Taylor Swift was as shocked and elated as everyone else inside Madison Square Garden following the Knicks’ historic 107-106 comeback win in Game 4 of the NBA Finals on Wednesday night, and was even captured celebrating in the bowels of the arena before making her way out.
In another part of the video, Swift can be seen dancing and cheering with her frienda Este and Alana Haim and the Knicks 7th Ave Hype Squad, and at the end, she can be heard asking one of the Haim sisters, “What is life?” as she makes her way out of the arena.
Taylor Swift celebrates the Knicks’ wild Game 4 in the bowels of Madison Square Garden on Wednesday. @nypsports/X
They watched the Knicks erase a 29-point third-quarter deficit before OG Anunoby etched his name into the New York sports history books with a game-winning tip-in with 1.2 seconds left in the game.
Swift and the Haim sisters sported blue T-shirts with orange writing that each featured different Knicks puns.
The global icon’s shirt said, “Stevie Knicks.”
Taylor Swift celebrates the Knicks’ wild Game 4 in the bowels of Madison Square Garden on Wednesday. @nypostsports/X
Page Six first reported that Swift would be in attendance. A source told the outlet that the 14-time Grammy winner was a “huge fan of the Knicks and really wants to be there to support them.”
She had also appeared at another Knicks playoff game, during the Eastern Conference finals, when she attended Game 3 of the series against the Cavaliers with her fiancé and Cleveland native Travis Kelce.
Taylor Swift swings a rally towel while celebrating the Knicks’ win in Game 4. @nypostsports/XTaylor Swift says, “what is life” after celebrating the Knicks’ wild Game 4 win. @nypostsports/X
Her appearance at MSG comes less than a week after Page Six broke the news that Swift and Kelce were set to wed at The World’s Most Famous Arena over the July 3 weekend.
The wedding at Madison Square Garden adds another high-profile event to an already jam-packed summer in the New York area, which includes the World Cup just across the river at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey.
The Knicks were dead in the water practically the entire night in Wednesday's Game 4 of the NBA Finals against the San Antonio Spurs. They went into halftime down by 27 points (and were down by as many as 29 points) and even after a solid third quarter, New York still found itself trailing by 20 points with around seven minutes to go.
But the team, aided by the MSG crowd all night, just kept chipping away and somehow made it a one-point game in the final seconds. With one more chance to take the lead, Jalen Brunson heaved a deep three over Victor Wembanyama that bounced off the rim and it looked like the Spurs would escape New York with two wins and a series tied.
However, with nobody boxing him out, OG Anunoby, who inbounded the pass to Brunson right before his shot, came crashing inside the paint, leapt up and was able to execute the perfect tip-in that gave the Knicks the lead with 1.2 seconds left and then the eventual win.
Naturally, the raucous crowd went insane after seeing the ball go through the net and the Knicks radio call was equally as exciting:
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
The tip-in was the perfect end to Anunoby's magical night, in which he scored 33 points on 10-of-15 shooting and 7-of-9 from three. He and Brunson combined for 69 points and were the main catalysts for the comeback.
Anunoby contributed on defense as well, blocking a shot by De'Aaron Fox on a fast-break attempt on the possession prior that would've given San Antonio a three-point lead with around 10 seconds left. The decision by Fox to shoot the ball and not hold on to it to kill the clock will be debated heavily, but Anunoby's ability to block the shot without fouling Fox was also stellar and another clutch play by the do-it-all forward.
Spurs radio play-by-play Dan Weiss and Spurs legend Sean Elliott were on the radio for San Antonio and were stunned by the Anunoby play.
"Sean, you said he's played the game of his life here tonight. And he may have just made the play of his life on that play," Weiss said.
"I thought he was the X-Factor coming into this series and he's untouched," Elliott responded. "You got two guys on the ball up top with Jalen Brunson. So you have numbers for the Knicks on the offensive glass and Anunoby goes down the paint for the tip."
The Spurs radio announcers reacting to OG Anunoby game-winning tip in and the missed potential game-winner by Stephon Castle pic.twitter.com/3mgfIHJc6v
Victor Wembanyama is lucky to not be suspended for Game 5.
He picked up a flagrant foul for elbowing Karl-Anthony Towns in the third quarter of the Knicks’ epic 107-106 Game 4 win over the Spurs on Wednesday night at Madison Square Garden. Now, the non-call in Game 3 has massive ramifications.
Wembanyama got away with shoving Jalen Brunson by his head area early in the Knicks’ Game 3 loss Monday night. No foul was called on the play. It was reviewed Tuesday, but the NBA opted against retroactively upgrading it to a flagrant.
Knicks center Karl-Anthony Towns (32) lays on the floor after getting fouled by San Antonio Spurs forward Victor Wembanyama in NBA Finals Game 4 on June 10, 2026. Jason Szenes for the New York Post
Why that is so significant is because a player is suspended one game if they rack up four flagrant points across the postseason. A flagrant-1 foul means one point, a flagrant-2 foul means two points.
And Wembanyama was ejected for a flagrant-2 foul after elbowing Naz Reid in Game 4 of the second round against the Timberwolves. With Wednesday’s transgression, he is now at three flagrant points — meaning one more would result in a one-game suspension.
But if Monday’s shove had been upgraded to a flagrant, Wembanyama would be at four flagrant points and thus suspended for Game 5.
