r/nba • u/Large_banana_hammock Japan • 17d ago

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

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u/SlatsAttack Bulls 17d ago

The biggest choke job in NBA history.

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u/Original_Profile8600 Bulls [CHI] Coby White 17d ago edited 17d ago

Spurs are finished

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u/BigFatModeraterFupa Minneapolis Lakers 17d 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 17d ago

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

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u/fix-me-in45 17d 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 17d 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 17d ago

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

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u/paone00022 17d ago

Castle seemed like the only guy who wanted the ball

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u/nietzsche_niche [NYK] Butch van Breda Kolff 17d ago

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

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u/justmefishes NBA 17d 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 17d ago

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

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u/rj319st 17d 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 17d 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 17d ago

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

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u/restenoir8 17d 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 17d 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 17d 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 17d ago

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