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Stepping up to an historic level once again, Jalen Brunson<\/a> led the New York Knicks<\/a> to the franchise’s first NBA championship in 53 years.\u00a0<\/p>\n Brunson saved his best for last, delivering 45 points as the Knicks beat the Spurs 94-90<\/a> in Game 5 in San Antonio on Saturday night to clinch the title.\u00a0<\/p>\n No stranger to big games, Brunson now has ownership of one of the biggest in NBA history. He tied Michael Jordan for the most points in a championship-clinching game.\u00a0<\/p>\n Brunson also set a new record for the most ever scored by a Knicks player in an NBA Finals game, becoming the first to ever even reach 40 on the NBA’s grandest stage.\u00a0<\/p>\n Named the NBA Finals MVP, Brunson, who struggled some early in the series, made sure his team closed out the Spurs<\/a> by putting up 16 of his team’s first 37 points. He recorded his two highest Finals totals in the last two games, scoring 36 in 44 minutes during the Knicks’ 29-point comeback in Game 4.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\nJalen Brunson became a legend with his performance to clinch the Knicks’ NBA championship<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Brunson was named the Finals MVP <\/strong><\/h2>\n