Per a video posted by NBA content creator "KingCharge" who appeared to be on the scene, the Spurs were greeted by many hostile fans as they returned to their New York hotel. The most vitriol was reserved for Spurs star Victor Wembanyama − and some fans in the crowd beyond the barricades threw unidentified items in his direction.
Wembanyama turned back to look in the direction the items came from, but he was quickly ushered inside by security.
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Knicks fans throwing stuff at Wemby and the Spurs as they arrive at their hotel😬 pic.twitter.com/R2qGunsxBW
Later in Wednesday's game, Wembanyama was assessed a flagrant foul for throwing an elbow at the throat of Knicks star Karl-Anthony Towns. The Spurs star now has three flagrant points in the NBA playoffs. If he gets a fourth, he would be suspended.
The Knicks have the chance to win their first title since 1973 in Game 5, which is Saturday in San Antonio. This series has certainly put both Wembanyama and the actions of Knicks fans in the spotlight.
The Knicks pulled off the biggest comeback in NBA Finals history, rallying from a 29-point deficit to defeat the Spurs 107-106 in Game 4. The win gave the Knicks a 3-1 series lead, leaving them just one win from their first championship since 1973.
The game was sealed in dramatic fashion, with OG Anunoby tipping in Jalen Brunson's missed 3-pointer with 1.2 seconds to go.
The USMNT was watching the game at its team hotel, just two days before it kicks off the World Cup against Paraguay at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles.
As Anunoby's tip-in went down, the room erupted in wild scenes of celebration. Players screamed and jumped all over the furniture, tackling one another in disbelief. At the center of the action was noted Knicks fan and New York native Tyler Adams.
Several USMNT players dog-piled one another including — in a seemingly positive sign for his health — defender Chris Richards.
One by one, professional multimillionaires uttered the word “crazy,” in love with basketball like never before.
“I don’t think any of us have ever seen anything like that,” Landry Shamet said. “It’s a lot to process.”
A celebrating Jose Alvarado point to the stands after the Knicks’ historic 107-106 comeback win over the Spurs in Game 4 of the NBA Finals on June 10, 2026 at the Garden. Charles Wenzelberg / New York Post
Madison Square Garden was dead.
The Knicks trailed 81-52 in the third quarter, en route to one of the most embarrassing and consequential losses in the history of a franchise that has patented pain, about to be two losses from all-time collapse, heading to San Antonio as the underdog again.
Slowly, the tune changed among the sellout crowd, growing louder with every basket made. Each massive eruption dwarfed the previous one, until the Garden somehow reached new heights.
This was Willis Reed emerging from the tunnel, colliding with Larry Johnson’s four-point play.
New York Knicks guard Landry Shamet (44) celebrates towards fans after Game 4 of the NBA Finals basketball series against the San Antonio Spurs, Wednesday, June 10, 2026, in New York. AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin
This was Shamet’s bounce joining forces with Patrick Ewing’s putback. From calm to chaos. From embarrassment to elation. The Amish went electric. A funeral morphed into a party.
“I felt for all of y’all who were at the game, obviously, you could feel the abundance of joy at one time from everyone at one time, the collective joy that came out of everybody for that one moment, to hear the buzzer going off and not to see the ball go in the basket, I think we all felt something, like that emotion that was special,” Towns said. “It’s something that MSG hasn’t had that kind of moment in a long time, so shoutout to our fans for real.
“I’ve seen people leave before the game was over at MSG, watching on MSG Network before. … You could see my reaction, the emotion, it kind of spilled out of that moment. It was tears of joy … All you can do is ask for a chance. And for me personally, I just wanted one break in life. And I got one.”
The tickets, which cost thousands, went from a waste to being worth every penny. Permanent hearing loss was a fair trade after more than a half-century of misery, exchanged for a moment to last a lifetime.
“On the bench when we’re slowly walking them down and you feel it shift a little bit and there’s a little bit of hope there that creeps in, it’s hard to explain, but if you were in the building, everybody felt it,” Shamet said. “This isn’t just talking about staying in the game, let’s cut the lead. It was like, ‘No, we’re here, let’s make something happen.’”
Mike Brown nailed it with that comment about OG Anunoby's tip-in. Karl-Anthony Towns agreed.
"Right hand from God," Towns said.
However, the play that will go down in Knicks lore as a Finals game-winner in the most iconic of victories — a comeback from 29 points down — started early in the day, at Knicks shootaround, when Brown challenged Anunoby.
