In their first NBA Finals game in 27 years, the Knicks beat the San Antonio Spurs 105-95 on Wednesday night. 

New York has won 12 straight games, as they open a 1-0 series lead. 

- Both teams were ready to go from the opening tip, as expected. The stars were letting it fly early, as Jalen Brunson and Victor Wembanyama scored the first two buckets of the game, and New York's hot shooting continued to open a seven-point advantage just over five minutes into the contest. 

- After a sloppy stretch, though, the Spurs were able to get into a rhythm. Starting with the non-Wemby minutes, they put together a thunderous 20-3 run to push their first lead of the game all the way out to double-digits, led by Dylan Harper's 10 points off the bench in his first NBA Finals action. 

- Brunson had a nightmare opening quarter, hitting just one of his seven shots, and he was forced to limp back to the locker room late in the frame after appearing to injure his right knee after Harrison Barnes fell on him. 

- Jose Alvarado stepped up nicely for New York with four points and four boards off the bench in the opening minutes of the second, before the captain was ready to make his way back onto the floor (without a knee brace) in a one-possession game just four minutes into the quarter. 

- Brunson went down again and had to limp to the Knicks' bench minutes later after Luke Kornet stepped on his ankle on a drive to the basket, but he was right back out there after a timeout. He immediately showed no ill-effects, giving the Knicks a brief lead with three consecutive buckets. 

- New York's eighth turnover and a red-hot Julian Champagnie helped the Spurs carry a seven-point lead into the break. The St. John's product led all scorers with 15 first half points, drilling five of his six threes, with everyone else shooting a combined 26 percent from behind the arc. 

- Momentum stayed in San Antonio's favor coming out of the break, as the Knicks scored just two points to open the third, making just one of their first 10 shots from the field. Wemby's presence was being felt down-low, and the Spurs were able to open their largest lead of the night at the time (13). 

- Wemby limped to the bench after appearing to injure his knee, but immediately waved off trainers. New York took over from there, though, as an aggressive Karl-Anthony Towns led them on a much-needed run and a Miles McBride banked corner three evened things at 76 heading to the fourth. 

 - The teams traded buckets early in the fourth, then it was Brunson time. The reigning Clutch Player of the Year award winner returned to the floor just over five minutes into the quarter and immediately took things over, scoring the next eight points to create some separation. 

- New York then missed their next eight shots as Wemby led the Spurs on a run, before Brunson and the Knicks counterpunched one last time with a splurge of their own to put this one away. Captain clutch scored 13 of his 30 points in the fourth to lead the way for New York, once again. 

- Wemby finished with 26 points and 12 boards on 6-of-21 shooting from the field. Josh Hart had just three points but did a tremendous job on the star big man and once again chipped in everywhere else, pulling in a game-high 15 rebounds while dishing out six assists and swiping four steals. 

- Towns had 18 points and 12 rebounds, Anunoby 17 points, and Shamet 13 points off the bench. 

Brunson came alive when the Knicks needed him the most, as always. 

JALEN BRUNSON OPENS THE SCORING IN THE NBA FINALS pic.twitter.com/8xZG33aRhF

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KAT goes around Wemby and gets to the rim 💪 pic.twitter.com/vtHMAjvhC8

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The play where Jalen Brunson suffered his injury pic.twitter.com/yLB72FYk8Vhttps://t.co/qvB0XjLKBQ

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Jalen Brunson grabbed his ankle area in pain after this play pic.twitter.com/IaJ4OkBdNv

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WHAT A MOVE BY JALEN BRUNSON pic.twitter.com/Oy9G3NMLdM

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DEUCE BANKS IT IN FROM THE CORNER!

WE'RE TIED GOING TO THE 4TH! pic.twitter.com/0e1YI8DDcl

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ANOTHER THREE FOR OG! pic.twitter.com/HkAsqrxBAn

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Game 2 in San Antonio is on Friday night at 8:30 p.m.