Overview
- The Knicks took a 3–1 lead after completing a 29-point comeback in Game 4 on June 10, the largest single-game rally in NBA Finals history.
- Jalen Brunson has been New York’s driving force, averaging about 29.5 points for the series and scoring 36 with seven assists in the Game 4 comeback.
- Game 5 is set for Saturday at 8:30 p.m. ET at Frost Bank Center in San Antonio and will air on ABC with streaming available on the ESPN app.
- Victor Wembanyama was assessed a Flagrant 1 in Game 4 and now sits one flagrant point short of the league’s threshold for an automatic one-game playoff suspension.
- Police in New York are investigating a postgame assault near Madison Square Garden that left a 17-year-old in a coma, raising questions about fan safety and security during the remainder of the Finals.