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During Game 4 of the Eastern Conference finals, Cleveland Cavaliers guard Max Strus drove to the paint, and Jalen Brunson jumped to contest his shot. Instead of trying to block the shot, Brunson jumped backward, and his hands went backward. Matt Fraschilla recognized an old Villanova teaching point immediately. Advertisement “Hands back,” explained Fraschilla, who…

Game 4 of this year’s NBA Finals will go down as one of the most memorable games in the league’s history. The New York Knicks producing the biggest comeback in finals history in Madison Square Garden, putting them on the brink of snapping a 53-year title drought? It will be tough to top that. Thank…

Mookie Wilson, an expert on how the mundane can morph into magic in a New York minute, suggests OG Anunoby get comfortable with becoming the city’s latest overnight cult hero. The status, Wilson said, lasts forever. “His life is never going to be the same again in New York,” Wilson told The Athletic in a…

SAN ANTONIO — Carlos Christmas, 50, didn’t bother checking the Spurs app where he manages his season tickets. He owns a pair near the visitors’ tunnel, costs him roughly $10,000 annually. The app, run by Ticketmaster, lets him know the resale value for seats in his area. For the early rounds, the market wasn’t noteworthy.…

SAN ANTONIO — The Spurs had a defensive formula that worked all year long. Victor Wembanyama would park himself by the rim, ball handlers would run the other way and San Antonio would win with its defense. Karl-Anthony Towns presented the antidote. As the Spurs made their way to the NBA Finals, they didn’t face…

SAN ANTONIO — Jalen Brunson was about to play the first important game of his professional career, though this technically was not a professional game. Shortly after the Dallas Mavericks selected him with the No. 33 pick in the 2018 NBA draft, the then-future star went to Las Vegas as part of the Team USA…

SAN ANTONIO — Orlando Antigua remembers that bygone call from his boss at Kentucky, John Calipari, who was attending a tournament for prospects in Pittsburgh. Coach Cal needed a reminder from Antigua about a recruit the assistant was tracking. “Hey O, the Dominican kid, what’s his last name again?” Calipari asked. “Towns,” Antigua replied. “That’s…

What can possibly follow that Game 4? The New York Knicks completed the biggest comeback in NBA Finals history and are now on the brink of the team’s first championship in 53 years, but will they be able to close the series out on the road? The odds say the Spurs will bring the series…

The New York Police Department is seeking information on a man suspected of beating a 17-year-old into a coma Wednesday after Game 4 of the NBA Finals. An NYPD statement said a group approached the teen outside Madison Square Garden near 237 W 35th St., and an argument ensued. Police posted a picture of a…

With each passing game, record numbers of people are tuning in to watch the New York Knicks repeatedly overcome seemingly insurmountable odds in pursuit of the franchise’s first NBA championship in 53 years. ESPN reported that an average of 20.9 million viewers tuned in to Game 4 on ABC to watch the Knicks erase a…