The Greatest Comeback in Finals History: Knicks 107, Spurs 106
Down 29 points. Down 76-49 at halftime, in a building gone silent, with the series about to be tied. What followed was the largest comeback in NBA Finals history: the Knicks held San Antonio to 30 second-half points, chipped the lead away possession by possession, and won Game 4 107-106 when OG Anunoby tipped in a miss with 1.2 seconds left. Anunoby finished with a playoff career-high 33 on 10-of-15; Jalen Brunson added 36 and 7 assists. New York leads the Finals 3-1 and can clinch the franchise's first championship since 1973 on Saturday night in San Antonio.
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Game 4 Box Score Highlights
| Player | PTS | REB | AST | FG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jalen Brunson (NYK) | 36 | 4 | 7 | 12-25 |
| OG Anunoby (NYK) | 33 | 7 | 2 | 10-15 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns (NYK) | 13 | 10 | 2 | 5-13 |
| Victor Wembanyama (SAS) | 24 | 13 | 4 | 9-25 |
| De'Aaron Fox (SAS) | 18 | 3 | 7 | 7-17 |
By quarter: Spurs 41-35-14-16, Knicks 22-27-26-32. San Antonio led by 29 at its peak and 76-49 at the half, then scored 30 points over the final two quarters.
How It Happened
For a half, Game 4 was a blowout. San Antonio hung 41 on the Knicks in the first quarter and 76 by halftime, Wembanyama controlling the paint and the Garden crowd flat. The 27-point halftime deficit looked terminal; no team in Finals history had ever come back from more than 22.
The second half was a different sport. New York's defense, the league's fifth-best all season, finally arrived: 14 Spurs points allowed in the third, 16 in the fourth. Brunson kept scoring through contact (9-of-11 from the line), Anunoby caught fire from everywhere, and the lead, 20 entering the fourth, evaporated under a 32-16 final period.
The ending was bedlam. With the Knicks down one in the final seconds, a Brunson miss bounced off the rim and Anunoby rose over the crowd to tip it home with 1.2 seconds left. San Antonio's heave at the buzzer was off, and the Garden, silent at halftime, shook. Wembanyama's 24 and 13 came on 9-of-25 shooting as the Knicks' second-half scheme finally made him inefficient.
How Our Game 4 Best Bets Did
- Knicks -1.5 (-110): ❌ LOSS. They won by exactly one. The greatest comeback ever, and the spread bettor still lost. Brutal beat.
- Towns Over 16.5 Points (-110): ❌ LOSS. 13 points in 26 foul-limited minutes.
- Fox Over 14.5 Points (-115): ✅ WIN. The bounce-back from 2 points landed at 18. Fade the outlier, not the player.
- Brunson Over 5.5 Assists (-120): ✅ WIN. 7 assists, his fourth straight game with 6 or more.
- Under 216.5 (-110): ✅ WIN. 213 total points, carried by a 30-point Spurs second half.
Net: 3-2 on the card for the second straight game. The Knicks moneyline (-130) was the better vehicle than the spread; a one-point win covers nothing but cashes the ML.
Post-Game 4 Series Futures
| Market | Post-G3 | Post-G4 (today) |
|---|---|---|
| Knicks to win Finals | -270 | -900 |
| Spurs to win Finals | +220 | +600 |
| Brunson Finals MVP | +115 | -300 |
| Anunoby Finals MVP | +2500 | +700 |
| Wembanyama Finals MVP | +130 | +550 |
| Knicks to win in 5 | +230 | -110 |
Illustrative as of Thursday morning. Teams up 3-1 in the Finals win the title roughly 95% of the time. Anunoby's 33-point, game-winning night vaulted him into the MVP conversation.
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What It Means: One Win From 1973
The Knicks are one win from their first NBA championship in 53 years, and they get three chances: Saturday in San Antonio, Tuesday at the Garden, and if it somehow goes the distance, Friday on the road. Teams leading 3-1 in the Finals have closed it out in roughly 95% of cases; no team has ever blown a 3-1 Finals lead except the 2016 Warriors.
For San Antonio, the math is unforgiving but the film is worse: they have led by double digits in all four games and closed out exactly one. Wembanyama has been brilliant in stretches (and was again, for a half), but the Spurs' second-half offense has now produced 30, 43, and 51 points in the three losses. The young core's inexperience is showing exactly where veterans win titles: the last 24 minutes.
Game 5 Preview: Championship Saturday?
Game 5 is Saturday June 13 at Frost Bank Center, 8:30 PM ET on ABC. San Antonio will open as a short home favorite or pick'em depending on the book; the Knicks close-out price and the title-clinch props will be the most-bet markets in New York this week. Key angles:
- Home court has meant little: the road team won the first three games, and Game 4 nearly made it four straight before the comeback. San Antonio is 0-2 at Frost Bank Center this series, so a Spurs "home edge" Saturday is unsupported by anything that has happened.
- Desperation vs experience: San Antonio has led by double digits in all four games and closed out one. The Knicks' veterans have owned the last 24 minutes of this series.
- Brunson MVP watch: At -300, a Saturday clincher with a 30-piece locks it. Anunoby (+700) is the live longshot if he repeats Game 4.
Where to Bet Game 5 From New York
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