The NBA did not charge Victor Wembanyama with a flagrant foul for throwing Jalen Brunson to the court in Game 3. ABC
“Of course, I’m going to be more careful,” Wembanyama said Wednesday night. “But it’s not going to change much.”
Monty McCutchen, the NBA’s head of officiating, acknowledged on ESPN on Wednesday that the refs missed Wembanyama’s foul during the game but suggested it was unlikely to be upgraded to a flagrant.
“You always have to talk to your team about those situations,” coach Mike Brown said about the non-call in Game 3. “Not only do you talk to your team, which I did, but I talked to the officials, too. I said stuff like that can cause a fight. Obviously, they didn’t see it. There were other things. But those are things that I was talking about. At the end of the day, hopefully, like I said before, the officials will be consistent with what they see on both ends of the floor.”
There are two sides to a comeback the likes of which the basketball world saw on Wednesday night.
While the Knicks chipped away at a 29-point deficit in the second half, eventually taking the lead and holding on in improbable fashion, the Spurs allowed such a comeback.
But why and how did it happen?
Well, it was two-fold. The hot shooting that the Spurs enjoyed in the first half -- making 59.6 percent of their shots and 53.8 from three through the first two quarters -- led to 76 points. That was lost in the third and fourth quarters as San Antonio made just 20.5 percent of their shots and 17.6 percent from three. They scored just 30 points.
They also turned the ball over nine times in the second half, when they only had two in the first.
"To put as much good work into that first half as we did and get the lead that we had and not finish the job, it's disappointing to say the least," Spurs coach Mitch Johnson said after the game. "We felt the momentum [shift]. Too much to overcome? I didn’t feel that way until the clock hit zero.... We got away from playing the brand of basketball that got us the lead. And then you saw At times, the aggressiveness and conviction taht we played with early on dissipated and they made some shots. We needed a couple of more tough-minded plays to finish the job."
"It began before that," Victor Wembanyama said of when the collapse started. "I can’t really explain it right now. Execution, greediness, of some sort. We clearly weren’t the most hungry in the second half."
Wembanyama enjoyed 16 points on 6-for-11 shooting in the first half. In the second half, he scored just eight points on 3 of 14 shooting and missed two crucial free throws in the waning minutes.
When the star center was asked about the feeling in the locker room, he described it as "painful."
"Feels like we worked too hard to give up our lead. It’s as simple as that. It just hurt," he said.
"It definitely hurt, angry. It’s all fuel for the fire for us," Spurs guard Dylan Harper, who finished with 21 points said. "We’re going to go out the next game with a sense of fire. And just move on to Game 5. Nothing we can do about it now."
The series shifts back to San Antonio as the Spurs face elimination. They've been in this situation before. In the Western Conference Finals against the Thunder, the Spurs won Game 6 at home and a deciding Game 7 on the road to eliminate the defending champions.
That experience paints Wembanyama's outlook on the series despite being down 1-3 in the series. And he believes his teammates will respond.
"It’s going to go one of two ways," Wembanyama said. "One of two ways. A bad one and a good one. The bad one will be giving up. The good one will be getting stronger through this, getting more together and that’s what we’re going to do."
He added:
"Holding each other accountable, communicating, not pointing fingers. After that, we either got it or we don’t. We’ver proven that we can surpass these difficulties but even though we haven’t been there it before, I’m convinced we are built this way. We’re going to get better from this and It’s going to tighten us up."
Game 5 takes place Saturday night with the Knicks looking to capture their first title in over 50 years.
Victor Wembanyama was asked about the Spurs' second half collapse in Game 4
"Can't really explain it right now. Execution, greediness of some sort. We clearly weren't the most hungry in the second half" pic.twitter.com/uMGFV6HR9m
Victor Wembanyama and the Western Conference champions put a smacking on the home team in the first half and built their 29-point lead. Then, they cooled down − starting the second half shooting 6-of-34 (17.6%) − the Defensive Player of the Year had a flagrant foul, and the Knicks kept chipping away. OG Anunoby hit the game-winning shot with 1.2 seconds left.
Anunoby finished with 33 points and Jalen Brunson added 36 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists.
This was the largest comeback in NBA Finals history and puts the Knicks up 3-1. It was the first home win of the series for either team. In a playoff series where the first three games were won by the road teams, the winner of Game 4 is 13-3 in the series.
Here are some other Knicks stats from the epic win:
29 points - largest comeback in NBA Finals history
NBA teams were 4-750 in the playoffs when down by 20-plus points in the fourth quarter in the playoffs in the last 30 years (per NBA stats expert Keerthika Uthayakumar)
The Knicks are 5-3 when down 20-plus points in the postseason the past two years. The rest of the NBA is 4-71 (per AP reporter Josh Dubow)
The Spurs had these shocking stats in the first half before giving up a 29-point lead:
14 - Most 3-pointers in a half in Finals history
Devin Vassell - 4
De'Aaron Fox- 3
Dylan Harper - 3
Stephon Castle - 1
Julian Champagnie - 1
Victor Wembanyama - 1
Carter Bryant - 1
76points - Third-highest scoring first half in Finals history (per ESPN)
76 points - Most points in the first half by a road team in Finals history
41-22 (19-point difference) - Largest first quarter lead by a road team in Finals history
Per the NBA, the previous record for most 3-point shots in a half was 13, which the Cleveland Cavaliers notched in 2017.