"I told OG, as big, as strong, as athletic as he is, he's got to be a monster on the offensive glass tonight," Brown said. "I don't know if there was a play bigger in the history of Knicks basketball. That was a huge offensive rebound. Huge offensive rebound.
"He took on the challenge, and he went and won the game for us doing exactly what I called him out for during shootaround today."
"[Coach] told me I need to get on the glass, offensive glass, especially, and just use my ability, size, strength, athleticism, to make an impact on the offensive glass," Anunoby said. "And it happened at the end."
Anunoby contributes more than points
Anunoby was having a monster NBA Finals before he became a New York legend. The one Knicks player with a ring — he played a big role for Toronto in 2019 — was averaging 20.7 points a game (second on the team) with a ridiculous .722 true shooting percentage through the first three games of the Finals. Plus, he was playing high-level defense.
All of that shone through in Game 4.
Anunoby, along with Brunson, was the only steady offense for New York on the night, and he finished with 33 points, including seven 3-pointers.
However, his defense may have been more critical. When Brown switched Anunoby onto De'Aaron Fox, it threw the Spurs' already-struggling offense even more off-balance. Yet the Spurs kept playing through Fox, and Anunoby kept blowing things up.
Then came the defensive play of the night. The Knicks were down one with 16 seconds left when Jalen Brunson missed a contested six-footer, and in the scramble for the rebound it got knocked into the back court. Fox ran it down and, with 11 seconds left, inexplicably chose to go for a layup that was contested by Anunoby at the rim, rather than dribble the ball out, eat up some clock and force the Knicks to foul. Instead, Anunoby got the block that kept it a one-point game.
Just before his game-winning putback to complete the Knicks' NBA Finals-record 29-point comeback... OG Anunoby delivered a CLUTCH block on the other end.
Then came the play that means Anunoby should never have to pay for another meal in New York City — the tip-in that changed the Knicks' season.
"I inbounded the ball to Jalen. He got a pretty good look and I just went and crashed," Anunoby said of the play. "Tried to get a tip-dunk or something. The ball went over my head, so I couldn't really dunk it. So I tried to tip it in softly and it went in."
New York came from 29 down to win a game it had no business still being in at the end. The Knicks are now just one win away from their first ring in 53 years, and Anunoby's calm, steady demeanor is a key reason why — he embodied the Knicks' comeback.
"We're a resilient group. We've been through a lot," Anunoby said. "We've come back plenty of times when we're behind. Just staying with it, weathering the storm, not being too down or angry or frustrated. Just staying with it, cut down to 18, cut it down to 6, push it through. It's a 48-minute game, just play till the end."
Anunoby did, and he might get a second ring because of it.
The Knicks were down big, nearly 30 points, but he wouldn’t let go of the proverbial rope.
Jalen Brunson kept on making plays, kept on getting the Knicks closer, and ultimately leading them to within one win of their first championship in 53 years after this 107-106 Game 4 victory over the Spurs at the Garden on Wednesday.
“Really wasn’t that much to be said at that point,” Brunson said when asked his mentality when the Knicks were down big. “It was really just, we need to chip away. We need to hit singles, get on base and make plays from there.”
Jalen Brunson reacts after he sinks a 3-point shot over San Antonio Spurs forward Victor Wembanyama to bring the Knicks within one during the fourth quarter of NBA Finals Game 4. Charles Wenzelberg / New York Post
OG Anunoby was the hero — his tip-in of a Brunson missed 3-pointer with 1.2 seconds left was the game-winner — but the Knicks aren’t in that position without Brunson.
For the first three games of the series, he was inefficient and turnover-prone.
On Wednesday, he scored 36 points, and shot 12-for-25 from the field.
Brunson played the final 34:45, and had plenty of gas left in the tank late. He scored 17 second-half points, was pivotal in the Knicks rallying from a 29-point deficit in the second half.
He also had seven assists, five rebounds and three steals.
“Jalen, he’s an MVP candidate,” coach Mike Brown said. “I say the same thing about Jalen every game: He does what an MVP is supposed to, and he did it again tonight.”
Jalen Brunson driving to the basket and scores in the fourth quarter. Charles Wenzelberg / New York Post
Fittingly, Brunson spent most of his postgame press conference talking about his teammates. When the Knicks win, it’s always about everyone else. He also wasn’t ready to celebrate anything yet. There is still one more win to go.
“The most important thing for me over the next 48 hours is focusing on what we have to do to win Game 5,” he said after his third 30-point performance of the finals. “There’s nothing to celebrate. It’s not over yet, not even close.”
