New York Knicks beat San Antonio Spurs 107-106 at home on Wednesday, June 10, after falling far behind. The Knicks were down 27 at one quarter break and still finished 1 ahead.
The turnaround
The Knicks trailed by 27 after the second quarter. From there they outscored the Spurs 58-30, a 28-point swing over the rest of the game.
The turning point was the fourth quarter, which the Knicks won 32-16.
What flipped it
The Knicks cashed in 25.6 free throws for every 100 shots, the Spurs only 19.8 and the Knicks shot 55.8% on an effective basis to 51.7% for the Spurs. Getting to the line gave them easy points when the shots were not falling.
The Spurs did win one battle, second chances: ORB% of 27.9% against 21.1%. The Knicks made up for it elsewhere.
The game played at about 95 possessions per team. The Knicks scored 113.2 points per 100 possessions and the Spurs scored 112.1, a difference of 1.1.
Who carried the comeback
OG Anunoby (NYK) posted the best line of the night by Game Score (28.7): 33 pts, 4 reb, 1 ast on 10-15 shooting. The team was -1 in the minutes OG played.
For the Spurs, Devin Vassell was the best of the rest at 18: 18 pts, 5 reb, 4 ast on 6-9 shooting.
Karl-Anthony Towns (13 pts, 10 reb, 2 ast) and Victor Wembanyama (24 pts, 13 reb, 1 ast) each recorded a double-double.
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
The result fit the pre-game Win Meter, which gave the Knicks about a 66% chance.
Across the last 8 meetings in our records, New York Knicks lead 5-3.
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