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2 seconds of the game, after trailing by 29 points.It was game four of the feverish best-of-seven NBA Finals – the first finals the Knicks have hosted in 27 years. The final score of 107-106 means the Knicks now enjoy a 3-1 lead and are just one win away from a famous series victory.Famous and not-so-famous fans erupted in chants of "O-G! O-G!" for player OG Anunoby. He scored the winning points when, after inbounding the ball, he rescued a failed three-point attempt and tapped the ball into the basket.Taylor Swift, Timothee Chalamet and director Spike Lee were all watching in the Madison Square Garden arena. New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani posted on X in all caps, "SPEECHLESS", while Swift, who was wearing a T-shirt that said "Stevie Knicks" – a play on the name of the team and the Fleetwood Mac frontwoman – jumped for joy as she left the court, stopping to be twirled by one of the Knicks City Dancers.Knicks coach Mike Brown said OG Anunoby's move has to be the most iconic shot in the history of New York basketball. "It was just unbelievable."Getty ImagesFans outside the stadium celebrated in the streets of New York CityThis season has represented a stunning reversal of fortune for the Knicks who haven't been in the finals since 1999, when they lost to the Spurs. New Yorkers have been out in the streets celebrating each win. "The city is electric," a fan told the BBC earlier in the week. New York has been decorated in a Knicks theme from the top of the Empire State Building to the paws of the marble lions outside the New York Public Library's Fifth Avenue branch."I can't say I've ever seen anything like this before because in 1999 I was 4 years old. I'm just trying to soak it all in," Resident Sol, 31, told the BBC earlier this week, saying he couldn't be more excited.After Wednesday's result, the team need to win just one more game to win the national championship for the first time since 1973. Their first chance will come on Saturday night, when they will play Game five in San Antonio. But comebacks can work both ways – San Antonio may be the new underdogs, but they could still win, if they take the next three games. Getty ImagesMadison Square Garden erupts after the New York Knicks won by a single pointGetty ImagesTaylor Swift and the Haim sisters wore coordinating t-shirtsReutersCourtside was packed with famous faces, including actor Timothee ChalametReutersLate night host and New York resident Jimmy Fallon was also among fans watching onGetty ImagesDirector Spike Lee is a long-time fan of the teamGetty ImagesAs are actor Ben Stiller, comedian Tracy Morgan and Law & Order star Mariska HargitayGetty ImagesOG Anunoby scored the winning basket in the last 1.2 seconds of the gameGetty ImagesLondon-born Anunoby, who wears #8, has been playing for the team since January 2024ReutersThe winning shotGetty ImagesThe Knicks haven't been in the finals since 1999

The New York Knicks will host the San Antonio Spurs for game three of the NBA Finals - the first on their home turf of Madison Square Garden (MSG) - on Monday night.A strict no-bag policy, a security zone spanning 10 square city blocks and airport-style screening will greet fans for President Donald Trump's arrival at the pivotal game in New York City.The Knicks, appearing in their first Finals since 1999, hold a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven series, fuelling city-wide championship fever.Getty ImagesKnicks fans celebrate the New York basketball team's win in game two on FridayNBAE via Getty ImagesKnicks star Mikal Bridges drives to the basket during game twoThis season has represented a stunning reversal of fortunes for the Knicks after decades as one of the worst teams in the league. Now with a 2-0 lead in the Finals, they need to win just two more games, the best of seven, to win the national championship for the first time since 1973. That means the mood across New York City is "electric", New Yorkers say.Resident Sol, 31, who was awaiting Monday night's game in Greenwich Village, tells the BBC he couldn't be more excited as the Knicks continue their finals run."I can't say I've ever seen anything like this before because in 1999 I was 4 years old. I'm just trying to soak it all in."He said people in the streets have been screaming "go New York, go New York go", a chant that's become something of a battle cry over the past few weeks.Since tickets to the finals games are exorbitantly expensive, Sol says he's been watching the games at bars and hosting private watch parties with his friends."If the nosebleeds are $6000 a ticket, I don't know who's paying $250,000 to sit in the front row," he said.A potential Knicks win, he says, will turn New York upside down and test Mamdani's mayoral role.Pharmacy technician Bryan Placios, 28, echoed that sentiment, saying the city will be "on fire" if the Knicks take the championship."We're