The New York Knicks recorded a historic 29-point comeback to record a narrow 107-106 win over the San Antonio Spurs in Game 4 of the NBA Finals. With the win, the Knicks gained a 3-1 lead in the summit best-of-seven series and are standing on the verge of their first championship for the first time since 1973. The game saw OG Anunoby tipping in the miss of Jalen Brunson’s long 3-point attempt with 1.2 seconds remaining to complete the rally that ended up stunning their rivals as well as NBA ultras all around.

The San Antonio Spurs took an early control of the game by recording a 44-22 lead into the second quarter. By halftime, they had set the NBA Finals record for threes in a half with 14. They were leading the game 76-49 as both teams headed into the break, with the Knicks’ comeback was looking almost impossible and MSG was already bracing itself for the second successive loss of the Knicks.

New York Knicks comeback from behind in third quarter to record historic NBA Finals series comeback

 

However, things started to change in the third quarter, as the Victor Wembanyama-featuring side could only manage to score 14 points. In the fourth, they could put up only 16 points, and while they needed only 32 points in the second half, the Spurs ended up falling miserably to do so. On the other hand, the Knicks went on a 13-0 run in the third quarter that reignited hopes of the Knicks fans. Later, a Josh Hart 3 cut the deficit to 81-65 and narrowed the gap for the home team.

In the fourth quarter, the Spurs gained a 95-75 lead before the hosts responded with an 8-0 run. Eventually, they ended up cutting down the deficit to 104-103 in the final two minutes, while Jalen Brunson’s floater gave them their first lead of the game with 1:22 remaining. In the final 15 seconds, a pair of Stephon Castle free throws gave his side the lead again. As the game came down to the last 1.2 seconds, Stephon Castle struggled to control the inbound pass in the frontcourt from Dylan Harper, and the Spurs didn’t get off a final shot.