On a night when The Garden was rocking louder than ever, the incredible commentary gave the unforgettable moment its soundtrack.
Mike Breen, who grew up in Yonkers dreaming of calling a Knicks NBA Finals game, along with the radio broadcast team of Tyler Murray and Monica McNutt, added themselves to New York sports lore by being better than anyone else at telling listeners that what they just saw really happened on OG Anunoby’s incredible crunch time plays
Mike Breen starred for the Knicks again on Wednesday night. NBAE via Getty Images
OG Anunoby flies in for the tip in and the Knicks get the stop to complete the GREATEST COMEBACK IN NBA FINALS HISTORY! pic.twitter.com/1ADtRR19VP
— New York Post Sports (@nypostsports) June 11, 2026
“[Jalen] Brunson gets it. Fires up a three,” Breen began, calling arguably the most important play in Knicks franchise history for ABC in a 107-106 nail-biting victory to go up 3-1 in the NBA Finals on Wednesday night. “Shot no good. The tip. It’s good! It’s good! It’s good! With 1.2 remaining! The Knicks take the lead! OG Anunoby! It’s 107-106. It’s bedlam here at The Garden! They can’t believe it. Brunson’s shot looked good. It just came up short.”
Meanwhile, Murray starred on the local radio broadcast, calling the Anunoby tip-in with vim and verve for an audience listening blind.
The Knicks radio broadcast reacting to the game-winner by OG Anunoby and the missed potential game-winner by Castle.
They also get wet a bit, as Knicks fans celebrate about them, and the announcer used the term "soak it up New York" on purpose, in retaliation. pic.twitter.com/Bs74EmeHOw
Monica McNutt was on the radio call for the Knicks. Icon Sportswire via Getty Images
“Anunoby is handing the ball (out of bounds). Finds Brunson at midcourt,” Murray begins. “Lanches a straight-on three, missed it short. Tip by Anunoby! He put it in! Anunoby put it in! The Knicks take the lead with 1.2 to go!”
“It’s not over,” McNutt injected.
“Anunoby out of nowhere!” Murray added.
“Wow!” McNutt said. “O.G. Anunoby. He inbounded the ball. He’s loose. Nobody came to him. That’s a great call. That’s a great play call.”
OG Anunoby shocked the world with a tip to win it. Jason Szenes for the New York Post
Marc Kestecher had the call alongside Doris Burke and P.J. Carlesimo on ESPN’s national radio call.
“Knicks were down as many as 29,” Kestecher said. “Anunoby gets it into Brunson. Brunson pulls a quick three. Off the front rim, no. Tip in good for the lead with 1.2 seconds to go! O.G. Anunoby flying out of nowhere! And this place is rocking at the Garden.”
Barkley called the Spurs the "dumbest basketball team in the history of civilization" after they blew a 29-point lead on Wednesday, June 10.
The Spurs had the chance to even the series at 2-2, but the Knicks stole it late and now have a commanding 3-1 lead in the series.
"That was some of the most mismanaged, stupid basketball," Barkley said during the “Inside the NBA” postgame show. "When you blow a 29-point lead, the other team has to help you. The San Antonio Spurs helped the New York Knicks win this game by doing some of the stupid(est) stuff I've seen on a basketball court."
The Spurs found success early in the first half, setting an NBA Finals record with 14 made 3s (on 26 attempts).
“We saw the dumbest basketball team in the history of civilization. … The San Antonio Spurs helped the New York Knicks win this game.”
Charles Barkley after the Spurs allowed the largest comeback in NBA Finals history 👀 pic.twitter.com/Y7t4UZsVhU
San Antonio did not have the same luck in the second half and struggled from long range. The team went 3-for-17 from deep in the second half.
The Spurs missed nine of those 3s in the third quarter, allowing the Knicks to take advantage of the missed opportunities and crawl back into the game.
“They played terrible basketball," Shaquille O'Neal said on the show. "They got comfortable with the lead and talking about going back to San Antonio and just didn't play smart."
The Knicks returned to the locker room at halftime trailing 76-49 before going on to outscore the Spurs 58-30 in the second half.
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I don’t drink. But after what just happened, the temptation is growing.
The first half of this game was absolute joy. Fox drew a foul on KAT on the very first possession, then Big Purr drew one on Wemby right after. Mitch Johnson elected to challenge the latter call, and upon review, it was deemed that KAT hooked the Alien. This forced the Knicks to sit their All-Star centre since he already had two personal fouls, while Wemby’s slate was wiped clean. The Spurs took advantage shortly after by hitting two threes and scoring off a turnover, continuing their streak of building a 10-point lead early in each game.
