New York Knicks beat San Antonio Spurs 94-90 on the road on Saturday, June 13, after falling far behind. The Knicks were down 10 at one quarter break and still finished 4 ahead.
The turnaround
The Knicks trailed by 10 after the first quarter. From there they outscored the Spurs 81-67, a 14-point swing over the rest of the game.
The turning point was the fourth quarter, which the Knicks won 29-18.
What flipped it
The Knicks cashed in 23 free throws for every 100 shots, the Spurs only 14 and the Knicks gave the ball away on 10.4% of their possessions while the Spurs did so 13% of the time. Getting to the line gave them easy points when the shots were not falling.
The game played at about 94 possessions per team. The Knicks scored 99.6 points per 100 possessions and the Spurs scored 95.4, a difference of 4.2.
The Spurs' reserves also made a difference, outscoring the opposing bench 32-9.
Who carried the comeback
Jalen Brunson (NYK) posted the best line of the night by Game Score (32.9): 45 pts, 3 reb, 3 ast on 14-27 shooting. The team was +10 in the minutes Jalen played.
For the Spurs, Dylan Harper was the best of the rest at 18.3: 25 pts, 5 reb, 4 ast on 10-19 shooting.
Victor Wembanyama (19 pts, 14 reb, 2 ast) and Josh Hart (13 pts, 11 reb, 2 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 pre-game Win Meter had it close to a coin flip, at about 39% for the Knicks.
Across the last 9 meetings in our records, New York Knicks lead 6-3.
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