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Anna Betts and Bryan Armen Graham in New York City

‘Thank God for the Knicks’: New Yorkers abuzz after historic Game 4 comeback

Man in Knicks jersey kneels on public statue as fans all around him hold up cameras to take his picture.
Knicks fans celebrate after Game 4 of the NBA finals in New York City, New York, on 10 June. Photograph: Olga Fedorova/EPA

New Yorkers woke up on Thursday morning – those who had even slept in the city that never sleeps – still jubilant after the Knicks men’s basketball team had made history the night before.

The team staged the largest comeback in NBA finals history to overcome the San Antonio Spurs in the dying seconds of the fourth game of the finals – and put themselves 3-1 up and within one game of a rare championship win.

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