NBA daily digest: Knicks pull off an upset
1 game finished on Wednesday, June 3, averaging 200 combined points. 1 was a comeback from eight or more down.
The surprise of the night: Knicks over Spurs, 105-95. Our ratings gave the winners less than a 38% chance before tip-off.
The top individual line belonged to Jalen Brunson (NYK), who scored 30 points on 12-of-31 shooting.
Numbers of the night
Most points in a game200Knicks at Spurs
Biggest margin10Knicks over Spurs
Most points by a player30Jalen Brunson, NYK
Most threes5Julian Champagnie, SAS
Most rebounds15Josh Hart, NYK
Game by game
The Knicks trailed by 8 after the first quarter and came all the way back to win 105-95. Our Win Meter gave them about 36% beforehand.
Players of the night
Ranked by Game Score, which rolls up points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks, shooting efficiency, fouls and turnovers.
Victor Wembanyama SAS26 pts, 12 reb, 2 ast, 3 blk on 6-21 shooting · loss vs NYK
15.8Karl-Anthony Towns NYK18 pts, 12 reb, 4 ast on 7-15 shooting · win vs SAS
15.4Julian Champagnie SAS16 pts, 10 reb, 1 ast on 5-11 shooting · loss vs NYK
14.7Dylan Harper SAS16 pts, 8 reb, 1 ast on 6-10 shooting · loss vs NYK
13.7OG Anunoby NYK17 pts, 3 reb, 0 ast on 5-12 shooting · win vs SAS
13.2Josh Hart NYK3 pts, 15 reb, 6 ast, 4 stl on 1-5 shooting · win vs SAS
12.5Streaks to know
- Detroit Pistons (3-0) are on a winning streak of 3.
- Houston Rockets (3-0) are on a winning streak of 3.
- Los Angeles Lakers (3-0) are on a winning streak of 3.
- Memphis Grizzlies (3-0) are on a winning streak of 3.
Tip Off Live daily is written from the day's box scores and our team ratings. Upsets are measured against our own pre-game Win Meter readings.