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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Knicks | 36 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 106 |
 Mavericks | 28 | 29 | 23 | 22 | 102 |
NYKTeam statsDAL| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYK | 37-8941.6% | 14-2850.0% | 18-3158.1% | 56 | 19 | 12 |
| DAL | 37-9041.1% | 14-4431.8% | 14-1782.4% | 47 | 18 | 13 |
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.
New York Knicks106| 41 | 29 | 10-22 | 4-8 | 5-6 | 0 | +7 | +4.6 | |||||||
| 38 | 14 | 5-12 | 4-5, Ties his career high | 0-0 | +5 | +5.9 | ||||||||
| 36 | 21 | 7-16 | 2-8 | 5-8 | 0 | +8 | −1.3 | |||||||
| 35 | 3 | 1-9 | 0-1 | 1-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −8 | −11.6 | |||||
| 28 | 12 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 0 | −5 | +2.9 | |||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 24 | 14 | 5-15 | 1-3 | 0 | 3-5 | 0 | +3 | +1.1 | ||||||
| 17 | 4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | +4 | −2.8 | ||||||
| 15 | 6 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | +0.3 | ||
| 7 | 3 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +7 | −1.4 | ||||
| Team | 106 | 37-8941.6% | 14-2850.0% | 56 | 19 | 12 | 20 | 18-3158.1% | 14 | 9 | 3 | |||
Bench 27 points on 9 for 24 shooting
Did not play: Wayne Ellington and Ignas Brazdeikis (coach’s decision).
Dallas Mavericks102| 36 | 28 | 11-22 | 4-8 | 0 | 2-3 | 0 | 0 | −4 | +2.7 | |||||
| 35 | 38, Career high (his best before, 35) | 13-26 | 3-11 | 9-9 | 0 | 0 | −5 | +5.2 | ||||||
| 27 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | +2 | −4.2 | |||||
| 22 | 3 | 1-4 | 1-4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | −3.5 | |||||
| 5 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +4 | −0.7 | |
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 29 | 8 | 3-6 | 2-5 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −2 | −1.0 | |||||
| 26 | 2 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | −12 | −5.8 | |||||||
| 24 | 14 | 5-15 | 3-10 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −6 | −4.9 | |||||
| 16 | 3 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | +15 | −1.9 | |||||
| 13 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +4 | −2.9 | |||
| 8 | 3 | 1-5 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −13 | −1.7 | |||
| Team | 102 | 37-9041.1% | 14-4431.8% | 47 | 18 | 13 | 21 | 14-1782.4% | 7 | 4 | 6 | |||
Bench 30 points on 11 for 35 shooting
Did not play: J.J. Barea and Boban Marjanovic (coach’s decision).
Knicks106Mavericks102ClickTap 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.
Marcus Morris Sr. scored 29 points (12 in the third quarter), and the New York Knicks went on a 9-0 run in the fourth quarter to beat the Dallas Mavericks 106-102 to end a 4-game losing streak.
It was tied at 92 when Morris’ 3 free throws put the Knicks ahead for good with 4:35 left. They pulled away to a 101-92 lead with 1:49 left.
The Mavericks got within 105-102 on Tim Hardaway Jr.’s corner 3-pointer with 27 seconds to play, but Julius Randle answered with a free throw, and the Mavericks got no closer.
During clutch time, the Knicks outscored the Mavericks 11-0. Morris scored 5 of the Knicks’ 11 on 1 for 2 shooting and 3 for 3 at the line.
Randle had 21 points and 8 rebounds. Frank Ntilikina added 14 points (12 on 4 3-pointers), 4 steals and 3 blocks, and Taj Gibson had 12 points and 8 rebounds.
For the Mavericks, Luka Dončić had a career-high 38 points, 14 rebounds and 10 assists, his 12th career triple-double, and Kristaps Porziņģis added 28 points, 9 rebounds and 5 blocks.
The Knicks grabbed 14 offensive rebounds to the Mavericks’ 7. Porziņģis fouled out.
New York KnicksDallas MavericksPS, 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).
88 points from the field on 89 shots: 1.3 fewer 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 | 10-22 | 45.5% | 64% |
| In the paint | 4-17 | 23.5% | 40% |
| Mid-range | 9-22 | 40.9% | 40% |
| Corner 3 | 2-4 | 50.0% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 12-24 | 50.0% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dorian Finney-Smith | 28 | 4 | 2-8 | −3 |
| Kristaps Porziņģis | 11 | 14 | 4-4 | +11 |
| Tim Hardaway Jr. | 9 | 2 | 1-4 | 0 |
| Luka Dončić | 9 | 3 | 1-3 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 25 | 8 | 3-6 | +2 |
The tracking credits him with 31 points on 82 possessions. He usually scores about 21 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dwight Powell | 29 | 12 | 4-10 | +5 |
| Maxi Kleber | 25 | 4 | 2-4 | −2 |
| Kristaps Porziņģis | 7 | 6 | 2-2 | +4 |
| Luka Dončić | 5 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 6 | 4 | 2-3 | +2 |
The tracking credits him with 26 points on 74 possessions. He usually scores about 18 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luka Dončić | 38 | 6 | 2-5 | +1 |
| Jalen Brunson | 17 | 5 | 2-3 | +3 |
| Tim Hardaway Jr. | 4 | 0 | 0-1 | −1 |
| Delon Wright | 4 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 10 | 0 | 0-3 | −1 |
The tracking credits him with 11 points on 71 possessions. He usually scores about 10 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.
DAL win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
NYK
50/50
DAL
Highest Leverage Moments
Ntilikina 22' Step Back Jump Shot (14 PTS)
Q4 7:19
15.4%
55→40
Doncic 1' Cutting Layup Shot (34 PTS) (Finney-Smith 1 AST)
Q4 5:58
15.3%
37→53
Ntilikina 25' 3PT Jump Shot (12 PTS) (Trier 2 AST)
Q4 7:59
13.8%
68→54
Porzingis 25' 3PT Jump Shot (23 PTS) (Doncic 9 AST)
Q3 8:57
13.8%
29→43
Randle 26' 3PT Jump Shot (13 PTS) (Ntilikina 3 AST)
Q3 7:45
13.8%
43→30
