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The New York Knicks outscored the San Antonio Spurs by 28 points after the Wu-Tang Clan’s halftime performance to complete the greatest comeback in NBA Finals history.
Down 29 at one point, the Knicks stormed back, sending Madison Square Garden into a frenzy.
But before that, almost every ounce of momentum was in the Spurs’ hands — and the Knicks had few answers.
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San Antonio Spurs forward Victor Wembanyama shoots against New York Knicks forward Og Anunoby in the fourth quarter during Game 4 of the 2026 NBA Finals at Madison Square Garden in New York, New York on June 10, 2026. (Brad Penner/Imagn Images)
So how did they become victims of one of the biggest collapses in sports history?
“We were clearly not the hungriest in the second half,” admitted Victor Wembanyama.
Wembanyama was once again public enemy #1 in New York, getting booed in intros and receiving curses from the crowd. When a defensive foul against him early on was reversed into an offensive foul he committed, he was taunted again. This obviously continued all night.
But after Mitchell Robinson was booked for a flagrant foul for hitting Wembanyama, he appeared to savor the moment.
“I’m in your head!” cameras caught Wembanyama saying.
Wembanyama was on the Knicks’ minds. Wembanyama was on the minds of Knicks fans. And after winning two road games to start the series, losing all momentum was on the Knicks’ minds.
But the Spurs scored just 30 points in the second half and turned the ball over nine times in the final 24 minutes. A 20-point fourth-quarter lead vanished in a matter of minutes.
OG Anunoby of the New York Knicks celebrates after scoring the go-ahead basket against the San Antonio Spurs in the final seconds of the fourth quarter in Game 4 of the 2026 NBA Finals at Madison Square Garden in New York on June 10, 2026. (Al Bello/Getty Images)
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“To do as good a job as we did in that first half and take the lead we had and not finish the job, it’s disappointing to say the least…” Spurs coach Mitch Johnson said after the game. “We gave up the style of basketball that allowed us to take the lead. And then sometimes you saw that the aggression and the conviction that we were playing with from the beginning dissipated and they made some shots. We needed a few harder plays to finish the job.”
“It was painful, of course. It felt like we worked too hard and gave up our lead. It’s as simple as that. It just hurts,” Wembanyama added.
Now the Spurs have no choice but to be the hungrier team, as they need to win three games in a row to prevent the Knicks from winning their first NBA championship since 1973.
“It’s going to go two ways: one bad and one good. The bad will give up. The good will become stronger through this, come together more and that’s what we’re going to do,” Wembanyama said.
Members of the New York Knicks celebrate their 107-106 victory against the San Antonio Spurs in Game 4 of the 2026 NBA Finals at Madison Square Garden in New York on June 10, 2026. (Dustin Satloff/Getty Images)
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“Holding each other accountable, communicating, not pointing fingers. After this, we either made it or we didn’t. We proved we can overcome these challenges, but even though we’ve never been there before, I’m confident we’re built this way. We’re going to get better and it’s going to tighten us up.”
