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Brown labels Anunoby game-winner as 'most iconic shot in the history of New York basketball'

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New York Knicks coach Mike Brown has called OG Anunoby's game-winner against the San Antonio Spurs "the most iconic shot in the history of New York basketball".

The Knicks pulled off a historic comeback in Game 4 of the NBA Finals, erasing a 29-point deficit to win 107-106 for the largest comeback victory in NBA Finals history, and move 3-1 up in the series.

New York were 27 points down at half-time, marking the largest half-time deficit overcome to win a playoff game in NBA history.

Jalen Brunson's 36 points led the scoring for the Knicks, but it was the last two of Anunoby's 33 which secured a huge win.

After the 28-year-old blocked De'Aaron Fox at one end to keep the Knicks alive in Game 4, he reacted fastest to Brunson's missed three-pointer and tipped in the putback to give New York the lead with under two seconds to go.

"It's unbelievable," Brown said. "You know, the tip, how he had to control it and tip it in, and then like I said, you know, that has to be the most iconic shot in the history of New York basketball."

The Spurs became the only team in NBA history to have scored 76 or more points in the first half and 30 or fewer in the second half of any game, regular season or play-offs.

"We know it's a game of runs," said Anunoby, who is averaging 23.8 points on 58% shooting this series.

"We're a resilient group. We've been through a lot. We've come back plenty of times when we're behind.

"Just staying with it, weathering the storm, not being too down or angry or frustrated. Just staying with it, cut down to 18, cut it down to six, push it through.

"It's a 48-minute game, just play 'til the end."