From 2-0 to oh no to OG.\u00a0<\/p>\n
OMG.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Remember where you were.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Remember who you watched with. Remember this feeling.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Knicks celebrate Game 4 win over the Spurs n the NBA Finals on June 10, 2026. Jason Szenes for the New York Post<\/p>\n
This will live in those special places not just in Knicks lore, not just in NBA lore, but in sports lore. This is one of the great comebacks \u2014 29 points, most in NBA Finals history \u2014 in sports history. One of the greatest moments you\u2019ll ever see.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Knicks were on the brink of a total collapse. Now, they\u2019re on the brink of an incredible championship.\u00a0<\/p>\n
They trailed by one and, after a timeout, had the ball with 5.7 seconds left. Everyone knew Jalen Brunson was going to take the last shot.\u00a0<\/p>\n
What they didn\u2019t know was who would be the actual hero.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Brunson\u2019s shot missed off the front rim. But OG Anunoby skied high \u2014 over Dylan Harper and Devin Vassell \u2014 and tipped it in with his right hand with just 1.2 seconds left. The Spurs didn\u2019t even get a shot off on the other end. Ballgame.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Anunoby delivered what might just be the biggest play in Knicks history to secure their miraculous 107-106 Game 4 win over the Spurs Wednesday night at Madison Square Garden, which gave them a commanding 3-1 series lead with the NBA Finals heading back to San Antonio.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThat has to be the most iconic shot,\u201d coach Mike Brown said, \u201cin the history of New York basketball.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cRight hand from God,\u201d Karl-Anthony Towns said. \u201cRight hand of God.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
OG Anunoby hits the game-winning tip-in. Charles Wenzelberg \/ New York Post<\/p>\n
OG Anunoby was the Game 4 hero for the Knicks. Charles Wenzelberg \/ New York Post<\/p>\n
\u201cI was about to cry,\u201d Jose Alvarado, who played a big role down the stretch, said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Spurs scored 76 points in the first half and just 30 in the second half \u2014 the 46-point decrease was the largest in postseason history.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The fans inside MSG had no interest in leaving afterward. They knew they had just witnessed something special. Something that was too unbelievable to script. Something they will never stop talking about.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Karl-Anthony Towns celebrates the Game 4 win. Jason Szenes for the New York Post<\/p>\n
Jalen Brunson after nailing a shot in Game 4. Charles Wenzelberg \/ New York Post<\/p>\n
Well after the final buzzer, they sang \u201cDon\u2019t Stop Believin\u2019\u201d in unison as the celebrations continued on the court.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Knicks never stopped believing. Brunson, as the song echoed around him, summed up the entire night in one word while speaking on the court:\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cBelief.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Taylor Swift was pumped about the Knicks\u2019 win. Jason Szenes for the New York Post<\/p>\n
What went a bit under the radar was that Anunoby also delivered the most important defensive play, chasing down De\u2019Aaron Fox and blocking his shot to give the Knicks their final possession. It was not a shot Fox needed to take, but he clearly thought he had an open layup.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Usually as monotone as they come, even Anunoby had to crack a smile after it was all done.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re a resilient group,\u201d Anunoby said. \u201cWe\u2019ve been through a lot. We\u2019ve come back plenty of times when we\u2019re behind.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Knicks trailed by 19 after the first quarter, the biggest first-quarter deficit by a home team in NBA Finals history. They trailed by 27 at halftime, the biggest halftime deficit by a home team in Finals history. The Spurs\u2019 14 made 3-pointers were the most ever in a half in Finals history. The Knicks\u2019 deficit was as much as 29 in the second half.\u00a0<\/p>\n
They, frankly, looked dead. They had lost their minds in the first half, fighting both the refs and Victor Wembanyama.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But they outscored the Spurs by 12 in the third quarter and by 16 in the fourth quarter. Wembanyama disappeared. Brunson and Anunoby emerged and powered a comeback for the ages.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Jalen Brunson goes up for a shot in Game 4. Jason Szenes for the New York Post<\/p>\n
\u201cWe clearly,\u201d Wembanyama said, \u201cweren\u2019t the most hungry in the second half.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Brunson scored 17 in the second half and finished with 36. Anunoby had 19 in the second half and finished with 33. He was 7-for-9 on 3s. Wembanyama, after scoring 16 in the first half, had just eight the rest of the way.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Anunoby\u2019s 3-pointer cut the Knicks deficit to four points with 4:34 left in the game. That\u2019s when the comeback truly felt like it could actually be completed. Brunson later rose up and drilled a deep, 27-foot 3-pointer in Wembanyama\u2019s face to bring the Knicks within one with 2:21 left. Fox threw the ball away on the other end, and Hart had what would\u2019ve been a wide-open breakaway dunk. But he got caught in the air and flubbed it.\u00a0<\/p>\n
New York Knicks center Karl-Anthony Towns drives down court as San Antonio Spurs forward Victor Wembanyama defends during the first quarter of NBA Finals Game 4. Charles Wenzelberg \/ New York Post<\/p>\n
Then the Knicks fouled Wembanyama on the other end.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But Wembanyama, just like he did in Game 2, melted in the biggest moment. He missed both free throws.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou have to have a little luck in life,\u201d Brown said. \u201cYou\u2019ve got to have a little luck in sports. But you can also make your luck, too.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Jimmy Fallon celebrates the Knicks\u2019 Game 4 win IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect<\/p>\n
Then Brunson came down the other end and nailed a floater to give the Knicks the lead with 1:22 left. It was their first lead of the game.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But Stephon Castle, with a pair of free throws after being fouled going for an offensive rebound, reestablished a one-point Spurs lead with 30.3 seconds left. Hart got caught ball-watching and allowed Castle to jump freely for the rebound. Between the missed dunk and that, Hart would have been the potential goat if the Knicks had lost.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But then came Anunoby\u2019s block. Then came Anunoby\u2019s tip-in.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cHe saved me,\u201d Hart said, \u201ca lifetime of regret.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Just like that, a championship is right there.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Remember this. All of it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"From 2-0 to oh no to OG.\u00a0 OMG.\u00a0 Remember where you were.\u00a0 Remember who you watched with. Remember…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":331832,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[31021,3080,6537,89148,91686,6396,82,84,83,1066,154,509],"class_list":["post-331831","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-san-antonio","tag-jalen-brunson","tag-nba","tag-nba-finals","tag-nba-playoffs","tag-nba-playoffs-2026","tag-new-york-knicks","tag-san-antonio","tag-san-antonio-headlines","tag-san-antonio-news","tag-san-antonio-spurs","tag-sports","tag-victor-wembanyama"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/331831","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=331831"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/331831\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/331832"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=331831"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=331831"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=331831"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}