Knicks hero OG Anunoby makes Spurs pay for crucial defensive mistake

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New York Knicks star OG Anunoby took full advantage of the San Antonio Spurs' defensive lapse in the second-last possession of an historic NBA playoffs game.

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With 5.7 seconds remaining and the Spurs leading by one, Anunoby was asked to inbound the ball to Jalen Brunson. The Knicks guard was double-teamed as he tossed a Hail Mary from way beyond the arc. Out of nowhere, Anunoby, who was left unguarded, ran inside the paint to get a hand on the offensive rebound. Luckily, the tip went in as the whole of Madison Square Garden stood up in applause.

The shot clock only had 1.2 sec remaining and the Spurs couldn't inbound well and get a shot up in the final possession of the game. The result: The Knicks goes up 3-1 in the NBA Finals with a 107-106 victory. It was the greatest comeback in NBA playoffs history as the Knicks were down by as much as 29 points in the game.

Spurs made a costly mistake by keeping OG Anunoby open

While it was impossible to anticipate such a tip, the least the head coach Mitch Johnson could have asked for here is not to keep OG Anunoby's route open for a potential rebound and tip-in. As soon as Brunson sent the ball in the air, at least one of the Spurs stars near the paint should have kept an eye on the possible entrance inside the paint.

Instead, all were waiting for an easy rebound and that's where they lost.

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