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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Knicks | 15 | 36 | 33 | 27 | 111 |
 Spurs | 22 | 37 | 24 | 37 | 120 |
NYKTeam statsSAS| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYK | 44-9446.8% | 10-3033.3% | 13-1872.2% | 39 | 24 | 14 |
| SAS | 42-8350.6% | 7-2133.3% | 29-3680.6% | 51 | 22 | 21 |
Point at or clickTap a player to see his shots, then his whole game from there. ClickTap a number under REB, AST, STL, BLK, TO or PF to see those plays.
San Antonio Spurs120| 35 | 22 | 8-15 | 1-1 | 5-5 | 0 | −3 | +1.4 | |||||||
| 33 | 20 | 7-12 | 3-6 | 0 | 3-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +4 | +2.8 | ||||
| 32 | 13 | 3-10 | 0-1 | 7-11 | 0 | 0 | +2 | −7.7 | ||||||
| 24 | 8 | 3-4 | 0-1 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | +9 | −0.8 | |||||
| 24 | 18 | 7-10 | 1-1 | 3-3 | 0 | 0 | +9 | +7.9 | ||||||
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| 22 | 9 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 3-5 | 0 | 0 | +2 | −2.7 | ||||||
| 20 | 13 | 4-9 | 0-4 | 5-5 | +3 | +1.4 | ||||||||
| 18 | 3 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | −3.6 | ||||
| 16 | 8 | 3-11 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0 | +8 | −3.1 | |||||||
| 16 | 6 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +9 | +1.9 | ||||||
| Team | 120 | 42-8350.6% | 7-2133.3% | 51 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 29-3680.6% | 10 | 6 | 5 | |||
Bench 39 points on 14 for 32 shooting
Did not play: DeMarre Carroll, Chimezie Metu and Lonnie Walker IV (coach’s decision).
New York Knicks111| 39 | 26 | 9-18 | 3-7 | 5-5 | 0 | 0 | −15 | +2.4 | ||||||
| 37 | 21 | 9-13 | 1-3 | 2-4 | 0 | 0 | −2 | +0.7 | ||||||
| 35 | 25 | 10-18 | 1-4 | 4-6 | 0 | +6 | +8.1 | |||||||
| 33 | 8 | 4-10 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0 | −5 | −1.7 | |||||||
| 7 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −6 | −5.2 | ||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 26 | 11 | 4-9 | 1-2 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | +14 | +6.6 | |||||
| 21 | 13 | 5-9 | 3-4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −11 | −1.1 | ||||
| 15 | 2 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −6.3 | |||||
| 13 | 3 | 1-4 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −13 | −4.3 | ||||||
| 10 | 2 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | −4.1 | |||
| 3 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −6 | −3.0 | ||||
| Team | 111 | 44-9446.8% | 10-3033.3% | 39 | 24 | 14 | 32 | 13-1872.2% | 5 | 16 | 1 | |||
Bench 31 points on 12 for 32 shooting
Did not play: Damyean Dotson and Ignas Brazdeikis (coach’s decision).
Spurs120Knicks111ClickTap 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.
The San Antonio Spurs went on a 22-2 run in the fourth quarter to beat the New York Knicks 120-111 in the season opener for both teams at AT&T Center.
The Knicks went on a 13-5 run to lead 97-91 with 8:40 left in the fourth quarter. LaMarcus Aldridge’s putback dunk put the Spurs ahead for good with 6:31 left. DeMar DeRozan scored 8 points during the run, and they led 113-99 with 3:04 left.
Aldridge had 22 points and 8 rebounds. Bryn Forbes added 20 points (8 in the second quarter), and Dejounte Murray had 18 points (12 in the paint), 8 rebounds, 6 assists and 3 steals on 7 for 10 shooting.
For the Knicks, Marcus Morris Sr. had 26 points and 3 steals, and Julius Randle added 25 points, 11 rebounds, 6 assists and 3 steals. RJ Barrett scored 21 points on 9 for 13 shooting in his NBA debut. Elfrid Payton had 11 points, 8 assists and 5 steals off the bench. The Knicks had 3 20-point scorers.
The Spurs went 29 for 36 at the line to the Knicks’ 13 for 18. The Knicks outscored the Spurs 32-16 off turnovers.
San Antonio SpursNew 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. Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
91 points from the field on 83 shots: 5.9 more than the league scores from the same zones.
Point at a shooter to see his shots light up; click for his shots alone.
| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 23-27 | 85.2% | 64% |
| In the paint | 4-15 | 26.7% | 40% |
| Mid-range | 8-20 | 40.0% | 40% |
| Corner 3 | 2-4 | 50.0% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 5-17 | 29.4% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Portis | 46 | 12 | 5-9 | −3 |
| Julius Randle | 12 | 4 | 2-5 | 0 |
| Taj Gibson | 8 | 0 | 0-0 | −3 |
| Marcus Morris Sr. | 8 | 6 | 3-4 | +3 |
| Everyone else | 13 | 9 | 3-5 | +5 |
The tracking credits him with 31 points on 88 possessions. He usually scores about 28 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RJ Barrett | 26 | 6 | 2-3 | 0 |
| Elfrid Payton | 13 | 5 | 1-1 | +2 |
| Allonzo Trier | 12 | 7 | 3-3 | +4 |
| Wayne Ellington | 7 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 14 | 4 | 2-6 | +1 |
The tracking credits him with 22 points on 72 possessions. He usually scores about 16 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elfrid Payton | 18 | 3 | 1-1 |
| RJ Barrett | 13 | 0 | 0-1 |
| Dennis Smith Jr. | 8 | 8 | 3-3 |
| Bobby Portis | 3 | 0 | 0-1 |
| Everyone else | 10 | 7 | 3-5 |
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.
SAS win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
NYK
50/50
SAS
Highest Leverage Moments
Knox II 25' 3PT Jump Shot (10 PTS) (Randle 4 AST)
Q4 11:25
17.3%
62→45
Forbes 3PT Jump Shot (20 PTS) (DeRozan 2 AST)
Q4 5:53
14.9%
62→77
Barrett 1' Driving Layup (19 PTS)
Q3 0:00
14.2%
58→44
Randle 25' 3PT Jump Shot (23 PTS) (Portis 4 AST)
Q3 5:26
13.4%
54→41
Lyles 6' Floating Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Murray 6 AST)
Q4 7:07
13.1%
40→53
