Full circle 👏
In 2007, Mike Brown lost the Finals to the Spurs. Nineteen years later, he beats San Antonio to deliver the Knicks their first championship in 53 years 🙌
Angela Oakley: “After all these years Knicks fans finally got to witness history…& so did Charles. Nobody could stop this moment…City celebrating…Charles got to see the team he gave his heart to make history. Some things bigger than politics & egos. Tonight belongs to NY”
New York City landmarks lit up in blue and orange as the Knicks took on the San Antonio Spurs in Game 5 of the NBA Finals, with the Knicks winning 94-90 and securing their first championship in more than 50 years. https://t.co/U0zKjdJT5n
Jalen Brunson is the fourth player listed at 6'2" or shorter to win NBA Finals MVP, joining:
🏀 Stephen Curry (2022)
🏀 Tony Parker (2007)
🏀 Isiah Thomas (1990)
Heart over height ❤️
The Knicks are NBA Champions for the first time in 53 years 🏆
Jalen Brunson (45 PTS) and NYK win Game 5 on the road, defeat San Antonio 4-1 in the NBA Finals, and capture their third championship in franchise history!
Wemby been coming 2nd place his whole career man 🥈😩
🔸2nd place at U17 Championship
🔸2nd place with France at Olympics
🔸2nd place in the NBA Cup
🔸2nd place in the NBA Finals
And of course, congratulations to Mitch, coaching staff, players, and the entire Spurs organization on a wonderful season! So proud of what this team accomplished!
There’s so much to be excited about as @Spurs fans!
Let’s celebrate this special group and keep building towards winning the next one and many more! 💪
Odds are it will be a lot more than that. They might enter next year as the favorites, but there are too many things that can happen for me to give them a 50% chance of getting back here next year.
Congrats to the @nyknicks on winning the NBA Finals! Coach Mike Brown, Finals MVP Jalen Brunson (an absolute beast!), and a tough, experienced group of players right in their prime got the job done. 👏👏
"One thing I learned is the margin of error is very, very thin. Our errors, our mistakes, are punished so hard." - Wemby on what he learned about the Finals
Wemby:
"I don't think we could have learned more and gained more experience in one playoff run and in one season. Personally, in 18 months, it's been, it's been hard and full of lessons."
Mitch Johnson: "We weren't ready to win an NBA championship. Better team won, we did a lot of good things, and we didn't finish the job, and that's what it is"