The New York Knicks staged the largest comeback in NBA Finals history Thursday, erasing a massive deficit to win a championship-round game that commentators immediately labeled historic.
The victory marked a turnaround few Finals audiences had witnessed, with the Knicks surging late after trailing by a margin that had once seemed insurmountable.
Bench scoring and defensive stops fueled the rally as the opponent’s shooting cooled in the closing periods of a game played before a roaring home crowd.
Sports analysts compared the performance with prior Finals collapses and recoveries, placing it at the top of modern postseason comeback lists.
The win shifts momentum in the series and revives New York’s hopes of capturing its first NBA title in more than five decades.
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