The New York Knicks completed the largest comeback in NBA Finals history with a 107-106 victory over the San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday night, erasing a 29-point deficit to take a commanding 3-1 series lead. OG Anunoby and Jalen Brunson led the charge, combining for 69 points and delivering a thrilling finish with Anunoby tipping in a missed Brunson three-pointer with 1.2 seconds remaining to seal the win.
Anunoby finished with a career-high 33 points, including the game-winning bucket, while Brunson tallied 36 points on 13-of-22 shooting. The Knicks’ relentless fourth-quarter surge turned a 95-75 Spurs lead into a one-point deficit in under 10 minutes. No team had overcome a larger deficit in an NBA Finals game since 2008, when the Boston Celtics rallied to beat the Los Angeles Lakers.
The Spurs had built a 33-point lead as early as the third quarter, with the score at 81-52 midway through the period. Their dominance pushed their championship odds to 64 percent on Polymarket, while the Knicks’ chances plummeted to 38 percent. But New York responded with a 31-12 run in the fourth quarter to take control.
Brunson’s performance lifted his Finals MVP odds from 45 percent to 60 percent on Polymarket, per data from the prediction market. Anunoby, who shot 11-of-18 from the field, also reached a new personal milestone in the Finals. The Knicks are now just one win away from capturing their first NBA title since 1973.
The Spurs, who entered the game with a 99.6 percent win probability in the fourth quarter, never fully recovered from New York’s late surge. The Knicks outscored San Antonio by 18 points in the final period, showcasing resilience and composure under pressure.
Game 5 is set for Saturday night at San Antonio’s AT&T Center, with the Spurs favored by 5.5 points. The NBA Finals have never had a team come back from a 3-1 deficit in the Finals since the 1974 series, and the Knicks will look to end that streak with a chance to close it out at home.
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