Twenty-three years (and one day) ago, the Spurs played Game 4 of the NBA Finals. This was the first time the Spurs had ever been to the NBA Finals. It was the first time a former ABA team had ever been to the Finals.
The Spurs pulled off a 96-89 win in Madison Square Garden with their starting five of Tim Duncan, David Robinson, Mario Elie, Sean Elliott, and Avery Johnson all scoring in double-figures while commanding the lion’s share of the minutes.
The Knicks trio of Latrell Sprewell (who will always be “the guy who choked P.