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Knicks look to stand tall vs. Victor Wembanyama, Spurs
The New York Knicks are no strangers to playing on Christmas Day.
But few of their holiday games have come with the anticipation that accompanies Wednesday's clash against the San Antonio Spurs.
The Knicks will look to remain hot, while second-year Spurs superstar Victor Wembanyama will play at Madison Square Garden for the second time in his career Wednesday afternoon.
Both teams were off Tuesday after playing on Monday night. The Knicks beat the visiting Toronto Raptors 139-125 and the Spurs' late comeback fell short in a 111-106 loss to the host Philadelphia 76ers.
The lopsided victory was the latest evidence a new mix is starting to gel for the Knicks, who have won four straight and have gone 9-2 since Nov. 29 to move into third place in the Eastern Conference.
Karl-Anthony Towns, who was acquired from the Minnesota Timberwolves on Oct. 2, and OG Anunoby shared the team lead with 31 points each on Monday night.
"It's great vibes right now," the Knicks' Josh Hart said. "So we've just got to make sure we continue to bring that to the game."
Anunoby became the fifth different player in the last 11 games to at least share the team lead in scoring. The only player to pace the Knicks in scoring in consecutive games over that span is Towns, who scored 23 points in a 121-106 win over the Orlando Magic on Dec. 3 and 27 points two nights later in a 125-101 victory over the Charlotte Hornets.
"We're a very talented team, so it could be anyone's night, for sure," Anunoby said.
Few players in the NBA are as talented as Wembanyama, the versatile 7-foot-3 star who already has collected three triple-doubles in 95 NBA games. Wembanyama earned Western Conference Player of the Week honors last week after collecting 72 points, 14 blocks, 13 rebounds and eight assists in a pair of wins.
"He has helped put us in a lot of cool positions, especially this year," Spurs point guard Tre Jones told the San Antonio Express-News.
Wembanyama finished with 26 points, nine rebounds and eight blocks Monday, when the Spurs overcame a nine-point fourth-quarter deficit to take a pair of late leads. Wembanyama missed a potential go-ahead 3-pointer with 2:08 left for San Antonio, which went ahead once more at 103-102 before the 76ers ended the game on a 9-3 run.
The loss was just the second in the last six games for the Spurs, who are in ninth place in the Western Conference but just 1 1/2 games behind the sixth-place Los Angeles Clippers in the race for the final guaranteed playoff spot. San Antonio has missed the playoffs in each of the last five seasons.
While Wembanyama struggled in his first game in New York on Nov. 8, 2023 (14 points on 4-of-14 shooting), his breakout game against the Knicks in San Antonio on March 29 -- when he had 40 points and 20 rebounds in a 130-126 overtime victory -- has increased the intrigue surrounding the Christmas meeting.
"The first time I'm going to play on Christmas," Wembanyama told the Express-News. "I'm super excited."
The Knicks will be playing on Christmas Day for the fourth straight season and an NBA-high 57th time overall. They improved to 24-32 on the holiday last Dec. 25 with a 129-122 win over the Milwaukee Bucks.
The Spurs are playing on Christmas Day for the first time since 2016, when they beat the Chicago Bulls 119-100 to improve to 6-5 all-time on the holiday.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Victor Wembanyama vs. Karl-Anthony Towns (Jeremy Sochan gains possession) | ||
| 11:43 |  | Victor Wembanyama turnover (traveling) | ||
| 11:29 | | +3 | Mikal Bridges makes three point jump shot (Jalen Brunson assists) | 0-3 |
| 11:16 | | Victor Wembanyama misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:14 | | OG Anunoby defensive rebound | ||
| 11:01 | | +2 | Mikal Bridges makes two point fadeaway bank jump shot | 0-5 |
| 10:50 | | Victor Wembanyama misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:48 | | Harrison Barnes offensive rebound | ||
| 10:39 | | +2 | Harrison Barnes makes two point driving floating jump shot (Victor Wembanyama assists) | 2-5 |
| 10:26 | | +2 | Mikal Bridges makes two point reverse layup (Josh Hart assists) | 2-7 |
| 10:12 | | +2 | Victor Wembanyama makes two point cutting layup (Jeremy Sochan assists) | 4-7 |
| 10:00 | | +2 | Josh Hart makes two point driving layup (Jalen Brunson assists) | 4-9 |
| 10:00 | | Victor Wembanyama defensive goaltending violation | ||
| 9:44 | | +2 | Devin Vassell makes two point driving layup | 6-9 |
| 9:44 | | OG Anunoby shooting foul (Devin Vassell draws the foul) | ||
| 9:44 | | +1 | Devin Vassell makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 7-9 |
