The San Antonio Spurs took off Wednesday night at Madison Square Garden.
The Spurs, led by a dominant first half from Victor Wembanyama, took a 76-49 lead over the New York Knicks in Game 4 of the NBA Finals. The 27-point advantage in the opening half marked the largest road halftime lead in NBA Finals history, excluding the COVID-19 bubble season in 2020, and the third-largest of all time.
But that was all possible thanks to a ridiculous shooting stretch from the Spurs. San Antonio went 14-of-26 from the 3-point line in the first 24 minutes. That marked the most made 3-pointers in a half in NBA Finals history.
Devin Vassell led the way from behind the arc in the first half. He went 4-of-4 from the 3-point line and entered halftime with 15 points. Wembanyama, despite a team-high 16 points and six rebounds, only went 1-of-5 from the 3-point line. He had 13 of his 16 points in the first quarter, too.
But despite his struggles from deep, the Spurs still rolled to the huge lead without much issue. And, by comparison, the Knicks’ shooting was not great. They went just 4-of-12 from the 3-point line in the first half. OG Anunoby accounted for half of their made 3-pointers. In total, the Knicks only made 15 field goals, one more than the Spurs made just from deep.
The Knicks entered Wednesday’s game with a 2-1 lead in the NBA Finals. The Spurs, however, picked up a four-point win in Game 3 on Monday night to stun Knicks fans in what was the team’s first home NBA Finals game since 1999.
While Wednesday’s contest isn’t over yet, the Knicks would have to mount the largest comeback in NBA Finals history in order to get the win. After how they shot in the first 24 minutes, that doesn’t look like it’d be an easy task.
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