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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Knicks | 37 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 112 |
 Suns | 29 | 22 | 32 | 37 | 120 |
NYKTeam statsPHX| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYK | 41-9244.6% | 10-3727.0% | 20-3066.7% | 52 | 19 | 15 |
| PHX | 42-9046.7% | 10-2835.7% | 26-3378.8% | 48 | 28 | 10 |
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.
Phoenix Suns120| 40 | 29 | 11-16 | 5-7 | 0 | 2-4 | 0 | +6 | +9.7 | ||||||
| 38 | 38 | 14-27 | 2-5 | 8-8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +7 | +3.4 | |||||
| 37 | 15 | 5-11 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 0 | +10 | +1.0 | |||||||
| 33 | 9 | 3-7 | 1-4 | 2-4 | 0 | +6 | +0.2 | |||||||
| 29 | 20 | 7-16 | 2-8 | 4-5 | 0 | +8 | +2.4 | |||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 20 | 4 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | +9 | −1.9 | |||||
| 18 | 3 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | +4 | −5.0 | ||||
| 13 | 2 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | −3 | +0.3 | ||||||
| 8 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | −3.2 | |||
| 4 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −9 | −1.9 | |||
| Team | 120 | 42-9046.7% | 10-2835.7% | 48 | 28 | 10 | 25 | 26-3378.8% | 9 | 7 | 3 | |||
Bench 9 points on 2 for 13 shooting
Did not play: Jevon Carter, Ty Jerome and Tyler Johnson (coach’s decision).
New York Knicks112| 35 | 25 | 8-17 | 4-8 | 0 | 5-8 | −6 | +6.6 | |||||||
| 35 | 13 | 5-17 | 0-6 | 3-3 | 0 | −3 | −6.8 | |||||||
| 32 | 15 | 6-10 | 0-1 | 3-8 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −1.6 | ||||||
| 31 | 10 | 3-10 | 1-6 | 3-4 | −2 | −5.9 | ||||||||
| 14 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −1.7 | |||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 21 | 9 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | −6 | +0.4 | ||||||
| 20 | 20 | 7-10 | 3-6 | 3-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | +6.2 | |||||
| 19 | 9 | 4-11 | 1-5 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −6 | −1.1 | ||||||
| 16 | 6 | 2-5 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −3.8 | ||||||
| 13 | 3 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −1.3 | |||
| 5 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | −0.8 | |||
| Team | 112 | 41-9244.6% | 10-3727.0% | 52 | 19 | 15 | 26 | 20-3066.7% | 13 | 7 | 7 | |||
Bench 47 points on 18 for 36 shooting
Did not play: Allonzo Trier and Damyean Dotson (coach’s decision).
Suns120Knicks112ClickTap 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.
Kelly Oubre Jr. scored 29 points (15 on 5 3-pointers), and the Phoenix Suns beat the New York Knicks 120-112.
Aron Baynes’ 9-foot jumper put the Suns ahead for good with 5:22 left in the fourth quarter.
The Knicks got within 107-105 on Elfrid Payton’s driving layup with 4:32 to play, but Oubre answered with a 3-pointer, and the Knicks got no closer than 110-107.
During clutch time, the Suns outscored the Knicks 11-5. Oubre scored 6 of the Suns’ 11 on 2 for 2 shooting.
Devin Booker had 38 points and 7 assists, and Baynes added 20 points and 12 rebounds. Baynes scored 14 of his 20 points in the fourth quarter. The Suns had 3 20-point scorers.
For the Knicks, Marcus Morris Sr. scored 25 points, and Bobby Portis added 20 points on 7 for 10 shooting off the bench.
The Knicks forced 10 turnovers, about 5 fewer than usual for this many possessions. They outscored the Suns 47-9 off the bench. The Suns did not make a field goal in the last 3:36. Baynes fouled out.
Phoenix SunsNew 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).
94 points from the field on 90 shots: 5.0 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 | 13-19 | 68.4% | 64% |
| In the paint | 10-26 | 38.5% | 40% |
| Mid-range | 9-17 | 52.9% | 40% |
| Corner 3 | 2-7 | 28.6% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 8-21 | 38.1% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elfrid Payton | 31 | 12 | 4-9 | +2 |
| RJ Barrett | 21 | 6 | 3-5 | −1 |
| Reggie Bullock Jr. | 16 | 10 | 3-6 | +5 |
| Julius Randle | 7 | 4 | 2-4 | +2 |
| Everyone else | 11 | 6 | 3-7 | +2 |
The tracking credits him with 38 points on 85 possessions. He usually scores about 28 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Morris Sr. | 37 | 10 | 4-7 | 0 |
| Reggie Bullock Jr. | 14 | 4 | 2-4 | 0 |
| RJ Barrett | 10 | 9 | 3-3 | +6 |
| Kevin Knox II | 5 | 4 | 2-2 | +3 |
| Everyone else | 12 | 3 | 1-2 | 0 |
The tracking credits him with 30 points on 78 possessions. He usually scores about 21 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell Robinson | 20 | 8 | 2-4 | +3 |
| Taj Gibson | 17 | 0 | 0-2 | −4 |
| Bobby Portis | 11 | 7 | 3-4 | +4 |
| Everyone else | 12 | 5 | 2-3 | +2 |
The tracking credits him with 20 points on 59 possessions. He usually scores about 15 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.
PHX win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
NYK
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Highest Leverage Moments
Oubre Jr. 25' 3PT Jump Shot (28 PTS) (Baynes 2 AST)
Q4 3:36
22.6%
68→91
Oubre Jr. 25' 3PT Jump Shot (25 PTS) (Booker 7 AST)
Q4 4:08
19.5%
62→82
Booker 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (35 PTS)
Q4 7:30
19.1%
43→62
Morris Sr. 25' 3PT Jump Shot (20 PTS) (Portis 2 AST)
Q4 7:13
19.1%
62→43
Baynes 25' 3PT Jump Shot (15 PTS) (Booker 5 AST)
Q4 6:55
19.1%
43→62
