Phoenix
Suns
118
–
110
FINAL
New York
Knicks
Date
Monday, April 26, 2021
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHX | 29 | 27 | 31 | 31 | 118 |
| NYK | 36 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 110 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Chris Paul
PHX
20
PTS
5
REB
6
AST
+9
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections2
Contested Shots3
Opp FG% When Defending66.7%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.22
Impact Composite45.0
Hustle: 8.5Defense: 35.1Impact: 1.4
66.7% FGonly 11 pts allowed on 49.7 possessions
Box Score MVP
Devin Booker
PHX
33
PTS
4
REB
3
AST
+7
+/−
Game Performance
FG14-26 (53.8%)
3PT1-4
FT4-6
TS%57.6%
eFG%55.8%
TOV4
ORTG131
DRTG124
NET+7
33 points7 contested shotsonly 28 pts allowed on 68.9 possessions
Box Score
| PHX | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cameron Johnson | 30:16 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3-11 | 27% | 3-11 | 27% | 2-3 | 67% | +6 |
| Torrey Craig | 17:44 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-4 | 25% | 1-2 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | +2 |
| Frank Kaminsky | 13:15 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 50% | 0-1 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | +8 |
| Devin Booker | 40:55 | 33 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 14-26 | 54% | 1-4 | 25% | 4-6 | 67% | +7 |
| Jevon Carter | 12:10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 67% | 2-3 | 67% | 0-0 | 0% | 0 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Mikal Bridges | 40:36 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8-12 | 67% | 3-6 | 50% | 2-2 | 100% | +5 |
| Cameron Payne | 16:25 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4-6 | 67% | 2-4 | 50% | 1-1 | 100% | +3 |
| Chris Paul | 33:54 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8-12 | 67% | 2-3 | 67% | 2-2 | 100% | +9 |
| Deandre Ayton | 34:45 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4-7 | 57% | 0-0 | 0% | 1-1 | 100% | 0 |
| TOTAL | — | 118 | 37 | 5 | 23 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 45-83 | 54% | 14-34 | 41% | 14-17 | 82% | — |
Dario Saric —
Jalen Smith —
Ty-Shon Alexander —
Jae Crowder —
E'Twaun Moore —
| NYK | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elfrid Payton | 14:47 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-4 | 75% | 0-0 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | +6 |
| Derrick Rose | 33:13 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10-18 | 56% | 0-1 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | -14 |
| Julius Randle | 38:03 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6-17 | 35% | 3-6 | 50% | 3-4 | 75% | -9 |
| RJ Barrett | 45:28 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7-18 | 39% | 3-9 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | -5 |
| Reggie Bullock Jr. | 29:16 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6-11 | 55% | 4-8 | 50% | 1-1 | 100% | -7 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Immanuel Quickley | 21:29 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4-7 | 57% | 2-4 | 50% | 1-1 | 100% | -4 |
| Nerlens Noel | 28:13 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2-3 | 67% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -2 |
| Obi Toppin | 9:57 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-5 | 60% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +1 |
| Taj Gibson | 19:34 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4-4 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -6 |
| TOTAL | — | 110 | 35 | 6 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 19 | 45-87 | 52% | 12-29 | 41% | 8-10 | 80% | — |
Norvel Pelle —
Theo Pinson —
Jared Harper —
Kevin Knox II —
Frank Ntilikina —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
PHX45/83 (54%)
Paint
23/33 (70%)
Mid
14/25 (56%)
3PT
14/34 (41%)
ATB3 44%RA 76%Paint 56%Mid 50%Corner 3 33%
NYK45/87 (52%)
Paint
26/45 (58%)
Mid
12/23 (52%)
3PT
12/29 (41%)
RA 66%Paint 47%ATB3 47%Corner 3 33%Mid 50%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Nerlens Noel
defended Deandre Ayton
6.1 min • 2 pts • 50%
Best Defender
Immanuel Quickley
held Chris Paul
2.7 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Reggie Bullock Jr.
vs Chris Paul
2.1 min • 7 pts • 100%
| NYK Defense | Cameron Johnson | Cameron Payne | Chris Paul | Deandre Ayton | Devin Booker | Frank Kaminsky | Jevon Carter | Mikal Bridges | Torrey Craig |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RJ Barrett | — | — | 3.0m 2pts 33% | — | 4.2m 3pts 33% | — | — | 5.7m 2pts 20% | — |
| Julius Randle | 5.0m 5pts 33% | — | — | 1.3m 2pts 0% | — | — | — | 2.2m 3pts 50% | 3.8m 8pts 50% |
| Derrick Rose | 1.2m 4pts 100% | 2.5m 4pts 50% | — | 1.3m 6pts 60% | 1.7m 4pts 50% | — | 2.2m 4pts 67% | 1.7m 0pts 0% | — |
| Nerlens Noel | — | — | — | 6.1m 2pts 50% | 1.4m 0pts 0% | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — |
| Reggie Bullock Jr. | — | — | 2.1m 7pts 100% | — | 5.7m 3pts 33% | — | — | — | — |
| Immanuel Quickley | 1.1m 3pts 100% | — | 2.7m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | 2.2m 0pts 0% | — |
| Taj Gibson | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.7m 4pts 100% | — | 2.9m 2pts 100% | — | — | — |
| Elfrid Payton | — | — | 2.5m 0pts 0% | 1.0m 5pts 100% | — | — | — | — | — |
| Obi Toppin | 1.3m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other | 1.7m 4pts 67% | 4.2m 8pts 43% | 2.3m 8pts 80% | 1.2m 4pts 67% | 2.6m 5pts 100% | 1.8m 8pts 44% | 2.4m 5pts 40% | — | 3.2m 8pts 75% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = NYK leads, negative = PHX leads
NYK Largest Lead
15
Q1 8:34
PHX Largest Lead
9
Q4 9:07
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
NYK 8-0 run
Q1 2:10 – Q1 4:18
+8 → +13
PHX 8-0 run
Q1 8:49 – Q1 10:39
+13 → +7
NYK 8-0 run
Q1 11:37 – Q2 1:28
+7 → +13
NYK 10-0 run
Q1 11:37 – Q2 2:07
+7 → +15