NEW YORK, June 12 -- The shot that may end a 53-year wait was not really a shot at all. Jalen Brunson's three-pointer was short, clanging off the front rim, and OG Anunoby was already drifting up the lane between two San Antonio defenders, unaccounted for at the most important moment of the season. He reached out his right hand and pushed the ball through the net with 1.2 seconds left, and Madison Square Garden made a sound it has been saving since 1973.

The tip-in finished a 107-106 win over the Spurs on Wednesday night and the largest comeback in NBA Finals history. The Knicks trailed by 29 points early in the third quarter. They lead the series 3-1, and they will try to clinch the franchise's first championship since 1973 in Game 5 on...