| 9:33 | | Jalen Brunson misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 9:30 | | Chris Paul defensive rebound | ||
| 9:20 | | Karl-Anthony Towns shooting foul (Victor Wembanyama draws the foul) | ||
| 9:20 | | +1 | Victor Wembanyama makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 8-9 |
| 9:20 | | +1 | Victor Wembanyama makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 9-9 |
| 9:07 | | OG Anunoby misses two point driving layup | ||
| 9:04 | | OG Anunoby offensive rebound | ||
| 9:03 | | Victor Wembanyama blocks OG Anunoby's two point putback layup | ||
| 9:03 | | Jeremy Sochan defensive rebound | ||
| 8:58 | | Chris Paul misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:58 | | Jeremy Sochan offensive rebound | ||
| 8:54 | | +2 | Jeremy Sochan makes two point putback layup | 11-9 |
| 8:46 | | Jeremy Sochan personal foul (Jalen Brunson draws the foul) | ||
| 8:36 | | OG Anunoby misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:33 | | Victor Wembanyama defensive rebound | ||
| 8:27 | | Victor Wembanyama misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:24 | | Jalen Brunson defensive rebound | ||
| 8:18 | | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point cutting dunk (OG Anunoby assists) | 11-11 |
| 7:53 | | Harrison Barnes misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:52 | | OG Anunoby defensive rebound | ||
| 7:45 | | Karl-Anthony Towns misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:43 | | Jeremy Sochan defensive rebound | ||
| 7:36 | | +3 | Chris Paul makes three point pullup jump shot | 14-11 |
| 7:14 | | Victor Wembanyama blocks Josh Hart's two point driving layup | ||
| 7:11 | | Josh Hart offensive rebound | ||
| 7:10 | | +2 | OG Anunoby makes two point cutting layup (Josh Hart assists) | 14-13 |
| 6:53 | | +2 | Jeremy Sochan makes two point alley-oop layup (Victor Wembanyama assists) | 16-13 |
| 6:37 | | Jalen Brunson misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 6:34 | | Victor Wembanyama defensive rebound | ||
| 6:29 | | Devin Vassell misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:29 | | Josh Hart defensive rebound | ||
| 6:05 | | +2 | Mikal Bridges makes two point floating jump shot | 16-15 |
| 5:51 | | Victor Wembanyama misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:49 | | Josh Hart defensive rebound | ||
| 5:43 | | Devin Vassell blocks OG Anunoby's two point cutting dunk | ||
| 5:40 | | Victor Wembanyama defensive rebound | ||
| 5:35 | | Harrison Barnes misses two point driving layup | ||
| 5:33 | | Josh Hart defensive rebound | ||
| 5:27 | | OG Anunoby misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 5:25 | | Josh Hart offensive rebound | ||
| 5:22 | | Karl-Anthony Towns misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:22 | | Victor Wembanyama defensive rebound | ||
| 5:08 | | Harrison Barnes offensive foul (Jalen Brunson draws the foul) | ||
| 5:08 | | Harrison Barnes turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 5:08 | | Knicks 60 second timeout | ||
| 4:44 | | Miles McBride misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:41 | | OG Anunoby offensive rebound | ||
| 4:38 | | +2 | Jalen Brunson makes two point stepback jump shot | 16-17 |
| 4:23 | | Devin Vassell turnover (traveling) | ||
| 4:09 | | Stephon Castle shooting foul (Jalen Brunson draws the foul) | ||
| 4:09 | | +1 | Jalen Brunson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 16-18 |
| 4:09 | | Jalen Brunson misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 4:07 | | Jeremy Sochan defensive rebound | ||
| 3:54 | | Devin Vassell misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 3:52 | | Precious Achiuwa defensive rebound | ||
| 3:39 | | Miles McBride misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:36 | | Stephon Castle defensive rebound | ||
| 3:31 | | Stephon Castle misses two point running layup | ||
| 3:31 | | Knicks defensive rebound | ||
| 3:12 | | Jalen Brunson misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 3:08 | | OG Anunoby offensive rebound | ||
| 3:05 | | Julian Champagnie shooting foul (Jalen Brunson draws the foul) | ||
| 3:05 | | +1 | Jalen Brunson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 16-19 |
| 3:05 | | +1 | Jalen Brunson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 16-20 |
| 2:48 | | +3 | Julian Champagnie makes three point jump shot (Devin Vassell assists) | 19-20 |
| 2:29 | | Miles McBride misses two point driving layup | ||
| 2:27 | | Precious Achiuwa offensive rebound | ||
| 2:27 | | Spurs 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:21 | | +2 | Jalen Brunson makes two point driving floating jump shot (Precious Achiuwa assists) | 19-22 |
| 1:53 | | Victor Wembanyama misses two point jump shot | ||
| 1:52 | | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | ||
