New York Knicks @ Houston Rockets
9-16, 3-7 Away
99
9-16, 3-7 Away
15-13, 10-4 Home
83
15-13, 10-4 Home
Game Leaders
Team Stats
47% (40-85)
Field Goal %
29% (23-78)
41% (7-17)
Three Point %
27% (4-15)
63% (12-19)
Free Throw %
77% (33-43)
20
Turnovers
26
54
Rebounds
63
Game Information
Referee:Joe Forte
Referee:James Capers
Referee:Phil Robinson
Game Flow
--NY
--HOU
Shot Chart
- Kurt Thomas missed 16 ft Jumper.
- Steve Francis made 17 ft Jumper.
- Latrell Sprewell missed 21 ft Jumper.
- Othella Harrington missed 17 ft Jumper.
- Eddie Griffin missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Latrell Sprewell missed 11 ft Two Point Shot.
- Othella Harrington made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Othella Harrington made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Eddie Griffin missed 8 ft Two Point Shot.
- Yao Ming made Two Point Shot.
- Allan Houston made 21 ft Jumper.
- Yao Ming missed 14 ft Two Point Shot.
- Howard Eisley made 8 ft Two Point Shot.
- Glen Rice made Technical Free Throw.
- Allan Houston missed 14 ft Jumper.
- Kurt Thomas made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Howard Eisley.
- Yao Ming missed 17 ft Jumper.
- Steve Francis made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Steve Francis made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Howard Eisley missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Glen Rice missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Steve Francis made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Eddie Griffin.
- Howard Eisley missed 20 ft Jumper.
- Cuttino Mobley made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Steve Francis.
- Kurt Thomas missed 16 ft Jumper.
- Steve Francis made 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Allan Houston missed 14 ft Jumper.
- Glen Rice missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Cuttino Mobley missed 13 ft Two Point Shot.
- Latrell Sprewell missed 17 ft Jumper.
- Eddie Griffin missed Jumper.
- Allan Houston made 26 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Charlie Ward.
- Latrell Sprewell made Two Point Shot.
- Steve Francis missed Jumper.
- Allan Houston made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Charlie Ward.
- Yao Ming made 9 ft Jumper.
- Latrell Sprewell missed Jumper.
- Yao Ming missed 9 ft Two Point Shot.
- Charlie Ward missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Eddie Griffin missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Cuttino Mobley missed 18 ft Jumper.
- Michael Doleac made Jumper. Assisted by Allan Houston.
- Latrell Sprewell made Dunk. Assisted by Charlie Ward.
- Latrell Sprewell made Two Point Shot.
- Eddie Griffin made 21 ft Jumper. Assisted by Steve Francis.
- Eddie Griffin made Free Throw 1 of 1.
- Latrell Sprewell made 13 ft Two Point Shot.
- Maurice Taylor made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Maurice Taylor made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Latrell Sprewell missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Maurice Taylor missed 9 ft Two Point Shot.
- Clarence Weatherspoon made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Latrell Sprewell.
- Steve Francis missed 16 ft Jumper.
- Latrell Sprewell missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Latrell Sprewell missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Cuttino Mobley missed 6 ft Jumper.
- Cuttino Mobley missed Two Point Shot.
- Kelvin Cato missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Kelvin Cato missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Latrell Sprewell made 14 ft Two Point Shot.
- Maurice Taylor missed 21 ft Jumper.
- Michael Doleac made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Charlie Ward.
- Maurice Taylor made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Terence Morris.
- Shandon Anderson made 17 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Charlie Ward.
- Maurice Taylor made 16 ft Jumper.
- Shandon Anderson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Kelvin Cato missed Two Point Shot.
- Shandon Anderson missed Dunk.
- Lee Nailon made Layup.
- Maurice Taylor made 18 ft Jumper.
- Maurice Taylor made Free Throw 1 of 1.
- Steve Francis made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Steve Francis missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Shandon Anderson made 14 ft Two Point Shot.
- Maurice Taylor missed 18 ft Jumper.
- Michael Doleac made 7 ft Hook Shot. Assisted by Kurt Thomas.
- Steve Francis made Layup. Assisted by Maurice Taylor.
- Shandon Anderson made Layup. Assisted by Kurt Thomas.
- Terence Morris missed 14 ft Jumper.
- Shandon Anderson missed Two Point Shot.
- Maurice Taylor made Layup. Assisted by Steve Francis.
- Allan Houston made Jumper.
- Yao Ming missed 12 ft Two Point Shot.
- Shandon Anderson missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Shandon Anderson missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Maurice Taylor missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Maurice Taylor made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Allan Houston missed 16 ft Jumper.
- Maurice Taylor missed 19 ft Jumper.
- Yao Ming missed 8 ft Two Point Shot.
- Yao Ming made 8 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Maurice Taylor.
- Yao Ming made Free Throw 1 of 1.
- Allan Houston made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Howard Eisley.
- Steve Francis missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Steve Francis made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Allan Houston made Three Point Jumper.
- Maurice Taylor missed 11 ft Jumper.
- Steve Francis missed Layup.
- Steve Francis missed Tip Shot.
- Michael Doleac missed 16 ft Jumper.
- Steve Francis made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Steve Francis made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Michael Doleac made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Michael Doleac made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Steve Francis missed 27 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Steve Francis made Two Point Shot.
- Latrell Sprewell missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Cuttino Mobley made 21 ft Jumper.
