The New York Knicks defeated the San Antonio Spurs, 124-113, in the 2025 NBA Cup championship game in Las Vegas on Tuesday to claim their first trophy since they won the 1973 NBA championship. The Knicks trailed by as many as 11 in the second half, but dominated the fourth quarter and pulled away down the stretch.

New York Knicks end their more-than-half-a-century trophy drought in the NBA with a victory over the San Antonio Spurs.

The Knicks can now hang a banner next to the 1973 NBA championship banner in Madison Square Garden, the last title they won.

"This is the best practice for important games," said Victor Wembanyama. "I guess it's good that we had this experience together."

Or not around at all: 19 of the players on the two rosters that clashed in Las Vegas Tuesday for the Emirates NBA Cup Championship hadn’t been born yet when New York and San Antonio met in the 1999 NBA Finals.

The Knicks outworked the Spurs most of the game and outrebounded them 67-56, and that was the difference in the game. This was a playoff game for New York, and the Spurs gave regular season effort, which wasn’t good enough to get a win.

The New York Knicks captured their first NBA Cup championship with a hard-fought 124-113 victory over the San Antonio Spurs in Las Vegas. After trailing for muc

The San Antonio Spurs and New York Knicks meet in the NBA Cup final Tuesday in Las Vegas, Nevada, with tip-off slated for 8:30 p.m. ET.

The score the rest of the way: Knicks 43, Spurs 21. San Antonio shot 6 for 23 over those final 14 minutes. It got outrebounded 25-8 — a staggering differential. The Knicks outscored the Spurs 18-4 in the paint over that stretch, too.