With KAT on the bench, New York was forced to play Mitchell Robinson for extended minutes, helping San Antonio stay hot. The good guys started 6-8 from deep and scored 30 points in just the first eight minutes of the game, and the Knicks had to dust off fantasy specialist Ariel Hukporti to give Robinson a breather. The once raucous MSG crowd suddenly turned nervous as the Spurs built a 20-point lead, with hushed murmurs reverberating throughout the arena.
Unlike the other games (this still stands, but for all the wrong reasons), San Antonio continued throwing haymakers. After back-to-back threes from Fox, the entire team joined the party. Seven Spurs made a triple before half-time, and their 14 total set a new record for threes in a single NBA finals half. The Knicks became discombobulated on offense too, resorting to hero-ball from Brunson — one of their most inefficient scoring options in the series (at the time). As a result, the Spurs led 76-49 at the half, which is also the most points a road team has scored in the first half of any finals game in history.
Then, the entire world started to crumble.
New York went on a 13-0 run in the third to cut the lead down to 15, while San Antonio’s offense halted to a stop. The Spurs continued hunting threes and forgot about a guy who’s kind of tall, and as soon as their hot streak ended, the once massive lead began to dwindle. They were outscored 26-14 in the third alone, and worst of all, Brunson started getting hot.
Suddenly, it was as if the Knicks played the uno reverse card on the Spurs, as they began hitting all their shots: from three, from mid-range, from the Statue of Liberty, you name it. What was once a 15-point lead with eight minutes left became a two-possession game, as New York capitalized on the Spurs’ over-aggressive defense with pinpoint ball movement. San Antonio made some panicked adjustments to try and get the ball out of Brunson’s hands, but that left the Knicks’ shooters wide open, who all had auto-aim activated.
On the other end, San Antonio’s strategy was to watch one player dribble the air out of the ball while the other four prayed to some sports deity that had already abandoned them. Somehow, that actually resulted in a three from Fox and a foul line jumper from Wemby, but it wasn’t enough to stem the tide against a New York team shielded by plot armor. After Brunson splashed a 27-foot missile over Wemby (of all people), the Knicks cut the lead down to just one with 2:30 left, and the Spurs’ counter was to play one of the worst possessions you’ll ever see.
Fox tried to run a high pick-and-roll to get Wemby an open path to the rim, who set a screen that hardly grazed Anunoby. As a result, Anunoby easily went over and forced Fox to pick up his dribble and jump without a clear passing lane. Instead of just living with the double dribble, however, Fox threw the ball to the middle of the court, which was picked off by Josh Hart, who then proceeded to smoke a wide-open dunk. Then, the Knicks isoed Brunson against Castle, and Captain New York made a tough floater that bounced in, to put the home team up one.
With a minute left, the Spurs isoed Fox at the elbow, who missed the shot but resulted in free throws for Castle, who knocked both down to put San Antonio back up by one. With 20 seconds left and the ball back in the Knicks’ hands, Brunson missed a bank shot that was tipped to mid-court, and Fox got to it first. Instead of dribbling out the clock, however, he had delusions of grandeur and went up for a layup, which was blocked by Anunoby.
Still, all hope wasn’t lost, yet. New York only had 5 seconds left to put up a final shot, which ended up being a Brunson prayer from the logo over Wemby. He missed, but in the ensuing chaos, Anunoby flew in and tipped the ball over the outstretched hands of three Spurs. Of course, it somehow went in. 107-106, Knicks.
With 1.2 seconds left, San Antonio actually drew up a good inbounds play that had Castle open for a dunk, but Harper flubbed the pass, and probably the Larry O’Brien trophy, too.
Game notes
History is now on the Spurs’ side: there have been five instances in NBA history where a team tied the finals at 2-2 after trailing 2-0, and all five of those teams went on to win the title.
I’ve suffered through some pretty bad heartbreaks in my years as a sports fan, almost entirely at the hands of the Canucks. Most notably, the 2*11 NHL finals between them and Bruins, which might still be the most traumatic thing that I’ve ever experienced. Well, this game is now on that list, and the series isn’t even over yet.
This game was basically the final fight in every Rocky movie. His opponent would pummel him to bits for most of the match, only for his iron chin to withstand everything and land a knockout blow at the very end. New York is Rocky, and he indeed, did not die.
