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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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‘That was a dumbass play’: De’Aaron Fox’s gaffe leaves door open for historic Knicks comeback

OG Anunoby of the New York Knicks blocks De'Aaron Fox of the San Antonio Spurs in the closing seconds of Wednesday night’s Game 4 of the NBA finals.
OG Anunoby of the New York Knicks blocks De'Aaron Fox of the San Antonio Spurs in the closing seconds of Wednesday night’s Game 4 of the NBA finals. Photograph: Michael Gonzales/NBAE/Getty Images

For nearly 47 minutes, the San Antonio Spurs looked poised to leave New York with the NBA finals level at two games apiece.

They’d led by 81-52 in the third quarter, brought a frenzied Madison Square Garden crowd to heel and put themselves on the verge of reclaiming home-court advantage after having dropped the first two games at home. Even after the Knicks mounted a furious second-half fightback and wiped out the entirety of San Antonio’s 29-point cushion, the Spurs still appeared to have one final lifeline.

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