Knicks Erase 29 Down in Game 4 — Largest Finals Comeback Ever, Now Up 3-1

The New York Knicks completed the largest comeback in NBA Finals history on June 10, 2026, erasing a 29-point deficit to beat the San Antonio Spurs 107-106 and take a commanding 3-1 series lead. OG Anunoby tipped in the game-winner with 1.2 seconds left to finish with a playoff career-high 33 points, Jalen Brunson poured in 36, and Victor Wembanyama's 24 wasn't enough as San Antonio's lead — as large as 29 in the third quarter and still 20 in the fourth — evaporated in real time. The comeback surpasses the 2008 Celtics' 24-point Finals comeback over the Lakers as the biggest in championship-round history. Every dollar of that swing lived in the live betting market, which is exactly the kind of in-game collapse The Best Bet on Sports has built a twenty-year, verified $367,520+ profit around — operating limited on all six major U.S. sportsbooks (FanDuel, DraftKings, Caesars, BetMGM, Fanatics, ESPN BET) for winning too much during live action. Game 5 now shifts back to San Antonio with the Spurs facing elimination, and the number is moving in ways the pregame market has not fully caught up to.

There are blowouts that flip and then there are nights that rewrite the record book. June 10 was the second kind. The Knicks were dead — down 29, the MSG crowd half-silent, the Spurs treating the fourth quarter like a coronation lap. And then, over eighteen minutes of game time, the entire complexion inverted. If you only watched the box score the next morning, you saw "Knicks 107, Spurs 106" and a 3-1 series. If you watched it live, you saw the single most valuable live-betting window of the entire playoffs open and close.

This is the post-Game-4 reprice: what actually happened, why the comeback was a live-betting event before it was a basketball event, and how the Game 5 elimination spot in San Antonio sets up for bettors who understand that the number always lags the momentum.

What Happened in Game 4

San Antonio controlled three quarters. Wembanyama was a problem at both ends, the Spurs' role players were drilling open looks, and a 29-point cushion late in the third felt structurally safe — historically, teams leading by 20-plus in the fourth quarter of a Finals game win at a rate north of 99%.

Then the Knicks went to a smaller, switch-everything lineup, Brunson stopped settling and started attacking the rim, and the Spurs' half-court offense — so fluid for three quarters — went cold at the worst possible time. New York closed on a run that turned a 20-point fourth-quarter hole into a one-possession game with two minutes left. Anunoby's tip-in off a missed Brunson floater with 1.2 seconds on the clock was the dagger.

| Game 4 Key Numbers | Stat | |---|---| | Largest Spurs lead | 29 points (3rd quarter) | | Spurs lead entering Q4 | 20 points | | Final score | Knicks 107, Spurs 106 | | OG Anunoby | 33 points (playoff career high), game-winning tip-in | | Jalen Brunson | 36 points | | Victor Wembanyama | 24 points | | Previous Finals comeback record | Celtics 24 (2008 vs Lakers) | | Series after Game 4 | Knicks lead 3-1 |

The Knicks now need one win in the next three games — two of them in San Antonio — to close out the franchise's first title in over five decades.

Why This Comeback Was a Live Betting Event First

Here is the part casual fans miss. A 29-point lead does not just feel safe — it is *priced* as nearly certain. When the Spurs went up 29, the Knicks' live moneyline ballooned to something in the range of +2000 to +3000 on most books, and live alt-spreads had New York available at +20.5 and worse. The market did what the market always does when one team is buried: it overcorrected to the most recent stretch of basketball.

That overcorrection is the entire edge. A team with Brunson, Anunoby, and championship-level shot-making does not have a true 3% chance of winning a game it trails by 20 in the fourth — not when the deficit is built partly on an unsustainable opponent shooting quarter. The live price said 3%. The real number was higher. The gap between those two is where live betting profit comes from, and last night that gap was as wide as it gets.

You do not need to have called the full comeback. You needed to recognize one thing: the Spurs' third-quarter shooting was running hot, the Knicks had a live home-dog number that had stretched past what the roster justified, and the buy-low window was open. That is the discipline — not predicting a 29-point swing, but recognizing when the live number has detached from the live reality. For the framework behind it, see our live betting picks hub and our NBA picks breakdowns.

How Game 5 Reprices

Game 5 returns to San Antonio with the Spurs facing elimination at home. The pregame market is in a genuinely awkward spot, and that tension is the bettor's opportunity.