I hated the process of this game and said that before the comeback even materialized. It took until the fourth before the Spurs remembered that they have an Alien on their side, but it was too little, too late. After barely seeing the ball the entire half, Wemby had lost all his touch by then, resulting in a stretch in which he shot 1-11 from the third to the middle of the fourth.
Wemby now has 3 flagrant points in the playoffs following an inadvertent elbow against KAT in the third quarter. I thought it was a borderline call, but considering he got away scotch free with the Brunson shove in game 3, he definitely deserves another flagrant in the aggregate. The bigger story, though, is that accumulating 4 flagrants results in an automatic suspension. I’m confident that won’t happen, but it shouldn’t have gotten to this stage, either. Wemby needs to keep a cooler head, and he’s got no one to blame but himself for ending up in this position.
Live by the three, die by the three. The Spurs experienced both sides of that in game 4, making 14 threes in the first half and just three in the second. San Antonio wanted to see if they could keep up the momentum and settled for too many jumpers when their rhythm was gone, and it resulted in the largest single-game collapse/comeback in NBA Finals history. The commitment to threes would even make Joey Mazz proud.
It’s been said before, and I’ll say it again: this series will be determined by turnovers. It’s not a coincidence that the Spurs only had two turnovers in the first half and had nine in the second. New York actually finished with 13, but almost none came during their comeback. San Antonio had more turnovers than made buckets in the third quarter alone.
Castle was pretty brutal for most of the game, but he deserves credit for hitting those clutch free throws at the end and going 8/8 from the line. Remember, he iced game 3 from the line too, and I was ready to personally deliver him the finals MVP if Anunoby’s fingers were an inch shorter. Those free throws will be lost in the craziness, but the streets won’t forget.
What won’t get lost is 2023 Clutch Player of the Year De’Aaron Fox. I’ve had a love/hate relationship with him since before he was traded to the Spurs, and have given him flowers for playing through his ankle injury. However, I only just learned that an ankle could impede one’s processing, too. Why didn’t he just dribble out the clock with 15 seconds left??? He doesn’t have his usual burst and knew that Anunoby was coming, and still decided to go for the layup. Mind-boggling.
I’m not a spiritual person. I don’t believe in any deities, or even ghosts. But what this Knicks team has become over the past two months is something beyond my simple comprehension. Maybe Timothy Chalamet and Anne Hathaway sprinkled magical powder on MSG in the middle of round one so they could be cast in Spike Lee’s new movie: The Miracle in the Garden. Speaking of which, it’s time to boycott The Odyssey and Dune.
Conduct a wellness check on your fellow Spurs brethren. And for the love of the basketball gods, do NOT answer any calls/texts from friends who troll. This is the start of our healing journey. We will get through it together.
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It’s been exactly one month since the Utah Jazz won the NBA lottery, and each day the pressure mounts as we get closer to draft day. In some drafts, the #1 pick is a foregone conclusion, like with Cooper Flagg and Victor Wembanyama. The thing that makes this draft so unique, and a great one to be #2, is that the top three players all have a case to be the #1 pick. You could even argue Caleb Wilson and not get laughed at. With the luxury of of having so much top-tier talent at the top also comes the anxiety to make sure that you aren’t the team that ends up picking the worst of the three.
AJ Dybantsa is favored at FanDuel to go #1 at -475, which is up from yesterday at -450. That seems to be the consensus more and more around the league. For Utah, that leaves them with the decision between Cam Boozer and Darryn Peterson. That choice is one of the biggest choices the Jazz will ever make. Do they go with the guard that had one of the weirdest seasons in recent memory in Darryn Peterson? The creatine story is a hard one to believe. But if he’s healthy and looks like he did in his high school tape, he could be an all-time scorer in the league with defensive chops as well. Or do they go with the hyper-efficient big who sits at the top of every raw and advanced stat? But who isn’t a good rim protector and seems to get a large portion of his points in the post, a place that he probably won’t use as much in the league.
That is the question the Jazz have to answer. Chances are that both players will be great, and you can’t go wrong. But even that brings pressure because when you’re drafting in the top 3 in a draft like this, you don’t just want the All-Star, you want the All-NBA player.
For Jazz fans, it’s easy to say who you would pick, but when the pressure is on come draft night, and they have to submit their pick, that choice gets really hard, and that pressure might be daunting. All we can hope is that the Jazz have done their homework and will make the best possible choice.
Actor Timothée Chalamet celebrating after the Knicks pulled off a historic comeback to beat the Spurs 107-106 in Game 4 of the NBA Finals on Wednesday night.
