Overview
- The Knicks lead the NBA Finals 3-1 and can clinch the franchise's first championship since 1973 with a victory in Game 5 in San Antonio.
- In the previous game New York erased a 29-point deficit and won 107-106 on OG Anunoby's putback, the largest comeback in NBA Finals history.
- Box-score totals through four games show the matchup is tightly contested, with the Knicks ahead by only eight cumulative points and small differences in shooting and free-throw percentages.
- Raucous celebrations outside Madison Square Garden after the comeback drew about 10,000 people and resulted in 56 arrests for offenses that included assault and disorderly conduct.
- Knicks coach Mike Brown and guard Jalen Brunson have urged a short-term, possession-by-possession focus while Spurs star Victor Wembanyama has called for unity and accountability as San Antonio aims to extend the series.