New York Knicks halfway Karl-Anthony Towns (32) embraces guardant Og Anunoby aft Game 4 of the NBA Finals hoops bid against the San Antonio Spurs, Wednesday, June 10, 2026, successful New York. Photo by: Ross D. Franklin / Associated Press
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Wednesday, June 10, 2026 | 8:57 p.m.
The New York Knicks made a grounds comeback from 29 points down and moved to the brink of their archetypal title since 1973 by beating the San Antonio Spurs 107-106 connected Wednesday night.
OG Anunoby tipped successful the miss of Jalen Brunson’s agelong 3-point effort with 1.2 seconds remaining to implicit the rally, giving the Knicks a 3-1 pb and 3 chances to triumph the championship.
It looked intolerable early, erstwhile the Spurs rolled to a 27-point halftime lead. But Brunson helped bring the Knicks backmost with 36 points and Anunoby finished with 33.
Game 5 is Saturday nighttime successful San Antonio.
No squad had travel from much than 24 points down successful a finals game, erstwhile Boston did it against the Lakers successful 2008, since the NBA began keeping elaborate play-by-play for each 4 quarters successful 1997. The Spurs led 81-52 successful the 3rd quarter.
The Knicks had their 13-game winning streak snapped successful Game 3 and seemed headed for a 2nd consecutive decision passim the archetypal half, erstwhile Victor Wembanyama and the Spurs opened the biggest NBA Finals halftime pb by a visiting team.
But the young Spurs, who made 11 of their archetypal 16 3-pointers, went acold successful the 2nd half, going 3 for 17 down the arc arsenic the Knicks outscored them 58-30.
Delirious fans wrong Madison Square Garden sang on to Journey's “Don’t Stop Believin’” a fewer minutes aft watching thing that seemed astir impossible.
Wembanyama had 24 points and 13 rebounds but changeable conscionable 9 for 25 from the field.
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