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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Knicks | 39 | 22 | 13 | 28 | 102 |
 Rockets | 29 | 29 | 37 | 22 | 117 |
NYKTeam statsHOU| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYK | 42-8549.4% | 4-1723.5% | 14-1973.7% | 40 | 29 | 18 |
| HOU | 41-9443.6% | 18-4738.3% | 17-2277.3% | 42 | 30 | 7 |
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Houston Rockets117| 37 | 37 | 12-27 | 5-13 | 8-10 | 0 | 0 | +2 | +13.1 | ||||||
| 31 | 6 | 2-12 | 0-4 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | +13 | −0.9 | ||||||
| 31 | 16 | 6-14 | 4-11 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −6 | +1.1 | |||||
| 30 | 12 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 0 | +9 | +4.8 | |||||||
| 28 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | −2 | −1.8 | |||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 24 | 8 | 3-12 | 2-7 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +15 | −5.5 | ||||
| 21 | 9 | 3-4 | 3-3 | 0 | 0-0 | +21 | +4.1 | |||||||
| 20 | 17 | 6-11 | 4-7 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | +17 | +4.8 | ||||
| 14 | 10 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | +10 | +4.9 | |||||
| 4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −2.1 | ||
| Team | 117 | 41-9443.6% | 18-4738.3% | 42 | 30 | 7 | 15 | 17-2277.3% | 9 | 12 | 6 | |||
Bench 44 points on 16 for 31 shooting
Did not play: Briante Weber, Troy Williams and Bobby Brown (coach’s decision).
New York Knicks102| 38 | 11 | 4-12 | 0-2 | 3-3 | 0 | 0 | +3 | −5.9 | ||||||
| 36 | 30 | 14-23 | 0-1 | 2-5 | 0 | −4 | +1.3 | |||||||
| 33 | 17 | 6-11 | 3-8 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −5 | +1.5 | ||||||
| 33 | 10 | 5-10 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +12 | +0.4 | ||||||
| 26 | 20 | 7-9 | 0-0 | 6-8 | +2 | +9.4 | ||||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 22 | 4 | 2-8 | 0-1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −17 | −4.4 | ||||
| 15 | 2 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −27 | −5.3 | ||||
| 14 | 3 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | −23 | −3.5 | |||||
| 12 | 3 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −11 | −0.7 | ||
| 10 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −2.6 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | −1.0 | |
| Team | 102 | 42-8549.4% | 4-1723.5% | 40 | 29 | 18 | 20 | 14-1973.7% | 6 | 4 | 3 | |||
Bench 14 points on 6 for 20 shooting
Did not play: Kristaps Porziņģis (injury/illness); Ramon Sessions (coach’s decision).
Rockets117Knicks102ClickTap a team’s number to see the plays behind it.
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.
James Harden had 37 points and 10 assists, and the Houston Rockets rallied from 22 points down in the first quarter to beat the New York Knicks 117-102 for their fourth straight win.
The Rockets trailed 29-7 with 4:36 left in the first quarter. They outscored the Knicks 110-73 the rest of the way.
For the Knicks, Michael Beasley had 30 points (26 in the paint) and 8 rebounds, and Kyle O'Quinn added 20 points (14 in the fourth quarter) and 15 rebounds on 7 for 9 shooting. O'Quinn scored 14 of his 20 points in the fourth quarter.
The Knicks forced 8 turnovers, about 7 fewer than usual for this many possessions. The Rockets outscored the Knicks 44-14 off the bench.
Houston RocketsNew York KnicksPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes.
The five plays that moved the chance to win most, in order.
Each play from the side of the team that made it: its chance to win before and after, and the change in percentage points. On the court, each shot is the shooter’s face (gray when he missed), bigger the more it moved the chance. The Rockets’ chance bottomed out at 7.2% (1st quarter, 4:21 left). Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
100 points from the field on 94 shots: 0.8 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 18-23 | 78.3% | 63% |
| In the paint | 3-15 | 20.0% | 40% |
| Mid-range | 2-9 | 22.2% | 40% |
| Corner 3 | 5-7 | 71.4% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 13-40 | 32.5% | 36% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Courtney Lee | 43 | 17 | 7-16 | +3 |
| Tim Hardaway Jr. | 7 | 0 | 0-3 | −2 |
| Jarrett Jack | 6 | 2 | 1-3 | 0 |
| Kyle O'Quinn | 6 | 8 | 3-5 | +6 |
| Everyone else | 15 | 4 | 2-4 | −1 |
The tracking credits him with 31 points on 76 possessions. He usually scores about 25 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Beasley | 18 | 5 | 2-5 | +2 |
| Lance Thomas | 13 | 3 | 1-2 | +1 |
| Doug McDermott | 3 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 6 | 8 | 3-4 | +7 |
The tracking credits him with 16 points on 41 possessions. He usually scores about 7 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Hardaway Jr. | 30 | 3 | 1-3 | −1 |
| Jarrett Jack | 12 | 3 | 1-2 | +1 |
| Doug McDermott | 7 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Michael Beasley | 5 | 5 | 2-3 | +4 |
| Everyone else | 11 | 2 | 1-5 | 0 |
The tracking credits him with 13 points on 64 possessions. He usually scores about 9 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.
HOU win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
NYK
50/50
HOU
Highest Leverage Moments
Beasley 2' Driving Reverse Layup (14 PTS)
Q1 4:36
22.1%
29→7
Harden 10' Floating Jump Shot (4 PTS)
Q1 4:04
18.5%
8→27
Harden 28' 3PT Jump Shot (13 PTS) (Paul 4 AST)
Q2 2:16
14.7%
43→58
Lee Free Throw 1 of 2 (12 PTS)
Q1 3:20
11.4%
29→18
Ariza 26' 3PT Jump Shot (10 PTS) (Paul 6 AST)
Q3 8:05
10.9%
66→77
