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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Spurs | 27 | 31 | 25 | 31 | 114 |
 Knicks | 28 | 23 | 37 | 29 | 117 |
SASTeam statsNYK| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAS | 42-8350.6% | 16-3842.1% | 14-1782.4% | 45 | 33 | 15 |
| NYK | 45-10045.0% | 13-3933.3% | 14-1687.5% | 47 | 26 | 5 |
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New York Knicks117| 43 | 41, Season high (his best before, 31) | 17-25 | 6-9 | 0 | 1-1 | +8 | +15.6 | |||||||
| 38 | 12 | 4-8 | 1-3 | 3-4 | 0 | −1 | +4.5 | |||||||
| 38 | 20 | 7-23 | 0-5 | 6-7 | 0 | +4 | −3.2 | |||||||
| 36 | 8 | 3-10 | 2-6 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +13 | −4.9 | ||||||
| 30 | 21 | 9-16 | 1-5 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −13 | +1.6 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 30 | 8 | 2-10 | 2-6 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −6.0 | |||||
| 20 | 5 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | +14 | +3.6 | ||||||
| 5 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −10 | −3.7 | ||||
| Team | 117 | 45-10045.0% | 13-3933.3% | 47 | 26 | 5 | 17 | 14-1687.5% | 17 | 7 | 3 | |||
Bench 15 points on 5 for 18 shooting
Did not play: Jacob Toppin, Jericho Sims, Landry Shamet, Matt Ryan, Tyler Kolek, Ariel Hukporti and Pacôme Dadiet (coach’s decision).
San Antonio Spurs114| 40 | 42 | 16-31 | 6-16 | 4-4 | +7 | +12.7 | ||||||||
| 36 | 13 | 4-8 | 3-6 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | +6 | +2.9 | ||||||
| 36 | 11 | 4-11 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 0 | −13 | −6.5 | |||||||
| 33 | 21 | 8-10 | 3-3 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −12 | +1.5 | ||||||
| 17 | 3 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 0 | −10 | −3.8 | |||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 26 | 9 | 3-7 | 3-7 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −2.7 | ||||
| 18 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +5 | −3.1 | |||||
| 17 | 6 | 2-7 | 0-1 | 0 | 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −3.2 | ||||
| 16 | 7 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | +10 | +6.6 | |||||
| Team | 114 | 42-8350.6% | 16-3842.1% | 45 | 33 | 15 | 15 | 14-1782.4% | 8 | 3 | 6 | |||
Bench 24 points on 9 for 20 shooting
Did not play: Sidy Cissoko, Zach Collins, Charles Bassey, Blake Wesley, Sandro Mamukelashvili and Malaki Branham (coach’s decision).
Knicks117Spurs114ClickTap a team’s number to see the plays behind it.
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Mikal Bridges scored a season-high 41 points, and the New York Knicks beat the San Antonio Spurs 117-114 for their fifth straight win on Christmas at Madison Square Garden.
Miles McBride’s pull-up 3-pointer put the Knicks ahead for good with 2:43 left in the fourth quarter.
The Spurs got within 112-111 on Chris Paul’s 2 free throws with 2:17 to play, but Bridges answered with an 11-foot turnaround jumper, and the Spurs got no closer.
During clutch time, the Knicks outscored the Spurs 17-9. Bridges scored 6 of the Knicks’ 17 on 3 for 5 shooting.
Karl-Anthony Towns had 21 points (16 in the paint) and 9 rebounds, and Jalen Brunson added 20 points (14 in the paint) and 9 assists but shot 7 for 23. Bridges scored 15 of his 41 points in the fourth quarter. The Knicks had 3 20-point scorers.
For the Spurs, Victor Wembanyama had 42 points, 18 rebounds and 4 blocks, and Jeremy Sochan added 21 points and 9 rebounds on 8 for 10 shooting. Tre Jones had 7 points and 9 assists.
The Spurs forced 5 turnovers, about 8 fewer than usual for this many possessions. The Spurs outscored the Knicks 25-12 in 8 minutes with Paul, Johnson, Jones, Champagnie and Wembanyama on the floor together.
New York KnicksSan Antonio SpursPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes.
The five plays that moved the chance to win most, in order.
Each play from the side of the team that made it: its chance to win before and after, and the change in percentage points. On the court, each shot is the shooter’s face (gray when he missed), bigger the more it moved the chance. The Knicks’ chance bottomed out at 15% (4th quarter, 6:53 left). Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
103 points from the field on 100 shots: 7.1 fewer than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 18-31 | 58.1% | 66% |
| In the paint | 11-18 | 61.1% | 44% |
| Mid-range | 3-12 | 25.0% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 9-16 | 56.3% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 4-23 | 17.4% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devin Vassell | 35 | 9 | 4-5 | +1 |
| Julian Champagnie | 15 | 8 | 3-5 | +4 |
| Chris Paul | 9 | 11 | 4-5 | +9 |
| Stephon Castle | 7 | 2 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Everyone else | 19 | 11 | 5-8 | +7 |
The tracking credits him with 41 points on 84 possessions. He usually scores about 20 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor Wembanyama | 39 | 15 | 7-10 | 0 |
| Jeremy Sochan | 7 | 0 | 0-0 | −3 |
| Chris Paul | 3 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Keldon Johnson | 3 | 4 | 1-2 | +3 |
| Everyone else | 7 | 2 | 1-4 | −1 |
The tracking credits him with 21 points on 59 possessions. He usually scores about 22 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremy Sochan | 30 | 6 | 2-5 | −5 |
| Tre Jones | 10 | 0 | 0-3 | −4 |
| Stephon Castle | 8 | 5 | 2-2 | +2 |
| Chris Paul | 7 | 0 | 0-1 | −3 |
| Everyone else | 22 | 9 | 3-12 | +1 |
The tracking credits him with 20 points on 76 possessions. He usually scores about 28 on that many.
What the players each one guarded scored, against what they usually score on as many possessions.
Possessions, and parts of possessions when defenders switched, from the NBA’s matchup tracking. The line under a defender’s name: his share of the scorer’s possessions. Usual: what the scorer averaged a possession against every defender in the regular season, eased toward the league’s rate when he has few possessions.
NYK win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
SAS
50/50
NYK
Highest Leverage Moments
McBride 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (8 PTS)
Q4 2:43
23.9%
53→77
Bridges 11' Turnaround Jump Shot (39 PTS)
Q4 1:59
19.5%
62→82
Sochan 25' 3PT Jump Shot (21 PTS) (Vassell 5 AST)
Q4 3:04
19.5%
73→53
Anunoby 24' 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Hart 6 AST)
Q4 4:56
14.9%
43→58
Hart 27' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Bridges 3 AST)
Q4 5:18
14.7%
26→40
