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New York Knicks head coach Mike Brown speaks during a news conference prior to Game 5 of the NBA Finals basketball series against the San Antonio Spurs, Friday, June 12, 2026, in San Antonio. (AP Photo\/Ross D. Franklin)<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n

SAN ANTONIO \u2014 The Larry O’Brien Trophy<\/a> will be in the building. The rehearsals for the presentation ceremony, if one is needed, are complete. Thousands of New York fans<\/a> have made the trip to Texas, looking to see something that hasn\u2019t happened in 53 years.<\/p>

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The rest is up to the Knicks.<\/p>\n

New York can win its first NBA championship since 1973 on Saturday night, with the Knicks holding a 3-1 lead going into Game 5 of the NBA Finals against Victor Wembanyama<\/a> and the San Antonio Spurs.<\/p>\n

The Knicks are 3-0 in closeout opportunities this season, winning them by an average of 39.3 points \u2014 all of them on the road.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve been preaching all year it\u2019s about the next possession, the next possession, the next possession,\u201d Knicks coach Mike Brown said. \u201cWe understand any time you try to play a closeout game, the level of desperation \u2014 for your opponents \u2014 increases (and) the level of desperation for the fans of your opponents is increased. You have to bring your best effort because even if you bring your best effort, it may not happen, especially on the road.\u201d<\/p>\n

New York got to the brink of this title by rallying from 29 points down in Game 4<\/a> to win 107-106 on OG Anunoby’s tip-in<\/a> with 1.2 seconds left. It was the largest comeback in NBA Finals history and the biggest comeback in any game this season, regular season or playoffs.<\/p>

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The Spurs have led each of the four games entering Saturday by double figures and let three of those games become losses.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe biggest thing for us is just can\u2019t take our foot off the gas in a sense,\u201d Spurs guard Dylan Harper said. \u201cCan\u2019t get comfortable with a lead. It\u2019s the NBA Finals. Anything could happen, like we just saw. But just at the end of the day, we\u2019ve just got to stay together as a group.\u201d<\/p>\n

The referees selected for Saturday\u2019s game were Scott Foster, James Capers and Tyler Ford. Foster and Capers both worked Game 1 and Ford worked Game 2 of the series.<\/p>

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If the Spurs win, Game 6 would be Tuesday in New York.<\/p>\n

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AP NBA: https:\/\/apnews.com\/NBA<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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