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The New York Knicks made a record comeback from 29 points down and moved to the brink of their first championship since 1973 by beating the San Antonio Spurs 107-106 on Wednesday night (US time).<\/p>\n
OG Anunoby tipped in the miss of Jalen Brunson\u2019s long three-point attempt with 1.2 seconds remaining to complete the rally, giving the Knicks a 3-1 lead and three chances to win the championship.<\/p>\n
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Players and fans celebrate after the New York Knicks\u2019 game four win over San Antonio.AP Photo<\/p>\n
It looked impossible early, when the Spurs rolled to a 27-point half-time lead. But Brunson helped bring the Knicks back with 36 points and Anunoby finished with 33.<\/p>\n
Game five is on Sunday morning (AEST) in San Antonio.<\/p>\n
No team had come from more than 24 points down in a finals game, when Boston did it against the Lakers in 2008, since the NBA began keeping detailed play-by-play for all four quarters in 1997. The Spurs led 81-52 in the third quarter.<\/p>\n
The Knicks had their 13-game winning streak snapped in game three<\/a> and seemed headed for a second straight defeat throughout the first half, when Victor Wembanyama and the Spurs opened the biggest NBA finals half-time lead by a visiting team.<\/p>\n But the young Spurs, who made 11 of their first 16 three-pointers, went cold in the second half, going three for 17 behind the arc as the Knicks outscored them 58-30.<\/p>\n Delirious fans inside Madison Square Garden sang along to Journey\u2019s Don\u2019t Stop Believin\u2019 a few minutes after watching something that seemed almost impossible.<\/p>\n Wembanyama had 24 points and 13 rebounds but shot just nine for 25 from the field.<\/p>\n Taylor Swift attended the match at Madison Square Garden, the arena that has gotten a lot of attention recently as the possible location for her upcoming wedding to Travis Kelce<\/a>.<\/p>\n Swift wore a blue T-shirt with \u201cStevie Knicks\u201d printed in orange lettering and was seated courtside on Wednesday night. She attended along with singers Este and Alana Haim, and actor Mariska Hargitay, who also had Knicks-related references on their shirts: \u201cKnickole Kidman\u201d and \u201cKnickleback\u201d.<\/p>\n Less than a year after their August engagement announcement, reports of Swift and Kelce\u2019s impending nuptials have reached a crescendo. TMZ and the New York Post\u2019s Page Six recently started insisting Swift and Kelce will marry at the Garden in early July, despite their close connections to everywhere from Kansas City, Missouri, and Nashville, Tennessee, to Cleveland and Rhode Island.<\/p>\n Swift and the Haim sisters were among several celebrities in the house, including regulars like Ben Stiller and Spike Lee<\/a>. Swift and Kelce attended game three of the eastern conference finals between the Knicks and Cavaliers, not far from where the Kansas City Chiefs tight end is from in Cleveland Heights, Ohio.<\/p>\n This is the latest sporting event for Swift, who along with Kelce also attended a game during the NHL\u2019s Stanley Cup final a year ago in Sunrise, Florida.<\/p>\n The Madison Square Garden wedding reports remain unconfirmed, and a spokesperson for Swift has not responded to requests for comment about the wedding plans<\/a>.<\/p>\n The arena\u2019s calendar of upcoming events lists nothing from June 29-July 6.<\/p>\n Related Article Swift first performed at Madison Square Garden in 2009, during her \u201cFearless\u201d tour, and she celebrated her 30th birthday at the arena 10 years later as part of iHeartRadio\u2019s \u201cJingle Ball.\u201d<\/p>\n She has since graduated to larger venues when she swings through the New York area; her Eras tour shows were just across the river at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey.<\/p>\n President Donald Trump wasn\u2019t at this game, but the same restrictions remained around Madison Square Garden as when he attended game three. That angered the Knicks, who decided not to go forward with plans to hold an outdoor watch party outside the arena.<\/p>\n Inside the building in the first half, there wasn\u2019t much for the hosts to be happy about, either. Road teams had won the first three games, only the second time that had happened in the finals. San Antonio was well on their way to making it four out of four.<\/p>\n Related Article But the Knicks gave themselves a chance by limiting the Spurs to 14 points on four-for-20 shooting in the third quarter, using a 13-0 run to get back in it and cutting it to 90-75 heading to the fourth.<\/p>\n These Knicks, who erased a 22-point deficit in the fourth quarter against Cleveland in game one of the eastern conference finals, just don\u2019t quit. Even when the comeback seemed for naught when Stephon Castle was fouled after the Knicks had taken the lead and made two free throws to put San Antonio back ahead with 30 seconds left, the Knicks had one more rally in them.<\/p>\n Dylan Harper scored 21 points and De\u2019Aaron Fox and Devin Vassell each had 18 for the Spurs, who will try to regroup and send the series back to New York for game six.<\/p>\n \u201cWe got on our heels \u2013 we missed some shots,\u201d Spurs coach Mitch Johnson said. \u201cIt\u2019s disappointing, to say the least.\u201d<\/p>\n Fans booed Wembanyama when he came on to the floor to warm up about an hour before the game and the Knicks tried to get rough with him, with Mitchell Robinson called for a flagrant foul for hitting him above the shoulders and Jose Alvarado reviewed for one after going below the belt.<\/p>\n Wembanyama \u2013 who was also called for a flagrant \u2013 stood up OK against the Knicks but will regret the two free throws he missed with 1:47 left and San Antonio leading 104-103.<\/p>\n AP<\/p>\n News, results and expert analysis from the weekend of sport are sent every Monday. 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