Game Story
Auto-generated talking points from the box and play-by-play.
Strongest signals
Highest-signal findings across every category — sorted by how strongly the data deviates from baseline.
- 01medTurnover outcomesOn BKN
BKN scored 22 pts off NYK's 17 turnovers (1.29 PPP allowed).
9 of 17 TOVs (53%) led to a make.
- 02medScoring chainsOn BKN
Towns got 8 of his 15 pts via drives (4 makes, 53% up 21 pp from season avg 32%).
2 from putbacks (4 pts) · 1 from catch-and-shoot (3 pts)
- 03lowTurnover outcomesOn NYK
NYK scored 10 pts off BKN's 15 turnovers (0.67 PPP allowed).
4 of 15 TOVs (27%) led to a make.
- 04lowScoring chainsOn NYK
Minott got 6 of his 22 pts via pull-up jumpers (2 makes, 27% up 22 pp from season avg 6%).
2 from catch-and-shoot (6 pts) · 2 from other actions (6 pts)
- 05lowScoring chainsOn NYK
Williams got 6 of his 14 pts via drives (3 makes, 43% up 23 pp from season avg 19%).
1 from pull-up jumpers (3 pts) · 1 from catch-and-shoot (3 pts)
Quarter Flow
Per-quarter scoring and the running total.
Box by Period
FG · 3P · FT · REB · AST · TOV · paint points, per period. Bold marks the period edge.
| Stat | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | NYK | 4/19 21% | 9/21 43% | 12/20 60% | 6/16 38% | 31/76 41% |
| BKN | 9/22 41% | 10/25 40% | 6/17 35% | 9/22 41% | 34/86 40% | |
| 3P | NYK | 2/7 29% | 2/6 33% | 3/8 38% | 1/8 13% | 8/29 28% |
| BKN | 4/10 40% | 4/11 36% | 1/5 20% | 5/12 42% | 14/38 37% | |
| FT | NYK | 4/4 100% | 10/16 63% | 4/4 100% | 5/8 63% | 23/32 72% |
| BKN | — — | 4/4 100% | 2/2 100% | 4/4 100% | 10/10 100% | |
| REB | NYK | 13 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 52 |
| BKN | 11 | 11 | 5 | 13 | 40 | |
| AST | NYK | 3 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 22 |
| BKN | 7 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 28 | |
| TOV | NYK | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 17 |
| BKN | 6 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 15 | |
| Paint PTS | NYK | 2 | 12 | 16 | 6 | 36 |
| BKN | 10 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 40 |
Game Flow
Margin over time — BKN ahead above the line, NYK below. Shaded bands are unanswered runs of 8+; ticks on the line mark lead changes (9) and ties (0).
Rotations
Who was on the floor when. Hover over a stint for its minutes and the team's +/- while it lasted.
Play-by-Play
Every event, one period at a time. ▶ opens the NBA clip where one exists.
Player Box Score
Click a player for shots, quarter splits, and play-by-play.
| Player | MIN | PTS ↓ | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Karl-Anthony Towns NYK · Starter | 28:37 | 26 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7/16 | 1/3 | +7 |
Jalen Brunson NYK · Starter | 40:38 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7/19 | 1/6 | +9 |
OG Anunoby NYK · Starter | 35:05 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7/13 | 1/6 | +14 |
Mikal Bridges NYK · Starter | 35:55 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3/7 | 1/2 | -7 |
Jordan Clarkson NYK | 21:47 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2/5 | 1/2 | -10 |
Mohamed Diawara NYK | 19:29 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2/4 | 2/4 | +10 |
Mitchell Robinson NYK | 23:49 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1/2 | 0/0 | -13 |
Landry Shamet NYK · Starter | 21:37 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1/5 | 1/4 | +5 |
Jose Alvarado NYK | 13:01 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1/5 | 0/2 | -11 |
Dillon Jones NYK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | |
Jeremy Sochan NYK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | |
Ariel Hukporti NYK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | |
Pacôme Dadiet NYK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | |
Tyler Kolek NYK | 0:02 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | +1 |
Four Factors
Shooting, getting to the line, offensive rebounding, protecting the ball.
