Game completed
Houston Rockets34-21106at
New York Knicks36-21108
Sat, Feb 21, 8:30 PM ESTMadison Square Garden, New York, NYABC
The box score
Final numbers
| Line score | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 21 | 33 | 37 | 15 | 106 |
| NYK | 27 | 26 | 22 | 33 | 108 |
Houston Rockets
106| Player | Min | Pts | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin DurantSF | 38 | 30 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10-26 | 4-10 | 6-7 | +15 |
| Jabari Smith Jr.PF | 36 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8-13 | 4-8 | 1-2 | -9 |
| Alperen SengunC | 31 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6-12 | 1-1 | 3-4 | -6 |
| Tari EasonSG | 35 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4-8 | 1-4 | 2-2 | -7 |
| Amen ThompsonPG | 41 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5-9 | 0-2 | 2-4 | +5 |
| Clint Capela | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | +12 |
| Reed Sheppard | 21 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-5 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 0 |
| Dorian Finney-Smith | 21 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | -13 |
| Jae'Sean Tate | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -7 |
| Team | 106 | 57 | 24 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 38-80 | 12-31 | 18-23 |
DNP: Isaiah Crawford, Jeff Green, Aaron Holiday, Josh Okogie, Steven Adams (injury), JD Davison (gleague twoway), Tristen Newton (gleague twoway), Fred VanVleet (injury)
New York Knicks
108| Player | Min | Pts | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OG AnunobySF | 40 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8-16 | 2-7 | 2-2 | +6 |
| Josh HartPF | 27 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1-7 | 0-3 | 0-0 | -14 |
| Karl-Anthony TownsC | 34 | 25 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10-15 | 3-3 | 2-2 | +23 |
| Mikal BridgesSG | 31 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-11 | 1-2 | 0-0 | +3 |
| Jalen BrunsonPG | 36 | 20 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6-12 | 0-1 | 8-9 | -10 |
| Jeremy Sochan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -2 |
| Mitchell Robinson | 18 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -21 |
| Landry Shamet | 26 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-7 | 2-4 | 2-3 | +8 |
| Mohamed Diawara | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -2 |
| Jose Alvarado | 20 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3-9 | 2-5 | 0-0 | +19 |
| Team | 108 | 36 | 26 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 42-85 | 10-26 | 14-16 |
DNP: Jordan Clarkson, Pacôme Dadiet, Ariel Hukporti, Tyler Kolek, Kevin McCullar Jr., Trey Jemison III (gleague twoway), Dillon Jones (gleague twoway), Miles McBride (injury)
Lead tracker
How the game flowed
- Biggest lead · NYK
- 13
- Biggest lead · HOU
- 18
- Times tied
- 3
- Lead changes
- 2
- Longest run · NYK
- 9
How they entered this matchup
Pregame context
- HOU is carrying the heavier travel load at 533 mi from its previous stop.
- HOU is in game 2 of 2 on the road with 926 mi already logged before tip.
- National TV puts extra weight on a matchup that already has real schedule context.
The numbers
Rest · travel · body clock
| Schedule spot | HOU | NYK |
|---|---|---|
| Record | 34-21 | 36-21 |
| Days rest | 1 day | 1 day |
| Hours rest | 49.5h | 49h |
| Rest swing | +0.5h | -0.5h |
| Travel in | 533 mi | 0 mi |
| Zone change | 0h | 0h |
| Body clock | 1h | 0h |
| Local tip | evening | evening |
| Segment | Road trip · 2 of 2 | Homestand · 2 of 2 |
| Miles before tip | 926 mi | 0 mi |
| Schedule alerts | — | — |
How each side got here
Travel and map
HOU
533 miHOU came from Charlotte, NC with 533 mi of travel and 0h of time-zone change.
Charlotte, NC to New York, NY
NYK
0 miNYK stayed in New York, NY between games, so travel is not a real factor in this setup.
Stayed in New York, NY
Where this game sits in the run
Trip context
HOU
Road tripHOU is on game 2 of 2 on the road, with 926 mi already behind it.
NYK
HomestandNYK is in game 2 of 2 on this homestand.
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