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The Knicks Closed Game 1 On A HISTORIC 44-11 Run 🤯 | May 19, 2026
:rotating_light: Knicks Complete Largest 4th-Quarter Comeback in Conference Finals History
The Knicks trailed by 22 points with 7:45 remaining in the 4th quarter (93-71) before storming back to defeat the Cavaliers, 115-104 in overtime.
New York closed the game on a 44-11 run to complete the comeback victory.
The 22-point comeback marks the largest 4th-quarter comeback in Conference Finals history in the PxP era.
Previous: 21 PT 4th Quarter Comeback - Nets over Celtics (5/25/2005)
It also stands as the largest playoff comeback in Knicks franchise history.
4th time in the past 2 postseasons the Knicks have completed a 20+ PT comeback victory
This the second largest fourth quarter comeback playoff win in the play-by-play era:
Clippers down 24 vs Grizzlies (4/29/2012)
Knicks down 22 vs Cavaliers (5/19/2026)
Celtics down 21 vs Nets (5/25/2002)
Warriors down 20 vs Pelicans (4/23/2015)
Since the 1997 postseason, teams trailing by 22+ points in the 4th quarter or later were 1-594 before tonight.
The only previous win in that span came when the Clippers defeated Memphis on April 29, 2012.
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