Knicks miraculously overcome 29-point deficit to take commanding 3-1 lead in NBA Finals over Spurs

Taylor Swift is introduced on Madison Square Garden's "Celebrity Row" during Game 4 of the NBA Finals between the New York Knicks and San Antonio Spurs.

NEW YORK – The New York Knicks do not die.

After trailing by as many as 29, the Knicks had yet another comeback — this one perhaps the greatest of all-time, to steal a 107-106 win over the San Antonio Spurs and take a 3-1 lead in the NBA Finals.

The winning moment came at the fingertip of OG Anunoby, whose tip-in off a missed Jalen Brunson three-pointer put Madison Square Garden in an absolute frenzy.

But it sure was a grind to get to that point.

New York Knicks PG Jalen Brunson shoots over San Antonio Spurs PG De'aaron Fox in Game 3 of the 2026 NBA Finals at Madison Square Garden. (Vincent Carchietta/Imagn Images)

Karl-Anthony Towns was hit with two fouls in just the first 62 seconds of the game, one which the Knicks faithful were not happy with. And while there was plenty of ball left after that, the game changed from that moment.

The refs certainly did not help the case, but the Spurs opened the game on a 41-20 run, mostly while Towns was off the floor. Combine that with the team knocking down 54% of its three-pointers in the first half, and you have a 76-49 Spurs lead at halftime, and they got up to a 29-point lead.

But we've learned to never count out New York. As they cut the deficit to 15 to close out the third quarter, the crowd that was dying to pounce was finally alive. A slow start to the fourth put San Antonio up 20, but the Knicks went on a 13-2 run to cut it to just nine with a little less than seven minutes to go. And then it was seven with 5:15 to go.

Members of the New York Knicks celebrate their 107-106 victory against the San Antonio Spurs in Game 4 of