Knicks are champions! 45 points! 45 points, man! Brunson dominated Wembanyama

No, that’s absolutely wrong.

Wembanyama very obviously stepped under Brunson’s landing zone, but the referee failed to call a foul, leading to major debate...

If the call had been made correctly, Wembanyama might have received a flagrant one penalty. He now has three flagrant foul points; earning just one more would trigger an automatic suspension.

After the game, the NBA will likely review Wembanyama’s action, and it will probably be upgraded to a flagrant foul, meaning he’d miss Game 6. However, if the league decides to protect him for ratings, that’s another story.

To be fair, Wembanyama really needs to reflect. As the公认 future face of the league, he must earn respect in every aspect.

Back to the game—fortunately, Brunson is always tough as nails. He wasn’t injured by the foot plant and kept dominating in carry mode.

At halftime, the Spurs led 42-37; after three quarters, the Spurs were up 72-65.

It seemed the Spurs would easily take Game 5 at home, but then came that familiar feeling—another fourth-quarter collapse.

In the entire third quarter, Brunson scored 14 points alone, totaling 30 points by the end of the third.

In crunch time, the young Spurs couldn’t match the Knicks. With just over 20 seconds left, “rebound freak” Mitchell Robinson grabbed a crucial offensive board, effectively sealing the opponent’s fate.

It’s over, it’s over. The basketball gods don’t lie.

The Knicks didn’t give the Spurs a chance for Game 6. Even on the road in Game 5, they still came back to win 94-90, taking the championship 4-1 in the Finals. Their last title was in 1973, a gap of 53 years.

53 years, 53 years! You can imagine how wild New York, that international metropolis, will go.

Spurs stats:

Wembanyama: 7-of-19 shooting, 19 points, 14 rebounds, 5 blocks; the team’s highest-paid player, Fox, shot 3-of-15, managing only 7 points, 5 assists, and 2 steals; the 2025 second overall pick, Harper, couldn’t save the day, recording a full stat line of 25 points, 5 rebounds, and 4 assists.

Knicks stats:

Brunson was otherworldly, shooting 14-of-27 for an efficient 45 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists, and 2 steals.