New York
Knicks
122
–
97
FINAL
Houston
Rockets
Date
Sunday, May 2, 2021
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYK | 30 | 19 | 34 | 29 | 122 |
| HOU | 22 | 13 | 27 | 26 | 97 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Derrick Rose
NYK
24
PTS
6
REB
4
AST
+35
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections2
Contested Shots5
Opp FG% When Defending77.8%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.42
Impact Composite45.2
Hustle: 11.5Defense: 27.1Impact: 6.6
72.7% FG4-5 from 3+35 plus/minusonly 20 pts allowed on 47.4 possessions
Box Score MVP
Julius Randle
NYK
31
PTS
7
REB
6
AST
+17
+/−
Game Performance
FG13-22 (59.1%)
3PT4-9
FT1-1
TS%69.1%
eFG%68.2%
STL1
TOV3
ORTG133
DRTG102
NET+31
31 points59.1% FG4-9 from 3+17 plus/minusonly 23 pts allowed on 40.8 possessions
Box Score
| NYK | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Immanuel Quickley | 22:32 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5-9 | 56% | 3-5 | 60% | 0-0 | 0% | +15 |
| Obi Toppin | 16:36 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1-4 | 25% | 0-1 | 0% | 3-4 | 75% | +9 |
| Taj Gibson | 31:51 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3-4 | 75% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +36 |
| RJ Barrett | 40:00 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7-15 | 47% | 3-7 | 43% | 4-5 | 80% | +31 |
| Reggie Bullock Jr. | 26:16 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4-7 | 57% | 3-6 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | +17 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Jared Harper | 2:23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -5 |
| Kevin Knox II | 4:49 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-3 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | -8 |
| Nerlens Noel | 11:20 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1-3 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -3 |
| Elfrid Payton | 13:41 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3-6 | 50% | 1-1 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | -2 |
| Norvel Pelle | 4:49 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -8 |
| Theo Pinson | 1:05 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -1 |
| Derrick Rose | 31:01 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8-11 | 73% | 4-5 | 80% | 4-4 | 100% | +35 |
| Julius Randle | 30:19 | 31 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 13-22 | 59% | 4-9 | 44% | 1-1 | 100% | +17 |
| TOTAL | — | 122 | 38 | 6 | 22 | 10 | 1 | 13 | 21 | 45-86 | 52% | 18-35 | 51% | 14-16 | 88% | — |
Frank Ntilikina —
| HOU | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avery Bradley | 20:29 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3-5 | 60% | 1-2 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | -9 |
| Anthony Lamb | 13:23 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2-4 | 50% | 1-2 | 50% | 2-2 | 100% | -2 |
| KJ Martin | 31:44 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5-9 | 56% | 1-2 | 50% | 2-2 | 100% | -27 |
| Kelly Olynyk | 35:57 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5-10 | 50% | 1-4 | 25% | 6-7 | 86% | -5 |
| Christian Wood | 35:14 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6-14 | 43% | 0-5 | 0% | 7-11 | 64% | -24 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Kevin Porter Jr. | 36:35 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6-13 | 46% | 0-4 | 0% | 2-6 | 33% | -27 |
| Armoni Brooks | 17:45 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-7 | 14% | 1-7 | 14% | 0-0 | 0% | +1 |
| Jae'Sean Tate | 29:30 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3-11 | 27% | 0-3 | 0% | 2-4 | 50% | -22 |
| DaQuan Jeffries | 19:23 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3-6 | 50% | 3-6 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | -10 |
| TOTAL | — | 97 | 47 | 14 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 34-79 | 43% | 8-35 | 23% | 21-32 | 66% | — |
D.J. Wilson —
Danuel House Jr. —
D.J. Augustin —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
NYK45/86 (52%)
Paint
25/43 (58%)
Mid
11/22 (50%)
3PT
18/35 (51%)
RA 56%ATB3 44%Paint 63%Corner 3 67%Mid 14%
HOU34/79 (43%)
Paint
26/42 (62%)
Mid
1/4 (25%)
3PT
8/35 (23%)
RA 69%ATB3 24%Corner 3 20%Paint 14%Mid 0%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Christian Wood
defended Taj Gibson
7.2 min • 7 pts • 40%
Best Defender
Kevin Porter Jr.
held Derrick Rose
4.2 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Christian Wood
vs Nerlens Noel
3.3 min • 6 pts • 67%
| HOU Defense | Derrick Rose | Elfrid Payton | Immanuel Quickley | Jared Harper | Julius Randle | Kevin Knox II | Nerlens Noel | Norvel Pelle | Obi Toppin | Reggie Bullock Jr. | RJ Barrett | Taj Gibson |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Wood | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.3m 6pts 67% | — | — | — | 1.3m 3pts 33% | 7.2m 7pts 40% |
| Kelly Olynyk | — | — | — | — | 5.5m 7pts 50% | — | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | 1.2m 2pts 0% | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | 1.9m 7pts 100% |
| Kevin Porter Jr. | 4.2m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5.3m 7pts 75% | 1.2m 6pts 75% | — |
| KJ Martin | — | — | 1.4m 2pts 100% | — | 2.7m 3pts 100% | — | — | — | 3.0m 2pts 33% | — | 3.1m 2pts 100% | — |
| Jae'Sean Tate | 2.4m 2pts 25% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5.4m 2pts 0% | — |
| Avery Bradley | — | 3.1m 2pts 100% | 1.0m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.5m 0pts 0% | — | — |
| DaQuan Jeffries | 1.6m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | 1.3m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | 1.3m 0pts 0% | — |
| Anthony Lamb | 1.0m 3pts 50% | — | 1.8m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Armoni Brooks | — | — | 2.1m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other | 2.8m 6pts 50% | 1.6m 2pts 33% | 2.3m 3pts 50% | 0.8m 5pts 50% | 3.2m 2pts 25% | — | 0.8m 4pts 100% | 0.4m 2pts 0% | 2.0m 8pts 60% | — | 1.9m 5pts 67% | 3.1m 7pts 23% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = HOU leads, negative = NYK leads
HOU Largest Lead
5
Q1 4:56
NYK Largest Lead
35
Q4 6:30
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
HOU 8-0 run
Q1 3:35 – Q1 4:56
-2 → +5
NYK 8-0 run
Q1 5:09 – Q1 6:35
+3 → -3
NYK 8-0 run
Q1 7:00 – Q1 7:50
-4 → -10
HOU 8-0 run
Q1 6:48 – Q1 6:48
-2 → -2