The New York Knicks delivered one of the greatest comebacks in NBA history in Game 4. Down by as many as 29 points, the Knicks clawed back, outscoring the San Antonio Spurs 58-30 in the second half, including a 13-0 run in the third quarter. New York then erased a 22-point deficit in the fourth quarter alone to pull out a stunning 107-106 win on the road, capped off by one of the greatest plays in NBA Finals history.
With 11.1 seconds left, OG Anunoby came flying in to block a layup attempt by Spurs guard De'Aaron Fox, keeping San Antonio's lead to just a single point. Jalen Brunson then got the ball at halfcourt and fired a 30-foot 3-pointer to try to seal the game, but it bounced off the front of the rim. In almost any other scenario, that's game over. Instead, Anunoby came flying in from the sideline, soaring in to tip in the go-ahead bucket with just 1.2 seconds remaining.
San Antonio couldn't answer on the other end, and the buzzer sounded on one of the most improbable wins of the season, sending Madison Square Garden into an absolute frenzy.
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Anunoby's tip-in is already being viewed as one of the greatest shots in NBA Finals history. After the game, Knicks head coach Mike Brown called it "the most iconic shot in the history of New York basketball."
And it only added to what Anunoby had been doing all game. He finished with a playoff career-high 33 points, shooting 10 of 15 from the floor and 7 of 9 from 3-point range. He also showed up on the defensive end, finishing with a steal, the late block on Fox, and a defensive rating of 114.8.
Brunson still leads all scorers in the series, averaging 29.5 points along with 5.0 assists, 4.5 rebounds, and 2.0 steals per game. He's the face of the franchise and New York's best offensive weapon. But Anunoby has arguably made the bigger impact on both ends, averaging 23.8 points, 4.0 rebounds, 1.5 blocks, and 1.0 steals per game, while leading the team with a 58% field goal percentage, 55.6% from deep, and a 15.9 PIE (Player Impact Estimate) rating.
Now, with the Knicks one win away from a title, he's already being dubbed the NBA Finals MVP favorite.
Just ahead of Game 5 on Saturday night, ESPN's Tim Bontemps strongly predicted that the Knicks would finish the job in San Antonio, and that Anunoby would win the award.
"The series will end in five, and Anunoby will be the MVP," Bontemps wrote. "Anunoby has been fantastic throughout the playoffs, easily playing the best basketball of his career, and that was before his epic performance in New York's Game 4 comeback. After the Knicks' comeback in Game 4, they will finish this in five on Saturday in San Antonio."
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Game 5 tips off at 8:30 p.m. ET, with the Spurs being listed as 5.5-point favorites at home.
The Knicks are up 3-1, now just 48 minutes away from their first NBA championship since 1973, and Anunoby potentially winning his first-ever Finals MVP.

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