The San Antonio Spurs were on the wrong end of the largest comeback in NBA Finals history on Wednesday night, blowing a 29-point lead to the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden.
The Spurs looked primed to tie the series at 2-2 heading back to San Antonio for Game 5, but a game-winning tip-in from OG Anunoby ultimately secured victory for the Knicks with a 107-106 final score.
This was undoubtedly a tough pill to swallow for the Spurs, who now have to regroup and prepare to play with their backs against the wall in Game 5.
After the game, Spurs rookie Dylan Harper said his heartbreaking loss gives the team a “whole new fire.”
“A whole new fire, I feel like, is ignited in me, in a sense of, we gave that game away,” Harper said. “And if we’re going to lose, we’re not going out like that. We’re going to put up a fight. We’re going to keep swinging.”
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Harper put forth yet another impressive performance in Game 4, finishing the contest with 21 points, four rebounds and three assists. However, the Spurs’ No. 2 overall pick once again finished the game on the bench.
“We just can’t take our foot off the gas,” Harper added. “It’s one thing for me to sit up here and say it, but it’s another thing for us to go out there and do it.”
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Game 5 of the NBA Finals will tipoff at 8:30 p.m. ET on Saturday.
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