OG Anunoby tipped in Jalen Brunson’s miss with 1.2 seconds left to complete a record 29-point NBA Finals comeback, giving New York a 107-106 Game 4 win and a 3-1 lead over the Spurs.
This will live in those special places not just in Knicks lore, not just in NBA lore, but in sports lore. This is one of the great comebacks — 29 points, most in NBA Finals history — in sports history. One of the greatest moments you’ll ever see.
The Knicks were on the brink of a total collapse. Now, they’re on the brink of an incredible championship.
They trailed by one and, after a timeout, had the ball with 5.7 seconds left. Everyone knew Jalen Brunson was going to take the last shot.
What they didn’t know was who would be the actual hero.
Brunson’s shot missed off the front rim. But OG Anunoby skied high — over Dylan Harper and Devin Vassell — and tipped it in with his right hand with just 1.2 seconds left. The Spurs didn’t even get a shot off on the other end. Ballgame.
Anunoby delivered what might just be the biggest play in Knicks history to secure their miraculous 107-106 Game 4 win over the Spurs Wednesday night at Madison Square Garden, which gave them a commanding 3-1 series lead with the NBA Finals heading back to San Antonio.
“That has to be the most iconic shot,” coach Mike Brown said, “in the history of New York basketball.”
“Right hand from God,” Karl-Anthony Towns said. “Right hand of God.”
“I was about to cry,” Jose Alvarado, who played a big role down the stretch, said.
The Spurs scored 76 points in the first half and just 30 in the second half — the 46-point decrease was the largest in postseason history.
The fans inside MSG had no interest in leaving afterward. They knew they had just witnessed something special. Something that was too unbelievable to script. Something they will never stop talking about.