drinking, we're partying, it's just nonstop," he said.He has celebrated in the streets alongside hundreds of New Yorkers after every game, describing the energy as "immaculate".Placios, who grew up in Ecuador and moved to the city three years ago, said he's been a Knicks fan since he was born: "This is more than we could have hoped for.""I've been a Knicks fan all my life, I've been waiting for this all my life," said Mike Dallas, a content creator who runs Knicks fan accounts."It's gonna be so emotional, it's going to be so enthusiastic. It's going to be phenomenal."From the Empire State Building to One World Trade Center, skyscrapers have been lighting up the city's skyline orange and blue - the Knicks' team colours.A subway station near Madison Square Garden got a Knicks-themed makeover, and businesses across New York City's five boroughs are offering meal deals, and orange-and-blue ice-cream and bagels.The stately marble lions that stand guard outside the New York Public Library's famed 5th Avenue branch now hold large inflatable basketballs between their mighty paws. Library staffers held "Let's Go Knicks" sign on Monday, attracting cheers from pedestrians.On the last two game nights, throngs of supporters donning Knicks gear spilled out of packed New York bars, projecting the game onto the sides of buildings and holding impromptu watch parties. Thousands took over the streets near the arena - even though their team played its first two games in their opponents' arena in Texas - leading to dozens of arrests as fans climbed lampposts, jumped onto food carts, and blocked traffic. Kayla Epstein / BBCThe lion statues

The San Antonio Spurs celebrate after defeating the Oklahoma City Thunder in the Western Conference finals of the NBA basketball playoffs series Saturday, May 30, 2026, in Oklahoma City. Nate Billings/AP Photo hide caption toggle caption Nate Billings/AP Photo Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs started the Western Conference finals with a win in Oklahoma City, then ended the series the same way. The champions are dethroned. Wembanyama and the Spurs are headed to the NBA Finals. Wembanyama scored 22 points, Julian Champagnie got 18 of his 20 off of 3-pointers and the Spurs beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 111-103 on Saturday night — bucking heavy odds to win a Game 7 on the road. "This feeling, I can't explain it," Wembanyama said. "It's so powerful." Stephon Castle scored 16 points and De'Aaron Fox had 15. Dylan Harper added 12 and Keldon Johnson and Devin Vassell each finished with 11 for the Spurs, who are headed to the NBA Finals for the first time since 2014. They will host the New York Knicks in Game 1 on Wednesday night. "Back in October, we knew we had a chance to be pretty good," Spurs coach Mitch Johnson said. Correction — the Spurs have a chance to be great. Championship-level great. A huge moment came midway through the fourth, when San Antonio's Luke Kornet blocked Oklahoma City's Isaiah Hartenstein at the rim — denying a fast-break score that would have gotten the Thunder within four. It felt like the last gasp for the Thunder. Kornet played six minutes, missed all three of his shot attempts and finished with only two points, but the block was an epic moment. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led the Thunder with 35 points and nine assists, but for the eighth consecutive season the NBA will have a new champion. Cason Wallace scored 17 points, while Jared McCain and Alex Caruso had 12 apiece for the Thunder. "You have to grow from every experience, including the tough ones," Thunder coach Mark Daigneault said. "And it's the NBA — there are tough ones. We can also be really disappointed. ... There's nobody that we don't think we can beat, respectfully." After four straight games that were largely decided going into the fourth quarter — the Thunder led Game 3 by 11, the Spurs led Game 4 by 18, the Thunder led Game 5 by 10 and the Spurs led Game 6 by 26, those leads all holding up with relative ease — this one was different, worthy of a Game 7. Spurs 80, Thunder 77 was the score going into the fourth, a bit of a back-and-forth contest where the Spurs led by as many as 14 in the first half and then by as many as 11 in the third, only to see the Thunder come roaring back both times. "The players did what they've been doing all year and they met the biggest moment," Johnson said. The Spurs pulled away in the fourth again, daring the Thunder to try to come back one more time. The champions — short-handed, with Jalen Williams sidelined with a bad hamstring — just didn't have anything left. "Winning an NBA championship is very hard in itself to do one time," Gilgeous-Alexander said. "So to do it all over again would just only make it harder." San Antonio won eight of the 12 meetings against the Thunder this season — and in the end, the only matchup that really mattered. "We want four more," Wembanyama said. "We're not done."