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Another Brunson burner gets Knicks going in NBA Finals

New York's winning streak has continued and they struck first in the NBA Finals.

Jalen Brunson scored 30 points, Karl-Anthony Towns finished with 18 points and 12 rebounds, and the Knicks erased a 14-point second-half deficit to beat San Antonio 105-95 in Game 1 of the finals on Wednesday (Thursday AEST).

OG Anunoby had 17 points for New York — who have won 12 consecutive games, just the third team to do that in a single post-season. The other two — the Spurs in 1999 and Golden State in 2017 — became NBA champions.

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