The Knicks completed a record 29-point comeback to beat the Spurs 107-106 in Game 4 of the NBA Finals on Wednesday, 10 June 2026, taking a 3-1 series lead at Madison Square Garden.
It is the largest comeback in NBA Finals history, and it has New York one win away from a first championship since 1973. The Spurs led by 27 at halftime before the wheels came off in spectacular fashion, as reported by ESPN.
How the Knicks 29-point comeback unfolded
San Antonio came out scorching, knocking down 11 of their first 16 three-point attempts to build a lead that touched 29 points.
Madison Square Garden went quiet, and the series looked certain to head back to Texas level at two games apiece.
Then the second half happened. New York outscored San Antonio 58-30 after the break while the Spurs went ice cold, hitting just 3 of 17 from deep. Jalen Brunson poured in 36 points and OG Anunoby added 33 as the Garden roared back to life.
The finish was pure theatre. Brunson launched a long three that missed, and Anunoby crashed in to tip the rebound home with 1.2 seconds remaining.
Fans stormed into the streets around the arena afterwards, celebrating like the title had already been clinched.
The celebrity-packed crowd got their money’s worth, with courtside cameras catching A-listers losing their minds as the lead evaporated.
The win sparked street parties across Manhattan, and the city is already daring to plan a parade route it has not needed in five decades.
Wembanyama struggles as the Knicks defence locks in
Victor Wembanyama finished with 24 points and 13 rebounds but laboured to 9 of 25 from the field as the Knicks defence swarmed him late. San Antonio’s only win of the series came in Game 3, and the collapse leaves their season hanging by a thread.
The collapse will sting for weeks in San Antonio. A team that made 11 early threes and led by 27 at the break managed just 30 second-half points, the kind of freeze that turns promising young squads into cautionary tales if it goes unanswered.
Can the Knicks finish the comeback story in Game 5
Only one team has ever recovered from 3-1 down in the NBA Finals, when Cleveland stunned Golden State in 2016.
For a franchise that last lifted the trophy 53 years ago, New York’s mix of belief and momentum feels almost unfair right now.
Game 5 takes the series back to San Antonio, where the Knicks will have their first chance to close out the title.
Win, and the 53-year wait ends on Texas soil. Lose, and the Finals return to a Garden crowd that now believes anything is possible.