- Othella Harrington missed 13 ft Jumper.
- Allan Houston missed 12 ft Jumper.
- Eddie Griffin missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Kurt Thomas made 11 ft Jumper. Assisted by Latrell Sprewell.
- Cuttino Mobley missed 17 ft Jumper.
- Kurt Thomas missed 11 ft Jumper.
- Steve Francis missed Two Point Shot.
- Kurt Thomas missed 17 ft Jumper.
- Steve Francis made 26 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cuttino Mobley.
- Latrell Sprewell missed 19 ft Jumper.
- Eddie Griffin missed 17 ft Jumper.
- Latrell Sprewell made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Latrell Sprewell missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Yao Ming made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Yao Ming made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Howard Eisley made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Latrell Sprewell.
- Eddie Griffin missed 10 ft Two Point Shot.
- Latrell Sprewell missed 17 ft Jumper.
- Allan Houston missed 28 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Glen Rice missed Three Point Jumper.
- Michael Doleac made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Michael Doleac missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Eddie Griffin made 6 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Glen Rice.
- Allan Houston made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Allan Houston made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Eddie Griffin missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Eddie Griffin made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Allan Houston missed 19 ft Jumper.
- Michael Doleac made Layup.
- Steve Francis missed 21 ft Jumper.
- Michael Doleac made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Latrell Sprewell.
- Steve Francis made Two Point Shot.
- Steve Francis made Free Throw 1 of 1.
- Latrell Sprewell made Jumper. Assisted by Howard Eisley.
- Glen Rice made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Glen Rice made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Latrell Sprewell made Two Point Shot.
- Cuttino Mobley missed Layup.
- Kelvin Cato missed Layup.
- Steve Francis missed Layup.
- Kelvin Cato made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Kelvin Cato missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Allan Houston made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Latrell Sprewell.
- Steve Francis missed Two Point Shot.
- Kelvin Cato missed Layup.
- Clarence Weatherspoon missed 17 ft Jumper.
- Maurice Taylor missed 9 ft Two Point Shot.
- Howard Eisley made 7 ft Jumper. Assisted by Clarence Weatherspoon.
- Latrell Sprewell missed 18 ft Two Point Shot.
- Cuttino Mobley missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Steve Francis made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Steve Francis made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Allan Houston missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- James Posey missed 15 ft Jumper.
- James Posey made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- James Posey made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Cuttino Mobley made Dunk.
- Allan Houston missed 51 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Shandon Anderson missed 18 ft Two Point Shot.
- Steve Francis missed 15 ft Jumper.
- Kurt Thomas made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Charlie Ward.
- Cuttino Mobley missed 21 ft Jumper.
- Charlie Ward made Technical Free Throw.
- Shandon Anderson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Shandon Anderson missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Kurt Thomas missed 15 ft Jumper.
- Cuttino Mobley missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Charlie Ward made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Shandon Anderson.
- Yao Ming missed 8 ft Jumper.
- James Posey missed Layup.
- Shandon Anderson missed Layup.
- Kurt Thomas made Layup.
- Steve Francis missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Cuttino Mobley made 6 ft Jumper.
- Charlie Ward made 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Clarence Weatherspoon made 7 ft Hook Shot.
- Cuttino Mobley missed Two Point Shot.
- Charlie Ward made Layup. Assisted by Kurt Thomas.
- Steve Francis missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Steve Francis made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Charlie Ward missed 15 ft Two Point Shot.
- Steve Francis missed Layup.
- James Posey missed Layup.
- Yao Ming made Layup.
- Michael Doleac missed Jumper.
- Yao Ming missed 11 ft Two Point Shot.
- Latrell Sprewell made Two Point Shot.
- Yao Ming made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Yao Ming made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Latrell Sprewell made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Charlie Ward.
- James Posey missed 14 ft Two Point Shot.
- Yao Ming missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Yao Ming made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Latrell Sprewell missed 16 ft Two Point Shot.
- Charlie Ward missed 19 ft Jumper.
- James Posey made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- James Posey made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Clarence Weatherspoon missed 17 ft Jumper.
- Shandon Anderson missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Maurice Taylor missed 10 ft Two Point Shot.
- Michael Doleac missed Jumper.
- James Posey made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- James Posey made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Clarence Weatherspoon made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Latrell Sprewell.
- Allan Houston missed 16 ft Jumper.
- Clarence Weatherspoon made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Clarence Weatherspoon made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Yao Ming made 6 ft Two Point Shot.
- Latrell Sprewell made 21 ft Jumper.
- Bostjan Nachbar made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Terence Morris.
- Michael Doleac made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Charlie Ward.
- Yao Ming made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Yao Ming missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Allan Houston missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Shot Made
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Matchups
2025-26 Standings
Eastern Conference
| Atlantic | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston | 56 | 26 | .683 | - | W2 |
| New York | 53 | 29 | .646 | 3 | L1 |
| Toronto | 46 | 36 | .561 | 10 | W1 |
| Philadelphia | 45 | 37 | .549 | 11 | W2 |
| Brooklyn | 20 | 62 | .244 | 36 | L3 |
Western Conference
| Southwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Antonio | 62 | 20 | .756 | - | L1 |
| Houston | 52 | 30 | .634 | 10 | W1 |
| New Orleans | 26 | 56 | .317 | 36 | L2 |
| Dallas | 26 | 56 | .317 | 36 | W1 |
| Memphis | 25 | 57 | .305 | 37 | L8 |
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