New York Knicks 105, Phoenix Suns 128 — Recap

May 7, 2021 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): New York Knicks 105, Phoenix Suns 128. Scoring by quarter: Q1 NYK 33-30 PHX; Q2 NYK 30-26 PHX; Q3 NYK 25-34 PHX; Q4 NYK 17-38 PHX.

Top performers (box score): Deandre Ayton (PHX) 26 points, 15 rebounds, 1 assists on 10-of-14 shooting; Julius Randle (NYK) 24 points, 11 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 threes on 8-of-16 shooting; RJ Barrett (NYK) 23 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists, 5 threes on 8-of-22 shooting; Jae Crowder (PHX) 18 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists, 6 threes on 6-of-13 shooting; Chris Paul (PHX) 17 points, 6 rebounds, 11 assists, 2 threes on 6-of-11 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · PHX

Deandre Ayton

26 PTS, 15 REB, 1 AST · 10-14 FG

Scoring · NYK

Julius Randle

24 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST, 1 3PM · 8-16 FG

Scoring · NYK

RJ Barrett

23 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 5 3PM · 8-22 FG

Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.

Linescore

	1	2	3	4		T
NYK	33	30	25	17		105
PHX	30	26	34	38		128

🧮 How They Scored

NYKPHX

42Points in the paint38

11Fast-break points9

12Second-chance points16

4Points off turnovers12

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

51.8%Effective FG%56.5%

12.1%Turnover %4.6%

13.6%Offensive rebound %16.7%

0.274Free-throw rate0.272

Box Score

New York Knicks

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
RJ Barrett F-G	41	23	8	3	0	0	3	8-22	5-11	2-2	-15
Reggie Bullock G-F	38	12	3	3	0	0	1	3-11	2-8	4-4	-22
Julius Randle F	33	24	11	4	0	0	3	8-16	1-5	7-9	-23
Derrick Rose G	29	17	4	6	0	0	1	7-14	1-3	2-2	0
Taj Gibson F	25	11	6	2	0	2	1	5-6	0-0	1-2	+6
Nerlens Noel F-C	22	5	5	1	0	0	2	2-2	0-0	1-2	-29
Elfrid Payton G	18	5	2	3	0	0	0	2-7	0-1	1-2	-23
Obi Toppin F	15	8	1	1	2	2	0	3-4	2-3	0-0	0
Frank Ntilikina G	15	0	0	1	0	0	1	0-2	0-1	0-0	-6
Kevin Knox F	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-3
Jared Harper G	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0
Norvel Pelle F	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0

Phoenix Suns

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Mikal Bridges F	36	16	4	0	1	1	2	5-10	4-6	2-2	+13
Devin Booker G	35	16	4	3	0	0	1	3-12	1-4	9-9	+11
Chris Paul G	30	17	6	11	0	0	0	6-11	2-3	3-4	+21
Deandre Ayton C	29	26	15	1	1	1	0	10-14	0-0	6-6	+11
Torrey Craig F	29	7	6	2	1	0	1	3-10	1-6	0-0	+19
Jae Crowder F	23	18	2	3	0	1	0	6-13	6-12	0-0	+10
Cameron Payne G	21	15	1	3	2	0	1	5-10	3-3	2-2	+15
Frank Kaminsky F-C	19	10	6	2	0	0	0	4-7	0-2	2-2	+12
Jevon Carter G	9	3	0	1	0	0	0	1-3	1-3	0-0	-1
Dario Saric F	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	+1
Langston Galloway G	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	+3
Ty-Shon Alexander G	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0

🔬 Advanced Stats

New York KnicksTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Julius Randle	Bench	33	24	60.1	28.0	-30.7	13.4
RJ Barrett	Bench	41	23	50.3	27.7	-17.2	7.7
Derrick Rose	Bench	29	17	57.1	23.9	0.0	14.1
Reggie Bullock	Bench	38	12	47.0	14.4	-28.1	3.2
Taj Gibson	Bench	25	11	79.9	13.6	+13.1	10.7
Obi Toppin	Bench	15	8	100.0	14.3	0.0	19.3
Elfrid Payton	Bench	18	5	31.7	20.5	-63.9	1.2
Nerlens Noel	Bench	22	5	86.8	10.4	-66.4	1.6
Kevin Knox	Bench	2	0	0.0	0.0	-60.0	0.0
Frank Ntilikina	Bench	15	0	0.0	10.3	-20.7	-5.9
Jared Harper	Bench	1	0	0.0	33.3	0.0	0.0
Norvel Pelle	Bench	1	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

Phoenix SunsTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Deandre Ayton	Bench	29	26	78.1	26.6	+19.8	28.9
Jae Crowder	Bench	23	18	69.2	22.8	+14.3	9.9
Chris Paul	Bench	30	17	66.6	17.4	+36.1	18.3
Devin Booker	Bench	35	16	50.1	21.0	+15.7	6.6
Mikal Bridges	Bench	36	16	73.5	16.0	+17.3	8.6
Cameron Payne	Bench	21	15	68.9	24.5	+37.6	14.8
Frank Kaminsky	Bench	19	10	63.5	16.3	+28.6	15.2
Torrey Craig	Bench	29	7	35.0	16.4	+38.1	4.8
Jevon Carter	Bench	9	3	50.0	14.3	-1.0	8.0
Dario Saric	Bench	6	0	0.0	6.7	+8.3	-6.3
Langston Galloway	Bench	2	0	0.0	20.0	+60.0	0.0
Ty-Shon Alexander	Bench	1	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	-33.3