Robert Kleeman

NBA enthusiast, writer, poet, traveler, foodie, educator and musician.

[Robert Kleeman @RobertKleeman]

I posted this before the series. He is THAT MFer.

[Hardwood Paroxysm @HPbasketball]

Jalen Brunson is a certified Motherfucker, the highest of NBA compliments.

[Robert Kleeman @RobertKleeman]

This is not a fun fact.

[Jace frederick @JaceFrederick]

Fun fact: Spurs somehow won the clutch time minutes in this series

39-38

Shot 38% in the clutch to New York’s 32%

[FanDuel Sportsbook @FDSportsbook]

Isiah Thomas.
Tony Parker.
Stephen Curry.
Jalen Brunson.

The only players in NBA history under 6'3 to win Finals MVP 😤

[ESPN Insights @ESPNInsights]

Eight different teams have won the NBA Finals in the last eight seasons 😳

This extends the longest streak of unique champions in league history 🏆

[Robert Kleeman @RobertKleeman]

Better be.

[Rachel Nichols @Rachel__Nichols]

Wemby just called the Finals “the biggest lesson of my life.”

[Robert Kleeman @RobertKleeman]

Randle and Holmgren did not meet the moment against the Spurs. Don’t undermine the Knicks’ greatness by saying this was just experience. KAT, OG, Jalen Brunson, and several others delivered in enough moments that mattered. They were awesome, and that’s why they won.

[Robert Kleeman @RobertKleeman]

Experience was a factor, but the Spurs best player tonight and in the series was a 20-year-old rookie. Entering these playoffs, Chet Holmgren and Julius Randle had played in the same number of conference finals as KAT and most of these Knicks.

[Manu Ginobili @manuginobili]

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! 💪

[Barack Obama @BarackObama]

Congrats to Coach Brown, Finals MVP Jalen Brunson, OG, and the rest of these incredible NBA Champion @NYKnicks! What a run!

[HoopsHype @hoopshype]

With Spurs falling in five, Dylan Harper will not be able to beat Kareem's record for most playoff points in a rookie season.

He fell 27 points short of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's 352.

By the way, Kareem set the record in just 10 playoff games.

[Robert Kleeman @RobertKleeman]

Celebrate the (bleep) out of this, @WorldWideWob. You are one of those people who deserves this so much. https://t.co/i0jG6V3NNS

[Paul Garcia @PaulGarciaNBA]

The Spurs lost their first game of the season and playoffs when holding an opponent below 100.

New York only scored 94, but the Spurs only got to 90 themselves.

SA finishes 11-0 in the regular season and 7-1 in the postseason when holding an opponent below 100 in a game.

[Manu Ginobili @manuginobili]

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. 👏👏

[Tom Orsborn @tom_orsborn]

Mitch keeping perspective after the disappointment of falling short in quest for title: “I don't think anybody other than the people in that room expected us to be here. So there was a lot of good in that & there's a lot of pain in what just happened and both things can be true.”

[Kevin O'Connor @KevinOConnor]

The Knicks held the Spurs to 3/16 shooting over the final 8 minutes - a 37.3 offensive rating. Fox was 0/4. Wemby was 0/3. Harper was 1/5.

[Bobby Marks @BobbyMarks42]

New York accomplished the rare feat of facing 0 elimination games in these playoffs.

16-3

4-0 in clutch games during the Finals

[David Aldridge @davidaldridgedc]

In a league of killers, Jalen Brunson is one of the best winners of his generation. He won two chips at Villanova in three years, and he's made the New York Knicks into NBA champions. At 6-foot-1-ish. He's a great, GREAT basketball player.

[Robert Kleeman @RobertKleeman]

He should be.

[Jonathan Feigen @Jonathan_Feigen]

And man, Jalen Brunson authored an incredible sports story. He will be celebrated in New York forever like Willis and Clyde.

[Nate Duncan @NateDuncanNBA]

What a series!

[Robert Kleeman @RobertKleeman]

Time for Wemby to find a level above the Shaolin Monks. This should be humbling for #1 and better be humbling for Castle, too.