Knicks star Jalen Brunson talks strategy ahead of Game 3 of NBA Finals

The New York Knicks enter Game 3 of the 2026 NBA Finals Monday night with a homecourt advantage and a 2-0 lead over the San Antonio Spurs.

For Knicks guard Jalen Brunson, the success the team has had so far in the series means they need to stay the course as they return home to Madison Square Garden.

“Obviously things are different, things are heightened or whatever, but the approach and mentality all has to stay the same,” Brunson told ABC News’ Will Reeve in an exclusive interview airing Monday on “Good Morning America.”

Brunson scored 20 points for the Knicks in their 105-104 victory over the Spurs on Friday night in San Antonio. The win extended the Knicks’ winning streak to 13, the second-longest streak in NBA playoff history, according to ESPN.

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On the road to potentially winning his first-ever NBA championship and only the third for the Knicks in franchise history, Brunson is working under the tutelage of his own dad, Knicks assistant coach Rick Brunson.

Rick Brunson was on the Knicks’ 1999 NBA Finals team that lost to the Spurs in a 4-1 series.

That 1999 matchup was the last time the Knicks reached the NBA Finals before this year.

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The father and son spoke to Reeve about their shared Knicks history and their presence in the NBA Finals in an interview airing Monday on “GMA.”

Game 3 between the Knicks and Spurs tips off at 8:30 p.m. ET Monday night on ABC and ESPN and streaming on the ESPN App.

Tune into “Good Morning America” on Monday, June 8, from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m., ET on ABC to watch Will Reeve’s interview with Jalen Brunson and Rick Brunson.

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