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Wednesday, June 3, 2026Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NYK trailed SAS by 8 after the first quarter and won 105–95.

Final · Finals · G1
NYK105
SAS95
Q1 NYK -8; Q2 NYK -7; Q3 NYK 0; Q4 NYK +10
Bars under each score: who led after each quarter, from the winner's side. winner ahead behind behind in a 10+ point comeback tied
The lead · NBA Finals · Game 1 · NYK @ SAS

Jalen Brunson scores 30, New York rallies past San Antonio

New York trailed by 8 after one and won 105–95. NBA Finals series: New York 1, San Antonio 0.

Game flow · NYK margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the rally, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8-70+10NYK AHEAD ↑SAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
NYK19292829105
SAS2728211995
Who led
Jalen BrunsonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 35, 26, 33, 22, 38, 19, 30, 15, 30NYK30 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 12, 17, 20, 8, 17, 13, 18, 13, 19, 18NYK18 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Victor WembanyamaPoints, last 10 games: 27, 19, 41, 21, 26, 33, 20, 28, 22, 26SAS26 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Stephon CastlePoints, last 10 games: 17, 32, 17, 25, 14, 13, 24, 17, 16, 17SAS17 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+5.0points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
9.3Reg. season avg14.3Last 3 playoff games

14.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 9.3 in the regular season (51 games). Today: 13 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.5minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
25.8Reg. season avg9.3Last 3 playoff games

9.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 25.8 in the regular season (77 games). Today: 0 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+8.8minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
29.2Reg. season avg38Today

38 minutes today, against 29.2 a game in the regular season (64 games). Line: 26 points, 12 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Jalen Brunson leads the day with 30

Sparkline: points in his last 10 games, tonight in pink. Black tag: most points in a game this season to date, or in his career when his whole career is in our box scores (after 5+ games). Plus/minus: points tonight against his average before tonight.
Jalen BrunsonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 35, 26, 33, 22, 38, 19, 30, 15, 30NYK @ SAS · W
27.1 PPG playoffs to date · +3.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
30 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Victor WembanyamaPoints, last 10 games: 27, 19, 41, 21, 26, 33, 20, 28, 22, 26SAS vs NYK · L
23.3 PPG playoffs to date · +2.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 12, 17, 20, 8, 17, 13, 18, 13, 19, 18NYK @ SAS · W
17.0 PPG playoffs to date · +1.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
18 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Stephon CastlePoints, last 10 games: 17, 32, 17, 25, 14, 13, 24, 17, 16, 17SAS vs NYK · L
19.1 PPG playoffs to date · −2.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
17 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
OG AnunobyPoints, last 10 games: 22, 17, 29, 18, 24, 13, 14, 21, 17, 17NYK @ SAS · W
19.5 PPG playoffs to date · −2.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
17 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Julian ChampagniePoints, last 10 games: 8, 18, 11, 8, 10, 2, 22, 10, 20, 16SAS vs NYK · L
11.5 PPG playoffs to date · +4.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
16 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST