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Key takeaways
- For the fifth time in this series, the San Antonio Spurs took a double-digit lead in the first quarter.
- Led by 45 points from Finals MVP Jalen Brunson, the Knicks won Game 5 94-90 to clinch the franchise's first title in 53 years.
- Amid all the celebration, for one final time this postseason, let's break down how the Knicks finally returned to the NBA mountaintop, and what the Finals outcome means for both the Knicks and Spurs.
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For the fifth time in this series, the San Antonio Spurs took a double-digit lead in the first quarter. And for the fourth time in five games, the New York Knicks didn't care, instead making all the winning plays down the stretch to complete yet another methodical comeback.
Led by 45 points from Finals MVP Jalen Brunson, the Knicks won Game 5 94-90 to clinch the franchise's first title in 53 years. It might take 53 more years for the partying in New York to stop.
Amid all the celebration, for one final time this postseason, let's break down how the Knicks finally returned to the NBA mountaintop, and what the Finals outcome means for both the Knicks and Spurs.