On one hand, San Antonio is home, has Wembanyama, and is desperate — elimination games at home from a top seed produce a real motivation and effort bump. On the other hand, the Spurs just suffered the most demoralizing loss in franchise history and have to process it on a 48-hour turnaround. The pregame line has to weigh "home, desperate, talented" against "psychologically gutted." That is an unusually hard number to set, which means it is an unusually exploitable one.

| Game 5 Betting Angle | What to Watch Live | |---|---| | Spurs early intensity | Elimination + home crowd = fast start likely; a hot Spurs first quarter inflates the live total and the Spurs alt-spread | | Live first-half under | If both teams open tight and tense, the live total overreacts to early scoring pace | | Knicks live moneyline | If the Spurs jump out early, a buy-low Knicks live number reopens — the exact spot that just paid in Game 4 | | Wembanyama prop overreaction | A slow Wemby start drops his live point props below his series baseline |

The single most likely trap: the Spurs come out on fire, the live market crowns them, and the Knicks — a 3-1 team that just proved it never stops — become a live value play again. The market has a short memory. The teams do not.

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What a 3-1 Lead Means for the Series Price

Teams leading 3-1 in a best-of-seven close out the series roughly 95% of the time. The Knicks are now heavy series favorites, and the futures market repriced New York accordingly overnight. That matters for two reasons.

First, the value on the Knicks series price is largely gone — you are no longer getting a number that pays for the obvious. Second, and more useful, the *game-by-game* live markets still reset every night regardless of series price. A team can be a -2000 series favorite and still be a live underdog in any individual game when the score runs against it. That decoupling — series outcome settled, single-game live markets wide open — is precisely where the next three games of value live. See why most parlays lose for why chasing the series price now is the wrong move, and NBA picks for where the real game-level edges sit.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What was the score of Knicks vs Spurs Game 4 on June 10, 2026?

The New York Knicks beat the San Antonio Spurs 107-106 in Game 4 on June 10, 2026. The Knicks erased a deficit that reached 29 points in the third quarter and was still 20 points in the fourth quarter, capped by OG Anunoby's tip-in with 1.2 seconds remaining. The win gave New York a 3-1 series lead.

Is the Knicks' 29-point comeback the largest in NBA Finals history?

Yes. The Knicks' 29-point comeback in Game 4 is the largest comeback in NBA Finals history, surpassing the 2008 Boston Celtics' 24-point comeback against the Los Angeles Lakers. It is now the benchmark for the biggest deficit ever overcome in a championship-round game.

Who led the Knicks in Game 4?

Jalen Brunson led the Knicks with 36 points, and OG Anunoby added a playoff career-high 33 points, including the game-winning tip-in with 1.2 seconds left. Victor Wembanyama led the Spurs with 24 points in the loss. The Knicks' comeback was driven by a switch-heavy small lineup in the fourth quarter.

What is the series status after Game 4?

The Knicks lead the 2026 NBA Finals 3-1 after Game 4 and need one more win to clinch the championship. Game 5 returns to San Antonio with the Spurs facing elimination at home. Teams that lead a best-of-seven series 3-1 go on to win that series roughly 95% of the time.

How does Game 5 set up for live bettors?

Game 5 is an elimination game for San Antonio at home, which typically produces an early intensity and effort bump. The likely live-betting trap is the Spurs starting fast, the live market crowning them, and the Knicks — a resilient 3-1 team — becoming a buy-low live value play again, the same spot that paid in Game 4. The edges live in the live first-half total and the Knicks live moneyline if San Antonio jumps out early.

Why is a 29-point comeback a live betting opportunity?

When a team trails by 29, the live betting market overcorrects and prices the trailing team's moneyline at +2000 to +3000 — implying roughly a 3% win probability. A roster with championship-level shot-making has a meaningfully higher true chance than that, especially when the deficit is built on an unsustainable opponent shooting stretch. The gap between the inflated live price and the real probability is the edge, and Game 4 was an extreme example of it.

Should I bet the Knicks to win the series now?

The value on the Knicks' series price is largely gone — at a 3-1 lead they are roughly a 95% favorite, so the number pays little for the most likely outcome. The better approach is the single-game live markets, which reset every night regardless of series price. A heavy series favorite can still be a live underdog in any individual game when the score runs against it, and that decoupling is where the remaining value sits.