| 1:37 | | Karl-Anthony Towns misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:35 | | Julian Champagnie defensive rebound | ||
| 1:29 | | +3 | Victor Wembanyama makes three point running jump shot (Tre Jones assists) | 22-22 |
| 1:21 | | Keldon Johnson shooting foul (Karl-Anthony Towns draws the foul) | ||
| 1:21 | | +1 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 22-23 |
| 1:21 | | +1 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 22-24 |
| 1:09 | | Victor Wembanyama misses two point jump shot | ||
| 1:07 | | Miles McBride defensive rebound | ||
| 1:00 | | Cameron Payne misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:58 | | Miles McBride offensive rebound | ||
| 0:51 | | Karl-Anthony Towns misses two point turnaround hook shot | ||
| 0:51 | | Karl-Anthony Towns offensive rebound | ||
| 0:51 | | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point putback layup | 22-26 |
| 0:42 | | Mikal Bridges shooting foul (Stephon Castle draws the foul) | ||
| 0:42 | | Stephon Castle misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 0:42 | | Spurs offensive rebound | ||
| 0:42 | | +1 | Stephon Castle makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 23-26 |
| 0:38 | | Cameron Payne offensive foul (Tre Jones draws the foul) | ||
| 0:38 | | Cameron Payne turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 0:33 | | +3 | Victor Wembanyama makes three point jump shot (Tre Jones assists) | 26-26 |
| 0:12 | | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point fadeaway jump shot (Cameron Payne assists) | 26-28 |
| 0:07 | | Karl-Anthony Towns personal foul (Stephon Castle draws the foul) | ||
| 0:07 | | Stephon Castle misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 0:07 | | Spurs offensive rebound | ||
| 0:07 | | +1 | Stephon Castle makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 27-28 |
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:50 | | +2 | Cameron Payne makes two point driving floating jump shot | 27-30 |
| 11:32 | | Victor Wembanyama misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 11:30 | | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | ||
| 11:21 | | Cameron Payne misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:19 | | Chris Paul defensive rebound | ||
| 11:15 | | +2 | Tre Jones makes two point running layup (Chris Paul assists) | 29-30 |
| 11:01 | | Karl-Anthony Towns misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:59 | | Tre Jones defensive rebound | ||
| 10:56 | | +2 | Victor Wembanyama makes two point running jump shot (Tre Jones assists) | 31-30 |
| 10:35 | | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point driving hook shot (Miles McBride assists) | 31-32 |
| 10:27 | | +3 | Victor Wembanyama makes three point jump shot (Tre Jones assists) | 34-32 |
| 10:09 | | OG Anunoby misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 10:07 | | Julian Champagnie defensive rebound | ||
| 10:01 | | +3 | Chris Paul makes three point jump shot (Tre Jones assists) | 37-32 |
| 9:39 | | Josh Hart misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:36 | | Victor Wembanyama defensive rebound | ||
| 9:29 | | +2 | Keldon Johnson makes two point driving layup (Tre Jones assists) | 39-32 |
| 9:28 | | Knicks 60 second timeout | ||
| 9:17 | | Cameron Payne turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 9:00 | | Victor Wembanyama turnover (traveling) | ||
| 8:44 | | Jalen Brunson misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 8:41 | | Keldon Johnson defensive rebound | ||
| 8:36 | | Chris Paul misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:33 | | Victor Wembanyama offensive rebound | ||
| 8:32 | | +2 | Victor Wembanyama makes two point putback dunk | 41-32 |
| 8:08 | | +3 | Miles McBride makes three point jump shot (Jalen Brunson assists) | 41-35 |
| 7:58 | | Victor Wembanyama misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:54 | | Miles McBride defensive rebound | ||
| 7:35 | | +2 | Josh Hart makes two point layup (Karl-Anthony Towns assists) | 41-37 |
| 7:15 | | Victor Wembanyama turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 6:56 | | Miles McBride misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:52 | | Keldon Johnson defensive rebound | ||
| 6:45 | | +2 | Victor Wembanyama makes two point fadeaway jump shot (Chris Paul assists) | 43-37 |
| 6:37 | | Victor Wembanyama shooting foul (Josh Hart draws the foul) | ||
| 6:37 | | +1 | Josh Hart makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 43-38 |
| 6:37 | | +1 | Josh Hart makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 43-39 |
| 6:22 | | +2 | Stephon Castle makes two point driving layup | 45-39 |
| 6:11 | | Miles McBride misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 6:10 | | Devin Vassell defensive rebound | ||
