When the Knicks took a historic 11-game winning streak into the NBA Finals, it was presumed that was the likely end of the road. New York ran through its Eastern Conference opponents, but continuing the heater against a Western Conference power on the road was a different beast.
Jalen Brunson & Co. proved emphatically that the Knicks’ postseason run was for real, however, as they walked into San Antonio and stole Game 1 from the Spurs in an electric 105–95 win. New York outscored San Antonio by 17 points in the second half and erased a 14-point deficit midway through the third quarter thanks to Brunson’s barrage in the fourth quarter and Josh Hart’s hustle plays, plus 35 points combined out of Karl-Anthony Towns and OG Anunoby.
