New York
Knicks
105
–
128
FINAL
Phoenix
Suns
Date
Friday, May 7, 2021
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYK | 33 | 30 | 25 | 17 | 105 |
| PHX | 30 | 26 | 34 | 38 | 128 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Chris Paul
PHX
17
PTS
6
REB
11
AST
+21
+/−
Key Contributions
Charges Drawn1
Opp FG% When Defending100.0%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.26
Impact Composite40.5
Hustle: 3.0Defense: 33.6Impact: 3.9
Double-Double1 charge drawn+21 plus/minusonly 13 pts allowed on 50.2 possessions
Box Score MVP
Deandre Ayton
PHX
26
PTS
15
REB
1
AST
+11
+/−
Game Performance
FG10-14 (71.4%)
3PT0-0
FT6-6
TS%78.1%
eFG%71.4%
STL1
BLK1
TOV0
ORTG130
DRTG110
NET+20
Double-Double71.4% FG11 contested shots+11 plus/minusonly 22 pts allowed on 55.4 possessions
Box Score
| NYK | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elfrid Payton | 17:35 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2-7 | 29% | 0-1 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | -23 |
| Derrick Rose | 29:06 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7-14 | 50% | 1-3 | 33% | 2-2 | 100% | 0 |
| Jared Harper | 1:19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0 |
| Julius Randle | 33:26 | 24 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8-16 | 50% | 1-5 | 20% | 7-9 | 78% | -23 |
| Reggie Bullock Jr. | 37:37 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3-11 | 27% | 2-8 | 25% | 4-4 | 100% | -22 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| RJ Barrett | 40:55 | 23 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8-22 | 36% | 5-11 | 46% | 2-2 | 100% | -15 |
| Nerlens Noel | 22:05 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2-2 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | -29 |
| Obi Toppin | 14:34 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3-4 | 75% | 2-3 | 67% | 0-0 | 0% | 0 |
| Taj Gibson | 24:36 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5-6 | 83% | 0-0 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | +6 |
| Frank Ntilikina | 15:09 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-2 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -6 |
| TOTAL | — | 105 | 41 | 6 | 24 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 25 | 38-84 | 45% | 11-32 | 34% | 18-23 | 78% | — |
Norvel Pelle —
Theo Pinson —
Kevin Knox II —
| PHX | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deandre Ayton | 29:16 | 26 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10-14 | 71% | 0-0 | 0% | 6-6 | 100% | +11 |
| Dario Saric | 5:31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +1 |
| Ty-Shon Alexander | 1:19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0 |
| Torrey Craig | 28:57 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3-10 | 30% | 1-6 | 17% | 0-0 | 0% | +19 |
| Jae Crowder | 23:12 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6-13 | 46% | 6-12 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | +10 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Langston Galloway | 2:19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +3 |
| Frank Kaminsky | 18:44 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4-7 | 57% | 0-2 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | +12 |
| Devin Booker | 35:02 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3-12 | 25% | 1-4 | 25% | 9-9 | 100% | +11 |
| Jevon Carter | 8:57 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 33% | 1-3 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | -1 |
| Mikal Bridges | 36:01 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5-10 | 50% | 4-6 | 67% | 2-2 | 100% | +13 |
| Cameron Payne | 20:46 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5-10 | 50% | 3-3 | 100% | 2-2 | 100% | +15 |
| Chris Paul | 29:57 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6-11 | 55% | 2-3 | 67% | 3-4 | 75% | +21 |
| TOTAL | — | 128 | 45 | 7 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 43-92 | 47% | 18-41 | 44% | 24-25 | 96% | — |
Jalen Smith —
E'Twaun Moore —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
NYK38/84 (45%)
Paint
22/36 (61%)
Mid
12/24 (50%)
3PT
12/34 (35%)
Paint 44%ATB3 26%RA 63%Corner 3 55%Mid 57%
PHX43/92 (47%)
Paint
19/39 (49%)
Mid
7/17 (41%)
3PT
18/41 (44%)
RA 63%ATB3 38%Paint 33%Corner 3 53%Mid 44%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Devin Booker
defended Reggie Bullock Jr.
9.9 min • 9 pts • 43%
Best Defender
Torrey Craig
held Julius Randle
4.8 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Jae Crowder
vs RJ Barrett
2.2 min • 9 pts • 60%
| PHX Defense | Derrick Rose | Elfrid Payton | Frank Ntilikina | Julius Randle | Kevin Knox II | Nerlens Noel | Obi Toppin | Reggie Bullock Jr. | RJ Barrett | Taj Gibson |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devin Booker | 1.0m 2pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9.9m 9pts 43% | — | — |
| Deandre Ayton | — | — | — | 1.2m 2pts 0% | — | 5.7m 16pts 67% | — | — | 1.1m 2pts 50% | 2.8m 2pts 100% |
| Mikal Bridges | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8.8m 6pts 29% | — |
| Chris Paul | 2.3m 2pts 100% | 4.1m 2pts 0% | 2.1m 2pts 100% | — | — | 1.0m 7pts 100% | — | — | — | — |
| Torrey Craig | — | — | — | 4.8m 0pts 0% | — | — | 3.0m 5pts 100% | — | 1.2m 2pts 100% | — |
| Jae Crowder | — | — | — | 3.9m 3pts 25% | — | — | — | — | 2.2m 9pts 60% | — |
| Cameron Payne | 3.3m 0pts 0% | — | 1.4m 2pts 50% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Frank Kaminsky | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4.4m 6pts 50% |
| Jevon Carter | 1.7m 3pts 50% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Langston Galloway | — | — | — | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other | 1.4m 4pts 50% | 2.4m 11pts 83% | 2.6m 2pts 50% | 2.6m 2pts 0% | — | 1.4m 3pts 50% | 2.8m 6pts 40% | 4.0m 3pts 17% | 2.0m 8pts 50% | 2.0m 10pts 44% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = PHX leads, negative = NYK leads
PHX Largest Lead
23
Q4 9:56
NYK Largest Lead
11
Q2 7:50
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
PHX 10-0 run
Q1 1:38 – Q1 2:57
-1 → +7
PHX 8-0 run
Q1 4:25 – Q1 6:30
+6 → +12
PHX 9-0 run
Q1 4:25 – Q1 6:30
+6 → +13
NYK 8-0 run
Q1 7:59 – Q1 9:03
+9 → +3