New York Knicks vs. Phoenix Suns

May 7, 2021

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
NYK	33	30	25	17	105
PHX	30	26	34	38	128

Game Recap

After outscoring the Knicks, 38-17, in the 4th quarter, the Suns earned a 128-105 victory in Phoenix. Deandre Ayton led all scorers with 26 points (10-14 FG) and 15 rebounds for the Suns, while Chris Paul added 17 points, six rebounds and 11 assists in the victory. Julius Randle tallied 24 points, 11 rebounds and four assists for the Knicks in the losing effort. The Suns improve to 48-19 on the season, while the Knicks fall to 37-30.

Player Stats

KNICKS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
25Reggie Bullock Jr.SF	37	3-11	2-8	4-4	3	3	0	0	1	3	-22	12
30Julius RandlePF	33	8-16	1-5	7-9	11	4	0	0	3	4	-23	24
3Nerlens NoelC	22	2-2	0-0	1-2	5	1	0	0	2	6	-29	5
9RJ BarrettSG	40	8-22	5-11	2-2	8	3	0	0	3	2	-15	23
6Elfrid PaytonPG	17	2-7	0-1	1-2	2	3	0	0	0	3	-23	5
4Derrick Rose	29	7-14	1-3	2-2	4	6	0	0	1	1	0	17
67Taj Gibson	24	5-6	0-0	1-2	6	2	0	2	1	4	+6	11
11Frank Ntilikina	15	0-2	0-1	0-0	0	1	0	0	1	1	-6	0
1Obi Toppin	14	3-4	2-3	0-0	1	1	2	2	0	1	0	8
20Kevin Knox II	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-3	0
14Norvel Pelle	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
0Jared Harper	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
21Theo Pinson	— did not play —												— did not play —

TOTAL	-	38-8445.2%	11-3234.4%	18-2378.3%	41	24	2	4	13	25	-	105

SUNS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
25Mikal BridgesSF	36	5-10	4-6	2-2	4	0	1	1	2	1	+13	16
12Torrey CraigPF	28	3-10	1-6	0-0	6	2	1	0	1	1	+19	7
22Deandre AytonC	29	10-14	0-0	6-6	15	1	1	1	0	1	+11	26
1Devin BookerSG	35	3-12	1-4	9-9	4	3	0	0	1	2	+11	16
3Chris PaulPG	29	6-11	2-3	3-4	6	11	0	0	0	3	+21	17
15Cameron Payne	20	5-10	3-3	2-2	1	3	2	0	1	1	+15	15
99Jae Crowder	23	6-13	6-12	0-0	2	3	0	1	0	5	+10	18
8Frank Kaminsky	18	4-7	0-2	2-2	6	2	0	0	0	2	+12	10
20Dario Saric	5	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	+1	0
4Jevon Carter	8	1-3	1-3	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0	-1	3
2Langston Galloway	2	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	+3	0
0Ty-Shon Alexander	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
55E'Twaun Moore	— did not play —												— did not play —
10Jalen Smith	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	43-9246.7%	18-4143.9%	24-2596.0%	45	26	5	3	5	17	-	128