It was a brutal one for the Clippers in every facet of the game. They were held to just 4 hits and 3 walks, while they allowed 7 hits(including 3 HRs) and 9 walks. CJ Kayfus and Nolan Jones both had a hit and a walk. Austin Peterson limited the damage to just 3 runs but you never want to see a command pitcher walk 5 batters and only have 4 strikeouts.
Luke Hill and Jaison Chourio have injected a ton of life into this offense. Ever since their promotion to AA they have both been raking. Luke Hill went 2-4 with two doubles tonight and is now hitting .370 with an OPS of 1.007 in AA. Jaison Chourio went 1-4 with a 3 run home run over the center field wall. He is now hitting .319 with an OPS of .945 since his promotion to AA. Both of these two have a good chance to jump into the top 10 Guardians prospects with their performances this season.
It was a rough game for the Akron pitching staff. Caden Favors allowed 4 runs in just 3.2 innings pitched, his ERA is up to 6.00 for the season. Jack Jasiak allowed 4 runs in his 2 innings pitched but only one of those runs was earned.
Nolan Schubart appears to be really figuring it out. He went 2-4 tonight with his 13th home run of the season and is now hitting .233 with an OPS of .866. He got off to a rough start this season and has been so much better as of late. Tommy Hawke also went 2-4 with a walk and is now hitting .315 with an OPS of .884.
It was another meh start from Michael Kennedy, who allowed 2 runs in 4 innings pitched with 5 strikeouts and 4 walks. His ERA is up to 5.35 on the season.
Juneiker Caceres might be my favorite prospect in the entire system. Now that Travis Bazzana has graduated, I think he has a real argument to be a top 3 prospect in the system behind Ralphy and Genao. He went 2-4 tonight with a double and is now hitting .317 with a .921 OPS as an 18 year old in Single A. I can’t remember the last time the Guardians ever had an 18 year old in High-A but they’re going to have to promote this kid soon. He is that good. Elite contact skills, good approach, and plenty of raw power. I am beyond excited about him.
Cannon Peebles went 2-4 with two RBIs and a walk. Jose Pirela went 1-5 with an RBI single. Anthony Martinez went 3-4 with a walk, and Tyler Howard went 3-4.
After a great start to the season, Nelson Keljo has been struggling the last couple weeks. He allowed 3 more runs tonight in 4.2 innings pitched, and his ERA is now up to 4.42.
Everyone at Madison Square Garden was trying to figure out what just happened in the Knicks-Spurs Game 4 of the NBA Finals — but Charles Barkley and the “Inside the NBA” crew were just angry.
“We saw the dumbest basketball team in the history of civilization,” Barkley said on the ESPN postgame show after the Spurs blew a 29-point lead and let the Knicks win 107-106.
“They had a [29]-point lead and took eight straight 3s. Like, that was some of the most mismanaged and stupid basketball. If you blow a [29]-point lead, the other team has to help you.”
San Antonio Spurs forward Victor Wembanyama reacts on the court during a foul shot in the fourth quarter of NBA Finals Game 4 on June 10, 2026. Charles Wenzelberg / New York Post
The Spurs scored 30 points in the second half in an embarrassing offensive performance, hoisting brick after brick from beyond the arc after being unable to miss in the first half.
“The San Antonio Spurs helped the New York Knicks win this game by doing some of the most stupid ass stuff I’ve ever seen on a basketball court,” Barkley concluded.
Fox could have — and probably should have — pulled back and waited to get fouled by the Knicks, but Anunoby came flying in with a LeBron James-style block to give the Knicks another chance at glory on the offensive side.
“They had a 29-point lead, and they shot eight 3s in a row and never came close to losing any time on the clock, and you’re like ‘This game ain’t over yet,'” Barkley said.
“The Knicks got a Christmas gift in June tonight.”
New York Knicks center Karl-Anthony Towns (32) fouls San Antonio Spurs guard De’Aaron Fox (4) during the first quarter. Jason Szenes for the New York Post
Shaquille O’Neal agreed with Barkley’s sentiment, saying that the Spurs “got comfortable” in the second half.
The Knicks play for an NBA Finals title in Game 5 on Saturday in San Antonio.
Jun 10, 2026; Summerlin, Nevada, USA; Athletics center fielder Lawrence Butler (4) reacts after defeating the Milwaukee Brewers at the Las Vegas Ballpark. Mandatory Credit: Lucas Peltier-Imagn Images | Lucas Peltier-Imagn Images
The Athletics and Milwaukee Brewers faced off in the rubber match of this three game interleague series. Down 3-0 after 6 1/2 innings, it looked like the A’s offense had finally cooled off in the desert heat. Yet, the team burst to life just in time and then its bullpen shut the door on the Brewers, sealing the A’s 4-3 victory in this tightly-contested series finale.
Brewers Assert Early Dominance
The Brewers struck first for a third straight game. Facing A’s starting pitcher Jack Perkins, Christian Yelich drew a leadoff walk and later scored on Andrew Vaughn’s two-out RBI single to right field. Perkins responded by striking out the next batter to strand Vaughn at second base.
The Brewers added another run in the second inning. Catcher Gary Sanchez got the inning started with his seventh home run of the season, a solo shot to left field. Perkins limited further damage, leaving David Hamilton at third after his one-out double.
