Overview
- The Knicks lead the NBA Finals 3–1 and can clinch the championship with a Game 5 win in San Antonio on Saturday night.
- New York's Game 4 comeback from a 29-point deficit produced a 107–106 win highlighted by Jalen Brunson's 36 points and OG Anunoby's decisive putback.
- Despite the 3–1 series score, the four games have been tightly contested with the Knicks up only eight total points and nearly identical shooting and free-throw margins.
- San Antonio must win Game 5 to stay alive and will look to Victor Wembanyama and supporting scorers to reverse the series after surviving earlier playoff stretches where they trailed.
- Off the court, the league has rehearsed trophy and ceremony plans in San Antonio, thousands of Knicks fans have traveled to Texas, and New York authorities made 56 arrests after the Game 4 celebrations in Manhattan.