The New York Knicks came back down 29 points to win game 4 of the NBA Finals and get a win away from their first NBA title in 53 years. They were trailing 76-49 at halftime and 81-52 with 9 minutes in the 3rd quarter to the San Antonio Spurs, but went on a 13-0 run in the next 5 minutes to make it a 16 point game, and eventually cut it down to 90-75 entering the 4th quarter. The Spurs went on a 5-0 run in the first 2 1/2 minutes of the quarter, but then the Knicks went insane and before you knew it, it was a single digit game. The Knicks took a 105-104 lead with 1:22 left in regulation, their first lead of the night. But then the Spurs' Stephon Castle was fouled by Josh Hart and had to shoot 2 free throws. He made them both to give the Spurs a lead. The following sequence was wild. Jalen Brunson, the Knicks' best player tried a floating shot. He missed and the Spurs' De'Aaron Fox got the ball. Instead of dribbling out the ball, he tried to dunk and was blocked by OG Anunoby. The Knicks got the ball with 5 seconds left. Brunson chucked up a 3-pointer from 30 feet out, but he missed. Anunoby swooped in and tipped the ball in to complete the biggest comeback in NBA Finals history and put the Knicks a win away from ending their half-century long drought.
I do not like the Knicks at all as a 76ers fan, but I have to give them credit for this amazing comeback. I thought for sure San Antonio had them by the throat and was ready to finish them off. But the Knicks didn't quit. In front of a bunch of celebrities, including Jerry Seinfeld, Larry David, and even Taylor Swift, the Knicks were the ones that shined the brightest. And any Knicks fan that left the game early made the biggest mistake of their lives.
Will the Knicks finally end their title drought? Or will the Spurs make an incredible comeback of their own down 3 games to 1? We'll see.
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