Spurs edge Knicks, 115-111

San Antonio Spurs beat New York Knicks 115-111 on the road on Monday, June 8 in a game that stayed within 11 points at every quarter break.

How it stayed close

The lead changed hands 2 times between quarter breaks. The Spurs were ahead by 1 going into the fourth and held on.

The edge that mattered

The Spurs gave the ball away on 8% of their possessions while the Knicks did so 13.2% of the time and the Spurs cashed in 29.8 free throws for every 100 shots, the Knicks only 20.5. Protecting the ball is an easy edge to overlook, but each turnover costs a shot.

The Knicks did win one battle, second chances: ORB% of 27.9% against 15%. The Spurs made up for it elsewhere.

The game played at about 99 possessions per team. The Spurs scored 115.7 points per 100 possessions and the Knicks scored 111.7, a difference of 4.

Who made the difference

Victor Wembanyama (SAS) posted the best line of the night by Game Score (32.3): 32 pts, 8 reb, 6 ast, 3 blk on 11-18 shooting. The team was +7 in the minutes Victor played.

For the Knicks, OG Anunoby was the best of the rest at 23.5: 28 pts, 5 reb, 1 ast on 9-13 shooting.

Game Score is a single number that weighs points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks, shooting efficiency, fouls and turnovers. It is not an official stat, just a quick way to rank lines.

What it means

By our Win Meter this was an upset: The Spurs entered with about a 31% chance.

Across the last 7 meetings in our records, New York Knicks lead 5-2.

Written automatically by Tip Off Live software from box score data. Ratings and probabilities are our own model estimates.

Scoring by quarter

Team	1	2	3	4	T
San Antonio Spurs	33	24	35	23	115
New York Knicks	22	42	27	20	111

Game flow

Margin after each period. Above the line the home team leads; below it the visitors lead. Tap a point to see the score.

Q4: San Antonio Spurs 115, New York Knicks 111 · Spurs by 4

The lead changed hands 2 times between periods. Biggest gap at a period break: 11 for Spurs after Q1.

The four factors

Four numbers explain most basketball games: shooting, turnovers, rebounding and free throws. The highlighted side had the edge. Tap a row to see what it measures.

SpursKnicks

Pace: about 99 possessions per team. Points per 100 possessions: Spurs 115.7, Knicks 111.7.

Players of the game

Ranked by Game Score, a single number that 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

32.3

OG Anunoby NYK28 pts, 5 reb, 1 ast on 9-13 shooting

23.5

Stephon Castle SAS23 pts, 5 reb, 5 ast on 8-14 shooting

19.5

Jalen Brunson NYK32 pts, 5 reb, 5 ast on 11-25 shooting

17.3

San Antonio Spurs

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	FG	3PT	FT	+/−
Victor WembanyamaF-C	39	32	8	6	2	3	1	3	11-18	2-4	8-9	+7
Devin VassellG-F	38	11	4	0	0	0	1	3	3-4	3-4	2-3	+12
Stephon CastleG	38	23	5	5	1	1	2	4	8-14	2-5	5-6	+6
De'Aaron FoxG	37	12	3	8	1	2	2	3	4-14	0-5	4-4	-7
Dylan HarperG	32	13	9	4	0	0	0	1	5-18	1-8	2-2	-8
Julian ChampagnieF	26	12	1	3	1	0	0	1	4-9	3-7	1-2	+8
Keldon JohnsonF	17	7	2	0	1	0	2	3	3-5	0-0	1-4	+14
Luke KornetF-C	09	2	5	2	1	0	0	1	0-1	0-0	2-2	-3
Carter BryantF	04	3	0	0	0	1	0	2	1-1	1-1	0-0	-9
Harrison BarnesF	00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0
Bismack BiyomboC	00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0
Jordan McLaughlinG	00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0
Kelly OlynykF	00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0
Mason PlumleeF-C	00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0
Lindy Waters IIIF	00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0
Team		115	37	28	7	7	8	21	39-84	12-34	25-32

New York Knicks

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	FG	3PT	FT	+/−
OG AnunobyF	38	28	5	1	0	2	1	2	9-13	3-7	7-9	-3
Karl-Anthony TownsC	38	11	8	1	3	2	1	4	4-10	0-2	3-3	+6
Josh HartG	35	16	9	5	0	0	2	2	6-10	4-7	0-0	-7
Jalen BrunsonG	35	32	5	5	0	0	5	5	11-25	3-5	7-8	-9
Mikal BridgesF	29	2	5	2	0	1	1	4	1-5	0-3	0-0	+11
Landry ShametG	23	3	4	2	0	1	0	5	1-8	1-7	0-0	-20
Jordan ClarksonG	13	10	3	1	1	0	2	0	4-7	2-2	0-0	+8
Jose AlvaradoG	12	4	3	1	0	0	0	1	2-5	0-2	0-0	+5
Miles McBrideG	09	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0-2	0-2	0-0	+2
Mitchell RobinsonC	07	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	2-3	0-0	1-2	-13
Jeremy SochanF	01	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0
Pacome DadietF	00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0
Mohamed DiawaraF	00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0
Ariel HukportiC	00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0
Tyler KolekG	00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0
Team		111	46	18	4	6	13	23	40-88	13-37	18-22

Team comparison

SASNYK

Field goal %46.4%

45.5%

Three-point %35.3%

35.1%

Free throw %78.1%

81.8%

Rebounds37

Assists28

Steals7

Blocks7

Turnovers8

Bench points24

Recent meetings

Jun 5: NYK 105, SAS 104 (playoffs)
Jun 3: NYK 105, SAS 95 (playoffs)
Mar 1: SAS 89, NYK 114
Dec 31: NYK 132, SAS 134
Dec 16: SAS 113, NYK 124