01Box score
San Antonio Spurs
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devin Vassell | 35 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7-14 | 3-9 | 1-3 | -2 |
| Victor Wembanyama | 34 | 25 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 8-17 | 1-7 | 8-9 | -15 |
| De'Aaron Fox | 31 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3-10 | 1-6 | 0-0 | -14 |
| Stephon Castle | 30 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5-13 | 1-3 | 2-4 | -5 |
| Julian Champagnie | 23 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | -20 |
| Dylan Harper | 22 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 | -21 |
| Keldon Johnson | 17 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 1-2 | -9 |
| Harrison Barnes | 17 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | -14 |
| Luke Kornet | 11 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | -10 |
| Lindy Waters III | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -3 |
| Bismack Biyombo | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -3 |
| Carter Bryant | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -3 |
| Jordan McLaughlin | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -3 |
| Kelly Olynyk | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | -3 |
| Team | 89 | 41 | 25 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 32-77 | 9-34 | 16-22 |
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OG Anunoby | 35 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5-11 | 2-5 | 0-0 | +16 |
| Mikal Bridges | 33 | 25 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10-17 | 5-9 | 0-0 | +21 |
| Jalen Brunson | 32 | 24 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7-16 | 4-7 | 6-7 | +6 |
| Josh Hart | 30 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4-14 | 1-6 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 28 | 12 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5-9 | 0-1 | 2-3 | +7 |
| Landry Shamet | 25 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3-8 | 1-5 | 0-0 | +19 |
| Jose Alvarado | 17 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 1-2 | +20 |
| Mitchell Robinson | 15 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-3 | +10 |
| Mohamed Diawara | 15 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5-14 | 4-13 | 0-0 | +18 |
| Kevin McCullar Jr. | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +2 |
| Tyler Kolek | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +2 |
| Jeremy Sochan | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | +2 |
| Ariel Hukporti | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +2 |
| Team | 114 | 54 | 27 | 13 | 3 | 13 | 43-97 | 17-48 | 11-19 |
02Top performers
Pre-game matchup: edges and tale of the tape
03Where the edges are
Spurs edges
- On defenseSan Antonio's defense defends without fouling (1st) against a New York offense that rarely gets to the line (25th).
Knicks edges
No clear mismatch in New York's favor.
Key battles
- New York's offense crashes the offensive glass (5th), but San Antonio's defense cleans the defensive glass (1st). Watch the rebounding.
04Tale of the tape
| SAS | Rank | Stat | Rank | NYK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 120.5 | 4th | Offensive rating | 3rd | 120.7 |
| 112.2 | 3rd | Defensive rating | 5th | 114.1 |
| +8.4 | 2nd | Net rating | 5th | +6.6 |
| 99.1 | 13th | Pace | 26th | 96.1 |
| 55.9 | 6th | Effective FG % | 9th | 55.7 |
| 11.2 | 4th | Turnover % | 7th | 11.5 |
| 26.2 | 10th | Offensive rebound % | 5th | 29.3 |
| 21.5 | 10th | Free throw rate | 25th | 18.8 |
| 52.2 | 3rd | Opponent eFG % | 10th | 54.1 |
| 11.0 | 26th | Forced turnover % | 10th | 12.7 |
| 77.3 | 1st | Defensive rebound % | 2nd | 76.7 |
| 18.0 | 1st | Opponent FT rate | 15th | 20.6 |