The New York Knicks won the first game of the NBA Finals away from the San Antonio Spurs with 105-95 and took a 1-0 lead in the four-game series.
The second game will be played again in Texas at Saturday night.
Jalen Brunson he led New York with 30 points, and in the last quarter he surpassed the local star Victor Wembanyam and scored 13 points in that part.
The match was tied almost to the end, but Brunson perfectly led the team in the decisive moments. Wembanyama hit a 3-pointer and a layup with just over two minutes left to give the home team a 95-94 lead, but then Brunson’s 3-pointer gave the visitors a lead they never relinquished.
We stuck together. It wasn’t our nightshe wasn’t mine most of the time, but we found a waysaid Brunson, who highlighted the team’s chemistry that helped them come back from a 14-point deficit in the third quarter.
We know that we cover each other. There are many things we could have done better, but our harmony was the biggest differenceadded Brunson, who left the field in the first quarter with a knee problem but quickly returned to the game.
Brunson was one of four New Yorkers in double figures in scoring. Karl-Anthony Towns he scored 18 points, OG Anunoby 17, a Landry Shamet 13.
On the other hand, Wembanyama led San Antonio with 26 points, but shot poorly from the field (6-21). He also had 12 rebounds and three blocks.
I was bad tonightsaid Wembanyama, who denied that nervousness was a factor in the defeat:
Of course it was a special feeling, but it is far from justified.
Stephon Castle scored 17 points for the home team, while Dylan Harper and Julian Champagnie each had 16.
(Hina | Photo: New York Knicks)
