OG Anunoby scored 28 factors, Jalen Brunson had 25, and New York Knicks rallied to beat Victor Wembanyama and San Antonio Spurs 124-113 on Tuesday evening to win the NBA Cup.
The Knicks can now hold a banner subsequent to the 1973 NBA championship banner in Madison Sq. Backyard, the final time they gained the title.
However this can be a championship roster — NBA Cup MVP Brunson, Josh Hart and Mikal Bridges reduce down the nets in school at Villanova — with excessive hopes of representing a weak Japanese Convention within the NBA Finals.
New York’s Karl-Anthony Cities had 16 factors and 11 rebounds regardless of battling an harm. He went into the locker room with a minute left earlier than half-time and later exited for the bench with 5 minutes and 6 seconds remaining within the third quarter, and didn’t return till late within the fourth.
The broadcasters mentioned he had calf harm.
Dylan Harper led the Spurs with 21 factors, Wembanyama scored 18 and De’Aaron Fox had 16.
New York dominated inside, outrebounding the Spurs 59-42, with Mitchell Robinson gathering 15 boards, together with 10 on the offensive finish. That helped give the Knicks a 56-44 edge in factors within the lane.
The Spurs, nonetheless, led for a lot of the sport earlier than the Knicks went on a 13-1 run that started late within the third quarter to go up 100-95. The latter by no means trailed once more.
The Knicks acquired greater than a trophy, every participant with a typical contract acquired an additional USD 318,560 for successful, making the whole USD 530,933 for even reaching the ultimate.
This sport doesn’t depend within the standings, so each groups stay 18-7, placing them atop their respective divisions.
Simply making the ultimate bodes properly for each groups. The earlier 4 finalists — Los Angeles Lakers, Indiana, Oklahoma Metropolis and Milwaukee — additionally made the playoffs. The Pacers made the Japanese Convention finals in 2024, and the Thunder gained the NBA championship final season.
Revealed on Dec 17, 2025