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterNYKPHX

(11:57)
(11:37) MISS Bridges 3' Driving Reverse Layup
(11:35) Randle REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:32) Barrett Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
(11:07) MISS Craig 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(11:04) Payton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:54) MISS Payton 3' Driving Layup
(10:54) Bridges BLOCK (1 BLK)
(10:52) Booker REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:49) MISS Booker 27' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(10:45) Noel REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (10:38) Randle 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Bullock 1 AST)
30
+2 (10:22) Ayton 11' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Paul 1 AST)
32
(10:06) Noel Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T2)
+3 (9:56) Bridges 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Paul 2 AST)
35
(9:41) MISS Randle 10' Pullup Jump Shot
(9:39) Ayton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:33) Payton P.FOUL (P1.T1) (B.Nansel)
(9:25) Noel S.FOUL (P1.T2) (K.Cutler)
+1 (9:25) Ayton Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
36
+1 (9:25) Ayton Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
37
(9:13) Randle Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T3)
(9:13) Ayton STEAL (1 STL)
+3 (9:03) Paul 27' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (3 PTS)
310
(8:52) Knicks Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
+2 (8:46) Bullock 22' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Noel 1 AST)
510
(8:22) MISS Ayton 2' Dunk
(8:19) Ayton REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (8:19) Ayton Putback Layup (6 PTS)
512
(8:09) Paul S.FOUL (P1.T1) (K.Cutler)
(8:09) MISS Noel Free Throw 1 of 2
(8:09) Knicks Rebound
+1 (8:09) Noel Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
612
(7:56) MISS Craig 21' Jump Shot
(7:54) Payton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (7:47) Randle 16' Turnaround Fadeaway (5 PTS)
812
(7:44) Knicks Violation: Delay of game Violation
+2 (7:35) Booker 6' Driving Layup (2 PTS)
814
(7:22) MISS Payton 7' Driving Layup
(7:20) Ayton REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(7:18) Bullock P.FOUL (P1.T3) (K.Cutler)
+2 (7:09) Ayton 2' Cutting Dunk Shot (8 PTS) (Craig 1 AST)
816
(6:53) MISS Randle 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(6:50) Ayton REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
(6:31) MISS Craig 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(6:28) Barrett REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(6:16) Ayton S.FOUL (P1.T2) (B.Nansel)
(6:16) MISS Randle Free Throw 1 of 2
(6:16) Knicks Rebound
(6:16) MISS Randle Free Throw 2 of 2
(6:14) Ayton REBOUND (Off:1 Def:4)
+3 (6:03) Crowder 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Booker 1 AST)
819
(5:51) Booker P.FOUL (P1.T3) (E.Lewis)
(5:39) MISS Barrett 15' Pullup Jump Shot
(5:35) Booker REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(5:34) Barrett P.FOUL (P1.T4) (E.Lewis)
(5:30) Gibson P.FOUL (P1.PN) (E.Lewis)
+1 (5:30) Booker Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
820
+1 (5:30) Booker Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
821
+2 (5:15) Randle 10' Turnaround Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Rose 1 AST)
1021
(5:03) MISS Payne 8' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot
(5:01) Randle REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (4:56) Randle 10' Running Layup (9 PTS)
1221
(4:42) MISS Booker 13' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(4:39) Gibson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(4:33) MISS Randle 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(4:32) SUNS Rebound
(4:15) Randle S.FOUL (P1.PN) (E.Lewis)
(4:15) Knicks Timeout: Regular (Reg.2 Short 0)
+1 (4:15) Ayton Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)
1222
+1 (4:15) Ayton Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)
1223
+2 (4:01) Rose 9' Turnaround Jump Shot (2 PTS)
1423
(3:41) MISS Bridges 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(3:40) Randle REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+2 (3:34) Rose 9' Running Layup (4 PTS)
1623
(3:25) MISS Payne 6' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(3:25) Gibson BLOCK (1 BLK)
(3:24) Rose REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(3:19) MISS Barrett 4' Running Reverse Layup
(3:12) Randle REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
+2 (3:12) Randle Putback Layup (11 PTS)
1823
(3:02) MISS Booker 6' Driving Finger Roll Layup
(3:00) Randle REBOUND (Off:1 Def:4)
(2:57) Payne S.FOUL (P1.T4) (B.Nansel)
+1 (2:57) Bullock Free Throw 1 of 3 (3 PTS)
1923
+1 (2:57) Bullock Free Throw 2 of 3 (4 PTS)
2023
+1 (2:57) Bullock Free Throw 3 of 3 (5 PTS)
2123
(2:49) MISS Crowder 27' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(2:46) Gibson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(2:37) MISS Rose 15' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(2:33) Bridges REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:26) MISS Booker 29' 3PT Jump Shot
(2:23) Randle REBOUND (Off:1 Def:5)
+3 (2:18) Bullock 24' 3PT Running Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Barrett 1 AST)
2423
(2:17) SUNS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
+2 (2:06) Kaminsky 2' Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Crowder 1 AST)
2425
(1:50) Saric S.FOUL (P1.PN) (K.Cutler)
+1 (1:50) Randle Free Throw 1 of 2 (12 PTS)
2525
+1 (1:50) Randle Free Throw 2 of 2 (13 PTS)
2625
(1:40) MISS Crowder 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(1:36) Rose REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (1:28) Barrett 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Rose 2 AST)
2925
(1:15) MISS Crowder 5' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot
(1:13) Randle REBOUND (Off:1 Def:6)
(1:11) Kaminsky S.FOUL (P1.PN) (B.Nansel)
+1 (1:11) Rose Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
3025
+1 (1:11) Rose Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
3125
(1:03) Gibson P.FOUL (P2.PN) (K.Cutler)
+1 (1:03) Kaminsky Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
3126
+1 (1:03) Kaminsky Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
3127
+2 (0:52) Barrett 1' Cutting Dunk Shot (5 PTS) (Rose 3 AST)
3327
(0:43) MISS Saric 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:43) Barrett REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(0:34) MISS Randle 28' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(0:32) Booker REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+3 (0:16) Crowder 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Kaminsky 1 AST)
3330
(0:01) MISS Bullock 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(0:01) Kaminsky REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

NYK

PHX

105Points128

38-84(45.2%)Field Goal(%)43-92(46.7%)

11-32(34.4%)3-Point(%)18-41(43.9%)

18-23(78.3%)Free Throw(%)24-25(96.0%)

41(6)Rebounds(Offensive)45(7)

24Assists26

2Steals5

4Blocks3

13Turnovers5

25Fouls17

42Pts In The Paint38

11Fast Break Pts9

4Pts Off Turnovers12

36Bench Pts46

11Largest Lead23

Game Details

Friday, May 7, 2021 · 10:00 PM

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