Overview
- New York beat Orlando 132-120 as Jalen Brunson scored a season-high 40 points with eight assists, with Karl-Anthony Towns adding 29 and OG Anunoby 24.
- Orlando played without leading scorer Franz Wagner; Paolo Banchero had 25 points and Jalen Suggs scored 26 before exiting in the fourth quarter with a sore left hip.
- San Antonio edged Oklahoma City 111-109 with Victor Wembanyama returning from a 12-game absence to post 22 points and nine rebounds in 21 minutes off the bench.
- The loss was just the Thunder’s second of the season after arriving at 24-1 with a 16-game winning streak; Devin Vassell scored 23 and De’Aaron Fox and Stephon Castle each had 22 for the Spurs.
- The championship is Tuesday, Dec. 16 at T-Mobile Arena, with each player on the winning team earning roughly $530,000.