By winning this season's NBA Cup, the Knicks clinched their first title after over half a century.
The New York Knicks are the new NBA Cup champions, beating the San Antonio Spurs with a 124-113 victory in the championship round on Tuesday.
Jalen Brunson
Jalen Brunson
Jalen Brunson
MIN: 35.33
PTS: 28.67 (56.44%)
REB: 3.17
As: 6.46
ST: 0.71
BL: 0.17
TO: 2.38
GM: 24
The Knicks officially end their Cup campaign this season with a 6-1 record, as they remained the last team standing over 29 other teams.
With the victory, each player will earn $530,933 and a championship medal.
As for the Knicks franchise and its fanbase, the NBA Cup trophy couldn't be enough to embrace already, as it erases the team's title drought for over half a century.
As much as they might get heckled for this, like the previous winners in the LA Lakers and the Milwaukee Bucks, the Knicks can only enjoy the significance of winning the NBA Cup.
Regardless, it's still a newly important hardware for the historic franchise to store.
Jalen Brunson led the way for the Knicks over the Spurs with 25 markers, as he was subsequently named the NBA Cup MVP by averaging 33.2 points and 5.8 assists throughout the tournament.
As the newly-crowned kings of the NBA Cup, Brunson and the Knicks can only hope that they can climb their way back to the league's summit again in June.
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