The New York Knicks trailed the San Antonio Spurs by 29 points during the second half of Game 4 of the 2026 NBA Finals. The Knicks chipped away at the lead as the game headed into the fourth quarter, but the Spurs still led by 20 points during the final period.
Knicks pull off greatest comeback in NBA Finals history to stun Spurs in Game 4
The Knicks made history with an unbelievable NBA Finals comeback to take a 3-1 series lead.
Ricky O'Donnell has covered basketball at all levels for more than a decade at SB Nation. He’s currently the Associate Director of Programming.
Somehow, the Knicks never gave up. New York stunned the Spurs, 107-106, to take a commanding 3-1 lead in the 2026 NBA Finals. The Knicks will have a chance to win their first championship since 1973 in Game 5 on Saturday as the series moves back to San Antonio. It’s an unfathomable collapse for the Spurs after such a dominant first half.
OG Anunoby scored the game-winning basket by tipping in a missed three-pointer from Jalen Brunson with one second left.
The Spurs’ offense was absolutely atrocious in the second half. San Antonio scored 76 points in the first half, but only scored 30 points in the second half. The Spurs made several massive mistakes down the stretch to let the Knicks back into the game.
Victor Wembanyama bricked two free throws with 1:47 left in regulation as his team held onto a one-point lead. De’Aaron Fox had a chance to preserve the lead for the Spurs when he came up with a loose ball with 15 seconds left, but for some reason Fox decided to shoot a layup instead of trying to run out the clock, and Anunoby blocked it.
San Antonio showed its inexperience in the loss. That extends to their coaching staff, too. It felt like San Antonio needed to call a timeout to help stem the tide of the Knicks’ huge comeback, but it didn’t happen until it was too late.
Jalen Brunson hit some unbelievable shots down the stretch. This was a gutsy pull-up three to make it a one-point game with just over two minutes left.
Brunson then put the Knicks in front with under 90 seconds left with a ridiculous touch shot in the lane.
Brunson finished with 36 points on 12-of-25 shooting with five rebounds and seven assists. Anunoby added 33 points on 7-of-9 shooting from three-point range. No other Knicks scored more than Karl-Anthony Towns’ 13 points.
Wembanyama scored 24 points on 9-of-25 shooting. Dylan Harper had 21 points off the bench, but didn’t do much down the stretch.
What a collapse for the Spurs. What a comeback for the Knicks. New York is one win away from a title, and if it happens, Game 4 will be remembered forever as the game that swung the seies.
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