Knicks Erase 29-Point Deficit, Spurs Erase Will to Live
The New York Knicks completed the largest comeback in NBA Finals history Tuesday night, beating the San Antonio Spurs 107-106 after trailing by 29 points, a margin previously considered safe by everyone except people who have watched the Spurs in the fourth quarter.
Madison Square Garden reportedly reached a decibel level normally reserved for fire alarms and Billy Joel encores. Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich, asked about the collapse, took a long sip of water, looked directly at the reporter, and took another long sip of water. This was widely interpreted as his most expansive postgame answer of the playoffs.
The Knicks now lead the series 3-1, a lead that no team has ever blown unless that team is also currently playing in this series. Sportsbooks in New Jersey adjusted overnight, then adjusted again after someone reminded them it was the Knicks.
In Toronto, Raptors fans watched with the polite envy of a country whose own basketball team is currently being outscored by the Blue Jays. The Jays, for their part, lost 7-4 to Philadelphia after Kyle Schwarber hit his 24th home run, a ball that is reportedly still travelling somewhere over Allentown.
Game 5 is Thursday. The Spurs are favoured by analysts who have apparently learned nothing.