| 6:01 | | Devin Vassell turnover (bad pass) (Josh Hart steals) | ||
| 5:56 | | +2 | Mikal Bridges makes two point running reverse layup (Josh Hart assists) | 45-41 |
| 5:45 | | Jeremy Sochan offensive foul (Josh Hart draws the foul) | ||
| 5:45 | | Jeremy Sochan turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 5:25 | | +3 | Precious Achiuwa makes three point jump shot (Jalen Brunson assists) | 45-44 |
| 5:22 | | Spurs 60 second timeout | ||
| 5:00 | | Jeremy Sochan turnover (bad pass) (Precious Achiuwa steals) | ||
| 4:55 | | +2 | Jalen Brunson makes two point running layup | 45-46 |
| 4:44 | | Julian Champagnie misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:38 | | Jeremy Sochan offensive rebound | ||
| 4:37 | | Jeremy Sochan turnover (bad pass) (Mikal Bridges steals) | ||
| 4:19 | | Jalen Brunson misses two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 4:17 | | Victor Wembanyama defensive rebound | ||
| 4:09 | | Stephon Castle misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:06 | | Spurs offensive rebound | ||
| 4:06 | | Josh Hart personal foul (Loose ball) (Victor Wembanyama draws the foul) | ||
| 3:58 | | +2 | Devin Vassell makes two point cutting dunk (Victor Wembanyama assists) | 47-46 |
| 3:45 | | Josh Hart misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 3:40 | | Chris Paul defensive rebound | ||
| 3:31 | | Jeremy Sochan misses two point alley-oop dunk | ||
| 3:28 | | Victor Wembanyama offensive rebound | ||
| 3:27 | | Victor Wembanyama turnover (bad pass) (Jalen Brunson steals) | ||
| 3:22 | | +3 | Mikal Bridges makes three point running jump shot (Josh Hart assists) | 47-49 |
| 2:58 | | +2 | Jeremy Sochan makes two point alley-oop dunk (Victor Wembanyama assists) | 49-49 |
| 2:47 | | Jalen Brunson misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 2:44 | | Victor Wembanyama defensive rebound | ||
| 2:36 | | Victor Wembanyama misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:33 | | Josh Hart defensive rebound | ||
| 2:19 | | Miles McBride misses two point driving layup | ||
| 2:17 | | Victor Wembanyama defensive rebound | ||
| 2:13 | | +2 | Stephon Castle makes two point running dunk (Chris Paul assists) | 51-49 |
| 2:12 | | Knicks 60 second timeout | ||
| 1:55 | | +2 | Mikal Bridges makes two point pullup jump shot | 51-51 |
| 1:38 | | Devin Vassell misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 1:36 | | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | ||
| 1:22 | | Mikal Bridges misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 1:19 | | Victor Wembanyama defensive rebound | ||
| 1:06 | | +2 | Victor Wembanyama makes two point cutting layup (Chris Paul assists) | 53-51 |
| 0:47 | | Karl-Anthony Towns turnover (bad pass) (Chris Paul steals) | ||
| 0:43 | | +2 | Jeremy Sochan makes two point running alley-oop dunk (Stephon Castle assists) | 55-51 |
| 0:29 | | Mikal Bridges misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 0:27 | | Stephon Castle defensive rebound | ||
| 0:09 | | +3 | Victor Wembanyama makes three point jump shot (Chris Paul assists) | 58-51 |
| 0:01 | | Jalen Brunson misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Knicks offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:41 | | Victor Wembanyama blocks Jalen Brunson's three point jump shot | ||
| 11:40 | | Spurs defensive rebound | ||
| 11:40 | | Josh Hart personal foul (Loose ball) (Chris Paul draws the foul) | ||
| 11:25 | | Jeremy Sochan misses two point alley-oop layup | ||
| 11:20 | | Josh Hart defensive rebound | ||
| 11:11 | | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point layup (Mikal Bridges assists) | 58-53 |
| 11:00 | | Jeremy Sochan offensive foul (Charge) (Jalen Brunson draws the foul) | ||
| 11:00 | | Jeremy Sochan turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 10:39 | | +2 | Jalen Brunson makes two point floating jump shot | 58-55 |
| 10:19 | | Devin Vassell misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:19 | | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | ||
| 9:56 | | Josh Hart turnover (lost ball) (Victor Wembanyama steals) | ||
| 9:38 | | Victor Wembanyama misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 9:34 | | Jalen Brunson defensive rebound | ||
| 9:24 | | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point driving layup (Jalen Brunson assists) | 58-57 |
| 9:14 | | Mikal Bridges shooting foul (Harrison Barnes draws the foul) | ||
| 9:14 | | +1 | Harrison Barnes makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 59-57 |
| 9:14 | | Harrison Barnes misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 9:12 | | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | ||
| 8:54 | | Karl-Anthony Towns misses two point driving layup | ||