Actor Timothée Chalamet declared “Knicks in 5” after his hometown team pulled off a historic comeback to beat the Spurs 107-106 in Game 4 of the NBA Finals on Wednesday night.
“Come on, it’s the Knicks, baby!” Chalamet yelled while on the court at Madison Square Garden, as seen in a video online after the Knicks took a 3-1 series lead.
He held up five fingers before bringing his hands to a prayer gesture.
He turned around and continued celebrating as his girlfriend Kylie Jenner and Jordyn Woods, fiancée of Knicks center Karl-Anthony Towns, were talking nearby.
Chalamet wasn’t feeling as joyous before his on-court celebration when the Knicks were down by as many as 29 in the third quarter.
Actor Timothée Chalamet declared “Knicks in 5” after his hometown team pulled off a historic comeback to beat the Spurs 107-106 in Game 4 of the NBA Finals on Wednesday night. XActor Timothée Chalamet celebrating after the Knicks pulled off a historic comeback to beat the Spurs 107-106 in Game 4 of the NBA Finals on Wednesday night. X
The Knicks rallied back in the second half and sealed the win when forward OG Anunoby’s tipped in a rebound of a long 3-pointer by star guard Jalen Brunson with 1.2 seconds remaining to give the Knicks the lead.
Game 5 is Saturday night in San Antonio, with the Knicks a win away from their first NBA championship in 53 years.
“I’ve got a special shout-out for OG, man, because he saved me, at least for this game, a lifetime of regret,” Hart said after the Knicks set an NBA Finals record by rallying from a 29-point deficit.
Josh Hart misses layup at end of Knicks’ historic 107-106 comeback win over the Spurs in Game 4 of the NBA Finals on June 10, 2026 at the Garden. Getty Images
With 1:57 left and the Knicks down by one point, Hart came up with a steal, but he blew the transition layup.
A few possessions later, he was beaten to a Stephon Castle offensive rebound and fouled the Spurs’ young guard. Castle sank two free throws with 30.3 seconds left to give San Antonio the lead. But Anunoby’s basket saved Hart.
“So I’m sitting there just hoping my guys make a play,” Hart said. “And OG, he’s been amazing since he’s got here. This whole playoff run, he’s been amazing on both ends of the ball. He’s a winning player and he made a winning play.”
It was an emotional victory for the Knicks, who went from getting run off the court to stunning the Spurs.
Hart was thrilled he was able to talk about where it ranks for him in terms of all-time moments in his career, instead of lamenting a few poorly-timed mistakes.
OG Anunoby celebrates the Knicks’ historic win with Karl-Anthony Towns. IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect
“I won a national championship in 2016. [Jalen Brunson] and [Mikal Bridges] will probably remind you that I only have one and they have two,” said Hart, who had six points, eight rebounds and six assists in 33 minutes on Wednesday night.
“So that night is No. 1. This one is definitely No. 2.”
New York City was buzzing Wednesday night as Knicks fans rejoiced in bars, bodegas, watch parties, city streets, and their own living rooms across the five boroughs after the team’s stunning comeback to win Game 4 — with the NBA championship now just one victory away.
The Knicks stormed back in the second half with the biggest comeback in NBA Finals history to steal Game 4 at Madison Square Garden with a 107-106 win and take a 3-1 series lead over the Spurs.
The Big Apple became one big celebration following the orange and blue’s miraculous rally within the final seconds to clinch the game.
New York City erupted Wednesday night as Knicks fans celebrated in bars, bodegas and streets across the five boroughs after the team’s stunning Game 4 comeback — putting them one win from the NBA title. AFP via Getty Images
New Yorkers set off fireworks, erupted in booming cheers and chants of “Knicks in Five,” crazily honked, hugged each other, danced in the streets and sang in the subways.
“It was electrifying. Oh my God, words can’t describe it,” Frederick Cassie, 21, of Flatbush, told The Post outside Midtown bar Lady Wilde’s. “This was historical.”
The feeling was electric in all corners of the city.
One joyous fan climbed up the pole of a bus stop sign on Seventh Avenue and did a backflip off it to raucous cheers from hundreds in the street. In Central Park, complete strangers huddled beside each other while watching the game on cellphones. Staten Island’s skies erupted in fireworks, while crowds lined up on Smith Street in Carroll Gardens, chanting “OG, OG, OG!” in reference to Knicks player OG Anunoby’s dramatic game-winning shot.
“Anything can happen in a New York Minute. What the F just happened? Knicks in six,” said Randy Sanchez, 28, from the Hudson Valley.
