Overview
- The New York Knicks clinched the 2026 NBA title with a 94-90 Game 5 win in San Antonio on June 13, ending the franchise's 53-year championship drought.
- Jalen Brunson led the victory with 45 points, was named Finals MVP, and set a Knicks single-game Finals scoring mark by carrying New York in the fourth quarter.
- The series was defined by repeated comeback wins for New York, including a record 29-point rally in Game 4 and multiple games where the Knicks erased double-digit deficits.
- On-court and locker-room celebrations featured cigars, champagne and celebrity appearances such as Timothée Chalamet, while large crowds in New York produced arrests, property damage, a bus fire and reports of a gunshot near Times Square.
- City officials have scheduled a championship parade in Manhattan for Thursday and law enforcement has opened investigations and tightened security as they prepare for the public event.