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The New York Knicks overcame a 27-point deficit to win Game 4 of the NBA Finals by a final score of 107-106. Knicks SF OG Anunoby scored the game-winning shot off of a three-point basket missed by PG Jalen Brunson. The crowd at MSG is euphoric, cheering and chanting along to a variety of songs such as “Go NY Go,” “One More Time” and “Hey Baby.” The Knicks will play in San Antonio on Saturday with a chance to win their first championship since 1972-73.

With the Knicks on the wrong end of a blowout, the atmosphere at Madison Square Garden is significantly dampened from the first half of last game. The Spurs entered halftime with a 27-point advantage on the Knicks, looking all but poised to even the series with home-court advantage.

The crowd at Madison Square Garden displayed palpable energy prior to tip-off of Game 4 of the NBA Finals. While the reaction to the Knicks taking the floor for pregame warmups was similarly boisterous, the crowd directed vociferous boos towards Spurs C Victor Wembanyama, who shoved Knicks G Jalen Brunson in the first quarter of Game 3 and was not charged with a foul. Wembanyama was already charged with a flagrant foul penalty 2 this postseason, resulting in an ejection from Game 4 of the team’s second-round series against the Timberwolves

The ABC pregame show featuring Ernie Johnson, Charles Barkley, Kenny "The Jet" Smith, Shaquille O'Neal and Draymond Green remained courtside ahead of Game 4 in the NBA Finals. Ben Stiller, who has been sitting courtside throughout the playoffs, joined the program as a guest. The Knicks enter the game coming off a four-point loss to the Spurs while still holding a 2-1 series lead.

The cast of "Inside the NBA" broadcast halftime coverage from the upper level of Madison Square Garden after pregame coverage took place on the hardwood just in front of the broadcasting table. As a reminder, this is the first NBA Finals series with the lead television broadcast team featuring analyst Tim Legler with Mike Breen, Richard Jefferson and Lisa Salters. Doris Burke, who was part of the lead television booth last season, is calling the NBA Finals on ESPN Radio with Marc Kestecher, P.J. Carlesimo and Jorge Sedano.

NBA commissioner Adam Silver appeared on the court with the cast of "Inside the NBA" for an interview prior to Game 3. Silver is on hand for the first NBA Finals game to be played at Madison Square Garden in 27 years. There are a variety of other shows broadcasting pregame coverage, including ESPN "Hoop Streams," "NBA X Live" and "The Stephen A. Smith Show" on SiriusXM Mad Dog Sports Radio.

The ESPN pregame show featuring the cast of "Inside the NBA" is broadcasting courtside from Madison Square Garden ahead of Game 3 on Monday. Situated near the sideline at center court is host Ernie Johnson, along with analysts Shaquille O'Neal, Charles Barkley, Kenny "The Jet" Smith and Draymond Green.

ESPN play-by-play announcer Mike Breen will broadcast a New York Knicks home game in the NBA Finals on national television for the first time in his career. The Knicks have a chance to move within one victory of an NBA championship with a win Monday night over the San Antonio Spurs. Tip-off is set for 8:30 PM ET on ABC.

The Game 2 broadcast of the NBA Finals from ESPN on ABC Friday night will not include the moving portraits that had been created using artificial intelligence, Sports Media Watch has confirmed. A portrait of former Spurs G Tony Parker displayed prior to a commercial break Wednesday went viral for his appearance differing from the original photo.

The longtime TNT Sports-produced studio show "Inside the NBA" made its NBA Finals debut on ESPN/ABC Wednesday, broadcasting from Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, Texas. Ernie Johnson, Shaquille O'Neal, Kenny "The Jet" Smith and Charles Barkley previewed Game 1 between the Knicks and Spurs and also had San Antonio Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones for an interview.

The first hour of the 90-minute show, titled "NBA Tip-Off," aired on ESPN, while the final half-hour was on ABC. Following the game, the studio show broadcast on ESPN where the cast discussed the matchup, interviewed Knicks C Karl-Anthony Towns and ended with its "Gone Fishin'" segment for the Oklahoma City Thunder.

Scott Van Pelt hosted "SportsCenter" following the program, which will be on site from Madison Square Garden for the NBA Finals games taking place in New York City.

Over the last several days, ESPN has been broadcasting some of its studio programming from Alamo Plaza in San Antonio, Texas. Episodes of "First Take" with Stephen A. Smith and Shae Cornette, along with "NBA Today" with Malika Andrews, Kendrick Perkins, Chiney Ogwumike, Brian Windhorst, Danny Green and Shams Charania.

NBA commissioner Adam Silver said that the league told ESPN/ABC that they needed to have opens for every game throughout the NBA Finals. In addition, he said the league said there needed to be "sort of more trappings of the sense of celebration here in the Finals." Silver noted how the league painted the Larry O'Brien Trophy back on the floors instead of adding it digitally, although he initially thought the latter was a good idea due to teams complaining about logos being a cause of the floors to be more slippery.

NBA commissioner Adam Silver said Wednesday that Las Vegas and Seattle are being considered for league expansion. Silver: "As I've said before, it's not a foregone conclusion we will expand, either in one city or both cities." Silver explained that the league has told interested parties that it anticipates its board will make a decision by the end of 2026.

Former New York Knicks PG Jeremy Lin is working as a studio analyst on ESPN during its coverage of the NBA Finals, it was announced Tuesday. Lin will take part in different editions of "SportsCenter," along with "NBA Today" and "Hoop Streams."

ESPN SVP/sports production Tim Corrigan said that ABC will air the national anthem and starting lineups for every game in the series. Corrigan, who spoke to reporters on a conference call Tuesday, added that there will be a new graphics package and unique 80-second opens for each game looking back at moments from previous NBA Finals series.

ESPN NBA play-by-play announcer Mike Breen said calling an NBA Finals series featuring the New York Knicks is "[k]ind of a bucket list thing." Breen, who spoke to reporters on a conference call Tuesday, will be broadcasting the championship series on ABC for the 21st time. Throughout that time, he has also called Knicks games locally for MSG Networks with analyst Walt "Clyde" Frazier. Breen said that if the Knicks did end up winning the series, it would be "hard to predict" his emotions.

When later asked about calling the series objectively without bias, Breen referenced Marv Albert and how he went about calling the NBA Finals with the Knicks. Breen: "It's your job. It's your profession. There's so much going on that you don't have time to think the other way. I'd like to think that I'll always call it down the middle."

ESPN analyst Tim Legler will make his debut announcing the NBA Finals this year alongside play-by-play announcer Mike Breen, analyst Richard Jefferson and reporter Lisa Salters, marking the third straight year with a new lead broadcast team for the championship series. Breen told reporters on a conference call Tuesday that Legler and Jefferson "play off of each other so well" and bring "different perspectives as players."

"Every time we do a game, every time on a broadcast, they just love the game so much," Breen said. "It just keeps getting better and better. Like in a basketball team, continuity is important. Like a broadcast team, continuity is important, and we've been able to do a lot of games this year. I'm thrilled with how we started and how we continue to get better every game."

Breen worked with analysts Jeff Van Gundy and Mark Jackson on the NBA Finals for 15 seasons, culminating in 2023 when the Denver Nuggets defeated the Miami Heat in five games. Jefferson joined the lead booth in 2025 following the departure of JJ Redick, who had called the NBA Finals the year before with Breen and analyst Doris Burke.

Legler started calling games with Breen and Jefferson this season, while Burke largely broadcast matchups with play-by-play announcer Dave Pasch. Salters has been part of NBA Finals broadcasts since 2022 after previously filling in on the broadcast team 16 years earlier.