The New York Knicks beat the Houston Rockets 116-103 on Dec 16, 2021 at Toyota Center (Houston).
Final · Toyota Center (Houston)
Top performers
- Immanuel Quickley led the Knicks with 24 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists.
- Daniel Theis led the Rockets with 22 points, 10 rebounds and 1 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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Immanuel Quickley | 32 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7-13 | 7-10 | 3-4 | 3 |
| Evan Fournier | 28 | 23 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8-12 | 3-6 | 4-7 | 3 |
| Julius Randle | 32 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6-18 | 3-8 | 6-6 | 4 |
| Mitchell Robinson | 30 | 17 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8-8 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 4 |
| Miles McBride | 36 | 15 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6-11 | 2-5 | 1-1 | 4 |
| Alec Burks | 37 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-10 | 1-2 | 4-4 | 3 |
| Taj Gibson | 16 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-8 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 2 |
| Derrick Rose | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Nerlens Noel | 18 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Team | 241 | 116 | 40 | 25 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 39-83 | 17-36 | 21-25 | 26 |
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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Theis | 33 | 22 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8-12 | 2-4 | 4-5 | 4 |
| Jae'Sean Tate | 29 | 20 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6-8 | 2-4 | 6-8 | 6 |
| Garrison Mathews | 32 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4-10 | 2-7 | 7-8 | 3 |
| KJ Martin | 29 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6-10 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 3 |
| Eric Gordon | 30 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2-8 | 0-4 | 1-2 | 1 |
| D.J. Augustin | 18 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-5 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Alperen Sengun | 15 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 3 |
| Team | 186 | 84 | 27 | 26 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 27-56 | 8-27 | 22-28 | 20 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
- Knicks · 2021-22 season · Previous Dec 14, 2021: GS 105, NY 96 · Next Dec 18, 2021: NY 107, BOS 114
- Rockets · 2021-22 season · Previous Dec 15, 2021: HOU 89, CLE 124 · Next Dec 18, 2021: HOU 116, DET 107