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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Knicks | 19 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 105 |
 Spurs | 27 | 28 | 21 | 19 | 95 |
NYKTeam statsSAS| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYK | 39-9441.5% | 11-3630.6% | 16-1888.9% | 49 | 20 | 8 |
| SAS | 32-8936.0% | 11-4325.6% | 20-2580.0% | 54 | 16 | 13 |
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New York Knicks105| 37 | 30 | 12-31 | 2-9 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | +6 | −7.6 | ||||||
| 34 | 18 | 7-15 | 0-2 | 4-4 | 0 | +14 | +1.7 | |||||||
| 31 | 17 | 5-12 | 3-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-4 | 0 | −6 | +1.2 | ||||
| 28 | 9 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 0 | +11 | 0.0 | |||||||
| 27 | 3 | 1-5 | 0-3 | 0 | 1-1 | +22 | +5.7 | |||||||
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| 33 | 13 | 5-9 | 3-6 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −10 | −3.6 | |||
| 19 | 6 | 2-7 | 2-6 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +11 | −0.9 | |||||
| 13 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −1.2 | ||||
| 11 | 7 | 3-6 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +4 | +0.3 | ||||||
| 6 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | −2.3 | |||
| Team | 105 | 39-9441.5% | 11-3630.6% | 49 | 20 | 8 | 23 | 16-1888.9% | 10 | 8 | 4 | |||
Bench 28 points on 11 for 25 shooting
Did not play: Ariel Hukporti, Mohamed Diawara, Pacôme Dadiet, Jeremy Sochan and Tyler Kolek (coach’s decision).
San Antonio Spurs95| 38 | 7 | 3-13 | 0-4 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −13.5 | ||||||
| 38 | 26 | 6-21 | 2-9 | 12-13 | −3 | −3.4 | ||||||||
| 36 | 9 | 4-11 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −13 | −3.5 | ||||||
| 34 | 17 | 7-16 | 1-5 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −9 | −2.9 | ||||||
| 31 | 16 | 5-11 | 5-10 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | −8 | +3.7 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 28 | 16 | 6-10 | 1-4 | 3-3 | 0 | 0 | −5 | +2.1 | ||||||
| 12 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −3.5 | |||||
| 10 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −7 | −2.2 | ||||
| 8 | 3 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | −3.6 | ||
| 4 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −2.1 | ||
| Team | 95 | 32-8936.0% | 11-4325.6% | 54 | 16 | 13 | 23 | 20-2580.0% | 14 | 4 | 4 | |||
Bench 20 points on 7 for 17 shooting
Did not play: Jordan McLaughlin, Kelly Olynyk, Mason Plumlee, Bismack Biyombo and Lindy Waters III (coach’s decision).
Knicks105Spurs95ClickTap a team’s number to see the plays behind it.
PS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. The game’s highs are in blue, hot shooting in gold, cold in gray. ClickTap a column’s heading to sort by it.
The New York Knicks closed the fourth quarter on an 11-0 run to beat the San Antonio Spurs 105-95 for a 1-0 lead in the NBA Finals.
The Spurs had gone on a 9-0 run to lead 95-94 when Jalen Brunson’s corner 3-pointer put the Knicks ahead for good with 1:50 left.
Brunson’s 15-foot pull-up jumper with 37.8 seconds left made it 101-95 and put it away.
During clutch time, the Knicks outscored the Spurs 7-6. Brunson (No. 3 in clutch wins added, 2025-26) scored 5 of the Knicks’ 7 on 2 for 5 shooting. In the fourth quarter, Josh Hart had 3 of his 4 steals, 2 of them during an 11-0 Knicks run, and the Knicks scored 4 points off them.
Brunson scored 30 points, and Hart added 3 points, 15 rebounds, 6 assists and 4 steals. OG Anunoby scored 12 of his 17 points (12 in the fourth quarter) in the fourth quarter.
For the Spurs, Victor Wembanyama had 26 points (11 in the fourth quarter), 12 rebounds and 3 blocks but shot 6 for 21.
The Knicks shot 41.5% from the field and 30.6% from 3 to the Spurs’ 36.0% and 25.6%. The Spurs forced 9 turnovers, about 4 fewer than usual for this many possessions. The Knicks’ starters outscored the Spurs 31-17 in 13 minutes together.
New York KnicksSan Antonio SpursPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. Wins: how much his shots, free throws, turnovers and passes moved his team’s chance to win (1.00 is a whole win).
The five plays that moved the chance to win most, in order.
Each play from the side of the team that made it: its chance to win before and after, and the change in percentage points. On the court, each shot is the shooter’s face (gray when he missed), bigger the more it moved the chance. The Knicks’ chance bottomed out at 12% (3rd quarter, 6:10 left).
89 points from the field on 94 shots: 14.0 fewer than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 19-29 | 65.5% | 67% |
| In the paint | 6-13 | 46.2% | 45% |
| Mid-range | 3-16 | 18.8% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 8-13 | 61.5% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 3-23 | 13.0% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephon Castle | 15 | 5 | 2-5 | −1 |
| Dylan Harper | 14 | 0 | 0-3 | −5 |
| Julian Champagnie | 11 | 11 | 4-6 | +7 |
| De'Aaron Fox | 10 | 0 | 0-3 | −4 |
| Everyone else | 23 | 14 | 6-12 | +6 |
The tracking credits him with 30 points on 73 possessions. He usually scores about 27 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor Wembanyama | 21 | 4 | 2-5 | −3 |
| Devin Vassell | 10 | 4 | 2-2 | +1 |
| Stephon Castle | 7 | 2 | 0-2 | 0 |
| Luke Kornet | 7 | 3 | 1-2 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 22 | 5 | 2-3 | −2 |
The tracking credits him with 18 points on 67 possessions. He usually scores about 21 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devin Vassell | 15 | 2 | 1-1 | −2 |
| Stephon Castle | 11 | 4 | 1-2 | +1 |
| Julian Champagnie | 9 | 3 | 1-3 | +1 |
| De'Aaron Fox | 8 | 5 | 1-3 | +3 |
| Everyone else | 14 | 3 | 1-3 | −1 |
The tracking credits him with 17 points on 57 possessions. He usually scores about 15 on that many.
What the players each one guarded scored, against what they usually score on as many possessions.
Possessions, and parts of possessions when defenders switched, from the NBA’s matchup tracking. The line under a defender’s name: his share of the scorer’s possessions. Usual: what the scorer averaged a possession against every defender in the regular season, eased toward the league’s rate when he has few possessions.
Score margin over time — positive = SAS leads, negative = NYK leads
SAS Largest Lead
14
Q3 6:31
NYK Largest Lead
10
Q4 0:21
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
SAS 12-0 run
Q1 6:07 – Q1 3:25
-7 → +5
SAS 8-0 run
Q1 3:01 – Q1 1:28
+2 → +10
SAS 9-0 run
Q2 0:37 – Q3 9:31
+2 → +11
NYK 8-0 run
Q4 7:22 – Q4 6:07
0 → -8