| 8:51 | | Karl-Anthony Towns offensive rebound | ||
| 8:51 | | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point putback layup | 59-59 |
| 8:40 | | Chris Paul misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:37 | | Jalen Brunson defensive rebound | ||
| 8:32 | | Josh Hart misses two point running layup | ||
| 8:30 | | Victor Wembanyama defensive rebound | ||
| 8:26 | | Mikal Bridges blocks Devin Vassell's three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:24 | | Knicks defensive rebound | ||
| 8:04 | | Karl-Anthony Towns misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 8:02 | | Victor Wembanyama defensive rebound | ||
| 8:02 | | Josh Hart personal foul (Victor Wembanyama draws the foul) | ||
| 7:47 | | +3 | Jeremy Sochan makes three point jump shot (Devin Vassell assists) | 62-59 |
| 7:29 | | +2 | Mikal Bridges makes two point driving layup (Jalen Brunson assists) | 62-61 |
| 7:22 | | Jalen Brunson shooting foul (Jeremy Sochan draws the foul) | ||
| 7:22 | | +1 | Jeremy Sochan makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 63-61 |
| 7:22 | | +1 | Jeremy Sochan makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 64-61 |
| 7:06 | | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point driving dunk (Jalen Brunson assists) | 64-63 |
| 6:58 | | Victor Wembanyama misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:57 | | Devin Vassell offensive rebound | ||
| 6:56 | | Devin Vassell misses two point tip layup | ||
| 6:54 | | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | ||
| 6:36 | | +3 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes three point jump shot (Mikal Bridges assists) | 64-66 |
| 6:35 | | Spurs 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:18 | | +2 | Victor Wembanyama makes two point jump shot (Harrison Barnes assists) | 66-66 |
| 5:58 | | +2 | Mikal Bridges makes two point turnaround jump shot | 66-68 |
| 5:38 | | +3 | Jeremy Sochan makes three point jump shot (Devin Vassell assists) | 69-68 |
| 5:23 | | +2 | Jalen Brunson makes two point driving floating bank jump shot | 69-70 |
| 5:23 | | Devin Vassell shooting foul (Jalen Brunson draws the foul) | ||
| 5:23 | | +1 | Jalen Brunson makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 69-71 |
| 5:08 | | Karl-Anthony Towns shooting foul (Victor Wembanyama draws the foul) | ||
| 5:08 | | +1 | Victor Wembanyama makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 70-71 |
| 5:08 | | +1 | Victor Wembanyama makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 71-71 |
| 4:50 | | +3 | OG Anunoby makes three point jump shot (Miles McBride assists) | 71-74 |
| 4:39 | | Victor Wembanyama misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:36 | | Devin Vassell offensive rebound | ||
| 4:33 | | +3 | Victor Wembanyama makes three point jump shot (Stephon Castle assists) | 74-74 |
| 4:12 | | Harrison Barnes blocks Jalen Brunson's two point cutting layup | ||
| 4:10 | | Jeremy Sochan defensive rebound | ||
| 4:05 | | +3 | Devin Vassell makes three point running jump shot (Stephon Castle assists) | 77-74 |
| 3:52 | | +2 | Jalen Brunson makes two point hook shot | 77-76 |
| 3:41 | | Stephon Castle misses two point driving layup | ||
| 3:39 | | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | ||
| 3:36 | | Victor Wembanyama blocks Jalen Brunson's two point running layup | ||
| 3:36 | | Spurs defensive rebound | ||
| 3:36 | | Spurs 60 second timeout | ||
| 3:21 | | +2 | Devin Vassell makes two point driving floating jump shot (Jeremy Sochan assists) | 79-76 |
| 3:21 | | Karl-Anthony Towns shooting foul (Devin Vassell draws the foul) | ||
| 3:21 | | +1 | Devin Vassell makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 80-76 |
| 3:07 | | +2 | Jalen Brunson makes two point driving floating jump shot | 80-78 |
| 2:51 | | Devin Vassell turnover (traveling) | ||
| 2:40 | | Jalen Brunson misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 2:37 | | Precious Achiuwa offensive rebound | ||
| 2:36 | | Precious Achiuwa misses two point putback layup | ||
| 2:35 | | Jeremy Sochan defensive rebound | ||
| 2:30 | | +3 | Julian Champagnie makes three point running jump shot (Devin Vassell assists) | 83-78 |
| 2:11 | | Mikal Bridges misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 2:09 | | Jalen Brunson offensive rebound | ||
| 2:09 | | Keldon Johnson personal foul (Jalen Brunson draws the foul) | ||
| 2:01 | | Jalen Brunson misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 1:59 | | Precious Achiuwa offensive rebound | ||
| 1:55 | | Julian Champagnie shooting foul (Miles McBride draws the foul) | ||
| 1:55 | | +1 | Miles McBride makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 83-79 |
