On December 16, 2025, in Las Vegas, the New York Knicks won their first Emirates NBA Cup championship by coming back to beat the San Antonio Spurs 124-113. OG Anunoby scored 28 points and grabbed nine rebounds, and Jalen Brunson scored 24 points and had eight assists in a strong fourth-quarter push. The Knicks won their first NBA trophy since 1973, ending a 52-year trophy drought.
The Knicks were down 11 points late in the third quarter after Victor Wembanyama’s 27-foot three-pointer put the Spurs up 92-81. New York answered with a 35-19 fourth-quarter explosion, which included a 12-1 run to start the frame. This gave them a clear lead over San Antonio and sealed the deal. Seven players on the Knicks scored in double figures. Karl-Anthony Towns had 16 points, Jordan Clarkson had 14 off the bench, and Josh Hart, Mikal Bridges, and Mitchell Robertson each had 15 rebounds.
Anunoby’s clutch scoring and Brunson’s playmaking were very important, while Wembanyama only scored 18 points on 7-of-17 shooting in 25 minutes for the Spurs. Dylan Harper scored 21 points off the bench for San Antonio, and De’Aaron Fox added 16 points and nine assists. The Spurs’ transition game was hurt by problems with offensive rebounding, and the Knicks’ balanced attack was too much for them.
