Knicks Move Within One Win of First NBA Title Since 1973 After Historic 29-Point Finals Comeback

The New York Knicks looked finished.

Trailing by 29 points midway through the third quarter of Game 4, they appeared headed toward a series-tying loss against the San Antonio Spurs at Madison Square Garden. The crowd had gone quiet. The math looked impossible.

Then they made history.

The Knicks outscored San Antonio 58-30 over the final two quarters, completing the largest comeback in NBA Finals history to win 107-106. The victory puts New York up 3-1 in the series, one win away from its first NBA championship since 1973.

Brunson Wills a City Back to Life

The story of this comeback begins and ends with Jalen Brunson. The Knicks' captain finished with 36 points, 7 assists, 5 rebounds, and 3 steals. Down 29, he attacked the basket relentlessly — drawing fouls, finding mid-range pull-ups, and doing what great players do in impossible moments: refusing to let their team quit.

He scored 21 of his 36 in the second half, his drives and free throws slowly, then suddenly, pulling the Knicks back into a game that had no right to be close.

Anunoby Closes It

If Brunson was the architect, OG Anunoby was the finisher. The forward erupted for 33 points on 10-of-15 shooting, including 7-of-9 from three-point range. He also made the play that will define this series: a put-back off his own miss in the final seconds to give New York a 107-106 lead it would not surrender.

Madison Square Garden erupted as the comeback unfolded.

Wembanyama: Dominant, But Not Enough

Victor Wembanyama did not lose this game. He finished with 24 points, 13 rebounds, and 3 blocks, drawing 10 fouls and leading San Antonio to a 29-point advantage through three quarters of dominance.

But when the Spurs went cold in the fourth — outscored 32-16 — not even Wembanyama could stop Brunson and Anunoby from rewriting the record books.

The Scoreboard That Tells the Story

At halftime, San Antonio led 76-49. What followed was one of the most remarkable turnarounds ever seen on the NBA Finals stage. The victory officially stands as the largest comeback in NBA Finals history.

New York Has Been Waiting 53 Years

The Knicks' last championship was 1973. Willis Reed. Walt Frazier. A different city, a different era. In the decades since: near-misses, playoff exits, and the slow accumulation of what-ifs.

New York now heads to San Antonio needing just one more victory to capture its first NBA championship in more than five decades.

Game 5 tips off Saturday night.

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