Knicks one – The New York Knicks are one win away from their first NBA Championship in more than 50 years after a historic Game 4 comeback against the San Antonio Spurs. Jalen Brunson scored 36 points with a late 3-pointer over Victor Wembanyama, while OG Anunoby added 33
The Knicks felt the moment in their bones the moment the deficit got too big to ignore.
In Game 4 against the San Antonio Spurs, New York dug itself a 29-point hole early in the second half. This wasn’t the kind of situation that usually turns into a highlight reel. But the Knicks kept walking it back—possession by possession. answer by answer—until the math finally tipped in their favor.
By the time the game tilted, the swing was historic. New York surrendered 76 points in the first half, then held the Spurs to only 30 in the second half. It wasn’t a late push; it was a full change in the way the second half was played. The Knicks stormed back behind clutch performances from OG Anunoby. Karl-Anthony Towns. Jose Alvarado. and Jalen Brunson. converting pressure into points when it mattered most.
Brunson carried the weight in the fourth. He finished with 36 points and scored nine in the fourth quarter. One of those came as the type of shot only a championship run seems to produce: a timely 3-pointer over Victor Wembanyama—whose arms seemed built to stop every release.
Anunoby’s impact was equally decisive. He put up 33 points, delivered the game-winning tip-in, and also made a game-saving block that helped create the opening for the go-ahead bucket. When New York needed someone to finish and someone to erase a mistake, it was them.
The result is another reminder that Knicks comebacks have become part of the team’s identity in this postseason run. Over the last two postseasons, New York is 10-9 when trailing by double digits. Since Brunson joined the team. they’re 16-18 in playoff games when they’re behind by 10 or more—and that mark translates to the most double-digit comeback playoff wins in that span.
The Knicks’ resilience doesn’t stop at small-to-medium collapses. Over the past two postseasons, all other teams are 4-71 when they fall behind by 20 or more points in the postseason. New York is 5-3 in the same timespan, and they are 2-0 in the 2026 playoffs under such conditions.
There’s also the bigger picture in how rare this run has been. New York secured two of the five biggest NBA Finals comebacks ever in just the first four games of these 2026 Finals—one being the 29-point comeback in Game 4 and another being a 14-point comeback in Game 1.
That kind of repeatable urgency doesn’t show up by accident. It traces back to the way the Knicks are coached and the way they play through adversity. Head coach Mike Brown’s top-down approach, paired with their captain, Brunson, has shaped a group that doesn’t flinch when games turn ugly.
Karl-Anthony Towns is the clearest example of the growth now being asked to look like belief. He had developed a reputation as a sub-par defender who didn’t perform in crunch time. Game 4 flipped that script.
Towns didn’t just hit clutch buckets. He became the Knicks’ primary and most capable defender of Wembanyama in the most unique matchup the league can offer. For an 11th-year veteran, it’s an unbelievable leap—especially considering the defensive label he carried. The improvement has a visible throughline to Brown and to the Knicks’ culture.
And now the entire franchise is one win from securing the first NBA Championship since 1973. That’s 53 long years. The names of championship-less hopefuls sit heavy with history—Bernard King, Patrick Ewing, Allan Houston, and Carmelo Anthony. Most of them have been present in The Garden during this run.
Now the question is where the finish line gets crossed. The Knicks might have to travel for it. But with Game 4 already written into NBA history as the largest playoff comeback in league history, there’s no longer any question that New York can take the impossible and make it feel routine.
This is not a drill. The Knicks are one win away from a championship.
New York Knicks OG Anunoby Jalen Brunson Karl-Anthony Towns Jose Alvarado San Antonio Spurs Victor Wembanyama 2026 NBA Finals Game 4 NBA Championship
Wembanyama got cooked on that 3 lol.
So they were down 29 and then just started playing defense??? That seems unreal. Also who is Jose Alvarado, I swear I never heard that name until this series.
They mention Towns and Alvarado like they did all the work but it was mainly Brunson right? Like the title says Brunson and Anunoby deliver, but I feel like the Spurs just gave up. Combacks are fun though.
First NBA championship in 50 years and it’s happening because they held them to 30 in the 2nd half… sure. I’m still stuck on the “late 3-pointer over Victor Wembanyama” part like he’s supposed to be unstoppable. Also the Knicks “felt the moment in their bones” is kinda cheesy, but hey, if they win it’s fine.