New York
Knicks
116
–
103
FINAL
Houston
Rockets
Date
Thursday, December 16, 2021
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYK | 39 | 18 | 27 | 32 | 116 |
| HOU | 30 | 21 | 31 | 21 | 103 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Julius Randle
NYK
21
PTS
6
REB
6
AST
-9
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections1
Contested Shots8
Loose Balls1
Opp FG% When Defending29.4%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.34
Impact Composite65.5
Hustle: 15.5Defense: 50.9Impact: -0.9
8 contested shotsheld opponents to 29.4% FGonly 16 pts allowed on 46.6 possessions
Box Score MVP
Immanuel Quickley
NYK
24
PTS
4
REB
4
AST
+19
+/−
Game Performance
FG7-13 (53.8%)
3PT7-10
FT3-4
TS%81.3%
eFG%80.8%
STL1
BLK1
TOV4
ORTG140
DRTG108
NET+32
7-10 from 33 deflections+19 plus/minusonly 16 pts allowed on 47.8 possessions
Box Score
| NYK | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miles McBride | 35:49 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6-11 | 55% | 2-5 | 40% | 1-1 | 100% | +19 |
| Alec Burks | 36:32 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2-10 | 20% | 1-2 | 50% | 4-4 | 100% | +13 |
| Julius Randle | 31:32 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6-18 | 33% | 3-8 | 38% | 6-6 | 100% | -9 |
| Evan Fournier | 27:34 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8-12 | 67% | 3-6 | 50% | 4-7 | 57% | -6 |
| Mitchell Robinson | 30:26 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 8-8 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | 1-1 | 100% | +21 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Taj Gibson | 16:28 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2-8 | 25% | 1-4 | 25% | 2-2 | 100% | +22 |
| Nerlens Noel | 17:34 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -8 |
| Immanuel Quickley | 31:54 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7-13 | 54% | 7-10 | 70% | 3-4 | 75% | +19 |
| Derrick Rose | 12:11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -6 |
| TOTAL | — | 116 | 40 | 15 | 25 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 26 | 39-83 | 47% | 17-36 | 47% | 21-25 | 84% | — |
Wayne Selden —
Kemba Walker —
| HOU | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garrison Mathews | 31:38 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4-10 | 40% | 2-7 | 29% | 7-8 | 88% | -6 |
| D.J. Augustin | 18:15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-5 | 20% | 1-3 | 33% | 1-1 | 100% | -23 |
| Armoni Brooks | 9:08 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-2 | 50% | 1-2 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | -3 |
| Josh Christopher | 32:55 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5-9 | 56% | 2-3 | 67% | 2-2 | 100% | -10 |
| Usman Garuba | 2:28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +2 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| KJ Martin | 28:35 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6-10 | 60% | 1-3 | 33% | 2-2 | 100% | -16 |
| David Nwaba | 9:37 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-1 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -8 |
| Daniel Theis | 32:36 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8-12 | 67% | 2-4 | 50% | 4-5 | 80% | +10 |
| Jae'Sean Tate | 29:16 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 6-8 | 75% | 2-4 | 50% | 6-8 | 75% | +4 |
| Eric Gordon | 30:08 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2-8 | 25% | 0-4 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | +8 |
| Alperen Sengun | 15:24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0-3 | 0% | 0-2 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | -23 |
| TOTAL | — | 103 | 29 | 5 | 29 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 25 | 34-68 | 50% | 11-32 | 34% | 24-30 | 80% | — |
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
NYK39/83 (47%)
Paint
21/43 (49%)
Mid
8/15 (53%)
3PT
17/36 (47%)
ATB3 44%RA 50%Paint 44%Corner 3 75%Mid 33%
HOU34/68 (50%)
Paint
23/35 (66%)
Mid
2/5 (40%)
3PT
11/32 (34%)
RA 71%ATB3 31%Paint 38%Corner 3 50%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Alperen Sengun
defended Mitchell Robinson
5.7 min • 2 pts • 0%
Best Defender
Josh Christopher
held Alec Burks
3.9 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Daniel Theis
vs Mitchell Robinson
3.1 min • 7 pts • 75%
| HOU Defense | Alec Burks | Derrick Rose | Evan Fournier | Immanuel Quickley | Julius Randle | Miles McBride | Mitchell Robinson | Nerlens Noel | Taj Gibson |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Christopher | 3.9m 0pts 0% | — | — | 4.1m 2pts 0% | — | 1.4m 4pts 67% | — | — | — |
| Garrison Mathews | 1.8m 2pts 100% | — | 4.2m 8pts 67% | 1.8m 2pts 100% | — | 1.5m 3pts 25% | — | — | — |
| Daniel Theis | — | — | — | — | 1.2m 1pts 0% | — | 3.1m 7pts 75% | 4.1m 7pts 50% | — |
| KJ Martin | — | — | — | — | 3.1m 2pts 25% | — | — | — | 5.1m 8pts 100% |
| Jae'Sean Tate | 1.7m 5pts 100% | — | 2.4m 3pts 0% | — | 3.9m 8pts 75% | — | — | — | — |
| Eric Gordon | 2.7m 2pts 33% | 1.4m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | 3.4m 0pts 0% | — | — | — |
| Alperen Sengun | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5.7m 2pts 0% | — | — |
| D.J. Augustin | — | — | — | 1.4m 0pts 0% | — | 4.2m 3pts 100% | — | — | — |
| Armoni Brooks | — | 1.4m 0pts 0% | — | 1.0m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — |
| David Nwaba | — | — | — | 1.5m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other | 2.3m 6pts 100% | 1.9m 2pts 100% | 3.5m 11pts 83% | — | 2.6m 4pts 50% | 2.1m 6pts 100% | 2.1m 5pts 17% | 2.1m 6pts 50% | — |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = HOU leads, negative = NYK leads
HOU Largest Lead
2
Q3 7:50
NYK Largest Lead
18
Q4 9:48
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
NYK 8-0 run
Q4 4:06 – Q4 5:45
-9 → -15