OG Anunoby's Game-Winning Tip-In Seals the Greatest Comeback in NBA Finals History

New York Knicks fans have been waiting 53 years for a championship. After Wednesday night, they may only have to wait a few more days.

OG Anunoby scored 33 points and tipped in a missed Jalen Brunson three-pointer with 1.2 seconds remaining to give the Knicks a 107-106 victory over the San Antonio Spurs in Game 4 of the NBA Finals. The win completed a 29-point comeback, the largest in NBA Finals history, and puts New York one win away from the franchise's first title since 1973. The Knicks lead the series 3-1.

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The Shot That Will Live Forever

With 11.1 seconds left and the Knicks trailing by one, Anunoby blocked De'Aaron Fox's drive to keep the game alive. Brunson pushed the ball up the court and let fly a desperate three from the wing. The shot rattled out, but Anunoby flew in from the weak side, gathered the carom at the rim, and laid it home as the Spurs' defense stood frozen.

Knicks coach Mike Brown called it potentially "the most iconic shot in the history of New York basketball."

He is not wrong.

The Numbers Behind the Heroics

Anunoby's stat line alone was enough to win most games: 33 points on 10-of-15 shooting, including a scorching 7-of-9 from three-point range. But on a night when the Knicks trailed by 29 points (81-52 in the third quarter), what mattered more was his refusal to quit, his poise in the fourth, and his instinct in the game's final second.

Jalen Brunson added 36 points in the loss-that-wasn't. Victor Wembanyama finished with 24 points and 13 rebounds for San Antonio, but shot just 9-of-25 from the floor and watched his team squander a dominant first half. The Spurs were 11-of-16 from three before halftime and 3-of-17 after, a second-half collapse as staggering as the lead they had built.

The previous record for largest comeback in NBA Finals history was 24 points, set by Boston against the Lakers in 2008. The Knicks eclipsed it by five.

Knicks Lead 3-1. One Win Needed.

New York's 3-1 series lead is the cushion Knicks fans have dreamed about for decades. Game 5 is next. If this series ends the way Wednesday night suggested it might, OG Anunoby will be remembered as one of the central figures in the most meaningful sports moment this city has seen in a generation.

The tip-in already ranks as one of the biggest offensive rebounds in Knicks history, and arguably the biggest individual moment in the 2026 Finals run so far. For a player who arrived in New York quietly in a midseason trade, OG Anunoby has become the heartbeat of this team's identity: two-way, unselfish, relentless, and absolutely clutch when the moment demands it.

Put OG on Your Wall

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Celebrate the Whole Starting Five

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Anunoby did not do this alone. Brunson's 36 points, Karl-Anthony Towns in the paint, Mikal Bridges locking up perimeter threats all night, Josh Hart crashing every board in sight. The 2025-26 Knicks are a unit, and the New York Knicks Starting Five Plaque Bundle lets you put all five on the wall, together, the way they play.

Pre-Order the Championship Plaque Now

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The Knicks are one win away from ending a 53-year drought. If you want to be ready the moment it happens, the 2025-26 New York Knicks Champions 8-Card Premium Fan Cave Plaque is available for pre-order right now. It ships within 5 business days of the Knicks clinching the title. Eight cards. Solid wood. An engraved nameplate that will read what every Knicks fan has been waiting to read since 1973.

After Wednesday night, one win feels very, very close.

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