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New York Knicks
5-4 overall · 2-2 on the road
Sun 3/7
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8-2 overall · 4-2 at home
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KnicksOffense
SpursDefense

The Knicks rank 26th in the NBA in effective field goal % (51.1%), and the Spurs rank 5th in opponent eFG% (50.3%). An uphill night for the offense.

League average is 53.1%, so the Knicks are 2.0 points below it. Jalen Brunson leads them with 26.2 points a game on 54.2% true shooting.

Jalen BrunsonTop scorer · NYK
Victor WembanyamaTop scorer · SAS
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Spurs8-2
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Team vs team

Season before this game (NYK 9 games, SAS 10). Small text is the league rank; ✓ marks the better number. Hover a stat for what it means.

NYKSAS
Scoring
109.921st · Below avg
Points per game
NBA avg 113.1
118.46th · Above avg
104.23rd · Top 5
Points allowed
NBA avg 113.4
108.18th · Above avg
+5.79th · Above avg
Point margin
NBA avg -0.2
+10.32nd · Top 5
Efficiency
111.216th · Average
Offensive rating
NBA avg 110.6
114.77th · Above avg
106.47th · Above avg
Defensive rating
NBA avg 110.7
106.05th · Top 5
+4.810th · Above avg
Net rating
NBA avg -0.1
+8.75th · Top 5
98.429th
Pace
NBA avg 102.3
102.614th
Shooting
51.1%26th · Bottom 5
Effective FG%
NBA avg 53.1%
52.4%20th · Average
55.1%25th · Below avg
True shooting %
NBA avg 57.0%
57.1%14th · Average
14.68th · Above avg
Threes made
NBA avg 13.1
12.419th · Average
36.0%11th · Average
Three-point %
NBA avg 34.6%
34.4%17th · Average
0.2722nd · Below avg
Free-throw rate
NBA avg 0.29
0.309th · Above avg
Defense
51.2%9th · Above avg
Opponent eFG%
NBA avg 53.1%
50.3%5th · Top 5
7.322nd · Below avg
Steals
NBA avg 8.5
7.919th · Average
4.324th · Below avg
Blocks
NBA avg 5.0
7.01st · Top 5
Possessions
13.7%8th · Above avg
Turnover rate
NBA avg 14.8%
12.4%3rd · Top 5
32.3%2nd · Top 5
Off. rebound rate
NBA avg 27.4%
28.9%12th · Average
48.34th · Top 5
Rebounds
NBA avg 44.3
48.53rd · Top 5
26.117th · Average
Assists
NBA avg 26.2
26.910th · Above avg

Recent form

New York Knicks
WLWWW

Last 5: average margin +11.2 (season +5.7). Streak W3.

San Antonio Spurs
WWWWW

Last 5: average margin +14.0 (season +10.3). Streak W8.

Key players

New York Knicks
PlayerPTSREBASTTS%
Jalen BrunsonG 26.23.05.654.2
Karl-Anthony TownsC 20.913.63.166.6
OG AnunobyF 16.45.62.455.8
Landry ShametG 9.31.41.960.7
San Antonio Spurs
PlayerPTSREBASTTS%
Victor WembanyamaF-C 29.112.03.060.0
Dylan HarperG 18.15.44.458.6
Stephon CastleG 15.35.95.050.5
De'Aaron FoxG 13.83.95.964.4

Injury report

New York Knicks
Josh Hart G · back ~11/10 Out
San Antonio Spurs
Jayden Quaintance F · back ~12/3 Out
Tobias Harris F · back ~11/9 Out

Team numbers are computed from every box score this season; ratings use the standard possession estimate. Data from balldontlie; this isn't official NBA data.

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