The New York Knicks beat the Houston Rockets 108-88 on Dec 31, 2022 at Toyota Center (Houston).
Final · Toyota Center (Houston)
Top performers
- Julius Randle led the Knicks with 35 points, 12 rebounds and 6 assists.
- Kevin Porter Jr. led the Rockets with 23 points, 10 rebounds and 8 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 | 39 | 35 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9-20 | 5-13 | 12-16 | 3 |
| Immanuel Quickley | 40 | 27 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9-25 | 4-13 | 5-6 | 4 |
| Quentin Grimes | 36 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8-15 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Evan Fournier | 20 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-8 | 2-6 | 2-2 | 0 |
| Mitchell Robinson | 33 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 5 |
| Miles McBride | 35 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1-10 | 1-8 | 2-2 | 2 |
| Derrick Rose | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Jericho Sims | 9 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Isaiah Hartenstein | 15 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 3 |
| Team | 238 | 108 | 46 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 35-90 | 15-51 | 23-32 | 20 |
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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Porter Jr. | 35 | 23 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7-12 | 4-8 | 5-5 | 2 |
| Jalen Green | 35 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4-12 | 3-8 | 5-6 | 3 |
| Eric Gordon | 27 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5-10 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 1 |
| Jabari Smith Jr. | 20 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-8 | 3-6 | 1-2 | 4 |
| Tari Eason | 24 | 9 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4-11 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 0 |
| Boban Marjanovic | 8 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 |
| KJ Martin | 20 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2 |
| TyTy Washington Jr. | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 3 |
| Garrison Mathews | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-5 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Team | 194 | 82 | 38 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 27-68 | 14-41 | 14-19 | 18 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
- Knicks · 2022-23 season · Previous Dec 29, 2022: NY 115, SA 122 · Next Jan 2, 2023: PHX 83, NY 102
- Rockets · 2022-23 season · Previous Dec 29, 2022: HOU 114, DAL 129 · Next Jan 2, 2023: DAL 111, HOU 106