National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE
| RECAP
New York 122,
Houston 97
When: 8:00 PM ET, Sunday, May 2, 2021
Where: Toyota Center, Houston, Texas
Officials: #51 Aaron Smith, #67 Brandon Adair, #61 Courtney Kirkland
Attendance: 3431
Where: Toyota Center, Houston, Texas
Officials: #51 Aaron Smith, #67 Brandon Adair, #61 Courtney Kirkland
Attendance: 3431
Final Scoring Summary
New York Knicks
| REBOUNDS | ||||||||||||||
| Starters | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | +/- | OFF | DEF | TOT | A | PF | STL | TO | BLK | PTS |
| RJ Barrett - G | 40:00 | 7-15 | 3-7 | 4-5 | 31 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 21 |
| Elfrid Payton - G | 13:41 | 3-6 | 1-1 | 0-0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| Julius Randle - F | 30:19 | 13-22 | 4-9 | 1-1 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 31 |
| Reggie Bullock - F | 26:17 | 4-7 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| Nerlens Noel - C | 11:20 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Bench | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | +/- | OFF | DEF | TOT | A | PF | STL | TO | BLK | PTS |
| Taj Gibson | 31:51 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 36 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Derrick Rose | 31:01 | 8-11 | 4-5 | 4-4 | 35 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 24 |
| Immanuel Quickley | 22:31 | 5-9 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13 |
| Obi Toppin | 16:36 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Kevin Knox II | 4:49 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 2-2 | -8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Norvel Pelle | 4:49 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Ntilikina | 3:18 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jared Harper | 2:23 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Theo Pinson | 1:05 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL | 240 | 45-86 | 18-35 | 14-16 | 6 | 32 | 38 | 22 | 21 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 122 | |
| 52.3% | 51.4% | 87.5% | Team Rebs: 7 | Total TO: 13 | ||||||||||
Houston Rockets
| REBOUNDS | ||||||||||||||
| Starters | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | +/- | OFF | DEF | TOT | A | PF | STL | TO | BLK | PTS |
| Kevin Porter Jr. - G | 36:35 | 6-13 | 0-4 | 2-6 | -27 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 14 |
| Avery Bradley - G | 20:29 | 3-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | -10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| Kelly Olynyk - F | 35:58 | 5-10 | 1-4 | 6-7 | -5 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 17 |
| Jae'Sean Tate - F | 29:29 | 3-11 | 0-3 | 2-4 | -22 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
| Christian Wood - C | 35:13 | 6-14 | 0-5 | 7-11 | -24 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 19 |
| Bench | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | +/- | OFF | DEF | TOT | A | PF | STL | TO | BLK | PTS |
| Kenyon Martin Jr. | 31:44 | 5-9 | 1-2 | 2-2 | -27 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 |
| DaQuan Jeffries | 19:23 | 3-6 | 3-6 | 0-0 | -10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| Armoni Brooks | 17:46 | 1-7 | 1-7 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Anthony Lamb | 13:23 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 2-2 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| D.J. Augustin | DNP | |||||||||||||
| Danuel House Jr. | DNP | |||||||||||||
| TOTAL | 240 | 34-79 | 8-35 | 21-32 | 14 | 33 | 47 | 19 | 18 | 6 | 17 | 5 | 97 | |
| 43.0% | 22.9% | 65.6% | Team Rebs: 7 | Total TO: 18 | ||||||||||
Technical Fouls
| Team | Players |
| NY | None |
| HOU | None |
Team Statistics
| New York | Houston | ||
| Fast Break Points | 6 | Fast Break Points | 12 |
| Points in the Paint | 50 | Points in the Paint | 52 |
| Biggest Lead | 35 | Biggest Lead | 5 |