Winners, losers from NBA Finals Game 4: Knicks pull off miracle comeback at MSG

The Knicks quickly followed that with a defensive stop to secure the largest comeback in NBA Finals history and take a 3-1 lead in the series.

The Knicks could not have asked for a worse start on their home court, but they completely flipped the script in the second half and are one win away from their first title since 1973. 

Loser: Spurs' title chances

The Spurs led this game 76-49 at the half and had no reason to lose whatsoever. With that said, they could not take care of the ball — an area they excelled at in the first half — and kept settling for jumpers instead of attacking the rim and keeping their foot on the gas.

Dylan Harper was exceptional off the bench with 21 points and Victor Wembanyama still managed 24 points (9-of-25 FG) and 13 rebounds, but even he was held in check and failed to step up when the Spurs needed some plays the most.

Instead of tying the series at two games apiece and changing the momentum, the Spurs face a 3-1 deficit heading back to San Antonio for Game 5. After the way Game 4 ended, it is hard to see any path to a Spurs title at this point.

Winner: OG Anunoby

Sure, it is easy to point to Anunoby after hitting the game-winner and clinching the unprecedented comeback win. However, he was simply sensational for the Knicks all night long.

While Brunson led the way with 36 points (12-of-25 FG), Anunoby had 33 points (10-of-15 FG, 7-of-9 3PT) and was instrumental in New York's crucial Game 4 win. It was also his second straight game in the series with at least 28 points as he continues to give Brunson relief and inject some life into this Knicks offense that was relatively nonexistent for most of the game.

Loser: Spurs HC Mitch Johnson

As much as the Knicks will go down in the history books for completing the largest comeback the NBA Finals have ever seen, the Spurs will be viewed in an entirely different light after the poor coaching down the stretch from Johnson.

From early threes when the Spurs were in control and a lack of ball movement to mismanaged timeouts and taking Harper out when he had the hot hand, this game was severely mismanaged in a multitude of ways by Johnson.

Sure, Wembanyama missed two crucial free throws with less than two minutes remaining and De'Aaron Fox had a layup blocked instead of taking a foul in the closing seconds, but this all comes back to Johnson.

The Spurs had no right to lose this game when the second half began. However, they slacked off coming out of the locker room and orchestrated an all-time collapse on their end.