Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet


| HOU | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russell Westbrook | 37:22 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 9-19 | 47% | 1-3 | 33% | 5-7 | 71% | -9 |
| Robert Covington | 34:24 | 20 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7-14 | 50% | 6-11 | 55% | 0-0 | 0% | +8 |
| Danuel House Jr. | 29:34 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7-15 | 47% | 4-11 | 36% | 2-2 | 100% | +2 |
| Jeff Green | 14:22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1-2 | 50% | 0-1 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | -8 |
| Ben McLemore | 16:55 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3-6 | 50% | 3-6 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | -5 |
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| Austin Rivers | 12:00 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-3 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -7 |
| P.J. Tucker | 33:38 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0-2 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +6 |
| James Harden | 39:08 | 35 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8-22 | 36% | 3-13 | 23% | 16-16 | 100% | +9 |
| Eric Gordon | 22:37 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4-11 | 36% | 3-9 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | -6 |
| TOTAL | — | 123 | 34 | 8 | 25 | 11 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 39-94 | 41% | 20-56 | 36% | 25-27 | 93% | — |
| NYK | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RJ Barrett | 30:27 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10-18 | 56% | 3-8 | 38% | 4-7 | 57% | -2 |
| Frank Ntilikina | 28:31 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5-10 | 50% | 1-6 | 17% | 0-0 | 0% | -2 |
| Elfrid Payton | 19:29 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2-7 | 29% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +4 |
| Julius Randle | 29:55 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5-14 | 36% | 0-1 | 0% | 6-8 | 75% | -9 |
| Mitchell Robinson | 24:18 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5-8 | 63% | 0-0 | 0% | 2-4 | 50% | +5 |
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| Wayne Ellington | 19:13 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5-8 | 63% | 5-8 | 63% | 0-0 | 0% | +1 |
| Maurice Harkless | 29:38 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4-8 | 50% | 0-1 | 0% | 3-6 | 50% | 0 |
| Taj Gibson | 23:41 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3-7 | 43% | 0-0 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | -4 |
| Kevin Knox II | 16:43 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2-7 | 29% | 1-2 | 50% | 1-1 | 100% | +6 |
| Bobby Portis | 18:05 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6-10 | 60% | 2-3 | 67% | 1-2 | 50% | +11 |
| TOTAL | — | 125 | 65 | 20 | 26 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 19 | 47-97 | 48% | 12-30 | 40% | 19-30 | 63% | — |