The New York Knicks trailed the San Antonio Spurs by 29 points early in the third quarter of Game 4 before rallying for a 107-106 victory on OG Anunoby’s tip-in with 1.2 seconds left. Jalen Brunson finished with 36 points while the Knicks outscored San Antonio 58-30 after halftime to complete the largest comeback in NBA Finals history and take a 3-1 series lead.

Live betting markets reflected the collapse in real time. DraftKings pushed the Knicks moneyline as high as 22-1 during that third-quarter stretch. ESPN’s win probability model bottomed out at 0.4 percent. Bettors kept pounding the Knicks, knowing their prior resilience.

That resilience shows up in the numbers. New York has erased 20-point deficits in five of its past 30 playoff games, including a 22-point fourth-quarter rally against Cleveland in the Eastern Conference finals opener. The Spurs stretched their lead to 29 before four different Knicks ignited a 13-0 run that halved the deficit by the end of the third quarter. Brunson answered every Spurs basket in the fourth.

The pattern fits the Knicks’ postseason identity under this roster construction. Brunson’s ability to create in traffic and draw help has repeatedly opened driving lanes for Anunoby and Karl-Anthony Towns once the game tightens. The group’s defensive versatility allows it to switch and recover without collapsing. San Antonio’s young core, built around Victor Wembanyama, has yet to solve that sustained pressure across four quarters.

Game 5 tips off in San Antonio on Friday with the Spurs facing elimination. A Knicks win there would deliver their first title since 1973 and force the front office to weigh how much of this roster to keep intact for a repeat run.

The betting surge underscores a larger truth: markets adjust slower than this Knicks group executes once it smells blood.