Meanwhile, Brewers starting pitcher Brandon Sproat was sharp early, holding the A’s scoreless through the first two innings.
The visitors made it three in the third as center fielder Jackson Chourio crushed the first pitch of the inning 440 feet to dead center for his sixth home run of the season and second in as many games. Both home runs came on mistake pitches from Perkins, who has yet to find his rhythm as a starter. Perkins allowed two walks but no further runs, though he needed over 30 pitches to complete the inning.
A’s Threaten but Don’t Score
A’s center fielder Henry Bolte led off the A’s half of the third with an infield single, speeding down the line to beat the throw to first. He then stole second, putting himself in scoring position with no outs.
Sproat walked second baseman Jeff McNeil before the Brewers middle infield turned a slick double play on a ball off the bat of A’s shortstop Alika Williams. The right-hander promptly struck out Kurtz to end the inning. Through three innings, the A’s hit into two rally-killing double plays. Maybe the inning would have gone differently if Williams had bunted to advance the runners rather than swing away.
Game Rolls Along
Perkins tossed his first scoreless inning of the night in the fourth, which also marked the end of his laborious outing. The A’s starter allowed three runs on five hits and three walks. Offensively, the A’s could not take advantage, continuing to struggle against Sproat, who needed just 58 pitches to complete five scoreless innings.
Athletics right-handed reliever Luis Medina replaced Perkins in the fifth and needed just seven pitches to complete a scoreless inning. He remained in the game the next inning; however, the Brewers opened the sixth with back-to-back singles. Medina escaped the jam unscathed, getting Milwaukee’s shortstop Joey Ortiz to ground into an inning-ending double play.
A’s Score At Last
The A’s finally scored off Sproat in the bottom of the sixth inning. With one out, Williams hit his first MLB home run, a solo shot to left field, cutting the hosts’ deficit to two.
A’s relievers Jose Suarez and Scott Barlow combined for a scoreless top of the seventh. The Brewers stranded two runners on base in their latest attempt to extend the lead.
A’s Complete the Comeback
In the last of the seventh, the visitors turned to reliever Chad Patrick after Sproat allowed one run over six innings on just 68 pitches.
A’s right fielder Carlos Cortes welcomed Patrick to the game by hitting his sixth home run of the year, a 461 feet solo shot to right to cut his team’s deficit to one.
A’s third baseman Zack Gelof followed by lining a double to right, extending his hitting streak to 15 games. Then, right fielder Lawrence Butler came through with his biggest hit in a while. His fourth home run of the season, a 463 feet two-run rocket to center field, put the hosts up 4-3. The A’s hit 15 home runs this series, tying a franchise record for most home runs in a three-game series.
The Brewers turned to left-hander Aaron Ashby after Patrick failed to record an out. With two outs, Williams singled and then Kurtz walked. The runners advanced 90 feet on a passed ball before Soderstrom grounded out to end the inning.
Chaotic Eighth
In the eighth, Milwaukee collected two straight singles with one out. A’s left-hander Hogan Harris escaped trouble by getting pinch-hitter William Contreras to ground into an inning-ending double play, preserving the hosts’ one-run lead.
Facing new Brewers reliever Trevor Megill, A’s catcher Shea Langeliers led off the bottom of the eighth with a double to the left-center field gap. Megill retired the next three batters as the A’s failed to capitalize on a prime chance to add an insurance run.
Elvis is Back
Athletics reliever Elvis Alvarado entered to pitch the ninth. Alvarado was dominant for a second straight night as the Brewers top three hitters were no match for his 100 mph fastball and nasty slider. The hard-throwing reliever struck out two of the three batters he faced, recording his first career save and more importantly securing the series victory for the Athletics against a very good Brewers squad.
The Athletics will have a day off in Las Vegas tomorrow. On Friday, the Colorado Rockies open a three-game series against the A’s at Las Vegas Ballpark. Left-hander Gage Jump will start for the A’s at a ballpark he knows well, having made several starts there during his time in Triple-A. The Rockies have not yet announced their starter for Friday night’s matchup.
Jun 10, 2026; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers catcher Dalton Rushing (68) and two-way player Shohei Ohtani (17) make thier way in from the bullpen to play the Pittsburgh...
PITTSBURGH –– Dalton Rushing was unsuccessful on the one call he tried to challenge in the bottom of the seventh Wednesday night.
Three other times, in what became a three-run inning that triggered a late-game meltdown in the Dodgers’ eventual loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates, both he and pitcher Shohei Ohtani missed the chance to use MLB’s new ABS system to turn called balls into what could have been game-changing strikes.
“I hesitated whether to challenge,” Ohtani said in Japanese afterward. “Looking at the results, I think it would have been better to.”
Dalton Rushing and Shohei Ohtani make their way in from the bullpen to play the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park. Charles LeClaire-Imagn Images
Granted, that wasn’t the main reason for the Dodgers’ painful 9-8 defeat at PNC Park –– not on a night the team’s bullpen combined to allow five more runs in the eighth as the Dodgers blew what had been a five-run lead.
Still, the borderline pitches nonetheless became a topic of conversation in the clubhouse postgame, starting with Ohtani’s admission to reporters himself.
“I went up to around here,” he said while raising his hand to his head, mimicking the signal for an ABS challenge. “But I didn’t take the last step.”