Efficiency
Where the points came from
Scoring channels — paint, transition, off mistakes, second chances.
| Channel | NYK | BKN | Edge |
|---|---|---|---|
| In the paint | 36 | 40 | BKN +4 |
| Fast break | 9 | 20 | BKN +11 |
| Off turnovers | 16 | 23 | BKN +7 |
| 2nd chance | 13 | 15 | BKN +2 |
Player tracking
Movement and shot-creation breakdown.
| Metric | NYK | BKN |
|---|---|---|
| Passes | 307 | 266 |
| Touches | 431 | 383 |
| Distance (mi) | 18.3 | 18.7 |
| Pull-up FG | 18/47 (38%) | 26/60 (43%) |
| Catch & Shoot FG | 13/29 (45%) | 8/25 (32%) |
Shot Chart
Both teams · shot-by-shot
Last 5:00 of Q4, score within 5
Every clutch possession, and who did what while it was tight.
4:36
4:23
4:10
4:00
3:43
3:33
3:33
3:33
3:13
3:13
3:13
2:56
2:49
2:33
2:19
1:56
1:34
1:19
1:04
1:04
0:44
0:26
0:16
0:12
0:12
0:10
0:10
0:10
0:05
0:05
0:04
0:04
0:04
0:02
| NYK | MIN | PTS | FG | FT | TOV | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4:36 | 5 | 2/2 | 1/2 | 0 | +2 | |
| 4:02 | 4 | 1/3 | 2/4 | 0 | +1 | |
| 4:36 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0 | +2 | |
| 4:36 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0 | +2 | |
| 3:31 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | +2 | |
| 0:31 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | +1 | |
| 0:29 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 0:37 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | -2 | |
| 0:02 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | -3 |
| BKN | MIN | PTS | FG | FT | TOV | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4:05 | 7 | 2/4 | 2/2 | 0 | -2 | |
| 2:07 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0 | +4 | |
| 0:38 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | +2 | |
| 0:26 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4:10 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | -2 | |
| 3:58 | 0 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 0 | -4 | |
| 3:53 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | -4 | |
| 3:43 | 0 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 0 | -4 |
How it ended
Shots, free throws and turnovers in the final 3:00 of Q4.
- 2:56MISSBKN86–87 · BKN +1MISS Wolf 4' Driving Layup
- 2:49MISSNYK86–87 · BKN +1MISS Towns 27' 3PT Running Jump Shot
- 2:33MISSBKN86–87 · BKN +1MISS Traore 25' 3PT Jump Shot
- 2:19PTSNYK88–87 · NYK +1Brunson 11' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot (14 PTS)
- 1:56MISSBKN88–87 · NYK +1MISS Minott 3' Driving Floating Jump Shot
- 1:34PTSNYK90–87 · NYK +3Brunson 14' Pullup Jump Shot (16 PTS)
- 1:19MISSBKN90–87 · NYK +3MISS Minott 34' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
- 1:04PTSNYK92–87 · NYK +5Towns 3' Driving Layup (26 PTS) (Brunson 8 AST)
- 0:44MISSBKN92–87 · NYK +5MISS Traore 3' Driving Layup
- 0:26MISSNYK92–87 · NYK +5MISS Towns 25' 3PT Jump Shot
- 0:16PTSBKN92–89 · NYK +3Traore 1' Driving Layup (8 PTS) (Wolf 2 AST)
- 0:10PTSNYK93–89 · NYK +4Brunson Free Throw 1 of 2 (17 PTS)
- 0:10MISSNYK93–89 · NYK +4MISS Brunson Free Throw 2 of 2
- 0:05PTSBKN93–92 · NYK +1Traore 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot (11 PTS) (Johnson 6 AST)
- 0:04MISSNYK93–92 · NYK +1MISS Towns Free Throw 1 of 2
- 0:04MISSNYK93–92 · NYK +1MISS Towns Free Throw 2 of 2