The New York Knicks made NBA Finals history when they beat the San Antonio Spurs in Game 4.

Mariska Hargitay says Knicks comeback win might beat her wedding night as being the ‘greatest night of my life’

The New York Knicks made NBA Finals history when they beat the San Antonio Spurs in Game 4.

By Sharareh Drury

June 11, 2026 5:17 p.m. ET

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- Mariska Hargitay said there were "endless life lessons" in watching the New York Knicks' comeback win against the San Antonio Spurs in Game 4 of the NBA Finals.

- Hargitay is a major fan of the team, regularly attending games at Madison Square Garden.

- The *Law & Order: Special Victims Unit* actress also has a close friendship with point guard Jalen Brunson.

Mariska Hargitay's support for the New York Knicks just got amplified after the team's major comeback win on Wednesday night.

The *Law & Order: Special Victims Unit* actress, who regularly attends Knicks games while seated in Madison Square Garden's "Celebrity Row," shared with *The Hollywood Reporter *just how pumped she was about the team beating the San Antonio Spurs, while making history along the way as they erased a 29-point deficit to defeat the Spurs 107-106 in Game 4.

“I love my husband, and our wedding night was great and all, but I think it might have been the greatest night of my life," Hargitay told the outlet.

Hargitay is married to actor and author Peter Hermann and they share three children together, August, Amaya, and Andrew.**

"The game was so brutal, down 29 at the half, but I’m telling you, to watch this team fight and claw their way back — to see that look in Jalen’s eyes — there are just endless life lessons in there," Hargitay said, giving a shoutout to her favorite player, point guard Jalen Brunson.

Mariska Hargitay celebrates the Knicks' comeback with Taylor Swift and Ben Stiller.

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"And then OG comes flying in, his orange and blue cape fluttering behind him, and then it’s just pandemonium. It‘ll get replayed again and again, not just as an epic moment in basketball, but on the highlight reel of the best moments in sports," Hargitay continued. "And all I could think was 'THAT JUST HAPPENED!!!' And 'OH MY GOD, I LOVE THIS TEAM!!!' And 'OH MY GOD, I LOVE THIS CITY!!!'"

Hargitay also shared how she managed to rush from her Broadway play *Every Brilliant Thing* to MSG in time to see the game. The show's evening performance last night began at 7 p.m. and ended at 8:27 p.m. The Knicks vs. Spurs battle was set for 8:30 p.m. ET.

“I took four minutes off the running time of my show, and I knew the traffic would be crazy, so I sprinted from the Hudson Theater on 44th and 6th to MSG,” Hargitay explained.

"But I knew everything was going to be alright, because I was wearing my Jalen Brunson Kobe 5 Protos that Jalen gave me a few months ago. But I’m not gonna lie, the ten block sprint after a 2-show day was no joke," she added.

'Law & Order: SVU' stars Mariska Hargitay and Christopher Meloni attend the NBA Finals on June 8.

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Hargitay recently discussed her close friendship with Brunson during an appearance on *Today With Jenna & Sheinelle*, calling him "my friend, my inspiration." The actress shared how she looked to the NBA all-star to find courage for her Broadway debut.

"I was so terrified to do my show," Hargitay said. "I just thought about him and his inspiration and his humility and his work ethic to say, 'You can do hard things'... But he is so singular and magnificent. He's a magnificent human."**

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