The New York Knicks defeated the San Antonio Spurs 94-90 (13:23, 24:19, 28:30, 29:18) in Game 5 of the NBA Finals, winning the Larry O'Brien Trophy for the first time in 53 years. This was reported by Qazaqyia.kz citing Kursiv Media.

The Texans started the game strong, leading by as many as 15 points. However, the Kicks gradually fought back. In the decisive game in San Antonio, the future champions made a 16-2 run in the fourth quarter.

Knicks guard Jalen Brunson was named the game's MVP, scoring 45 points, grabbing three rebounds, and dishing three assists.

The Knicks won their third NBA championship (after 1970 and 1973). The defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder lost to the Spurs in the conference semifinals 3-4.

Playoff results

First round

  • 01Detroit Pistons (1) vs. Orlando Magic (8) 4-3 (101-112, 98-83, 105-113, 88-94, 116-109, 93-79, 116-94)
  • 02Boston Celtics (2) vs. Philadelphia 76ers (7) 3-4 (123-91, 97-111, 108-100, 128-96, 97-113, 93-106, 100-109)
  • 03New York Knicks (3) vs. Atlanta Hawks (6) 4-2 (113-102, 106-107, 108-109, 114-98, 126-97, 140-89)
  • 04Cleveland Cavaliers (4) vs. Toronto Raptors (5) 4-3 (126-113, 115-105, 104-126, 89-93, 125-120, 110-112 OT, 114-102)
  • 05Oklahoma City Thunder (1) vs. Phoenix Suns (8) 4-0 (119-84, 120-107, 121-109, 131-122)
  • 06San Antonio Spurs (2) vs. Portland Trail Blazers (7) 4-1 (111-98, 103-106, 120-108, 114-93, 114-95)
  • 07Denver Nuggets (3) vs. Minnesota Timberwolves (6) 2-4 (116-105, 114-119, 96-113, 96-112, 125-113, 98-110)
  • 08Los Angeles Lakers (4) vs. Houston Rockets (5) 4-2 (107-98, 101-94, 112-108 OT, 96-115, 93-99, 98-78)

Conference semifinals

  • 01Detroit (1) vs. Cleveland (4) 3-4 (111-101, 107-97, 109-116, 103-112, 113-117 OT, 115-94, 94-125)
  • 02New York (3) vs. Philadelphia (7) 4-0 (137-98, 108-102, 108-94, 144-114)
  • 03Oklahoma City (1) vs. Lakers (4) 4-0 (108-90, 125-107, 131-108, 115-110)
  • 04San Antonio (2) vs. Minnesota (6) 4-2 (102-104, 133-95, 115-108, 109-114, 126-97, 139-109)

Conference finals

  • 01New York (3) vs. Cleveland (4) 4-0 (115-104 OT, 109-93, 121-108, 130-93)
  • 02Oklahoma City (1) vs. San Antonio (2) 3-4 (115-122 2OT, 122-113, 123-108, 82-103, 127-114, 91-118, 103-111)

NBA Finals

  • 01San Antonio (2) vs. New York (3) 1-4 (95-105, 104-105, 115-111, 106-107, 90-93)

About the NBA

The NBA regular season features 30 teams. The top 16 teams (8 from each conference) advance to the playoffs. Each playoff series is best-of-seven.

The NBA championship trophy has been named after former commissioner Larry O'Brien since 1984. Under his leadership, the league expanded from 18 to 23 teams and introduced the three-point rule, which significantly changed basketball.