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Brad Botkin

CBS Sports Staff

Knicks' Jalen Brunson disproves the 'small guy' doubters as he wins Finals MVP

Becky Hammon said Brunson wasn't a '1A' dude, and she wasn't alone in her skepticism

2026 NBA playoff bracket, schedule: Knicks top Spurs in Game 5, win first championship in 53 years

On the heels of their historic comeback in Game 4, the Knicks finished off the Spurs on the road in Game 5​

Jalen Brunson or OG Anunoby for NBA Finals MVP? Making the current case for both Knicks stars

The odds say Brunson is the favorite, but does the evidence back that up?

How the Spurs authored the biggest single-game choke in NBA Finals history

De'Aaron Fox and Victor Wembanyama were at the center of another late-game collapse vs. the Knicks

Victor Wembanyama is starting to win the paint battle, and that's bad news for the Knicks

If Wemby can consistently get inside again in Wednesday's Game 4, we could be headed back to San Antonio with a 2-2 series

Knicks' win streak is finally dead, but it's still the Spurs who are clinging to life in the NBA Finals

The Spurs had to withstand multiple swing sequences to finally end New York's 13-game playoff win streak

NBA Finals MVP rankings: Karl-Anthony Towns, Jalen Brunson make it a two-man race

Meanwhile, if the Spurs stand a chance, they need Victor Wembanyama to play like an MVP again

Victor Wembanyama's NBA Finals fairytale has turned into a clutch-time nightmare

Wembanyama pulled his version of the Chris Webber timeout as the Spurs coughed up Game 2

Jalen Brunson's defense looked good in NBA Finals Game 1, but the Spurs need to hunt him more in Game 2

The Knicks star's defense passed the eye test in Game 1, and it sounded even better thanks to one out-of-context stat

The Knicks just proved more in one NBA Finals win than they did in the 11 before it

New York quieted a lot of the 'weak East' talk in rallying to beat the Spurs in Game 1

Knicks vs. Spurs predictions: NBA Finals expert picks as Victor Wembanyama leads the favorites

The Spurs enter the 2026 NBA Finals as the favorites, but the Knicks have won 11 in a row

Knicks aiming to become biggest underdogs to win NBA Finals, but there's more working for them than odds see

New York began the playoffs as a +2200 underdog to win it all

NBA Finals player rankings: Knicks have more players than Spurs in top 10, and real debate starts at No. 3

The 2026 NBA Finals have arrived, and ranking the 10 best players on these teams is no easy task

10 most important NBA Finals storylines: Do Knicks have a Wemby stopper? Will Josh Hart knock down good looks?

Knicks vs. Spurs is primed to be a great NBA Finals matchup, and these are the on-court storylines to keep an eye on

Chet Holmgren goes full Ben Simmons in Game 7 disappearing act

The Thunder big man wanted nothing to do with Victor Wembanyama or the pressure of a Game 7 as OKC's season ended

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