New York Knicks 139, Phoenix Suns 122 — Recap

December 15, 2023 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): New York Knicks 139, Phoenix Suns 122. Scoring by quarter: Q1 NYK 31-30 PHX; Q2 NYK 32-38 PHX; Q3 NYK 34-31 PHX; Q4 NYK 42-23 PHX.

Top performers (box score): Jalen Brunson (NYK) 50 points, 6 rebounds, 9 assists, 9 threes on 17-of-23 shooting; Kevin Durant (PHX) 29 points, 3 rebounds, 6 assists, 4 threes on 10-of-21 shooting; Devin Booker (PHX) 28 points, 2 rebounds, 9 assists, 1 threes on 11-of-26 shooting; Julius Randle (NYK) 23 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 threes on 10-of-16 shooting; Jusuf Nurkic (PHX) 21 points, 12 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 threes on 9-of-13 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · NYK

Jalen Brunson

50 PTS, 6 REB, 9 AST, 9 3PM · 17-23 FG

Scoring · PHX

Kevin Durant

29 PTS, 3 REB, 6 AST, 4 3PM · 10-21 FG

Scoring · PHX

Devin Booker

28 PTS, 2 REB, 9 AST, 1 3PM · 11-26 FG

Season highs

Jalen Brunson · Season-high 50 pointsJalen Brunson · Season-high 9 threesJordan Goodwin · Season-high 9 assists

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	31	32	34	42		139
PHX	30	38	31	23		122

🧮 How They Scored

NYKPHX

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

70.1%Effective FG%60.5%

10.4%Turnover %10.6%

34.6%Offensive rebound %22.2%

0.341Free-throw rate0.250

Box Score

New York Knicks

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Jalen Brunson G	35	50	6	9	5	—	2	17-23	9-9	7-9	+7
Julius Randle F	35	23	8	6	—	1	5	10-16	1-3	2-2	+4
Isaiah Hartenstein F-C	31	7	8	2	1	3	2	2-2	—	3-4	+29
RJ Barrett F-G	29	21	2	3	—	1	1	6-10	1-2	8-8	—
Josh Hart G	29	6	2	2	—	—	—	3-8	0-3	—	+34
Immanuel Quickley G	24	10	5	3	2	—	1	3-8	1-3	3-4	+28
Donte DiVincenzo G	19	5	1	1	1	—	—	2-3	1-2	—	-13
Jericho Sims F	17	5	3	—	—	—	—	2-4	—	1-1	-12
Quentin Grimes G	15	9	2	1	—	—	—	3-7	3-6	—	+12
Miles McBride G	1	3	—	—	—	—	—	1-1	1-1	—	-1

Phoenix Suns

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Devin Booker G	37	28	2	9	—	—	3	11-26	1-5	5-6	-18
Kevin Durant F	36	29	3	6	—	—	—	10-21	4-9	5-7	-7
Grayson Allen G	36	13	2	1	2	1	2	5-5	2-2	1-1	-14
Jusuf Nurkic C	30	21	12	2	1	—	3	9-13	1-2	2-2	+5
Jordan Goodwin G	23	3	3	9	—	—	1	1-5	1-3	—	-13
Drew Eubanks F	15	8	3	—	1	2	1	3-4	—	2-2	-13
Bradley Beal G	5	6	—	1	—	—	—	2-2	1-1	1-1	+3

🔬 Advanced Stats

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Jalen Brunson	Bench	35	50	92.7	35.9	+7.7	28.7
Julius Randle	Bench	35	23	68.1	28.6	+5.4	10.8
RJ Barrett	Bench	29	21	77.7	24.2	+4.8	11.4
Immanuel Quickley	Bench	24	10	51.2	17.5	+58.9	10.7
Quentin Grimes	Bench	15	9	64.3	20.0	+46.1	9.3
Isaiah Hartenstein	Bench	31	7	93.1	8.7	+47.5	8.9
Josh Hart	Bench	29	6	37.5	11.8	+55.2	3.1
Donte DiVincenzo	Bench	19	5	83.3	7.7	-34.2	2.4
Jericho Sims	Bench	17	5	56.3	10.8	-28.8	2.3
Miles McBride	Bench	1	3	150.0	33.3	-33.3	50.0

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Kevin Durant	Bench	36	29	60.2	26.4	-13.2	12.1
Devin Booker	Bench	37	28	48.9	35.6	-28.8	7.9
Jusuf Nurkic	Bench	30	21	75.6	24.3	+8.2	14.0
Grayson Allen	Bench	36	13	119.5	8.4	-18.1	5.6
Drew Eubanks	Bench	15	8	82.0	18.2	-46.5	15.6
Bradley Beal	Bench	5	6	123.0	20.0	+30.0	23.7
Jordan Goodwin	Bench	23	3	30.0	11.5	-32.7	6.2