Knicks are champions again as Jalen Brunson’s 45 points help end 53-year wait

For 53 years, the Knicks had history. On Saturday night, Jalen Brunson gave them the present. The wait ended at Frost Bank Center, where the Knicks beat the San Antonio Spurs, 94-90, in Game 5 of the NBA Finals and won their first championship since 1973. It ended with Brunson at the center of everything, the way this era of Knicks basketball has so often demanded, and with the franchise ...