The New York Knicks erased a 29-point deficit to beat the San Antonio Spurs 107-106 in Game 4 of the 2026 NBA Finals, completing the largest comeback in Finals history. The victory at Madison Square Garden left the Knicks one win from their first title in 53 years and set up a potential clincher in San Antonio on Saturday at 8:30 p.m. ET on ABC and the ESPN App.
The game featured an unusual opening: Karl-Anthony Towns picked up two fouls 62 seconds in, Ariel Hukporti and Jeremy Sochan made their Finals debuts, the Spurs sank more 3-pointers than the Knicks had attempted, and Victor Wembanyama was plus-28 in 21 minutes. The Spurs built a 19-point lead after the first quarter and a 27-point advantage at halftime, marks ESPN Research identified as the largest for a road team after one quarter and the largest halftime margin in Finals history.
The Knicks, who had erased double-digit deficits in each of the previous three Finals games and mounted notable comebacks earlier in the postseason, chipped away in the third. After San Antonio pushed the lead to 29 early in the period, four different New York players scored during a 13-0 run, and Jalen Brunson matched Spurs baskets down the stretch to bring the game within 15 entering the fourth. “Let’s cut it to around 15 to 17 going into the fourth, and if we do, we’ll give ourselves a chance,” Knicks coach Mike Brown told his team at halftime.
A Wembanyama putback with 9:33 remaining reestablished a 20-point Spurs lead, at which point ESPN Analytics listed San Antonio’s win probability at 99.6 percent — effectively a 1-in-250 chance for New York. The Knicks answered by outscoring the Spurs 32-11 the rest of the way to complete the rally.
Towns, limited by foul trouble, still made key plays, scoring five points in less than a minute during the comeback. Reserve guard Jose Alvarado, playing alongside Brunson for the first time all postseason, contributed five critical points down the stretch. Brunson finished with 36 points on 12-for-25 shooting, including 15 in the second quarter and two late, high-pressure baskets: a 3 over Wembanyama and a contested floater over Stephon Castle that gave New York its first lead. OG Anunoby was described in coverage as the game’s most superlative Knicks hero.
