New York
Knicks
139
–
122
FINAL
Phoenix
Suns
Date
Friday, December 15, 2023
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYK | 31 | 32 | 34 | 42 | 139 |
| PHX | 30 | 38 | 31 | 23 | 122 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Julius Randle
NYK
23
PTS
8
REB
6
AST
+4
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections1
Contested Shots11
Opp FG% When Defending69.2%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.36
Impact Composite48.7
Hustle: 18.5Defense: 29.6Impact: 0.7
62.5% FG11 contested shotsonly 21 pts allowed on 58.2 possessions
Box Score MVP
Jalen Brunson
NYK
50
PTS
6
REB
9
AST
+7
+/−
Game Performance
FG17-23 (73.9%)
3PT9-9
FT7-9
TS%92.7%
eFG%93.5%
STL5
TOV2
ORTG145
DRTG138
NET+8
50 points73.9% FG9-9 from 35 steals4 deflections3 loose balls recoveredonly 28 pts allowed on 56.2 possessions
Box Score
| NYK | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Arcidiacono | 1:22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -1 |
| RJ Barrett | 28:56 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6-10 | 60% | 1-2 | 50% | 8-8 | 100% | 0 |
| Quentin Grimes | 14:50 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3-7 | 43% | 3-6 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | +12 |
| Julius Randle | 35:12 | 23 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10-16 | 63% | 1-3 | 33% | 2-2 | 100% | +4 |
| Jalen Brunson | 35:14 | 50 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17-23 | 74% | 9-9 | 100% | 7-9 | 78% | +7 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Josh Hart | 28:46 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-8 | 38% | 0-3 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +34 |
| Isaiah Hartenstein | 30:33 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2-2 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | 3-4 | 75% | +29 |
| Donte DiVincenzo | 19:12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2-3 | 67% | 1-2 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | -13 |
| Immanuel Quickley | 24:22 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3-8 | 38% | 1-3 | 33% | 3-4 | 75% | +28 |
| Jericho Sims | 17:27 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2-4 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | 1-1 | 100% | -12 |
| Miles McBride | 1:22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 100% | 1-1 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | -1 |
| TOTAL | — | 139 | 38 | 9 | 28 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 49-82 | 60% | 17-29 | 59% | 24-28 | 86% | — |
Evan Fournier —
DaQuan Jeffries —
Taj Gibson —
| PHX | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keita Bates-Diop | 13:41 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 40% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -13 |
| Bol Bol | 2:20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +2 |
| Jordan Goodwin | 23:24 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1-5 | 20% | 1-3 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | -13 |
| Jusuf Nurkić | 29:41 | 21 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9-13 | 69% | 1-2 | 50% | 2-2 | 100% | +5 |
| Nassir Little | 25:48 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2-5 | 40% | 1-3 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | -5 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Chimezie Metu | 9:58 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-3 | 33% | 0-2 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | -12 |
| Bradley Beal | 4:32 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 100% | 1-1 | 100% | 1-1 | 100% | +3 |
| Devin Booker | 36:38 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 11-26 | 42% | 1-5 | 20% | 5-6 | 83% | -18 |
| Kevin Durant | 35:42 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10-21 | 48% | 4-9 | 44% | 5-7 | 71% | -7 |
| Grayson Allen | 35:36 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5-5 | 100% | 2-2 | 100% | 1-1 | 100% | -14 |
| Drew Eubanks | 15:09 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3-4 | 75% | 0-0 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | -13 |
| TOTAL | — | 122 | 33 | 10 | 30 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 47-90 | 52% | 11-28 | 39% | 17-21 | 81% | — |
Yuta Watanabe —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
NYK49/82 (60%)
Paint
28/44 (64%)
Mid
10/21 (48%)
3PT
17/29 (59%)
Paint 52%RA 76%ATB3 58%Corner 3 60%Mid 0%
PHX47/90 (52%)
Paint
30/45 (67%)
Mid
12/28 (43%)
3PT
11/28 (39%)
RA 76%Paint 48%ATB3 35%Mid 33%Corner 3 46%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Kevin Durant
defended Julius Randle
8.9 min • 21 pts • 47%
Best Defender
Jordan Goodwin
held Immanuel Quickley
4.5 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Devin Booker
vs Donte DiVincenzo
2.7 min • 11 pts • 67%
| PHX Defense | DaQuan Jeffries | Donte DiVincenzo | Immanuel Quickley | Isaiah Hartenstein | Jalen Brunson | Jericho Sims | Josh Hart | Julius Randle | Miles McBride | Quentin Grimes | RJ Barrett |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grayson Allen | — | — | 2.4m 2pts 100% | — | 8.2m 5pts 100% | — | — | — | — | — | 1.0m 0pts 0% |
| Devin Booker | — | 2.7m 11pts 67% | — | — | — | — | 3.0m 4pts 29% | — | — | 3.5m 0pts 0% | 2.2m 5pts 50% |
| Jusuf Nurkić | — | — | — | 3.6m 4pts 67% | — | 5.4m 8pts 100% | — | 1.4m 6pts 60% | — | — | — |
| Kevin Durant | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.3m 3pts 50% | 8.9m 21pts 47% | — | — | — |
| Nassir Little | — | 2.4m 2pts 100% | — | — | 2.4m 0pts 0% | — | 1.0m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | 2.4m 0pts 0% |
| Jordan Goodwin | — | — | 4.5m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% |
| Drew Eubanks | — | — | — | 4.6m 2pts 100% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Chimezie Metu | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.7m 2pts 50% | — | — | — | — |
| Keita Bates-Diop | — | — | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.3m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — |
| Yuta Watanabe | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% |
| Bradley Beal | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.0m 3pts 100% |
| Other | 0.5m 2pts 100% | 2.9m 11pts 57% | 2.8m 7pts 50% | 2.6m 2pts 25% | 3.3m 6pts 43% | 1.9m 11pts 80% | 1.7m 6pts 100% | 3.5m 2pts 33% | 0.5m 2pts 50% | — | 3.1m 2pts 33% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = PHX leads, negative = NYK leads
PHX Largest Lead
10
Q3 6:55
NYK Largest Lead
20
Q4 10:14
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
NYK 8-0 run
Q1 6:52 – Q1 8:03
+1 → -6
NYK 8-0 run
Q4 2:16 – Q4 3:24
-2 → -7
NYK 9-0 run
Q4 6:30 – Q4 8:35
-10 → -18
NYK 8-0 run
Q4 10:00 – Q4 10:14
-17 → -20