| 1:55 | | +1 | Miles McBride makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 83-80 |
| 1:41 | | Devin Vassell misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 1:38 | | Precious Achiuwa defensive rebound | ||
| 1:29 | | Miles McBride misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 1:26 | | Mikal Bridges offensive rebound | ||
| 1:26 | | +2 | Mikal Bridges makes two point putback layup | 83-82 |
| 1:26 | | Keldon Johnson shooting foul (Mikal Bridges draws the foul) | ||
| 1:26 | | +1 | Mikal Bridges makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 83-83 |
| 1:11 | | Jeremy Sochan turnover (bad pass) (OG Anunoby steals) | ||
| 1:05 | | Jalen Brunson misses two point running jump shot | ||
| 1:02 | | Jeremy Sochan defensive rebound | ||
| 0:53 | | Precious Achiuwa blocks Stephon Castle's two point driving layup | ||
| 0:52 | | Precious Achiuwa defensive rebound | ||
| 0:43 | | Jeremy Sochan shooting foul (Jalen Brunson draws the foul) | ||
| 0:43 | | +1 | Jalen Brunson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 83-84 |
| 0:43 | | +1 | Jalen Brunson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 83-85 |
| 0:35 | | Mikal Bridges blocks Stephon Castle's two point driving layup | ||
| 0:32 | | Jalen Brunson defensive rebound | ||
| 0:28 | | +3 | Mikal Bridges makes three point running jump shot (Jalen Brunson assists) | 83-88 |
| 0:11 | | Chris Paul misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:07 | | Jalen Brunson defensive rebound | ||
| 0:04 | | Miles McBride misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 0:04 | | Chris Paul defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:45 | | +2 | Victor Wembanyama makes two point alley-oop dunk (Julian Champagnie assists) | 85-88 |
| 11:20 | | Precious Achiuwa misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:16 | | Victor Wembanyama defensive rebound | ||
| 11:10 | | Miles McBride personal foul (Victor Wembanyama draws the foul) | ||
| 10:59 | | Julian Champagnie misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:55 | | Precious Achiuwa defensive rebound | ||
| 10:34 | | Jalen Brunson misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 10:33 | | Victor Wembanyama defensive rebound | ||
| 10:20 | | +2 | Victor Wembanyama makes two point driving finger roll layup (Tre Jones assists) | 87-88 |
| 10:02 | | Tre Jones personal foul (Jalen Brunson draws the foul) | ||
| 9:49 | | Mikal Bridges misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:47 | | Victor Wembanyama defensive rebound | ||
| 9:41 | | +3 | Julian Champagnie makes three point jump shot (Tre Jones assists) | 90-88 |
| 9:33 | | Knicks 60 second timeout | ||
| 9:18 | | Jalen Brunson turnover (lost ball) (Tre Jones steals) | ||
| 9:15 | | +2 | Tre Jones makes two point running finger roll layup | 92-88 |
| 9:06 | | +3 | Mikal Bridges makes three point jump shot (Karl-Anthony Towns assists) | 92-91 |
| 8:48 | | +2 | Victor Wembanyama makes two point alley-oop layup (Keldon Johnson assists) | 94-91 |
| 8:31 | | Jalen Brunson misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:29 | | Chris Paul defensive rebound | ||
| 8:24 | | Keldon Johnson misses two point running layup | ||
| 8:23 | | Keldon Johnson offensive rebound | ||
| 8:20 | | Julian Champagnie misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:17 | | Spurs offensive rebound | ||
| 8:14 | | +2 | Victor Wembanyama makes two point alley-oop layup (Chris Paul assists) | 96-91 |
| 7:55 | | +3 | Mikal Bridges makes three point jump shot (Jalen Brunson assists) | 96-94 |
| 7:44 | | +3 | Victor Wembanyama makes three point jump shot (Tre Jones assists) | 99-94 |
| 7:21 | | Mikal Bridges misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:19 | | Victor Wembanyama defensive rebound | ||
| 7:16 | | +2 | Tre Jones makes two point running layup | 101-94 |
| 7:16 | | Jalen Brunson shooting foul (Tre Jones draws the foul) | ||
| 7:16 | | +1 | Tre Jones makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 102-94 |
| 6:53 | | +3 | Mikal Bridges makes three point jump shot (Josh Hart assists) | 102-97 |
| 6:34 | | Karl-Anthony Towns personal foul (Chris Paul draws the foul) | ||
| 6:31 | | OG Anunoby personal foul (Victor Wembanyama draws the foul) | ||
| 6:18 | | Victor Wembanyama misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:14 | | Josh Hart defensive rebound | ||
| 5:57 | | Precious Achiuwa misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:53 | | Chris Paul defensive rebound | ||
| 5:38 | | Julian Champagnie misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:36 | | Precious Achiuwa defensive rebound | ||
| 5:18 | | +3 | Josh Hart makes three point pullup jump shot (Mikal Bridges assists) | 102-100 |
| 5:16 | | Spurs 60 second timeout | ||
