06/11/2026
NEW RULE (IF YOU WENT TO SLEEP AT HALF TIME YOU CAN'T PLAY!!!) Only kidding !!!
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Updated June 11, 2026, 12:55 AM EDT
By Tim Rohan, Rohan Nadkarni, Andrew Greif, and Greg Rosenstein
Behind a soaring putback layup by OG Anunoby with 1.2 seconds left, New York won Game 4 of the NBA Finals 107-106 to pull off the largest comeback in Finals history, overcoming a 29-point deficit to stun San Antonio and take a 3-1 series lead.
Jalen Brunson’s deep 3-pointer on the Knicks’ final possession misfired but bounced high in the air, giving Anunoby enough time to tip the ball with his right hand and send a stunned Madison Square Garden crowd howling. Only nine minutes earlier in the fourth quarter, the Knicks still trailed by 20.
San Antonio had one final chance to win on an inbounds play, but the Spurs could not get a shot off in the final seconds. Knicks owner James Dolan had guaranteed in a local radio appearance Wednesday that his team would win Game 4 and the series in five games — and now New York has the opportunity to do just that and win its first NBA championship since 1973.
“We’re resilient; we never gave up,” Anunoby told the ABC broadcast. “It’s a game of runs.”
“Right hand from God,” said Knicks center Karl-Anthony Towns of Anunoby’s tip-in. Towns himself appeared to get a piece of the Spurs’ subsequent inbounds pass.
The Boston Celtics’ 24-point comeback against the Los Angeles Lakers in 2008 was the largest comeback until Wednesday in a Game 4 that will not be soon forgotten. New York took its first lead of the game with 82 seconds left in regulation on a floater by Brunson, who finished with 36 points.
“You gotta have a little luck,” Knicks coach Mike Brown said. “You can also go make your own luck, too.”
Anunoby scored 33 points in 41 minutes and saved New York even before his putback.
With San Antonio leading by one point and point guard De’Aaron Fox streaking toward the rim for a layup attempt with 11 seconds to play, Anunoby chased down Fox — who could have opted to back away and run down the clock — and swatted the shot to keep the Knicks down just one point.
The Knicks pulled off greatest comeback in NBA Finals history, defeating the Spurs 107-106 after trailing by 29 points earlier in the game. They now lead the series 3-1 with Game 5 on Saturday.
