NBA daily digest: Spurs pull off an upset
1 game finished on Monday, June 8, averaging 226 combined points. 1 game was decided by five points or fewer.
The surprise of the night: Spurs over Knicks, 115-111. Our ratings gave the winners less than a 38% chance before tip-off.
The top individual line belonged to Jalen Brunson (NYK), who scored 32 points on 11-of-25 shooting.
Numbers of the night
Most points in a game226Spurs at Knicks
Biggest margin4Spurs over Knicks
Most points by a player32Jalen Brunson, NYK
Most threes4Josh Hart, NYK
Most assists8De'Aaron Fox, SAS
Game by game
A 4-point game: the Spurs edged the Knicks 115-111. Our Win Meter gave them about 31% beforehand.
Players of the night
Ranked by Game Score, which rolls up points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks, shooting efficiency, fouls and turnovers.
Victor Wembanyama SAS32 pts, 8 reb, 6 ast, 3 blk on 11-18 shooting · win vs NYK
32.3OG Anunoby NYK28 pts, 5 reb, 1 ast on 9-13 shooting · loss vs SAS
23.5Stephon Castle SAS23 pts, 5 reb, 5 ast on 8-14 shooting · win vs NYK
19.5Jalen Brunson NYK32 pts, 5 reb, 5 ast on 11-25 shooting · loss vs SAS
17.3Josh Hart NYK16 pts, 9 reb, 5 ast on 6-10 shooting · loss vs SAS
15.2Karl-Anthony Towns NYK11 pts, 8 reb, 1 ast, 3 stl on 4-10 shooting · loss vs SAS
11.3Streaks 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.