| 5:01 | | Devin Vassell turnover (bad pass) (Mikal Bridges steals) | ||
| 4:56 | | +3 | OG Anunoby makes three point jump shot (Josh Hart assists) | 102-103 |
| 4:39 | | +2 | Chris Paul makes two point pullup jump shot | 104-103 |
| 4:20 | | +2 | Precious Achiuwa makes two point cutting layup (Mikal Bridges assists) | 104-105 |
| 4:10 | | +2 | Jeremy Sochan makes two point cutting layup (Chris Paul assists) | 106-105 |
| 3:51 | | +2 | Mikal Bridges makes two point stepback jump shot | 106-107 |
| 3:36 | | Victor Wembanyama misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:32 | | Precious Achiuwa defensive rebound | ||
| 3:22 | | Mikal Bridges misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 3:18 | | Josh Hart offensive rebound | ||
| 3:18 | | +2 | Josh Hart makes two point tip layup | 106-109 |
| 3:04 | | +3 | Jeremy Sochan makes three point jump shot (Devin Vassell assists) | 109-109 |
| 2:43 | | +3 | Miles McBride makes three point pullup jump shot | 109-112 |
| 2:30 | | Chris Paul turnover (bad pass) (Josh Hart steals) | ||
| 2:25 | | Mikal Bridges misses two point running layup | ||
| 2:23 | | Victor Wembanyama defensive rebound | ||
| 2:17 | | Josh Hart personal foul (Chris Paul draws the foul) | ||
| 2:17 | | +1 | Chris Paul makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 110-112 |
| 2:17 | | +1 | Chris Paul makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 111-112 |
| 1:59 | | +2 | Mikal Bridges makes two point turnaround jump shot | 111-114 |
| 1:38 | | Victor Wembanyama misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 1:35 | | Jalen Brunson defensive rebound | ||
| 1:18 | | +2 | Mikal Bridges makes two point pullup jump shot | 111-116 |
| 1:10 | | Tre Jones misses two point driving layup | ||
| 1:08 | | Josh Hart defensive rebound | ||
| 1:05 | | Chris Paul shooting foul (Josh Hart draws the foul) | ||
| 1:05 | | +1 | Josh Hart makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 111-117 |
| 1:05 | | Josh Hart misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 1:01 | | Precious Achiuwa offensive rebound | ||
| 0:50 | | Mikal Bridges misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:48 | | Jeremy Sochan defensive rebound | ||
| 0:41 | | +3 | Chris Paul makes three point pullup jump shot | 114-117 |
| 0:38 | | Knicks 60 second timeout | ||
| 0:38 | | Knicks 60 second timeout | ||
| 0:21 | | Jalen Brunson misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:17 | | Josh Hart offensive rebound | ||
| 0:03 | | OG Anunoby misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Josh Hart offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
Key Players
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Josh Hart offensive rebound | 0:00 |
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OG Anunoby misses three point jump shot | 0:03 |
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Josh Hart offensive rebound | 0:17 |
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Jalen Brunson misses two point pullup jump shot | 0:21 |
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Knicks 60 second timeout | 0:38 |
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Knicks 60 second timeout | 0:38 |
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+ 3 | Chris Paul makes three point pullup jump shot | 0:41 |
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Jeremy Sochan defensive rebound | 0:48 |
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Mikal Bridges misses three point pullup jump shot | 0:50 |
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Precious Achiuwa offensive rebound | 1:01 |
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Josh Hart misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | 1:05 |
| Team Stats | |
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| Points | 114 | 117 |
| Field Goals | 42-83 (50.6%) | 45-100 (45.0%) |
| 3-Pointers | 16-38 (42.1%) | 13-39 (33.3%) |
| Free Throws | 14-17 (82.4%) | 14-16 (87.5%) |
| Total Rebounds | 51 | 50 |
| Offensive | 8 | 17 |
| Defensive | 37 | 30 |
| Team | 6 | 3 |
| Assists | 33 | 26 |
| Steals | 3 | 7 |
| Blocks | 6 | 3 |
| Turnovers | 15 | 5 |
| Fouls | 15 | 17 |
| Technicals | 0 | 0 |
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V. Wembanyama
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42 PTS, 18 REB, 4 AST
M. Bridges
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41 PTS, 1 REB, 4 AST
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V. Wembanyama C | 24.3 PPG | 11.0 RPG | 3.7 APG | 47.6 FG% |
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M. Bridges SG | 17.6 PPG | 3.2 RPG | 3.7 APG | 50.0 FG% |
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V. Wembanyama C | 42 PTS | 18 REB | 4 AST | |
