The New York Knicks celebrated a remarkable triumph in a tense NBA Finals Game 4 against the San Antonio Spurs. With 1.2 seconds remaining, OG Anunoby secured a game-winning tip-in, which Karl-Anthony Towns humorously credited to ‘a right hand from God.’
During his postgame discussion, Towns praised Anunoby, mentioning, “Every time I talk to him, I say, ‘I already know what OG Anunoby’s gonna do in the fourth quarter.’ He did exactly what I thought he would do. Gave us a chance to win.”
Anunoby delivered the decisive basket in the final moments of a tightly contested championship game.
The Knicks’ comeback effort was not only dramatic but also record-breaking. They overcame a 29-point deficit, the largest ever for a victorious team in an NBA Finals. The halftime gap of 27 points also set a record for a winning team during the finals.
Anunoby and Jalen Brunson both achieved personal milestones, becoming the first pair of Knicks players to each score 30 points in the same NBA Finals game, as noted by ESPN. Brunson recorded 36 points while Anunoby added 33 in this unforgettable match. Keerthika Uthayakumar highlighted on X that this victory marked the Knicks’ first finals home game win in 9,853 days.
Many spectators felt a touch of the supernatural in the way Anunoby and Brunson led the team from a precarious situation to secure a 3-1 series lead ahead of Game 5. The Knicks have long endured difficult times, but their fortunes might be changing.