Jalen Brunson fought back tears in taking the moment in. His New York Knicks are on top of the basketball world, holding off the San Antonio Spurs to win the 2026 NBA Finals 4-1. He dropped 45 points inside Frost Bank Center before dropping teardrops from his eyes.
He capped off an emotional journey with a franchise itching for their first championship since 1973. Brunson’s five games solidified who the real best player on the floor was even with Victor Wembanyama on the other side.
Sure enough, Brunson became the unanimous Most Valuable Player of these finals, earning all 11 votes as confirmed by ClutchPoints NBA insider Brett Siegel.
The embattled “small guard” became lost emotionally in the moment when talking to Lisa Salters of ESPN/ABC Sports after the game.
"I got no words"
Jalen Brunson was SPEECHLESS in his postgame interview
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He produced three different 30+ point outings to reach the mountain top of the league. Brunson even hit Michael Jordan territory against the Spurs: Scoring 45 points in a closeout series game.
So Brunson rearranged narratives in the end as the happy tears joined the confetti on the floor. Two-time NBA All-Star Isaiah Thomas became a proud backer of the new toast of New York Brunson.
“Jalen Brunson thank you!!! Don’t run away from ‘small’ guards! You can win with them too. Just gotta believe and give ’em a real opportunity,” Thomas posted on the social media website X, formerly Twitter.
Brunson shared a tender moment too with father Rick Brunson, who coaches him and the Knicks. He and New York came close to sweeping San Antonio. But instead he sweeps the MVP vote.
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