The New York Knicks pulled off the impossible Wednesday night. Despite being down 29 points in the third quarter, the Knicks somehow managed to defeat the San Antonio Spurs in Game 4 of the NBA Finals.
They needed an iconic play to get the job done. With a little over four seconds to go, Knicks guard Jalen Brunson fired up an errant three in an attempt to take a late lead. But as the ball bounced off the rim, OG Anunoby seemingly came out of nowhere to tip it back into the basket, giving the Knicks an improbable 107-106 lead with 1.2 seconds left on the clock.
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Despite having a 0.5 percent chance to win Game 4, the Knicks somehow pulled out the victory. The win gives the team a 3-1 lead in the Finals, and a chance to close it out Saturday, which would give the Knicks their first championship since 1973.
Given the nature of the team’s comeback, the iconic last shot and the Knicks’ lengthy championship drought, there were plenty of huge reactions to the team’s legendary comeback in Game 4.
As you might expect, the celebrities at the game played a pretty big role in the celebrations. Taylor Swift, who sat on celebrity row with Knicks super-fan Mariska Hargitay, was seen after the game jumping and cheering in celebration.
Hargitay, on the other hand, looked emotionally exhausted after seeing her favorite team pull off the biggest comeback in NBA Finals history.
Timothée Chalamet made sure to let the world know he still believed in “Knicks in five” after the contest.
He and Ben Stiller kept the celebration rocking after the game too.
At least two former New York sports stars got in on the action. Former Knick Iman Shumpert celebrated the victory by walking through the streets of New York wearing his own jersey.
Former New York Mets star Matt Harvey, who was at the game, called it the “best sporting event I have ever been to.”
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Athletes in other sports also erupted in cheers when the Knicks pulled out the win. The entire USMNT went ballistic after Anunoby’s shot went in.
Wrestling legend Paul Heyman complimented the NBA “scriptwriters” on their decision to let the Knicks win Game 4.
And then there were Knicks fans. Whether they were at a watch party or literally in the airport, they found ways to celebrate the victory.
And as an honorable mention, here’s Larry David reacting to a key Josh Hart miss with under two minutes to go in the contest. The reaction ultimately got lost in the shuffle after the Knicks completed the comeback, but it was the perfect encapsulation of the stress and emotions Knicks fans felt as their team was trying to charge back into the game.
The Knicks will look to close out the NBA Finals on Saturday in Game 5. The reactions should be even bigger should New York pull it off.
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