The Knicks struck first blood in their quest to end a 53-year championship drought.
Jalen Brunson came alive in the fourth quarter as the Knicks went into San Antonio and stole Game 1 of the NBA Finals 105-95 Wednesday night.
The Knicks went on a 11-0 run late to take a 10-point lead and put their stamp on the win.
Brunson, who finished 12-for-31 with 30 points including 13 in the fourth, had multiple injury scares in the first half, initially in the first quarter when the Spurs’ Harrison Barnes fell into his knee and again in the second when Luke Kornet stepped on his ankle, but he played through the rest of the game.
Victor Wembanyama was just 6-for-21 but finished with 26 points.
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