Knicks Erase 29-Point Hole, Take 3-1 Finals Lead Sport By lines June 11, 2026 The New York Knicks completed the largest comeback in NBA Finals history Wednesday night. New York erased a 29-point deficit against the San Antonio Spurs. The Knicks won Game 4 by a 107-106 final at Madison Square Garden. The result pushed New York within one win of the title. Anunoby Put-Back Caps Record Rally at the Garden OG Anunoby scored the winning put-back with 1.2 seconds remaining. The basket followed a missed Jalen Brunson 3-pointer at the rim. New York won 107-106 on June 10 inside Madison Square Garden. The Knicks now lead the best-of-seven series 3-1. San Antonio had controlled the game for nearly 46 minutes. Jalen Brunson led the Knicks with 36 points in Game 4. OG Anunoby added 33 points plus the decisive closing stop. Victor Wembanyama paced the Spurs with 24 points and 13 rebounds. Wembanyama shot just 9-for-25 from the field. New York outscored San Antonio by 28 points after halftime. San Antonio held a 99.6% win probability with 9:33 remaining. That number gave the Knicks a 1-in-250 chance to rally. Karl-Anthony Towns deflected the Spurs’ last-second inbound pass to seal it. New York closed the night on a furious defensive run. The 29-point climb topped every prior Finals comeback on record. No team had erased more than 24 points in a Finals game before Wednesday. Boston set the prior comeback mark against the Lakers in 2008. The Spurs built a 19-point lead after the first quarter. That margin was the largest road first-quarter lead in Finals history. San Antonio also led by 27 points at halftime. The defeat stands as the worst collapse in NBA Finals history. San Antonio became the first Finals team to lose after leading by 29 points. Victor Wembanyama shot 9-for-25 across the painful loss. New York held the Spurs scoreless on the final possession. The Towns deflection ended San Antonio’s last chance. The Knicks now sit one win from the franchise’s first title since 1973. New York can clinch the championship in Game 5. The Spurs surrendered a lead they had held for most of the night. San Antonio now faces elimination after dominating three quarters. Wembanyama and the Spurs fell to 1-3 in the series. Game 5 shifts back to San Antonio for a potential New York closeout. The Spurs must win three straight games to lift the trophy. Victor Wembanyama needs a bounce-back from his 9-for-25 shooting night. The Knicks will try to finish the series away from home. New York has chased a championship for 53 years. Related Sports Coverage Knicks Eye 3-1 Lead as Spurs Bring Road Magic to MSG Wembanyama Lifts Spurs Past Knicks in Finals Game 3 Knicks Stun Spurs, Take 2-0 NBA Finals Lead Sources: ESPN reported the Game 4 result and the win-probability data. NBA.com confirmed the 29-point rally as a Finals record. Yahoo Sports detailed the Anunoby put-back and the Brunson stat line.
