Thursday's biggest NBA story is too large to treat as just another result update. NBA.com's official Finals recap confirms the Knicks beat the Spurs 107-106 in Game 4 after trailing by 29 points, taking a 3-1 lead in the series on what the league describes as the largest comeback in NBA Finals history.
That changes the discussion immediately. A normal home win would already have pushed New York to the brink of the title, but this was not a normal home win. San Antonio had the game exactly where it wanted it, with control of the pace and scoreboard, before the entire night flipped inside Madison Square Garden. Jalen Brunson scored 36 points, OG Anunoby added 33 and then delivered the winning tip, which turned a near-series reset into a New York stranglehold.
The practical consequence is just as important as the headline. The official playoff schedule now sends the Finals back to San Antonio for Game 5 with the Knicks up 3-1. Instead of travelling west in a tied series or under fresh pressure, New York now carries four chances to finish the job and a psychological edge that does not need to be exaggerated. Teams do not casually give away 29-point Finals leads and then walk into the next game unchanged.
For a betting audience, this is the right June 11 result story because it is both official and genuinely rare. The score is official, the 3-1 series lead is official and the historical scale of the comeback is official. New York is no longer simply ahead in the Finals. It is one win away after delivering the kind of reversal that can stay inside a series long after the arena empties.