After his Game 4 NBA Finals game-winner, OG Anunoby said "it feels cool" but stayed composed, noting he would've been more excited if the clock had hit 0.0 because there were still 1.2 seconds left and the Knicks still needed a stop.
The New York Knicks are now one win away from their third championship in franchise history after staging a remarkable 29-point comeback to defeat the San Antonio Spurs 107-106 in Game 4 of the 2026 NBA Finals on Wednesday night.
The night belonged to British forward OG Anunoby, who delivered a playoff career-high 33 points and sealed the victory with a dramatic sequence on both ends of the floor.
First, he produced a clutch chase-down block, and then followed it up with a game-winning tip-in with just 1.2 seconds remaining, sending the Knicks up 3-1 in the series.
Despite his heroics, Anunoby remained characteristically calm afterward, drawing laughter in the postgame press conference with his understated reaction.
"It feels cool. Everyone was pretty excited. I am excited too," he said. "We're all excited. We're enjoying it right now, but we're just focused on the next game now."
After the final buzzer, Karl-Anthony Towns embraced him in celebration. When asked what it meant to make such a decisive play for his teammates, Anunoby kept the focus on the collective effort.
"I mean, it's pretty cool," he said. "But that's what we are, a team, like a brotherhood. We have each other's backs. That's just how it goes sometimes, and I mean we would all do the same for each other."
Final sequence: Staying locked in until the end
He also explained his composed reaction after the game-winning basket.
"The game wasn't over," Anunoby said. "I looked up to see the time. "If it had been 0.0, I would have been a lot more excited, but there was 1.2 left, so just knowing that I have to get a stop now. Just staying with it, staying present, not getting too happy because the game's not over yet."
Breaking down the final chaotic possession, he described it as a simple matter of positioning and effort.
"I inbounded the ball to Jalen [Brunson]. He got a pretty good look, and I just went in and crashed, trying to get a tip-in or something," OG said. "The ball went over my head, so I couldn't really dunk it. So, I just tried to tip it in softly, and it went in."
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Knicks head coach Mike Brown has emphasized that kind of effort, especially on the offensive boards.
"He just told me I need to get on the glass, you know, offensive glass especially. Just use my ability, my size, strength, and athleticism to make an impact on the glass, and it happened at the end."
Game 5 now shifts to San Antonio's Frost Bank Center on Saturday, where the Knicks will have their first chance to clinch the NBA title.
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