95 in Game 1 of the NBA Finals on Wednesday night. “He’s a tremendous player that’s skilled, picks his spots, knows his angles, shoots contested shots without being sped up,” Spurs coach Mitch Johnson said.

Jalen Brunson fueled another New York comeback triumph on Wednesday but said the Knicks can't afford to relax after pulling off a 105-95 victory over the San Antonio Spurs in game one of the NBA Finals.The Knicks, chasing their first title since 1973, are in the Finals for the first time since they fell to San Antonio in 1999.

The Knicks kept it rolling in Game 1 of the NBA Finals, getting 30 points from Jalen Brunson and erasing a 14-point second-half deficit to beat the Spurs 105-95 for their 12th straight playoff win.

Jalen Brunson scored 30 points as the New York Knicks beat the San Antonio Spurs 105-95 in the opening game of the NBA Finals. The Knicks overturned a seven-point half-time deficit – at one stage after the break they trailed by 14 – as they extended their play-off winning streak to 12 games at Frost Bank Center.

Behind Jalen Brunson and a 29-19 fourth quarter run, the Knicks go to San Antonio and take Game One of the NBA Finals, 105-95.

Jalen Brunson has stepped up and delivered for the Knicks whenever they’ve needed him over the years, and that was the case again in Game 1 of the NBA Finals on Wednesday night

Jalen Brunson scored 13 points in the fourth quarter to lead the New York Knicks past the San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday in Game 1 of the NBA Finals.

With their Game 1 win at San Antonio, the Knicks achieved a historic feat no other team has accomplished in the NBA Playoffs.

Jalen Brunson scored 30 points as the New York Knicks erased a 14-point second-half deficit to stun the San Antonio Spurs 105-95 and take a 1-0 lead in the NBA Finals on Wednesday.- Brunson injury scare - An absorbing first half saw the Knicks make a bright start to take a 14-7 lead before San Antonio hit their stride with a 9-0 run to claim their first lead of the game at 16-14.

By now, it’s a mistake to think this Knicks team will go down without a fight. It was a mistake to think that with New York down 2-1 in a first-round series against the Hawks, and it was a mistake to think that down 22 points in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals against the Cleveland Cavaliers. And yes, it was again a mistake to think that with the San Antonio Spurs leading by 14 points ...

New York Knicks 105–95 San Antonio Spurs Knicks guard leads way with 30 points The New York Knicks entered Game 1 of this year’s NBA finals on one of the hottest streaks in playoff history: 11 games won in a row with opponents humiliated, humbled and crushed along the way. On Wednseday night in San Antonio many believed that streak would end as they faced the Spurs, who had knocked out the defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder in the previous round, and are led by the most exciting player in the world, Victor Wembanyama. The Knicks won anyway, keeping Wembanyama quiet for long stretches in a 105-95 victory on the Spurs’ home court. They are now just three wins from their first title since 1973. Continue reading...

In their first NBA Finals game in 27 years, the Knicks beat the San Antonio Spurs 105-95 on Wednesday night.