Entering the seventh, the Dodgers were in total control. They had built a 6-1 lead on Ryan Ward’s grand slam an inning earlier. Ohtani, meanwhile, was back on the mound trying to complete his latest pitching gem.
Ohtani was the starting pitcher tonight with Dalton Rushing catching behind the plate. Charles LeClaire-Imagn Images
Against leadoff hitter Tyler Callihan, however, the pair’s first missed ABS opportunity set the disaster in motion.
In a 1-0 count, Ohtani threw a low fastball that, according to MLB’s Gameday system, caught the bottom of the zone. With both of their challenges remaining at that point, either Rushing or Ohtani could have opted for an ABS appeal.
Alas, they let the at-bat roll on. And while Ohtani eventually worked the count full, he couldn’t put Callihan away with a fastball or a sweeper, before finally missing with a curveball for what would prove to be a consequential leadoff walk.
Three batters later, the Pirates had two aboard with one out when Rushing did tap his head for an ABS review, trying to change a first-pitch splitter to Spencer Horwitz into a strike on the outer edge.
But the verdict, as was displayed via a video graphic on the stadium scoreboard, was that the pitch was indeed outside –– by a whole two-tenths of an inch.
Shohei Ohtani waits to hand the ball to manager Dave Roberts, after giving up a two-run double to Pittsburgh Pirates’ Brandon Lowe during the seventh inning. AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar
Ohtani would bounce back to strike out Horwitz. But with only one challenge left at that point, the dynamics of the Dodgers’ ABS strategy had shifted.
“You never want to go into the eighth, ninth inning without a challenge from an offensive side, especially in a close game,” Rushing noted.
“That,” manager Dave Roberts added, “might have been something that caused a little bit of a pause [the rest of the inning].”
Indeed, as Brandon Lowe came to the plate next, Rushing declined to challenge two balls that could have been overturned: A first-pitch heater seemed to clip the outer edge of the plate, then another 2-0 four-seamer that appeared to graze the bottom corner.
Ohtani almost tapped his head on the latter pitch, but stopped as Rushing shook his head from the plate.
“Our plan is basically for the catcher to do it, so I don’t do it unless I have a lot of confidence,” Ohtani said.
“But considering the situation,” he added in hindsight, “I think it could have been good to do it.”
Shohei Ohtani pitches during the first inning. Getty Images
Instead, in what was a 3-0 count, Ohtani predictably threw a fastball in the zone that Lowe ambushed for a two-run double down the line.
Just like that, the two-way star’s night on the mound was over.
And suddenly, the door had opened for a stunning Pirates comeback –– which would be completed after Lowe scored on a Max Muncy error later in the seventh, and Callihan and Horwitz both hit home runs in the five-run eighth.
“I haven’t looked back, but I did hear a couple of those pitches to Lowe were strikes,” Roberts said. “They would have obviously flipped the count. You never know.”
Rushing, who spent a long time with his head hanging low at his locker postgame, was also left second-guessing himself, saying that while he thought both pitches in the moment were balls, “maybe one of the two were worth challenging.”
Rushing added that he considers several factors when evaluating ABS opportunities, from the score of the game to the leverage of the inning.
Pittsburgh Pirates’ Jake Mangum, left, scores on a double by Brandon Lowe as Los Angeles Dodgers catcher Dalton Rushing awaits the late relay throw during the seventh inning. AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar
“Do we need one [challenge to be saved] late in the game? Do we have two? Do we have one to waste?” he said.
But, “obviously seeing what we saw there tonight,” he countered, “it would have been nice to hold it.”
Roberts was careful not to put blame on either player for their ABS decisions. He also specifically praised the strides Rushing has made using the system this year; an area the second-year backstop struggled with early in the season, before improving his ABS challenge rate recently thanks to behind-the-scenes work with the club’s augmented reality Trajekt pitching machine.
“Probably in his opinion, it wasn’t worth the challenge,” Roberts said. “It’s not an exact science.”
Another factor that might have complicated matters: Wednesday was the first time this year Rushing caught one of Ohtani’s outings, getting his fourth-straight start as Will Smith battles a neck injury that will force him to go on the injured list Thursday.
The new battery pairing wasn’t seamless, with Ohtani noting he shook off a few more pitches than usual (something he said was to be expected given the duo’s lack of familiarity).
Nonetheless, with slightly better use of the ABS system in the seventh, the night still could have had a much happier ending.
Instead, as both players dressed and exited the clubhouse, Ohtani passed by Rushing and gave him a pat on the back –– almost as if to say, oh well, lesson learned for both of them.
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The last time we saw Taylor Swift, she sat courtside rooting for Cleveland while her goon boyfriend snoozed on her shoulder, drowsy after housing some brews. Tonight, she made two wise corrections. She wore the orange and blue to root for the Knicks versus the Spurs, and she left the lughead home.
In a first-half abomination, the Knicks fell behind by 29 while the Spurs made the most first-half three-pointers in NBA Finals history. Everything sucked in the world. Even some Knicks fans booed—perhaps the same ones who were planning to take time off for the championship parade. The only thing, the only thing, that gave us any happiness was seeing the Wu-Tang Clan perform at halftime.
The Wu is crafty, though, and there are wizards among their ranks. After they sprinkled their magic on the court, something amazing occurred. The Knicks held the Spurs to just 14 points in the third quarter, giving us irrational hope that a comeback was possible . . . . Then, to conclude the single craziest half of basketball ever played, the Knicks held the Spurs to 16 fourth-quarter points, seized (and lost) a one-point lead, and won the game when OG Anunoby soared through the air to put back a Brunson miss with 1.2 seconds left.