Fans watch the NY Knicks game 4 of the NBA Finals against the San Antonio Spurs outside of Healthy Market on Wednesday, June 10, 2026 in New York City. Michael Nagle for NY PostFans celebrate at Herald Square after the Knicks’ historic comeback. Jennifer BainNew Yorkers set off fireworks, erupted in booming cheers and chants of “Knicks in Five,” crazily honked, hugged each other, danced in the streets and sang in the subways. William C Lopez/NY PostFans during Game 4 of the 2026 NBA Finals on June 10, 2026 at Madison Square Garden in New York, New York. NBAE via Getty Images
“I feel so great right now. I’m actually so lit. This is amazing. I can’t wait for the next game,” Layla David, 19, said outside the Central Park watch party.
The Knicks can clinch their first NBA title since 1973 with a victory Saturday in San Antonio.
“After tonight, I’m convinced that game five, we are taking it, they’re gonna win in San Antonio, and they’re gonna bring that championship trophy back to New York City, and that parade is gonna be insane,” James Egiziaco, 44, said. “And I’m taking off of work, and I’m gonna be there.”
New York Knicks fans celebrate outside Madison Square Garden after their team’s Game 4 victory over the San Antonio Spurs in the NBA Finals in New York on June 10, 2026. AFP via Getty ImagesOG Anunoby’s tip-in with 1.2 seconds remaining propelled the Knicks to a historic 107-106 comeback win over the Spurs in Game 4 of the NBA Finals on June 10, 2026, at the Garden. ESPNTimothee Chalamet celebrates after Game Four of the 2026 NBA Finals between the San Antonio Spurs and the New York Knicks on June 10, 2026 at Madison Square Garden in New York, New York. NBAE via Getty ImagesNYPD makes arrests on 8th Avenue. Fans outside Madison Square Garden as the New York Knicks host the San Antonio Spurs in Game 4 of the NBA Finals. Aristide Economopoulos for NY Post
Madison Square Garden remained packed after Game 4 ended with hometown fanatics too thrilled to leave the arena, clips showed.
“It was the largest comeback ever. If any team could do it, the New York Knicks can. They’re going to win the championship,” Tommy Connors, 19, of Queens, said a few blocks up from the Garden. “Wemby [San Antonio villain Victory Wembanyama] folded under pressure. He couldn’t handle the Garden. He’s crying right now.”
For longtime Knicks faithful, the historic win was even more special.
Madison Square Garden remained packed after Game 4 ended with hometown fanatics too thrilled to leave the arena, clips showed. Anadolu via Getty ImagesThe Big Apple became one big celebration following the orange and blue’s miraculous rally within the final seconds to clinch the game. Aristide Economopoulos for NY PostTaylor Swift and actress Mariska Hargitay react on celebrity row with Ben Stiller nd his wife Christine Taylor during the fourth quarter. Jason Szenes for the New York Post
“I’ve been a fan since ’92. We haven’t won a championship since ’93. This day is a day in history,” Steven St. Pierre, a 40-year-old actor and filmmaker. “We are here to witness it. Let’s go next. Jalen Brunson, the king of New York — he’s getting a statue outside the Garden. Let’s talk about it. Let’s go.”
The Knicks will face the Spurs in San Antonio on Saturday for the chance to win the finals once and for all.
“I’m honored to be a Knicks fan. I love this team. I love this city,” Marco Pace, 18, said. “This was the most truly inspiring game.”
The talk of the basketball world -- and if we're being honest, the sports world -- was on Game 4 between the Knicks and Spurs, especially after the way it ended.
New York completed their miraculous 29-point comeback to take a commanding 3-1 series lead in the NBA Finals. Of course, the highlight of the night was OG Anunoby's flying tip-in with less than two seconds remaining to give the Knicks a one-point lead that they would hold on to.
And with such a momentous game, social media blew up with reactions on the win, including from former, current and future players from around the NBA....
Knicks-mania has even seeped into the WWE with Paul Heyman and Danhausen -- who uncursed the team earlier in the postseason -- chiming in.
I think it's time we all recognize the NBA has a great creative team and writers. Wow. What a story! Texas heels rout hometown heroes in the 1st half at the World's Most Famous Arena (@TheGarden ), only for the babyfaces to perform the greatest comeback EVER! My compliments!
Victor Wembanyama was almost at a loss for words after the Spurs blew a 29-point third-quarter lead as the Knicks moved one win away from an NBA title.
