Knicks Pull Off Historic Finals Comeback to Take 3-1 Lead Over Spurs

Wednesday night featured one of the greatest basketball games in recent history. It was one of the most improbable outcomes imaginable, and it came on the NBA Finals stage at one of the most pivotal moments of the series.

The San Antonio Spurs entered the game down 2-1 in the series against the New York Knicks, and with a win in that Game 4 contest, the Spurs would have tied it up and had all the momentum going back to San Antonio for Game 5. But if the Knicks were to win, it would be a 3-1 series with New York fully in control.

And in the first half, San Antonio could not miss and came out scorching hot, building a 29-point lead. But everything changed out of halftime. The Knicks came out hot, got stops on defense, made shots on offense, chipped away at that lead, got it within 15 points in the third quarter, and then kept chipping away in the fourth before ultimately winning the game.

It was the biggest comeback in NBA Finals history, capped off by a missed Jalen Brunson three-point shot that was tipped in by OG Anunoby with less than two seconds remaining. Madison Square Garden and the streets of New York City were in shock, celebrating the Knicks' biggest win in over 50 years.

And now the New York Knicks are heavy favorites to win the NBA Finals, taking a 3-1 series lead into Game 5.

That is what makes this result so massive. Instead of the Spurs evening the series and putting the pressure back on New York, the Knicks now have total control and are one win away from a championship. One win from breaking the half-century drought.