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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Knicks | 25 | 31 | 28 | 21 | 105 |
 Spurs | 34 | 18 | 23 | 29 | 104 |
NYKTeam statsSAS| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYK | 37-8941.6% | 15-3839.5% | 16-2176.2% | 44 | 29 | 12 |
| SAS | 37-7847.4% | 11-2937.9% | 19-2770.4% | 42 | 22 | 16 |
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New York Knicks105| 41 | 20 | 8-13 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +7 | +4.9 | ||||||
| 38 | 20 | 7-25 | 2-8 | 4-5 | 0 | −10 | −3.6 | |||||||
| 37 | 17 | 5-10 | 2-5 | 0 | 5-5 | 0 | −9 | +3.7 | ||||||
| 34 | 21 | 8-12 | 3-5 | 2-2 | +11 | +8.4 | ||||||||
| 18 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | −3 | −5.5 | |||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 30 | 13 | 5-12 | 3-7 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +9 | −1.2 | ||||
| 18 | 5 | 2-7 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | −4.6 | ||||||
| 14 | 7 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 3-6 | −10 | +0.8 | |||||||
| 10 | 2 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 0 | 2-3 | 0 | 0 | +11 | −1.7 | |||||
| Team | 105 | 37-8941.6% | 15-3839.5% | 44 | 29 | 12 | 23 | 16-2176.2% | 10 | 11 | 6 | |||
Bench 27 points on 9 for 25 shooting
Did not play: Tyler Kolek, Jeremy Sochan, Jordan Clarkson, Pacôme Dadiet, Mohamed Diawara and Ariel Hukporti (coach’s decision).
San Antonio Spurs104| 40 | 29 | 11-21 | 2-6 | 5-8 | +6 | +4.1 | ||||||||
| 38 | 14 | 4-9 | 3-7 | 0 | 3-3 | 0 | 0 | +6 | +2.2 | |||||
| 36 | 8 | 2-6 | 2-5 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −8 | −4.7 | |||||
| 34 | 20 | 8-12 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 0 | +2 | +1.8 | |||||||
| 28 | 14 | 5-14 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 0 | 0 | −6 | −7.0 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 32 | 15 | 6-12 | 0-3 | 3-4 | 0 | +12 | −2.3 | |||||||
| 16 | 3 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 0 | −5 | −2.2 | |||||||
| 8 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | −7 | −0.4 | ||||
| 5 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | −1.2 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2.8 | |||
| Team | 104 | 37-7847.4% | 11-2937.9% | 42 | 22 | 16 | 20 | 19-2770.4% | 5 | 7 | 7 | |||
Bench 19 points on 7 for 16 shooting
Did not play: Bismack Biyombo, Mason Plumlee, Kelly Olynyk, Jordan McLaughlin and Lindy Waters III (coach’s decision).
Knicks105Spurs104ClickTap a team’s number to see the plays behind it.
PS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. The game’s highs are in blue, hot shooting in gold, cold in gray. ClickTap a column’s heading to sort by it.
Jalen Brunson went 1 for 2 at the line with 9.5 seconds left, and the New York Knicks beat the San Antonio Spurs 105-104 for a 2-0 lead in the NBA Finals.
The Spurs had the ball in a tie game with 11 seconds left, but Brunson stole the ball from Victor Wembanyama, lifting the Knicks’ chance to win from 34% to 66%. A basket would have put the Spurs ahead. They had the ball down 1 after a timeout, but Wembanyama missed a 20-foot jumper with 2 seconds left that would have put them ahead.
During clutch time, the Spurs outscored the Knicks 12-8. Wembanyama scored 5 of the Spurs’ 12 on 2 for 5 shooting and 1 for 1 at the line. In the fourth quarter, Brunson had 2 of his 5 steals, one of them leading to his free throws that put the Knicks ahead 105-104. With 1:03 left, Dylan Harper stole the ball from Mikal Bridges, and Wembanyama’s cutting layup off it put the Spurs ahead 103-102.
Karl-Anthony Towns had 21 points (12 in the second quarter) and 13 rebounds on 8 for 12 shooting. Bridges added 20 points and 6 assists, and Brunson had 20 points, 6 assists and 5 steals but shot 7 for 25. The Knicks had 3 20-point scorers.
For the Spurs, Wembanyama had 29 points, 9 rebounds and 4 blocks, and De'Aaron Fox added 20 points (12 in the paint) on 8 for 12 shooting.
The Spurs got 5 offensive rebounds, about 5 fewer than usual for the shots they missed. The Spurs outscored the Knicks 28-13 in 10 minutes with Fox, Vassell, Champagnie, Wembanyama and Harper on the floor together.
New York KnicksSan Antonio SpursPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. Wins: how much his shots, free throws, turnovers and passes moved his team’s chance to win (1.00 is a whole win).
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.
89 points from the field on 89 shots: 8.5 fewer than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 14-25 | 56.0% | 67% |
| In the paint | 5-14 | 35.7% | 45% |
| Mid-range | 3-12 | 25.0% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 7-15 | 46.7% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 8-23 | 34.8% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor Wembanyama | 26 | 10 | 4-5 | +2 |
| Julian Champagnie | 8 | 3 | 1-2 | +1 |
| De'Aaron Fox | 7 | 0 | 0-1 | −2 |
| Devin Vassell | 7 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 19 | 8 | 3-4 | +2 |
The tracking credits him with 21 points on 66 possessions. He usually scores about 21 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| De'Aaron Fox | 18 | 3 | 1-2 | −1 |
| Dylan Harper | 14 | 2 | 1-1 | −1 |
| Devin Vassell | 14 | 6 | 2-4 | +3 |
| Julian Champagnie | 10 | 5 | 2-3 | +3 |
| Everyone else | 20 | 4 | 2-3 | 0 |
The tracking credits him with 20 points on 76 possessions. He usually scores about 17 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephon Castle | 21 | 3 | 0-4 | −5 |
| Julian Champagnie | 13 | 10 | 4-7 | +5 |
| Dylan Harper | 11 | 2 | 1-1 | −2 |
| De'Aaron Fox | 9 | 0 | 0-2 | −3 |
| Everyone else | 22 | 5 | 2-10 | −3 |
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.
Score margin over time — positive = SAS leads, negative = NYK leads
SAS Largest Lead
12
Q2 11:32
NYK Largest Lead
14
Q4 6:04
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
NYK 9-0 run
Q2 3:03 – Q3 11:37
+3 → -6
SAS 14-0 run
Q4 5:59 – Q4 2:59
-14 → 0