In the largest comeback in Finals history, the Knicks won 107-106. They now lead the Finals 3-1 and head back to San Antonio for Game Five.
One criticism of Game Three was that Karl-Anthony Towns didn’t get his number called enough. It was generally expected that Mike Brown would address that tonight. For good reason, the Spurs wanted to keep Towns out of the offense. The easiest way to do that? Foul trouble. Hence, in the opening 24 seconds, De’Aaron Fox went straight at Towns and got a ticky-tac call. An inauspicious start, to quote Clyde the GOAT.
Tonight, Towns took the first two shots for the Knicks, using the second to draw a foul on Victor Wembanyama—before a challenge overturned it. Two fouls on Towns in under two minutes. With help from the officiating crew, Mitch Johnson’s plan was going exactly as planned. In fact, it was so effective that Towns would finish with even fewer shots tonight.
The Knicks missed 75% of their shots and coughed up the ball twice, falling behind by double-digits for the umpteenth time in the series. Barely three minutes into the contest, coach Mike Brown needed a timeout. From there, Stephon Castle dropped five to kill the Knicks’ momentum, cap an 8-0 run, and put the Spurs up by 12.
Mitchell Robinson was pressed into service early. After running up and down the court in this fast-paced game, he was ready for breathing treatments by the six-minute mark. Running out of centers, Ariel Hukporti was sent in, and Wemby promptly swished a long three in his face.
Everything the Spurs threw up found the bottom of the net. They had put 30 points on the board with four minutes remaining in the first. Meanwhile, the Knicks were clanging shots off their home irons. At least they were giving Wemby a little rough treatment.
Brown was forced to run quite a substitution carousel. When Hukporti committed a foul, Robinson trotted back in—but not for long, as Towns came back in at the three-minute mark. Also subbed out: Jalen Brunson at the four-minute mark, after missing all three field-goal attempts. He rested for a minute while Jose Alvarado contributed some exciting energy, then subbed back in. Brown was so desperate for bodies in the frontcourt that he even deployed the former Spur and rarely used Jeremy Sochan.
Note: the refs missed a goaltending call by Luke Kornet. Of course they did.
After working him for a basket, Wemby chirped at Mitch, telling him, “I’m in your head.” Running up the floor, Mitch popped him in the jaw with an elbow and was called for a flagrant-1 foul. (Cue the clip of Wemby palming the back of Brunson’s head and throwing him to the floor.) The Frenchman made both free throws, then Devin Vassell swished a jumper to take a 21-point lead.
By the end of the quarter, Wembanyama and Vassell had combined for 25 points, and the Spurs led, 41-22.
The Knicks did not play with their usual physicality. How could they? The refs were looming over their shoulders with a whistle. All we want is consistency from the officials. The tentative play showed in the stats, e.g., the Spurs had zero turnovers to New York’s six by midway through the second quarter.
At the same point, the guests had attempted seven more shots than the home team—which is especially painful when the team taking more shots is also making more shots. The Spurs made everything, including 11 of their first 18 shots from deep. The Garden went very quiet.
Twelve different Knicks had played when Jordan Clarkson checked in at the 8:30 mark. Wembanyama sat around then, and a little daylight opened up in the paint. Looking overwhelmed, though, Towns got dinged for another loose-ball foul and had to sit with seven minutes to go. The Knicks finally got a steal when Brunson picked off a Castle pass for a pick-six. Immediately after, Hukporti blocked Castle, and Brunson ran the rebound up for another contested layup. That cut the deficit to 21 at the midway point, and Johnson called for time to kill the momentum.
Out of the break, Johnson reinserted Wembanyama. Smart move. The Spurs continued to grab all the loose balls and make their shots. Even though the Knicks were winning the boards, they were piling up enough bricks to build an elementary school. They fell behind by 29 points late in the second period. At intermission, the score was 76-49, the third-worst halftime deficit in Finals history. Some of the fans at MSG booed as the home team trudged off to the dressing room.
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Through the half, the Spurs had shot 60% from the field and 54% from deep, making 14-of-26. They had 18 assists to New York’s seven and two turnovers to the Knicks’ eight. Our heroes actually won the rebounding battle and doubled the Spurs in offensive boards, but awful shooting squandered the advantage. How bad did they shoot? 41% overall and 33% from deep. They made four three-pointers to San Antonio’s 14, the most first-half three-pointers in NBA Finals history.
The Knicks stayed afloat only by getting to the line 23 times, yet even that edge was blunted by 65% free-throw shooting. When a team is getting outshot, outpassed, and turning the ball over four times as often, being down nearly 30 feels less like bad luck and more like a complete loss of control. Brunson led all scorers with 19 points (on 14 shots). Wemby had 16.
Brunson finished the game with 36 points on 12-of-25 shooting, plus seven assists, three steals, and just three turnovers in 44 minutes.
The Knicks picked up the pace to start the third quarter for a possession or two. Then Bridges was blocked, and Towns turned the ball over, and they fell behind by 29 again.
