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‘Thank God for the Knicks’: New Yorkers abuzz after historic Game 4 comeback
Largest comeback in NBA finals history galvanizes city and inspires morning-after chants of ‘Knicks in five!’
New Yorkers woke up on Thursday morning – those who had even slept in the city that never sleeps – still jubilant after the Knicks men’s basketball team had made history the night before.
The team staged the largest comeback in NBA finals history to overcome the San Antonio Spurs in the dying seconds of the fourth game of the finals – and put themselves 3-1 up and within one game of a rare championship win.
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Anna Betts and Bryan Armen Graham in New York City · Thu, Jun 11, 2026, 10:30 AM
US news | The Guardian
Largest comeback in NBA finals history galvanizes city and inspires morning-after chants of ‘Knicks in five!’
New Yorkers woke up on Thursday morning – those who had even slept in the city that never sleeps – still jubilant after the Knicks men’s basketball team had made history the night before.
The team staged the largest comeback in NBA finals history to overcome the San Antonio Spurs in the dying seconds of the fourth game of the finals – and put themselves 3-1 up and within one game of a rare championship win.
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