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The New York Knicks are not dying.
After trailing by as many as 29, the Knicks staged another comeback – this one perhaps the greatest of all time, to steal a 105-104 victory over the San Antonio Spurs and take a 3-1 lead in the NBA Finals.
Karl-Anthony Towns was hit with two fouls in just the first 62 seconds of the game, one that the Knicks faithful were not happy about. And even though there was still plenty of ball left after that, the game changed from that point on.
PG Jalen Brunson of the New York Knicks shoots over PG De’aaron Fox of the San Antonio Spurs during Game 3 of the 2026 NBA Finals at Madison Square Garden. (Vincent Carchietta/Imagn Images)
The referees certainly didn’t help the matter, but the Spurs opened the game on a 41-20 run, mostly while Towns wasn’t on the court. Combine that with the team making 54 percent of its three-pointers in the first half, and you have a 76-49 Spurs lead at halftime.
The Knicks cut the deficit to 16 on three straight threes, and a crowd that had been waiting so long to pounce finally came alive. At the end of the third, San Antonio led 90-75.
But it was another slow start to the fourth quarter for the Knicks, who took nearly three minutes to score and trailed by 20.
But we learned to never count out the Knicks.
They went on a 13-2 run to cut the score to nine with just under seven minutes to play. And then it was seven o’clock with 5:15 to play.
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)
And then it was four o’clock with 4:32 left.
Then one with two minutes.
And then advance it with 90 seconds.
Chaos.
The Spurs made two free throws to regain the lead with 30.3 seconds remaining. Once again, it’s the Knicks.
New York Knicks guard Jalen Brunson reacts after making a three-pointer against the San Antonio Spurs in the fourth quarter of Game 4 of the 2026 NBA Finals at Madison Square Garden in New York, New York on June 10, 2026. (Al Bello/Getty Images)
Jalen Brunson missed a three, but Anunoby came out of nowhere to take the lead with 1.2 seconds remaining. San Antonio came up short, and Madison Square Garden was the loudest it had ever been.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
