| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 25 | 22 | 28 | 24 | 99 |
| NYK | 30 | 33 | 24 | 34 | 121 |
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% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mason Jones | 8:35 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-3 | 0% | 0-3 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | +1 |
| Sterling Brown | 25:35 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4-8 | 50% | 3-5 | 60% | 0-0 | 0% | -28 |
| Rodions Kurucs | 3:49 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-2 | 50% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0 |
| Ray Spalding | 8:35 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1-2 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-2 | 0% | +1 |
| P.J. Tucker | 30:47 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0-4 | 0% | 0-4 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -8 |
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| John Wall | 30:38 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9-20 | 45% | 3-6 | 50% | 5-6 | 83% | -4 |
| Ben McLemore | 3:49 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0% | 0-2 | 0% | 3-3 | 100% | 0 |
| Jae'Sean Tate | 27:25 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4-10 | 40% | 1-4 | 25% | 0-0 | 0% | -24 |
| Eric Gordon | 34:16 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8-14 | 57% | 1-7 | 14% | 7-7 | 100% | -23 |
| DeMarcus Cousins | 21:55 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4-9 | 44% | 0-3 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | +2 |
| David Nwaba | 22:00 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2-6 | 33% | 0-3 | 0% | 7-8 | 88% | -17 |
| Danuel House Jr. | 22:36 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0-8 | 0% | 0-5 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -10 |
| TOTAL | — | 99 | 46 | 12 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 33-88 | 38% | 8-43 | 19% | 25-30 | 83% | — |
| NYK | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RJ Barrett | 22:04 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2-8 | 25% | 0-1 | 0% | 3-4 | 75% | +1 |
| Taj Gibson | 15:36 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-3 | 67% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +14 |
| Reggie Bullock Jr. | 25:11 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3-5 | 60% | 3-5 | 60% | 0-0 | 0% | +1 |
| Alec Burks | 23:43 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-7 | 14% | 1-5 | 20% | 0-0 | 0% | +19 |
| Kevin Knox II | 3:42 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +3 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Nerlens Noel | 32:24 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5-6 | 83% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +8 |
| Elfrid Payton | 21:46 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7-11 | 64% | 1-1 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | +1 |
| Theo Pinson | 1:30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +4 |
| Derrick Rose | 22:32 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5-11 | 46% | 1-3 | 33% | 5-7 | 71% | +18 |
| Julius Randle | 33:14 | 22 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7-15 | 47% | 1-2 | 50% | 7-8 | 88% | +6 |
| Immanuel Quickley | 21:19 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7-9 | 78% | 4-6 | 67% | 4-4 | 100% | +17 |
| Obi Toppin | 14:46 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5-9 | 56% | 1-4 | 25% | 0-0 | 0% | +16 |
| TOTAL | — | 121 | 44 | 4 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 45-86 | 52% | 12-28 | 43% | 19-23 | 83% | — |
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
| NYK Defense | Danuel House Jr. | David Nwaba | DeMarcus Cousins | Eric Gordon | Jae'Sean Tate | John Wall | P.J. Tucker | Ray Spalding | Rodions Kurucs | Sterling Brown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nerlens Noel | — | — | 6.1m 2pts 50% | — | 1.5m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | — |
| Julius Randle | — | — | — | — | 1.0m 2pts 50% | — | 7.0m 13pts 46% | — | — | — |
| Alec Burks | 2.9m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | 2.9m 3pts 100% |
| Reggie Bullock Jr. | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | 1.1m 3pts 100% | 2.2m 3pts 50% | 1.9m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — |
| RJ Barrett | — | — | — | 3.0m 2pts 0% | 1.1m 0pts 0% | 2.1m 4pts 50% | — | — | — | — |
| Immanuel Quickley | 1.3m 0pts 0% | 1.3m 3pts 50% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.8m 2pts 50% |
| Derrick Rose | — | 2.2m 4pts 50% | — | 2.8m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Elfrid Payton | — | — | — | 1.7m 0pts 0% | — | 3.0m 2pts 100% | — | — | — | — |
| Taj Gibson | 1.5m 0pts 0% | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.2m 2pts 100% | — | — | — | — | — |
| Obi Toppin | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1m 8pts 100% |
| Other | 3.5m 6pts 43% | — | 1.6m 5pts 40% | 4.1m 13pts 100% | 3.1m 13pts 100% | 3.0m 2pts 100% | 4.1m 9pts 57% | 2.1m 4pts 33% | 1.7m 2pts 0% | 3.7m 9pts 50% |
Score margin over time — positive = NYK leads, negative = HOU leads
NYK Largest Lead
22
Q4 8:11
HOU Largest Lead
4
Q1 2:30
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
NYK 8-0 run
Q2 2:00 – Q2 2:49
+8 → +14