The New York Knicks beat the Houston Rockets 122-97 on May 2, 2021 at Toyota Center (Houston).
Final · Toyota Center (Houston)
Top performers
- Julius Randle led the Knicks with 31 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists.
- Christian Wood led the Rockets with 19 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists.
New York Knicks box score
| MIN: Minutes on the floor. | PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TO: Possessions handed to the opponent by a bad pass, a lost dribble or an offensive foul — lower is better. | FG: Shots from the floor made and attempted, written made-attempted. | 3PT: Three-pointers made and attempted, written made-attempted. | FT: Free throws made and attempted, written made-attempted. | PF: Fouls committed. Six in one game and the player is disqualified — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julius Randle | 30 | 31 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 13-22 | 4-9 | 1-1 | 3 |
| Derrick Rose | 31 | 24 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8-11 | 4-5 | 4-4 | 0 |
| RJ Barrett | 40 | 21 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7-15 | 3-7 | 4-5 | 3 |
| Immanuel Quickley | 23 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5-9 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Reggie Bullock Jr. | 26 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-7 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Elfrid Payton | 14 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3-6 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Taj Gibson | 32 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Obi Toppin | 17 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 2 |
| Nerlens Noel | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Norvel Pelle | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Jared Harper | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Team | 231 | 120 | 37 | 22 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 45-83 | 18-34 | 12-14 | 21 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Houston Rockets box score
| MIN: Minutes on the floor. | PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TO: Possessions handed to the opponent by a bad pass, a lost dribble or an offensive foul — lower is better. | FG: Shots from the floor made and attempted, written made-attempted. | 3PT: Three-pointers made and attempted, written made-attempted. | FT: Free throws made and attempted, written made-attempted. | PF: Fouls committed. Six in one game and the player is disqualified — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Wood | 35 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6-14 | 0-5 | 7-11 | 3 |
| Kelly Olynyk | 36 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5-10 | 1-4 | 6-7 | 2 |
| Kevin Porter Jr. | 37 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6-13 | 0-4 | 2-6 | 0 |
| KJ Martin | 32 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5-9 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 4 |
| Jae'Sean Tate | 29 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3-11 | 0-3 | 2-4 | 3 |
| Avery Bradley | 20 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Team | 189 | 78 | 38 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 28-62 | 3-20 | 19-30 | 12 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
- Knicks · 2020-21 season · Previous Apr 28, 2021: CHI 94, NY 113 · Next May 3, 2021: NY 118, MEM 104
- Rockets · 2020-21 season · Previous May 1, 2021: GS 113, HOU 87 · Next May 5, 2021: PHI 135, HOU 115