New York
Knicks
93
–
119
FINAL
San Antonio
Spurs
Date
Tuesday, March 2, 2021
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYK | 23 | 6 | 21 | 25 | 93 |
| SAS | 25 | 4 | 36 | 32 | 119 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Trey Lyles
SAS
18
PTS
5
REB
2
AST
+5
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections2
Contested Shots10
Opp FG% When Defending42.9%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.19
Impact Composite63.3
Hustle: 19.0Defense: 43.4Impact: 1.0
4-6 from 310 contested shotsonly 7 pts allowed on 36.1 possessions
Box Score MVP
Dejounte Murray
SAS
17
PTS
6
REB
6
AST
+23
+/−
Game Performance
FG6-16 (37.5%)
3PT3-7
FT2-2
TS%50.4%
eFG%46.9%
STL3
TOV1
ORTG130
DRTG95
NET+35
3 steals5 deflections+23 plus/minusheld opponents to 30.0% FGonly 8 pts allowed on 45.9 possessions
Box Score
| NYK | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Obi Toppin | 26:17 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3-7 | 43% | 1-3 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | -19 |
| RJ Barrett | 28:26 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5-9 | 56% | 1-2 | 50% | 4-6 | 67% | -23 |
| Reggie Bullock Jr. | 21:43 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1-3 | 33% | 1-2 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | -7 |
| Alec Burks | 21:19 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1-9 | 11% | 0-3 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | -15 |
| Kevin Knox II | 18:30 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 40% | 2-5 | 40% | 1-2 | 50% | 0 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Nerlens Noel | 36:44 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2-4 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -9 |
| Frank Ntilikina | 24:50 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5-7 | 71% | 3-3 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | -20 |
| Julius Randle | 30:55 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6-16 | 38% | 1-5 | 20% | 1-1 | 100% | -18 |
| Immanuel Quickley | 29:12 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8-21 | 38% | 6-13 | 46% | 4-4 | 100% | -13 |
| TOTAL | — | 93 | 41 | 9 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 33-81 | 41% | 15-36 | 42% | 12-15 | 80% | — |
Elfrid Payton —
Theo Pinson —
Austin Rivers —
| SAS | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jakob Poeltl | 29:49 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3-5 | 60% | 0-0 | 0% | 2-4 | 50% | +18 |
| Keita Bates-Diop | 16:08 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-6 | 50% | 2-4 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | +11 |
| Keldon Johnson | 10:32 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-6 | 67% | 1-2 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | -3 |
| Luka Samanic | 20:02 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5-7 | 71% | 3-5 | 60% | 1-2 | 50% | +26 |
| Lonnie Walker IV | 30:11 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4-14 | 29% | 1-10 | 10% | 2-3 | 67% | +10 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Drew Eubanks | 18:11 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3-6 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | 2-4 | 50% | +8 |
| Trey Lyles | 30:04 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7-13 | 54% | 4-6 | 67% | 0-0 | 0% | +5 |
| Patty Mills | 21:23 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5-10 | 50% | 4-8 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | +17 |
| Dejounte Murray | 30:53 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6-16 | 38% | 3-7 | 43% | 2-2 | 100% | +23 |
| Tre Jones | 3:03 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1-1 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +3 |
| DeMar DeRozan | 29:44 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-5 | 40% | 0-0 | 0% | 6-6 | 100% | +12 |
| TOTAL | — | 119 | 45 | 9 | 31 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 43-89 | 48% | 18-42 | 43% | 15-21 | 71% | — |
LaMarcus Aldridge —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
NYK33/81 (41%)
Paint
16/37 (43%)
Mid
6/18 (33%)
3PT
15/36 (42%)
ATB3 35%RA 46%Paint 37%Corner 3 60%Mid 25%
SAS43/89 (48%)
Paint
20/35 (57%)
Mid
6/16 (38%)
3PT
18/42 (43%)
ATB3 45%RA 69%Paint 31%Corner 3 39%Mid 38%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Jakob Poeltl
defended Nerlens Noel
9.2 min • 5 pts • 67%
Best Defender
DeMar DeRozan
held Reggie Bullock Jr.
5.9 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Patty Mills
vs Frank Ntilikina
2.6 min • 11 pts • 67%
| SAS Defense | Alec Burks | Frank Ntilikina | Immanuel Quickley | Julius Randle | Kevin Knox II | Nerlens Noel | Obi Toppin | Reggie Bullock Jr. | RJ Barrett | Theo Pinson |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jakob Poeltl | — | — | — | 1.4m 4pts 100% | — | 9.2m 5pts 67% | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | — | — |
| Dejounte Murray | 2.4m 3pts 33% | 3.7m 3pts 50% | 3.4m 2pts 20% | — | — | — | — | 1.0m 0pts 0% | — | — |
| Lonnie Walker IV | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | 1.8m 0pts 0% | — | 2.6m 2pts 100% | — | — | — | 4.7m 7pts 33% | — |
| DeMar DeRozan | 2.8m 4pts 100% | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | 5.9m 0pts 0% | — | — |
| Trey Lyles | — | — | — | 4.8m 5pts 40% | — | — | 4.5m 2pts 50% | — | — | — |
| Drew Eubanks | — | — | — | — | — | 3.1m 2pts 33% | 3.1m 2pts 100% | — | — | — |
| Patty Mills | — | 2.6m 11pts 67% | 3.5m 3pts 100% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Luka Samanic | — | 1.4m 3pts 100% | — | 4.4m 6pts 67% | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Keita Bates-Diop | — | — | — | — | 2.2m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | 2.4m 3pts 100% | — |
| Keldon Johnson | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.4m 4pts 67% | — |
| Tre Jones | — | — | 1.2m 2pts 100% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other | 3.4m 1pts 0% | — | 2.4m 5pts 67% | 2.4m 5pts 50% | 3.1m 5pts 100% | 3.3m 8pts 43% | 2.3m 7pts 43% | 2.5m 9pts 80% | 3.8m 5pts 100% | 1.0m 5pts 100% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = SAS leads, negative = NYK leads
SAS Largest Lead
27
Q4 4:47
NYK Largest Lead
6
Q2 7:41
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
NYK 8-0 run
Q2 5:13 – Q2 6:42
0 → -5
SAS 8-0 run
Q2 12:00 – Q3 0:47
+4 → +8
SAS 8-0 run
Q3 7:54 – Q3 9:25
+10 → +15
SAS 10-0 run
Q3 7:54 – Q3 10:06
+10 → +17