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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Knicks | 24 | 18 | 17 | 25 | 84 |
 Thunder | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 105 |
NYKTeam statsOKC| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYK | 32-7940.5% | 7-2429.2% | 13-1968.4% | 41 | 19 | 25 |
| OKC | 39-9043.3% | 11-3828.9% | 16-2272.7% | 41 | 26 | 18 |
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Oklahoma City Thunder105| 39 | 28 | 9-23 | 6-13 | 4-4 | 0 | +23 | +2.3 | |||||||
| 34 | 22 | 8-20 | 3-10 | 3-5 | 0 | +1 | −2.3 | |||||||
| 33 | 21 | 7-12 | 0-1 | 7-10 | 0 | +29 | +6.6 | |||||||
| 30 | 12 | 5-5 | 0-0 | 2-3 | +27 | +9.0 | ||||||||
| 21 | 6 | 3-7 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +3 | +1.7 | |||||
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| 24 | 3 | 1-5 | 1-5 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +23 | −7.8 | |||||
| 21 | 5 | 2-6 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +13 | −4.7 | ||||||
| 16 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −12 | +1.6 | ||||
| 11 | 2 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | −5.8 | |||
| 7 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | −3.7 | |||
| 3 | 4 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +5.0 | ||||
| 3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −0.8 | ||||
| Team | 105 | 39-9043.3% | 11-3828.9% | 41 | 26 | 18 | 22 | 16-2272.7% | 13 | 14 | 7 | |||
Bench 16 points on 7 for 23 shooting
Did not play: Nick Collison (coach’s decision).
New York Knicks84| 38 | 31 | 11-25 | 2-6 | 7-9 | 0 | −17 | +2.4 | |||||||
| 31 | 9 | 4-9 | 1-2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −22 | −3.5 | |||||
| 29 | 8 | 3-10 | 2-7 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −6 | −9.8 | ||||
| 22 | 10 | 5-10 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | −22 | −0.6 | |||||||
| 21 | 3 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | −23 | −5.4 | |||||||
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| 24 | 4 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +4 | −1.5 | ||||||
| 23 | 6 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 3-7 | 0 | 0 | +4 | −2.0 | ||||||
| 22 | 6 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −1 | −1.5 | ||||||
| 15 | 2 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −23 | −5.7 | ||||||
| 8 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −4.4 | ||||
| 4 | 3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −0.5 | |||
| 3 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1.4 | |
| 1 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | +1.1 | |
| Team | 84 | 32-7940.5% | 7-2429.2% | 41 | 19 | 25 | 23 | 13-1968.4% | 11 | 8 | 4 | |||
Bench 23 points on 8 for 22 shooting
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PS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. The game’s highs are in blue, hot shooting in gold, cold in gray. ClickTap a column’s heading to sort by it.
Paul George scored 28 points (18 on 6 3-pointers), and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the New York Knicks 105-84 in the season opener for both teams at Chesapeake Energy Arena.
The Thunder led by as many as 23, pulling away with a 20-4 run bridging the second and third quarters.
Carmelo Anthony scored 22 points (11 in the second quarter). Russell Westbrook added 21 points, 10 rebounds and 16 assists, his first triple-double of the season, and Steven Adams had 12 points, 5 steals and 3 blocks. The Thunder had 3 20-point scorers.
For the Knicks, Kristaps Porziņģis had 31 points and 12 rebounds, and Enes Freedom added 10 points and 3 steals.
The Thunder shot 43.3% from the field to the Knicks’ 40.5%, held them to 84 points and outscored them 35-8 on the fast break. The Thunder outscored the Knicks 21-9 in 6 minutes with Westbrook, George, Adams, Abrines and Grant on the floor together.
Oklahoma City ThunderNew York KnicksPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes.
89 points from the field on 90 shots: 10.5 fewer than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 21-35 | 60.0% | 63% |
| In the paint | 2-5 | 40.0% | 40% |
| Mid-range | 5-12 | 41.7% | 40% |
| Corner 3 | 3-10 | 30.0% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 8-28 | 28.6% | 36% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Hardaway Jr. | 34 | 10 | 4-11 | −2 |
| Lance Thomas | 13 | 6 | 2-4 | +1 |
| Courtney Lee | 11 | 0 | 0-4 | −4 |
| Doug McDermott | 5 | 0 | 0-1 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 15 | 9 | 3-4 | +4 |
The tracking credits him with 25 points on 79 possessions. He usually scores about 28 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kristaps Porziņģis | 36 | 7 | 3-9 | −1 |
| Lance Thomas | 7 | 0 | 0-2 | −1 |
| Kyle O'Quinn | 6 | 2 | 1-2 | +1 |
| Enes Freedom | 5 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 13 | 7 | 3-6 | +4 |
The tracking credits him with 16 points on 65 possessions. He usually scores about 14 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Courtney Lee | 28 | 2 | 1-6 | −6 |
| Ron Baker | 9 | 4 | 2-2 | +1 |
| Kristaps Porziņģis | 5 | 2 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Enes Freedom | 5 | 2 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Everyone else | 19 | 8 | 4-4 | +2 |
The tracking credits him with 18 points on 67 possessions. He usually scores about 20 on that many.
What the players each one guarded scored, against what they usually score on as many possessions.
Possessions, and parts of possessions when defenders switched, from the NBA’s matchup tracking. The line under a defender’s name: his share of the scorer’s possessions. Usual: what the scorer averaged a possession against every defender in the regular season, eased toward the league’s rate when he has few possessions.
OKC win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
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Highest Leverage Moments
Abrines 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Anthony 1 AST)
Q1 6:47
9.3%
53→62
Porzingis 25' 3PT Jump Shot (11 PTS) (O'Quinn 1 AST)
Q2 10:30
9.3%
62→53
Westbrook 1' Running Layup (9 PTS) (Adams 1 AST)
Q2 5:18
9.0%
49→58
Westbrook 1' Running Layup (15 PTS) (Roberson 2 AST)
Q3 9:50
6.9%
85→92
Kanter 2' Hook Shot (6 PTS) (Lee 2 AST)
Q3 9:36
6.8%
92→85
