The San Antonio Spurs seemed to be cruising through Game 4 of the NBA Finals. Mitch Johnson’s club saw his lead grow as big as 29 points in the second quarter before things all started to fall apart.
In the end, OG Anunoby’s incredible putback was the final twist of the knife in the greatest collapse in the history of the NBA Finals. The Knicks escaped with an improbable 107-106 win in Game 4 to take a 3-1 lead in the series.
After the game. Johnson talked about what led to the historic meltdown.
Spurs coach Mitch Johnson after San Antonio’s Game 4 collapse: “We got away from playing the brand of basketball that got us the lead, and you saw at times the aggressiveness and just the conviction that we played with early on dissipate a little bit. … We just needed a few… pic.twitter.com/GcBMRXCfIq
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“We got away from playing the brand of basketball that got us the lead, and you saw at times the aggressiveness and just the conviction that we played with early on dissipate a little bit,” Johnson said. “That’s when you felt the momentum a little bit. We just needed a few more tough-minded plays to finish the job.”
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