### The numbers Madison Square Garden would rather you forgot
When the San Antonio Spurs walked off the court at halftime of Game 4 of the 2026 NBA Finals, they carried a 27-point lead—the largest road halftime advantage in Finals history outside the pandemic bubble [6, 17, 19]. They had shot 59.6% from the field and buried 14 three-pointers in the opening 24 minutes, setting a Finals record for made threes in a half [17, 19, 23]. Victor Wembanyama's length had suffocated the lane; Devin Vassell had gone 4-of-4 from deep [19]. By every analytical measure, the game was over. The New York Knicks trailed 76–49, and the series—which had swung wildly between Spurs dominance and improbable Knicks resilience—looked destined to return to San Antonio tied at two games apiece.