The Spurs big man and NBA Defensive Player of the Year had a hard time trying to explain what happened in Game 4. The Spurs scored just 30 points in the second half, and Wembanyama was held to just eight over the final two quarters in a 107-106 loss.
Wembanyama, 22, also missed a pair of free throws late in the game with the Spurs clinging to a one-point lead with a little less than two minutes on the clock.
San Antonio Spurs forward Victor Wembanyama defends against New York Knicks guard Jalen Brunson during the second quarter of NBA Finals Game 4 on June 10, 2026. Charles Wenzelberg / New York Post
“Can’t really explain it right now,” he said bluntly. “It’s just execution. Greediness, of some sort. We clearly weren’t the hungriest in the second half.”
Wemby and the Spurs were dominant early on, going into halftime with a 27-point lead. The big man scored 16 points on 6-of-11 shooting.
Even late in the game, the Spurs kept the Knicks at bay, leading by 17 points with less than nine minutes to go.
According to NBA researcher Jacob Kaye, no team had ever won a game trailing by 17 or more points in the final nine minutes of regulation of an NBA Finals game since 1970-71.
San Antonio Spurs forward Victor Wembanyama said “greediness” hurt his team during an epic collapse. Charles Wenzelberg / New York Post
"We clearly weren't the most hungry in the second half."
That was, until the Knicks came along on Wednesday night.
“It was painful, of course,” Wembanyama said about the emotions of walking off the court. “It feels like we worked too hard to give up our leads. It’s as simple as that. It just hurts.”
The Spurs will have two days before they return to the court for Game 5 on Saturday night.
The series shifts back to San Antonio with the Knicks on the verge of capturing their first NBA championship since 1973.
Just looking at his stat sheet, Jose Alvarado wouldn’t stand out as having a huge impact on the Knicks in their 107-106 win over the San Antonio Spurs in Game 4 of the NBA Finals on Wednesday night.
But the game is played on the court, not on a piece of paper, and Alvarado’s contributions to his team on Wednesday were enough to make head coach Mike Brown give him a round of applause during his postgame news conference.
“Jose was unbelievable tonight. He changed the game,” Brown said. “His speed, his ability to touch the paint… if you don’t close out to Jose, as hard as he works on his shot, he’s gonna make you pay. If you close out to him, he’s quick enough to go by you and he made some great basketball plays offensively tonight. And then he was great defensively.”
Alvarado ended his night with eight points on 3-for-4 from the field (2-for-3 from deep) while adding three assists and two rebounds in 16 minutes off the bench. It was the most action the point guard has received during the playoffs and it came while New York was trailing and chipping away at its deficit.
Some of those minutes also came in the fourth quarter and were big minutes with the Knicks making their comeback attempt in a historic win. And even though Alvarado has been a solid player for New York since being traded during the regular season, most of his playing time has come either earlier in the game or with his team up big to give some of the stars some rest.
This time, Alvarado was right there alongside starters Jalen Brunson, Karl-Anthony Towns and OG Anunoby in the final seconds of the game and spoke about playing in the fourth quarter of a tightly-contested NBA Finals game.
“Playing in the fourth quarter, that’s something, when you play this game, that’s when you want to play at,” he said. “Shout out to our bench… we all stepped up when our number was called and I’m glad we got the job done today.”
On a national stage, Alvarado was able to showcase what his teammates and the Knicks have already known for a while: that he’s a player who plays with energy, passion and love for the game.
As a Knicks fan growing up in Brooklyn, Alvarado’s coming out party happened in a game that New York won on an epic Anunoby tip-in, which was even more special for the 28-year-old who went undrafted out of college. He even said he almost started to cry after he saw the game-winner go in because it meant so much to him.
“Just to be part of the journey is amazing,” Alvarado said. “I appreciate coach [Brown] and everybody giving me my flowers, but this is what I worked hard for, to be in moments like this and it’s showing. I’m glad we got a win today and I’ll definitely remember this for the rest of my life.”
Alvarado getting the golden opportunity and running with it doesn’t come as a surprise to his teammates, who clearly love and respect him since he joined the team, not only because of his talent, but because of his hustle and the emotion he plays with every day.
In a sense, Alvarado embodies the city of New York as perfectly as anybody else on the team.
“He’s a special player,” Towns said. “His tenacity, his defensive ability and his offensive ability that I got to see first-hand… He has so much to his basketball game that people don’t give credit to and I’m glad at this stage and like this he was able to show the world what he can do when he’s given a chance.
“Jose Alvarado literally told everybody in the world tonight he’s a big time player.”
