Brunson insists – Jalen Brunson scored 36 points with seven assists as the New York Knicks erased a 29-point deficit to beat the San Antonio Spurs 107-106 at Madison Square Garden, taking a 3-1 lead in the NBA Finals. But Brunson shut down any talk of celebration with a simple
When the San Antonio Spurs looked set to steamroll their way through Game 4. the Knicks couldn’t find answers—until they suddenly did. By the time the final seconds arrived. New York had erased a 29-point deficit and turned a game that looked lost into one of the wildest finishes in NBA Finals history.
The Knicks completed that shift with a 107-106 win over the Spurs at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday night, and they did it with Jalen Brunson at the center of it all. New York now leads the series 3-1, putting them one victory from their first championship since 1973.
But Brunson refused to treat the comeback like a finish line.
After the win, Brunson’s postgame message was brief—yet unmistakable. NBA on ESPN posted it on X, formerly Twitter: “There’s nothing to celebrate.”
The statement matched what the night demanded. Brunson scored 36 points. added seven assists. and played 44 minutes. helping pull the Knicks back into the game when San Antonio appeared in full control. New York trailed 81-52 early in the third quarter after the Spurs hit 14 first-half threes. a start that made the turning point feel almost impossible.
Then the Knicks tightened everything. They held the Spurs to 14 points in the third quarter and 16 in the fourth, a second-half stand that opened the door for Brunson to take over late.
With 1:22 left, Brunson hit a tough bank shot over Victor Wembanyama to give New York its first lead. OG Anunoby later delivered the final swing.
In the closing seconds, Anunoby blocked De’Aaron Fox and then tipped in Brunson’s missed three as the clock showed 1.2 seconds remaining. Madison Square Garden erupted, and the noise swelled with the kind of relief you can’t fake. Brunson, though, stayed stone-faced.
That reaction, by the Knicks’ standards, was the real message. With a 3-1 lead in hand, Brunson understood what everyone outside the arena might miss: the work doesn’t end because the comeback happened. It ends only when the next win arrives.
Game 5 is on Saturday night, and for Brunson and the Knicks, the celebration still has a deadline—one they’re not willing to cross too early.
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29 point comeback is insane. Like how do you even blow that much lol
So he said there’s nothing to celebrate… but they’re up 3-1?? I mean come on let them have a little moment. Also 36 points is wild, I didn’t realize he was doing all that.