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M. Bridges SG | 41 PTS | 1 REB | 4 AST | |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| V. Wembanyama | 42 | 18 | 4 | 16/31 | 6/16 | 4/4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 16 | +7 | 69 |
| J. Sochan | 21 | 9 | 2 | 8/10 | 3/3 | 2/2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 7 | -12 | 29 |
| C. Paul | 13 | 6 | 7 | 4/8 | 3/6 | 2/2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | +6 | 33 |
| D. Vassell | 11 | 3 | 5 | 4/11 | 1/4 | 2/2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | -13 | 21 |
| H. Barnes | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1/3 | 0/1 | 1/2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -10 | 6 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| V. Wembanyama | 42 | 18 | 4 | 16/31 | 6/16 | 4/4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 16 | +7 | 69 |
| J. Sochan | 21 | 9 | 2 | 8/10 | 3/3 | 2/2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 7 | -12 | 29 |
| C. Paul | 13 | 6 | 7 | 4/8 | 3/6 | 2/2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | +6 | 33 |
| D. Vassell | 11 | 3 | 5 | 4/11 | 1/4 | 2/2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | -13 | 21 |
| H. Barnes | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1/3 | 0/1 | 1/2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -10 | 6 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| J. Champagnie | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3/7 | 3/7 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 13 |
| T. Jones | 7 | 1 | 9 | 3/4 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +10 | 27 |
| S. Castle | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2/7 | 0/1 | 2/4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 14 |
| K. Johnson | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | +5 | 7 |
| Z. Collins | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| H. Ingram | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| B. Wesley | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| M. Branham | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| S. Mamukelashvili | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| S. Cissoko | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| R. Minix | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| C. Bassey | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| D. Duke Jr. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 114 | 45 | 33 | 42/83 | 16/38 | 14/17 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 8 | 37 | -15 | 219 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| M. Bridges | 41 | 1 | 4 | 17/25 | 6/9 | 1/1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +8 | 54 |
| K. Towns | 21 | 9 | 2 | 9/16 | 1/5 | 2/2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | -13 | 33 |
| J. Brunson | 20 | 7 | 9 | 7/23 | 0/5 | 6/7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | +4 | 45 |
| J. Hart | 12 | 12 | 6 | 4/8 | 1/3 | 3/4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | -1 | 37 |
| O. Anunoby | 8 | 5 | 1 | 3/10 | 2/6 | 0/0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +13 | 16 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| M. Bridges | 41 | 1 | 4 | 17/25 | 6/9 | 1/1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +8 | 54 |
| K. Towns | 21 | 9 | 2 | 9/16 | 1/5 | 2/2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | -13 | 33 |
| J. Brunson | 20 | 7 | 9 | 7/23 | 0/5 | 6/7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | +4 | 45 |
| J. Hart | 12 | 12 | 6 | 4/8 | 1/3 | 3/4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | -1 | 37 |
| O. Anunoby | 8 | 5 | 1 | 3/10 | 2/6 | 0/0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +13 | 16 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| M. McBride | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2/10 | 2/6 | 2/2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 15 |
| P. Achiuwa | 5 | 10 | 1 | 2/5 | 1/3 | 0/0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | +14 | 19 |
| C. Payne | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1/3 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -10 | 2 |
| M. Ryan | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| L. Shamet | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T. Kolek | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| A. Hukporti | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J. Sims | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| P. Dadiet | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J. Toppin | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| B. Buie | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 117 | 47 | 26 | 45/100 | 13/39 | 14/16 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 30 | +15 | 221 |
