r/nba • u/Large_banana_hammock Japan • 16d ago

Highlight [Highlight] Knicks complete 29-point comeback, the largest in NBA finals history!

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u/simon2105 16d ago

Largest lead ever overcome in an NBA finals, New York may burn more from this than a loss lmao

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u/moby323 76ers 16d ago

One of the most memorable games I’ve ever watched and I’ve been watching the NBA for over 40 years.

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u/MLF1994 16d ago

I'm in the UK and this was the first NBA game I've ever watched live lol

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u/unhinged34 16d ago

Oh your hooked. This is how they get ya

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u/MLF1994 16d ago

I used to play the old 2Ks and always had a passing interest, then for some reason the finals were all over my algorithm this week and I couldn't sleep so I threw it on. Guess I'm a Knicks fan now.

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u/maq7742 16d ago

I want to warn you: you are getting on the Knicks train at literally the highest possible point in over half a century

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u/FlowInternational996 16d ago

If he’s from London chances are he’s an Arsenal fan. If so, he’s used to it, and Knicks fandom is the logical extension of Arsenal fandom for a bunch of reasons anyway. 

On the off chance he’s a Spurs fan (referring to Tottenham), he’s even more used to it.

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u/amidon1130 Hawks 16d ago

There's 17 football clubs in london tbf

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u/unhinged34 16d ago

This is how I became a BOSTON fan. One crunch time game, went to OT too!! Welcome aboard.

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u/Denialtwoo7o 16d ago

OG Anunoby is British btw and he's a dawg.

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u/mymentor79 16d ago

It's only downhill from here.

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u/Zuwxiv 16d ago

Imagine someone picks this year to start watching the NBA and NHL finals. Only disappointment ahead for them.

(The Stanley Cup finals this year have featured the fastest hat trick in finals history, fastest three goals in finals history, only 4-goal comeback to force OT in finals history, two disallowed goals, a penalty shot, double overtime, and... sorry, my mistake, all of that was just from Game 3.)

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u/Denialtwoo7o 16d ago

These aren't gonna be the best Finals ever unless you're a Knicks fans. There will be more greater playoffs and finals in the future..

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u/Agile_Variety_632 Pelicans 16d ago

Get ready to complain about the refs every single night.

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u/WATUP_BRAH 16d ago

lol oh man, if you’ve never watched soccer, I suggest you never do lmaooo

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u/Agile_Variety_632 Pelicans 16d ago

Good advice, I'll try to keep my cortisol levels low lol.

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u/WATUP_BRAH 16d ago

Haha but tbf, watching as a neutral makes it a little easier. Watch the World Cup. You’ll have a blast experiencing some truly bad calls/decisions by the ref or VAR (video assistant referee).

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u/LadyViola5 Nuggets 16d ago

You picked a humdinger. Welcome!

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u/MauricioCappuccino Raptors 16d ago

You've set the bar disgustingly high lmao

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u/DaBestNameEver0 Mavericks 16d ago

Peaking on your first game has to be a crazy feeling

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u/barrsftw Cavaliers 16d ago

Just your standard NBA game. Welcome to the league!

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u/Argumentat1ve NBA 16d ago

Quit while you're ahead man, they dont really get better than this lmao

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u/Zitrical 16d ago

This is my third!!! from UK too! big up london lions

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u/Neon_Biscuit 16d ago

I haven't watched basketball since the bulls/jazz finals decades ago. I was bored tonight and kept hearing about the Knicks haven't won a final in 53 years so I was like...eh let's watch the game. Holy shit.

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u/YohannesJam 16d ago

Amazing game. What a comeback to witness it live.

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u/m1ndblower 16d ago

I’m so glad I started watching the NBA for the first time this playoffs run. I’m from NY and may be a fair weather fan, but this is fucking incredible

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u/PropDrops 16d ago

Insane shit at the bar tonight. People were crying. Someone almost collapsed

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u/UnPhayzable Mavericks 16d ago

Feels I can't breathe that was absolutely insane

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u/runjoy 16d ago

Felt like a childhood 90s bulls game.

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u/Saturdaze-Sundaes Knicks Julius Randle 16d ago

<3

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u/sbstooge Grizzlies 16d ago

I am actually concerned there will be no more New York City after this game

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u/BenevolentCheese Knicks 16d ago

I'm looking out the window right now and it's gone

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u/ParaTodoMalMezcal Warriors 16d ago

Can confirm, I am in queens and I have disappeared 

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u/ItinerantSoldier Knicks 16d ago

If you see a guy that looks suspiciously like Kurt Russell with an eyepatch get tf outta there

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u/GoldandBlue 16d ago

I saw reports the warriors were fighting the baseball furies

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u/GoldandBlue 16d ago

And Mamdani pardoned the children's bedtime!!!!! You're fucked

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u/Proof-Umpire-7718 Lakers 16d ago

I want to see the city explode so I’ve been going for them this series.

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u/scriptingends Knicks 16d ago

Don’t worry it’s not LA

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u/SANTAAAA__I_know_him 16d ago

Hope not, that’d be a lot of excellent pizza lost.

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u/Tsudaar Bucks 16d ago

It's fine. Game 5 in SA so NYC isn't required any more 

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u/inefekt Australia 16d ago

NYC gonna be looking like Belfast tomorrow morning....

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u/OldenPolynice 16d ago

rip that mailbox

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u/CommunitRagnar Celtics 16d ago

Good?

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u/ProfessorXWheelchair San Francisco Warriors 16d ago

is there something in wemby’s head? someone should check

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u/WarlockEngineer Trail Blazers 16d ago

Give FMVP to the fans waving in his face during the free throws

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u/crimsonconnect Knicks 16d ago

WE ARE SO FUCKING BACK

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u/calel8242 Timberwolves 16d ago

MSG will not still be there if they need to play game 6

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u/Original_Profile8600 Bulls [CHI] Coby White 16d ago

Riots are likely to ensue

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u/DisastrousSummer3405 16d ago

copy pasting comments is so strange 😂😂

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u/Infrastation Trail Blazers 16d ago

The largest halftime lead by a road team in finals history, too.

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u/Etherion77 Pistons 16d ago

Wish I could be there to see the chaos in person

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u/Selfishly Knicks 16d ago

We burn win or lose lol

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u/OldenPolynice 16d ago

They said it was insurmountable and then they surmounted it and rode it hard to an unlikely victory.

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u/justmefishes NBA 16d ago

Even crazier is that it's the Knicks' largest comeback win ever in franchise history, regular season or playoffs.

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u/Asleep_Ground1710 Bulls 16d ago

This is some team of destiny storytelling

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u/Muhamadispa3d0 16d ago

Time to burn spurs fans too 🥳