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Knicks beat Spurs with largest NBA finals comeback to move to brink of first title since 1973

The Guardian UK Thursday 11 June 2026, 03:51 UTC By Bryan Armen Graham at Madison Square Garden 1 min read
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Knicks erase 29-point deficit to win Game 4Anunoby scores winner with 2.3 seconds leftNew York take commanding 3-1 Finals leadThe New York Knicks stared into the abyss and somehow found a way out. Facing a 29-point deficit in front of a shell-shocked Madison Square Garden crowd, New York completed the largest comeback in NBA finals history on Wednesday night when OG Anunoby’s tip-in off a Jalen Brunson missed three made the difference in a 107-106 win over the San Antonio Spurs in Game 4....

  • Knicks erase 29-point deficit to win Game 4

  • Anunoby scores winner with 2.3 seconds left

  • New York take commanding 3-1 Finals lead

The New York Knicks stared into the abyss and somehow found a way out.

Facing a 29-point deficit in front of a shell-shocked Madison Square Garden crowd, New York completed the largest comeback in NBA finals history on Wednesday night when OG Anunoby’s tip-in off a Jalen Brunson missed three made the difference in a 107-106 win over the San Antonio Spurs in Game 4. The Knicks are within one win of their first NBA championship in 53 years.

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