Despite an 11-of-27 shooting night for Jalen Brunson and an injury that temporarily sidelined Karl-Anthony Towns, the Knicks erased a double-digit deficit to defeat the San Antonio Spurs 124-113 and win the third NBA Cup title. They join the Los Angeles Lakers (2023) and Milwaukee Bucks (2024) in accomplishing the feat.

The Knicks & Spurs are set for Tuesday's NBA Cup final in Las Vegas, where the tournament will produce a 3rd champion in 3 years.

Jalen Brunson was named MVP of the 2025 NBA Cup after the New York Knicks took down the San Antonio Spurs by the final score of 124-113 in the championship game on Tuesday night.

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In other words, how did past champions of the NBA Cup—the Lakers in 2023-24, the Bucks in 2024-25—perform the rest of the way in the regular season and in the postseason, if they advanced that far? Let's take a deep dive.

The San Antonio Spurs face the New York Knicks on Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2025 (12/16/25) in the NBA Cup finals at at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

The NBA Cup has now been narrowed down to two teams, with the New York Knicks and San Antonio Spurs set to meet in the championship game on Tuesday night in Las Vegas. The Knicks beat the Orlando Magic in the semifinals to reach the title game, while the Spurs ended the Oklahoma City Thunder's 16-game win streak to advance.

A title is on the line on Tuesday night, as there is just one game in the NBA with the New York Knicks taking the San Antonio Spurs in the NBA Cup Championship

NBA commissioner Adam Silver said ahead of Tuesday's NBA Cup Championship between the San Antonio Spurs and New York Knicks that the league has discussed moving future championship games to another location, perhaps even iconic collegiate arenas.

The 2026 NBA playoffs will begin on April 18. The 2025-26 regular season wraps up on April 12, giving teams a short break before the postseason tips off. The Play-In Tournament, introduced in 2021 to keep more teams competitive and reduce tanking, determines the final two playoff spots in each conference.