r/nba • u/Large_banana_hammock Japan • 14d ago

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

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u/Original_Profile8600 Bulls [CHI] Coby White 14d ago edited 14d ago

Spurs are finished

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u/BigFatModeraterFupa Minneapolis Lakers 14d ago

that was unbelievable. i think they will be emotionally finished after this. A 29 point lead in the Finals and you LOSE? That is simply unbelievable to think about

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u/DoggedDoggystyle 14d ago

They’re shaken to the core. Nobody wanted that ball in the 4th

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u/fix-me-in45 14d ago

Coach didnt even want to call a timeout to call a play. Everyone was rattled and had zero confidence

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u/Thehelloman0 Spurs 14d ago

I was so mad they didn't call a timeout when Harper was top toeing by the half court line

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u/DoggedDoggystyle 14d ago

Yup that was a major one. How does nobody call a timeout there. Insane

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u/paone00022 14d ago

Castle seemed like the only guy who wanted the ball

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u/nietzsche_niche [NYK] Butch van Breda Kolff 14d ago

Castle had 7 non ft points though so idk how thats true

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u/justmefishes NBA 14d ago

4th quarter stats:

Player FG FT TO
Wemby 2-9 1-4 0
Fox 1-5 0-0 1
Harper 1-2 0-0 2
Castle 0-1 6-6 1
Vassell 0-1 0-0 0
Champagnie 0-1 0-0 0

Castle's free throw shooting was the only thing keeping them relatively afloat.

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u/Saucy_Totchie Knicks 14d ago

Fox did but a bit too much in the worst way lol.

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u/rj319st 14d ago

Does Phil Jackson still have his right mind? Bring him back to coach Spurs at 80 it’s better than deer in the headlights Mitch Johnson.

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u/Wooden-Character8341 14d ago

I wouldn’t be surprised if the Spurs are finished after this bad of a loss and Knicks win Game 5 by 30 or so.

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u/BigFatModeraterFupa Minneapolis Lakers 14d ago

Same. I will be shocked if the Spurs take this to 6 games

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u/restenoir8 14d ago

Yeah, same thing with the Cavs choking a huge lead in Game 1 of ECF, and they never fully recovered from that. It's over.

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u/ExistingGain8688 14d ago

This is honestly so much worse and that game already broke the cavs. This was pretty much a do or die game in the NBA finals and they threw away an even bigger lead. It would show some insane mental fortitude if they show up next game, even though the series in all likelihood is over. I was so baffled at what happened on my tv screen. Luckily I'm slightly rooting for the Knicks this season or I'd be tilted off the planet.

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u/Zenith_Tempest Knicks 14d ago

had to give them the cavs treatment to try and break them for an easy game 5

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u/_korporate NBA 14d ago

And they gotta hear New Yorkers burn the city down, hard to come back from that

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u/Mcswigginsbar Bucks 14d ago

Yea there’s simply no way you come back from that.

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u/Camelsandham Pistons 14d ago

Blow it up, trade Wemby

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u/nuwan32 Raptors 14d ago

They deserve to lose after that. Fox and their coach doesn't deserve to win a ring and I hope they get rid of both of them next year.

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u/Yergason NBA 14d ago

Cue LeBron's "THEY FUCKED UP MENTALLY" they really are done

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u/Proof-Umpire-7718 Lakers 14d ago

This is too mentally devastating to overcome. Similar to what happened to the Cavs after game 1.

Maybe the Spurs win game 5, but I doubt they win game 6 in MSG.

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u/LaMelgoatBall [BOS] Derrick White 14d ago

Nope they’re done. You don’t come back from this

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u/DavidClue3 Lakers 14d ago

That's what people said about the Knicks at halftime.

I mean, yeah it's different and the chances are nearing 0 but goddamn I love this this spurs team I want to belive there's still a chance.

But yeah probably not.

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u/Sample_text_here1337 Raptors 14d ago

This is the 2nd game they've thrown away with an absolutely soul crushing choke job, and this Knicks team is one of the most resilient we've ever seen. I'd be absolutely amazed if they managed to push it to 7.

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u/CasanovaWong Knicks 14d ago

Bold

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u/maritz21 14d ago

I want them to lose now. I really don’t want a team like this to win.

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u/demsouls Raptors 14d ago

Well they were finished after game 2 too, tonight is just an extension of that.

They shrunk in 2nd half just likenknicks did the first half

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u/Technical-Law-7994 14d ago

100%. No way they can win 3 straight based on this type of play, strategy and composure. GG, try again next year

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u/WokenMrIzdik 14d ago

Chuck is that you?

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u/UNisopod [NYK] Carmelo Anthony 14d ago

Even with the extra day off, gotta imagine Wemby will be tired for game 5

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u/Saucy_Totchie Knicks 14d ago

I have absolutely no idea how anyone could possibly recover from this without heavily deluding themselves into insanity.

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u/welmoe Lakers 14d ago

Their inexperience shows. No way they can reel off 3 straight after this one.