'We reflect our city': Jalen Brunson says Knicks will do everything to win NBA Finals

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/brunson-jalen/YLRvL3v7/"]Brunson[/a] scored 13 of his 30 points in the fourth quarter as the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/new-york-knicks/WCNO4nbt/"]Knicks[/a] rallied from a 14-point deficit to post their [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/basketball/new-york-knicks-WCNO4nbt/san-antonio-spurs-IwmkErSH/?mid=4zPsYSbC"]12th straight victory[/a] after sweeping the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/philadelphia-76ers/vwRW2QSh/"]Philadelphia 76ers[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/cleveland-cavaliers/xGk13Tb6/"]Cleveland Cavaliers[/a] in the Eastern Conference semi-finals and finals.[/p][p]It was the seventh double-digit comeback in the second half of a playoff game by the Knicks over the last two postseasons and their fourth of these playoffs.[/p][p]That includes their rally from 22 points down with less than eight minutes remaining in their opener against Cleveland.[/p][p][b]"I think we know what we have to do,"[/b] Brunson said of the Knicks' ability to dig in when they're down. "I think we're a pretty together group and still just continue to fight and have each others' back and just know that we're going to keep chipping away, chipping away.[/p][p][b]"It's a credit to the mentality we have as a team,"[/b] he said.[/p][embed guid="fc797797-663e-4f48-8a43-a75a4698ba8c" url="https://x.com/NBA/status/2062372544473161748" social-type="twitter" /][p]Teammate [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/towns-karl-anthony/8np46E9P/"]Karl-Anthony Towns[/a] said it's a mentality that reflects New York City.[/p][p][b]"It's something that's in the city,"[/b] Towns said. "[b]You feel that energy in the city - the grit, the grind, the hard work you've got to put in to make it in the city.[/b][/p][p]"I think we reflect all our fans and their lifestyles and what it takes to make it in New York City when we step on that court in a Knicks jersey."[/p][p]The Knicks, chasing their first title since 1973, are in the Finals for the first time since they fell to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/san-antonio-spurs/IwmkErSH/"]San Antonio[/a] in 1999.[/p][p]While they managed to snatch a key road win, Brunson said he expects a young Spurs team led by French star [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/wembanyama-victor/jFmM1MFl/"]Victor Wembanyama[/a] to hit back hard.[/p][p][b]"They come ready to play more than any other team we've faced," [/b]he said. [b]"We have the utmost respect for them. We know that we've got to be ready for game two.[/b][/p][p]"We can't just be satisfied," he added after the Knicks leaned on defense to pull out the victory despite a lackluster offensive showing. "We have a lot of things we can do to be better."[/p]