New York Knicks center Karl-Anthony Towns believes divine intervention played a role in the team’s historic comeback in Game 4 of the 2026 NBA Finals against the San Antonio Spurs.
The Knicks trailed by as many as 29 points in Wednesday’s contest but clawed their way back to a 107-106 win to take a 3-1 lead in the best-of-seven series. New York forward OG Anunoby completed the largest comeback in NBA Finals history with a tip-in after guard Jalen Brunson missed a three-pointer with 1.2 seconds remaining.
Karl-Anthony Towns reacts to OG Anunoby’s game-winner
“Right hand from God,” Towns said of Anunoby’s shot, per Howard Beck of The Ringer. “Right hand of God.”
We doubt Anunoby’s hands possess any sacred powers, but they did plenty of great work for the Knicks in Game 4. He scored a playoff-high 33 points on 10-of-15 shooting from the field, grabbed four rebounds, logged one assist and blocked one key shot.
Before his tip-in that saved the Knicks, Anunoby chased down Spurs guard De’Aaron Fox, rejecting a layup that would’ve given San Antonio a 108-105 lead and potentially sealed the game. The shot was still much more memorable and will be one of the series’ defining moments.
“That has to be the most iconic shot in the history of New York basketball,” Knicks head coach Mike Brown said, per Stephen Whyno and Tim Reynolds of the Associated Press. “I’m not you guys. You guys know better than me. But it was just unbelievable.”
Anunoby’s layup probably will be ranked the No. 1 shot in Knicks history if they win the series, ending a 53-year championship drought. New York will do so if it beats the Spurs in Game 5 in San Antonio on Saturday (ABC, 8:30 p.m. ET). If New York wins the title, more Knicks fans could join Towns in insisting Anunoby’s tip-in was the act of a supreme being.
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