A break came when Wemby’s elbow caught Towns on the chin. It was deemed a flagrant-1. Towns made two freebies, the Spurs finally missed some shots, Anunoby (33 PTS, 10-15 FG, 7-9 3PT) dunked, and Brunson made a triple. After that 7-0 run, Johnson called for a timeout, trying to preserve his 22-point lead.
San Antonio coughed up the ball and threw a few more bricks. After making so many shots in the first half, they missed six of seven to start the third. Triples from Anunoby and Josh Hart reduced the differential to 16. Towns fouled again, sending Dylan Harper to the line for two freebies and sending himself to the bench with a sizable chunk of time left in the quarter.
Brunson and the Knicks would not be deterred. Cap hit Robinson with an alley-oop out of a timeout to make it 15. A Brunson turnover was flipped into a Vassell triple, but Anunoby answered with his own long ball.
Mikal Bridges was a dud for the second straight game, and Brown knew it. He subbed him out for Clarkson around the five-minute mark. Clarkson was too frantic, though, and made bad passes in traffic when the Knicks were threatening to make the score much more manageable. Nonetheless, they held their opponents to 14 points and closed the quarter down 90-75.
To start the fourth, Wemby lost the ball out of bounds (great) and Miles McBride missed again from deep (bad). Harper made a three, Wemby made one from the charity stripe, and New York trailed by 18.
Deuce was bad again (0 points, 0-4 FG), but there was plenty of disappointment to go around. By the nine-minute mark in the fourth, Bridges had five points on eight shots, Hart had six on three shots, and Towns had eight on three shots. The bench had contributed a total of seven points. The crowd cheered when Bridges dropped in a layup—at last—to make the score 95-80 with eight-and-a-half minutes left.
Bridges would come up soon after, and sit on the bench until the final six seconds.
The Knicks rebounded a Wemby miss, but Keldon Johnson poked the ball away from Brunson to regain possession. One step forward, two steps back. We held out hope for a miracle, but the Knicks seemed to be blowing too many chances to make it possible. But then Castle missed, Towns hit a Hail Mary triple while falling out of bounds for his first fourth-quarter points of the Finals, and the hole was 12. Castle made two free throws, Anunoby made a triple and picked off a Harper pass. Towns drove the lane to score a layup over Wemby. Finally, the Knicks were down by single digits.
A Brunson driving layup capped a 17-4 run, cutting it to seven. Fox missed a shot, Anunoby made a bomb, and the Knicks trailed by four. Fox and Wemby combined for five points, but Alvarado matched them to make it 104-100 with three minutes left.
Fox missed and Brunson hit a triple to make it a one-point deficit, and the foundation of MSG shook. Hart picked off a Fox pass and ran it back, but with Castle trailing, he smoked the layup that would have given New York the lead. Luckily for them, Wemby missed two free throws (after his team had seemingly made a hundred straight to start the game).
With 1:20 on the clock, Brunson made a layup in traffic.
Hart harassed Castle, forcing him to step out of bounds on the baseline. The camera from the Garden was shaking. The entire city was shaking. Veteran Knicks reporter Stef Bondy called it the loudest he had ever heard the house. A shot-clock violation threatened to prove costly, and with 39 seconds left, the Spurs had the ball, down 105-104.
Fox missed, but Hart fouled Castle on the rebound. The 21-year-old made both to reclaim the lead. After that, Captain Clutch got the inbounds pass, dribbled, dribbled, and finally drove, trying to go high off the glass over Wemby. The ball rocketed down the court. Fox caught up with it first and attempted a layup that was blocked by Anunoby. Alvarado brought the ball up the court but was intentionally fouled with six seconds left.
The Spurs didn’t even attempt to cover Anunoby inbounding the ball. He got it to Brunson, who bricked a three-pointer, but Anunoby was ready for that and flew through the air like Superman and put back the rebound with an off-balance finger roll!Knicks up 107-106 with 1.2 seconds left!!!
I’ll be at the hospital having my heart checked; the Garden is still packed with people, long after the final buzzer. Miranda’s coming at you with a recap; and Game Five will be played on Saturday in San Antonio. Safe travels, Knickerbockers.
But it was the Knicks forward’s play on the other end that went down a few seconds earlier that helped make the miracle of all miracles comebacks happen in NBA Finals Game 4 on Wednesday night.
With 16.1 seconds left in the fourth quarter and Knicks trailing by a point, Jalen Brunson missed a two-pointer before the ball got deflected into the backcourt, allowing the Spurs’ De’Aaron Fox to scoop up the ball for what seemed like an easy dunk or layup on the other end.
Knicks forward OG Anunoby (8) jumps to defend against Spurs guard De’Aaron Fox (4) during the fourth quarter. The Knicks defeated the Spurs 107-106. Jason Szenes for the New York PostOG Anunoby #8 of the New York Knicks blocks De’Aaron Fox #4 of the San Antonio Spurs during Game Four of the 2026 NBA Finals on June 10, 2026 at Madison Square Garden in New York, New York NBAE via Getty Images
But Anunoby, playing hard defense as always, got a piece of the shot for a block, stopping a would-be gimme basket and giving the Knicks the ball back.
Fox could have held onto the ball and killed some of the clock to force the Knicks into a foul, but he instead went for the immediate shot that obviously didn’t work out.
On the “Inside the NBA” postgame show, Charles Barkley called the decision for Fox to go for the layup “bonehead.”
“That was a dumbass play,” Barkley said. “He did not have to shoot that ball.”
