Knicks make Finals history with massive comebacks, end 53-year title drought
Historic comebacks in the Finals
The New York Knicks capped a long championship drought by pulling off a series of huge rallies in the NBA Finals. In the same series they recorded the 1st, 4th and 6th largest comebacks in Finals history, a rare display of resilience.
In Game 4 the Knicks erased a 29-point deficit, and OG Anunoby’s tip-in sealed the win and pushed them to a 3–1 series lead. They also rallied from 16 points down in Game 5 to clinch the title, and in Game 1 they recovered from a 14-point hole. Those turnarounds were the backbone of their run to a title — their first in 53 years.
A feat not seen since 1971
Another remarkable stat: the Knicks fell behind by at least 10 points in every game of the Finals yet still won the championship. That’s something we hadn’t seen since the Milwaukee Bucks of 1971, led by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, when they defeated the Baltimore Bullets. It underlines how this Knicks team kept finding ways to fight back under pressure.
