KNICKS POSTCAST: HISTORY MADE as Knicks Complete Comeback!

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The Knicks made a historic comeback from 29 points down to take a 3-1 lead in the NBA Finals against the Spurs.

The New York Knicks made a record comeback from 29 points down and moved to the brink of their first championship since 1973 by beating the San Antonio Spurs 107-106 on Wednesday night. OG Anunoby tipped in the miss of Jalen Brunson’s long 3-point attempt with 1.2 seconds remaining to complete the rally, giving the Knicks a 3-1 lead and three chances to win the championship. It looked impossible early, when the Spurs rolled to a 27-point halftime lead. But Brunson helped bring the Knicks back with 36 points and Anunoby finished with 33. Game 5 is Saturday night in San Antonio. No team had come from more than 24 points down in a finals game, when Boston did it against the Lakers in 2008, since the NBA began keeping detailed play-by-play for all four quarters in 1997. The Spurs led 81-52 in the third quarter. The Knicks had their 13-game winning streak snapped in Game 3 and seemed headed for a second straight defeat throughout the first half, when Victor Wembanyama and the Spurs opened the biggest NBA Finals halftime lead by a visiting team. But the young Spurs, who made 11 of their first 16 3-pointers, went cold in the second half, going 3 for 17 behind the arc as the Knicks…

People in this episode

Host: Jay Berman

Topics covered

• NBA Finals
• New York Knicks
• comeback
• basketball
• sports
• San Antonio Spurs
• playoff

Keywords

• Knicks
• Spurs
• comeback
• NBA Finals
• Jalen Brunson
• OG Anunoby
• basketball
• playoffs
• Madison Square Garden
• victory

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: New York Knicks, San Antonio Spurs, Madison Square Garden

Books & works: Don’t Stop Believin’

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