Overview
- The New York Knicks clinched the 2025-26 NBA championship with a 94-90 win over the San Antonio Spurs in Game 5, closing the Finals series 4-1 on Sunday, June 14.
- Jalen Brunson was named Finals MVP after a 45-point performance in the deciding game that capped a dominant series showing.
- New York finished the playoffs 16-3 and staged the largest single-game Finals comeback on record by erasing a 29-point deficit in Game 4.
- Victor Wembanyama posted 19 points, 14 rebounds and five blocks in Game 5 as the Spurs showed the rise of a young core even while falling short.
- Thousands of fans flooded Manhattan after the win, city officials announced a Thursday parade, and one report said the NBPA's champion bonus pool is roughly $8.5 million to be shared among players, coaches and staff.