After the Knicks set up on the next possession — following a Fox foul at midcourt and a timeout — Brunson’s miss set up Anunoby for the winning tip-in for the 107-106 victory, putting the Knicks one win away from their first championship since 1973.
The star-studded crowd at Game 4 of the NBA Finals was in disbelief after the Knicks’ historic comeback from down by as many 29 to beat the Spurs 107-106 on Wednesday night at the Garden.
Comedian Jerry Seinfeld’s jaw remained dropped as he stood courtside in the moments after the OG Anunoby tipped in the rebound of Jalen Brunson’s long 3-point attempt with 1.2 seconds remaining to give the Knicks their first and only lead of the night.
Grammy-winning songstress Taylor Swift hugged “Law & Order: SVU” star Mariska Hargitay — a celebrity row favorite of Brunson’s — while wearing their blue-and-orange T-shirts.
Taylor Swift, Mariska Hargitay and the Haim sisters react to the Knicks’ historic 107-106 comeback against the Spurs in Game 4 of the NBA Finals at the Garden on June 10, 2026. IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters ConnectSwift hugs “Law & Order: SVU” star and celebrity row favorite Mariska Hargitay. Getty ImagesJerry Seinfeld looks on in disbelief after the Knicks’ historic comeback win over the Spurs.Timothée Chalamet puts his hand up after the frantic final minutes at the Garden. NBAE via Getty Images
The singer was seen swinging a towel and dancing with Knicks fans while exiting the world’s most famous arena, where she’s getting married to fiancé Travis Kelce on July 3.
Comedian Larry David and tennis legend John McEnroe, both celebrity row staples, were left in sheer shock by the manner in which the Knicks took a 3-1 series lead.
Larry David and John McEnroe are left in shock by the Knicks’ comeback. Getty ImagesKylie Jenner and Timothée Chalamet celebrate as New York set the record for the biggest NBA Finals comeback. Brad Penner-Imagn ImagesRapper Nas and Ben Stiller are elated by the Knicks’ magical win. NBAE via Getty ImagesJimmy Fallon punches the air as the Knicks defeated the San Antonio Spurs. Brad Penner-Imagn ImagesNas, Ben Stiller, Christine Taylor, Alana Haim, Taylor Swift, Este Haim and Mariska Hargitay jump for joy at the Garden. NBAE via Getty ImagesBen Stiller and his wife Christine Taylor smile as Stiller records the moment on his phone. NBAE via Getty ImagesTimothée Chalamet, Jordyn Woods and Ben Stiller celebrate after the Knicks took a 3-1 series lead. NBAE via Getty Images
New York set the record for the biggest NBA Finals comeback, according to ESPN.
The celebs weren’t the only one struggling to find the words after the final buzzer.
OG Anunboy’s tip-in of a Jalen Brunson missed 3-pointer with 1.2 seconds left sent the Knicks to a dramatic comeback victory from 29 points down in the third quarter.
Anunoby scored 19 of his 33 points in the second half, and finished with seven made 3-pointers. Fans chanted, “OG, OG, OG” after the final horn and for several seconds afterwards.
Zero
DeAaron Fox is going to live with this decision for a long time. On a Brunson miss with 14 seconds left, Fox retrieved the loose ball near midcourt and tried to score rather than holding the ball and forcing the Knicks to foul.
DeAaron Fox has his shot blocked by OG Anunoby in the closing seconds of the Knicks’ historic 107-106 comeback victory over the Spurs in Game 4 of the NBA Finals on June 10, 2026 at the Garden. Jason Szenes for New York Post
Anunoby blocked his shot and the Knicks gained possession. A mind-boggling mistake for a veteran.
Unsung hero
Jalen Brunson refused to let go of the rope, even when so much was going wrong. He scored 36 points on 12-of-25 shooting, 19 in the second half, and played the final 24 minutes.
He also had seven assists, five rebounds and three steals.
Key stat
29: The Knicks staged the greatest comeback in NBA Finals history, overcoming a 29-point deficit with 9:40 left in the third quarter.
Quote
“I don’t know if there is a play bigger in the history of Knicks basketball.”
CHICAGO, IL - JUNE 09: Ronald Acuña Jr. #13 of the Atlanta Braves looks on prior to the game between the Atlanta Braves and the Chicago White Sox at Rate Field on Tuesday, June 9, 2026 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Kyle Sheridan/MLB Photos via Getty Images) | MLB Photos via Getty Images
Well just as Drake Baldwin seemed to be nearing his return, the Braves will now be without Ronald Acuna for at least 10 days, with a hamstring strain. The Braves just can’t seem to get all of their stars healthy and playing well together at once, even as they are performing extremely well this season. It does seem like Ronald’s hamstring strain is fairly mild, so hopefully it will be a short absence and we can witness a fully healthy Braves’ offense in July. On the pitching side, the Braves are finally getting a look at veteran James Karinchak, who had an impressive spring and an impressive start to the season in the minors, as well as another look at JR Ritchie. While my preference would be to move Grant Holmes to the bullpen, the Braves may not yet trust Ritchie enough to hand the keys to a rotation spot until Hurston Waldrep or AJ Smith-Shawver can hopefully return successfully from their respective surgeries to quality performance.
The Braves lost the first two games of a series for the first time this season, as they fell 2-1 to the White Sox, with the offense struggling without Baldwin and Acuna.
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