NBA Finals: New York Knicks beat San Antonio Spurs to win championship

The Knicks trailed by 10 points with less than eight minutes left before Brusson scored 10 unanswered points to tie the game at 83-83.

With just over a minute left, he put the Knicks up 90-88, and free throws by Josh Hart and Og Anunoby extended the lead to four.

Victor Wembayana missed a three-pointer for the Spurs, but Stephon Castle’s dunk with 16 seconds left made it 92-90.

A pair of free throws from Michael Bridges and Anunoby on either side of Dylan Harper gave the Knicks a memorable victory over the Spurs’ missed attempts.

Bridges and Hart — Brunson’s teammates from Villanova University — combined for 27 points, with Bridges adding 14 and Hart 13 points and 11 rebounds.

Harper finished with 25 points off the bench, while Wembanyama had 19 points, 14 rebounds and five blocks.

The Spurs became the first team to lead five Finals games by at least 10 points in the first quarter.

“We weren’t ready. I wasn’t ready to win a ring – that’s obvious,” Wembanyana said.

“We don’t lack talent or talent, but we make too many mistakes, I make too many mistakes.”

The reigning NBA Defensive Player of the Year, Wembaniana fouled Brunson in the final 10 seconds of Game 2 and the Knicks took it away. 105-104 victory; Although his 32 points helped the Spurs win three games 115-111.

“This is the biggest lesson of my life – the biggest learning moment,” he said.

“It hurts, but I’m not running away from it. I’m using it as fuel. I’m not satisfied with not winning.”

“There’s no better experience than what we’ve been through as a team.”