New York Knicks overcome 29-point deficit in NBA Finals Game 4

The Knicks came back from a 29-point deficit to defeat the Spurs, 107-106, in Game 4 of the NBA Finals to take a 3-1 series lead.

Objective Facts

The New York Knicks fell behind the San Antonio Spurs by 29 points Wednesday before completing the largest comeback in Finals history and emerging with a 107-106 victory. Trailing by 29 early in the 3rd quarter, New York completed the largest comeback in Finals history, outscoring San Antonio 58-30 in the 2nd half, capped by OG Anunoby's game-winning tip-in with 1.2 seconds left. Anunoby (33 pts, 7-9 3pm, 1 blk) and Brunson (36 pts, 5 reb, 7 ast, 3 stl) combined for 69 points, including 36 in the 2nd half. The Spurs had drilled 14 triples in the first half – a Finals record for a half – for a 76-49 lead. The Knicks are now just one win away from their first title in 53 years, buoyed by belief and indescribable momentum after an extraordinarily improbable win.

Deep Dive

In the largest rally in NBA Finals history, the Knicks turned a 29-point deficit into a victory that will never be forgotten – moving one win shy of an NBA title. The game unfolded in two distinct halves: it was the 3rd-largest halftime lead in Finals history, with no team in Playoff history having ever come back from such a halftime deficit, let alone the Finals. San Antonio's lead swelled to 29 with 9:40 left in the 3rd, at 81-52. A 13-0 run by the Knicks, capped by Anunoby triples and dunks, helped fuel the initial comeback momentum. At one juncture with 9:33 remaining, San Antonio's win probability was 99.6%, per ESPN Analytics, meaning the Knicks had a 1-in-250 chance at a comeback. The Knicks went to the Brunson-Wembanyama matchup consistently as they scored 32 points on their final 18 trips down the floor to pull out the win, with the Brunson-Wembanyama matchup directly leading to Anunoby's game-winning tip-in. Down by 19 points at the 5:33 mark of the third quarter, coach Mike Brown sat the largely ineffective Mikal Bridges and paired Brunson and Alvarado together, with Brunson in for all but two defensive possessions in the second half and Alvarado in for 12 of the game's final 17 minutes—the most Alvarado had played all postseason. Victor Wembanyama acknowledged the Spurs' collapse, saying "I think it began before (the fourth quarter). I can't really explain it right now. I don't know. … We clearly weren't the most hungry in the second half." The young Spurs, who made 11 of their first 16 3-pointers, went cold in the second half, going 3 for 17 behind the arc. De'Aaron Fox's decision to challenge Anunoby with a layup with the shot clock off rather than dribble the ball back out and force a Knicks foul with 12.0 seconds left on the game clock proved to be a critical Spurs mistake.

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New York Knicks overcome 29-point deficit in NBA Finals Game 4

The Knicks came back from a 29-point deficit to defeat the Spurs, 107-106, in Game 4 of the NBA Finals to take a 3-1 series lead.

Jun 11, 2026· Updated Jun 12, 2026
What's Going On

The New York Knicks fell behind the San Antonio Spurs by 29 points Wednesday before completing the largest comeback in Finals history and emerging with a 107-106 victory. Trailing by 29 early in the 3rd quarter, New York completed the largest comeback in Finals history, outscoring San Antonio 58-30 in the 2nd half, capped by OG Anunoby's game-winning tip-in with 1.2 seconds left. Anunoby (33 pts, 7-9 3pm, 1 blk) and Brunson (36 pts, 5 reb, 7 ast, 3 stl) combined for 69 points, including 36 in the 2nd half. The Spurs had drilled 14 triples in the first half – a Finals record for a half – for a 76-49 lead. The Knicks are now just one win away from their first title in 53 years, buoyed by belief and indescribable momentum after an extraordinarily improbable win.

Objective Deep Dive

In the largest rally in NBA Finals history, the Knicks turned a 29-point deficit into a victory that will never be forgotten – moving one win shy of an NBA title. The game unfolded in two distinct halves: it was the 3rd-largest halftime lead in Finals history, with no team in Playoff history having ever come back from such a halftime deficit, let alone the Finals. San Antonio's lead swelled to 29 with 9:40 left in the 3rd, at 81-52. A 13-0 run by the Knicks, capped by Anunoby triples and dunks, helped fuel the initial comeback momentum.

At one juncture with 9:33 remaining, San Antonio's win probability was 99.6%, per ESPN Analytics, meaning the Knicks had a 1-in-250 chance at a comeback. The Knicks went to the Brunson-Wembanyama matchup consistently as they scored 32 points on their final 18 trips down the floor to pull out the win, with the Brunson-Wembanyama matchup directly leading to Anunoby's game-winning tip-in. Down by 19 points at the 5:33 mark of the third quarter, coach Mike Brown sat the largely ineffective Mikal Bridges and paired Brunson and Alvarado together, with Brunson in for all but two defensive possessions in the second half and Alvarado in for 12 of the game's final 17 minutes—the most Alvarado had played all postseason.

Victor Wembanyama acknowledged the Spurs' collapse, saying "I think it began before (the fourth quarter). I can't really explain it right now. I don't know. … We clearly weren't the most hungry in the second half." The young Spurs, who made 11 of their first 16 3-pointers, went cold in the second half, going 3 for 17 behind the arc. De'Aaron Fox's decision to challenge Anunoby with a layup with the shot clock off rather than dribble the ball back out and force a Knicks foul with 12.0 seconds left on the game clock proved to be a critical Spurs mistake.