Nba Finals 2026 Knicks Complete Record Finals Comeback Take 3 1 Lead Over Spurs

The New York Knicks made a record comeback from 29 points down to beat the San Antonio Spurs 107-106 on Wednesday night ( by AP)

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 ( by AP)

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 ( by AP)

The Knicks had their 13-game winning streak snapped in Game 3 and seemed headed for a second straight defeat throughout the first half as The Spurs started out awesome but then were awful ( by AP)

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 ( by AP)

The only bigger comeback on record in any playoff game was 31 points by the Los Angeles Clippers against Golden State in Game 2 of a first-round series in 2019 ( by AP)

Victor Wembanyama and the Spurs opened the biggest halftime lead by a visiting team in the finals ( by AP)

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 outscored them 58-30 ( by AP)

“We got on our heels — we missed some shots,” Spurs coach Mitch Johnson said ( by AP)

The Knicks, who have just two titles in their 80-year history and hadn't even been to the NBA Finals since 1999, have a 3-1 lead and three chances to win the best-of-seven series ( by AP)