Final · Finals · G5
NYK94
SAS90
The lead · NBA Finals · Game 5 · NYK @ SAS
Jalen Brunson scores 45 as New York beats San Antonio
New York won 94–90. Jalen Brunson: 45 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists. New York wins the NBA Finals series 4–1.
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.
By quarter
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYK | 13 | 24 | 28 | 29 | 94 |
| SAS | 23 | 19 | 30 | 18 | 90 |
Who led
Jalen BrunsonNYK45 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Mikal BridgesNYK14 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Dylan HarperSAS25 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Victor WembanyamaSAS19 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+11.7points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
37.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 26.0 in the regular season (74 games). Today: 45 points in 41 minutes.
Our take: Start everywhere
Losing minutes
−16.6minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
9.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 26.3 in the regular season (41 games). Today: 0 points in 13 minutes.
Our take: Bench until the minutes return
Stepped-up role
Josh HartNYK
+8.8minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
39 minutes today, against 30.2 a game in the regular season (66 games). Line: 13 points, 11 rebounds, 2 assists.
Our take: Watch the minutes
Top performances
Jalen Brunson leads the day with 45
Jalen BrunsonNYK @ SAS · W
28.4 PPG playoffs to date
45 PTS · 3 REB · 3 ASTDylan HarperSAS vs NYK · L
14.1 PPG playoffs to date
25 PTS · 5 REB · 4 ASTVictor WembanyamaSAS vs NYK · L
23.8 PPG playoffs to date
19 PTS · 14 REB · 2 ASTJulian ChampagnieSAS vs NYK · L
11.2 PPG playoffs to date
14 PTS · 7 REB · 1 ASTMikal BridgesNYK @ SAS · W
13.5 PPG playoffs to date
14 PTS · 2 REB · 4 ASTJosh HartNYK @ SAS · W
10.4 PPG playoffs to date
13 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST