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Ben Stiller, Timothee Chalamet and ASAP Rocky react to NY Knicks historic comeback
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The New York Knicks pulled off the largest comeback in NBA Finals history, and celebrity row at Madison Square Garden reacted like it had witnessed a city-defining moment.
The Knicks beat the San Antonio Spurs 107-106 after falling behind by 29 points in Game 4.
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That kind of comeback does not just change a series. In New York , it becomes part of the city's sports language almost instantly.
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Knicks historic comeback sends celebrity row into meltdown
As the NBA showed , Ben Stiller, Timothée Chalamet, A$AP Rocky, Jerry Seinfeld and Spike Lee were among the famous faces reacting after the Knicks' record Finals rally.
Jerry Seinfeld tried to explain the scale of it afterward: "One of the greatest moments in New York sports history just happened. Nobody here wants to go home. It's impossible to put into words."
Timothee Chalamet turned his reaction toward the night's hero: "I pray to the temple of OG Anunoby !"
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ASAP Rocky kept it pure New York, saying: "Let's go. New York City all day, man. New York, baby."
Ben Stiller sounded like every Knicks fan who had just watched disbelief turn into joy: "This team never gives up. And we just came back from one of the biggest deficits ever. Probably the best playoff game I've ever seen."
The names mattered because this felt like a full Madison Square Garden moment. Spike Lee was there too, and the building had that nervous celebrity-row energy before the comeback finally broke open.
OG Anunoby and Jalen Brunson lead Knicks Finals miracle
The comeback itself was unreal. San Antonio led by 29, but the Knicks kept cutting into the gap until the Spurs looked trapped by the noise.
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Jalen Brunson drove the offense with 36 points, while Anunoby delivered 33 and the final play that will be replayed for decades.
With 1.2 seconds left, Anunoby tipped in Brunson's missed shot to give the Knicks the lead and complete the biggest rally in Finals history.
The result moved New York into a 3-1 series lead, putting the Knicks one win from their first championship since 1973.
Game 5 is now the next step, with San Antonio trying to avoid elimination and New York trying to finish the job at home.
For the celebrities in the building, though, the night already had its ending. The Knicks gave New York a comeback that felt impossible until it actually happened.
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