Overview
- Alvarado delivered eight points, three assists and two rebounds in the final 10 minutes of Wednesday night’s Game 4 to fuel the Knicks’ 107-106 comeback and give New York a 3-1 lead in the 2026 NBA Finals.
- In the second quarter of Game 4 Alvarado grabbed and took down Spurs star Victor Wembanyama; officials reviewed the play and ruled it a common foul rather than a flagrant.
- A separate courtside collision with Michael Bloomberg in Game 3 went viral after Alvarado checked on the former mayor and Bloomberg later joked about the encounter on social media.
- Alvarado is a Brooklyn and Queens native who went undrafted in 2021, played five seasons in New Orleans, and was traded to the Knicks in February 2026, a background that helps explain his local popularity and gritty style.
- With the series shifting to San Antonio for Game 5, questions about officiating, player physicality and arena security have grown louder and could shape how the Finals finish and how officials police contact.