NEW YORK — Mike Brown winked.
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The patrons of Madison Square Garden stayed attached to each other well after, not able to believe what they had witnessed — the biggest comeback in NBA Finals history.
OG Anunoby etched himself into Knicks and NBA lore, with a performance that put New York on the brink of winning its first NBA title since 1973. His tip-in off a Brunson miss — barely getting his fingertips on it — was the difference in the Knicks’ 107-106 win, which saw them rally from a 29-point deficit.
Key Moments
Brown challenged Anunoby at halftime to be more active on the offensive glass, and it was almost as if fate had intervened when Anunoby outreached the long and athletic San Antonio Spurs’ Dylan Harper and Devin Vassell for the basket.
It was Anunoby who inbounded the ball to Brunson, and Brunson unleashed a deep 3 with 4.3 seconds left.
By 2.1 seconds, Anunoby’s fingers were on the ball, touching history.
Analysis
“You have to have a little luck in life,” Brown said. “You’ve got to have a little luck in sports. But you can also make your luck, too. So, you’ve got to have some natural luck and some luck where you’re going to make your own luck, and that was probably the biggest message.”
Anunoby was intent on not leaving anything to chance, chasing down Spurs guard De’Aaron Fox for a block on Fox’s layup with 11.7 seconds left when Fox could have held on to the ball and gotten fouled, as San Antonio was nursing a one-point lead.
Fox made several critical errors late that held the door ajar for a Knicks comeback, and Anunoby, who has never made an All-Star team, put himself in position to win NBA Finals MVP with his steady performance through four games.
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