Day: January 23, 2019

Post Game: Rockets beat Knicks, 114-110

Full BoxScore:
http://www.nba.com/games/20190123/HOUNYK#/boxscore

Score by Period:

Team 1 2 3 4 TOTAL
Rockets 28 30 30 26 114
Knicks 31 32 15 32 110

Four Factors

TEAM eFG TOR ORB FTR
HOU 0.473 0.102 0.284 0.323
NYK 0.525 0.161 0.257 0.309

Simple Box Score

Name min pts fga 3pm ftm or Reb ast stl to blk pf +/-
Gordon, Eric 36:36 20 15 3 1 0 4 0 2 2 0 4 -7
Tucker, PJ 38:47 3 5 1 0 3 9 0 2 2 2 4 13
Faried, Kenneth 26:00 11 11 0 1 4 8 1 3 2 3 2 8
Harden, James 40:00 61 38 5 22 6 15 4 5 5 0 3 19
Rivers, Austin 33:50 4 7 0 0 1 2 4 1 0 1 3 -5
Clark, Gary 9:25 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 -4
Ennis III, James 26:53 8 5 1 3 1 2 0 1 1 2 4 -13
Green, Gerald 28:29 7 8 1 2 0 4 1 0 0 2 2 9
Chriss, Marquese 0:00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Edwards, Vincent 0:00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Knight, Brandon 0:00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
, Nene 0:00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rockets 240:00 114 90 11 29 15 44 10 15 12 10 25 4
Name min pts fga 3pm ftm or Reb ast stl to blk pf +/-
Knox, Kevin 32:48 12 15 2 2 1 8 1 0 1 2 2 -16
Thomas, Lance 14:26 2 1 0 2 1 3 0 0 1 0 0 -19
Vonleh, Noah 30:37 10 7 0 2 3 10 2 1 2 2 1 -16
Hardaway Jr., Tim 35:10 21 16 4 5 1 4 1 0 0 0 3 -12
Mudiay, Emmanuel 28:11 14 9 1 5 1 4 2 1 7 0 3 -11
Ntilikina, Frank 23:57 0 5 0 0 0 2 6 1 2 0 2 8
Trier, Allonzo 32:37 31 18 2 5 2 10 3 1 3 0 4 19
Dotson, Damyean 24:51 8 5 2 2 0 6 0 0 2 0 2 15
Robinson, Mitchell 17:23 12 5 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 3 6 12
Burke, Trey 0:00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hezonja, Mario 0:00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kanter, Enes 0:00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lee, Courtney 0:00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Knicks 240:00 110 81 11 25 10 48 15 5 18 7 23 -4

Game Thread: Houston Rockets at New York Knicks

Game Thread: Houston Rockets at New York Knicks

Start Time: 01/23/2019 19:30:00

Rockets’ Harden takes high-scoring show to New York

James Harden is doing something nobody has seen since the heyday of Wilt Chamberlain. The New York Knicks are doing something to which Knicks fans have long grown accustomed.
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Pre Game Links:

  • [chron.com] Scouting report: Rockets vs. Knicks
  • [nypost.com] Even with Harden’s heroics, Rockets not necessarily a good bet vs. Knicks
  • [nydailynews.com] No Carmelo Anthony as Rockets face Knicks, and his next move is still to be determined
  • [nypost.com] Thriving James Harden ready to feast on Knicks’ lowly defense

    • Knicks Morning News (2019.01.23)

  • [NYDN] Knicks’ urgency to trade Enes Kanter cools off with Luke Kornet sidelined
    (Tuesday, January 22, 2019 8:05:00 PM)

    For Enes Kanter, the Knicks have to be like Cosa Nostra: “Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in.”

    After being informed this week he won’t play much the rest of the season because he fell in the depth chart, Kanter may start Wednesday’s game against the Rockets.

    The reason? Starting…

  • [NYDN] James Harden faces Knicks on torrid streak looking for first true Garden moment
    (Tuesday, January 22, 2019 4:00:00 PM)

    Get ready for the James Harden show.

    The reigning MVP — and favorite to repeat — is invading the Garden on Wednesday on a torrid streak, currently on 20 consecutive games with at least 30 points. Only Wilt Chamberlain did that.

    The 29-year-old is also keen on achieving his first “Garden moment,”…

  • [NYDN] No Carmelo Anthony as Rockets face Knicks, and his next move is still to be determined
    (Tuesday, January 22, 2019 1:55:00 PM)

    The Rockets’ visit to the Garden on Wednesday was also supposed to be the return of Carmelo Anthony. Instead, the greatest Knick since Patrick Ewing (I know, the list isn’t exactly impressive) is floating around without a team, bouncing around the rumor mill of a league that apparently has little…

  • [Hoops Rumors] Knicks Rumors: Hardaway, Lee, Kanter
    (Tuesday, January 22, 2019 11:38:12 AM)

    Rival teams have inquired about Tim Hardaway Jr. and Courtney Lee, according to Mike Vorkunov of The Athletic, who suggests that the Knicks would be open to moving either player and creating additional 2019 cap flexibility — even if losing Hardaway would make the lottery-bound team even less competitive on a nightly basis. However, league […]

  • [NYPost] Thriving James Harden ready to feast on Knicks’ lowly defense
    (Tuesday, January 22, 2019 5:48:15 PM)

    James Harden enters the Garden on Wednesday ready to break the scoreboard against a listless Knicks defense. Harden has scored 200 points his past four games — the first player do to so since Kobe Bryant in March 2007. Harden’s 35.7 scoring average is the league’s best since Michael Jordan’s 37.1 in 1986-87. And now…

  • [NYPost] Luke Kornet’s injury opens door for Enes Kanter to start — for now
    (Tuesday, January 22, 2019 10:45:22 AM)

    As the Knick centers turn, Enes Kanter has gone from fourth string to starter — off one bad turn of an ankle. A disgruntled Kanter, who sounded open to a trade following the MLK Day rout by the Thunder, is expected to start against the Rockets on Wednesday after it was announced starting center Luke…

  • [SNY Knicks] Knicks’ Kevin Knox wants to workout with Paul George in summer
    (Wednesday, January 23, 2019 12:27:17 AM)

    Paul George posted 31 points on the Knicks on Monday and afterward, Kevin Knox revealed he hopes to workout with the Thunder forward this summer.

  • [SNY Knicks] Potential Knicks draft target Zion Williamson has perfect first half
    (Tuesday, January 22, 2019 10:33:53 PM)

    Zion Williamson continues to impress at Duke while the Knicks continue to be in position to have a chance at drafting him in June.

  • [SNY Knicks] WATCH: James Harden calls former Knick Carmelo Anthony ‘one of the best ever [to] hoop’
    (Tuesday, January 22, 2019 7:44:25 PM)

    Former Knicks F Carmelo Anthony didn’t have the time in Houston he thought he would. It only lasted 10 games before Houston made the call to part ways with the 10-time All-Star.

  • [SNY Knicks] With Knicks’ Luke Kornet out due to ankle sprain, Enes Kanter may get more playing time
    (Tuesday, January 22, 2019 2:14:33 PM)

    Knicks’ center Luke Kornet underwent an MRI that confirmed a left ankle sprain with a bone bruise, the team announced on Tuesday. Now, head coach David Fitzdale may start Enes Kanter in his place.

  • [SNY Knicks] With trade deadline soon, why Knicks could be less likely to move Hardaway, Lee
    (Tuesday, January 22, 2019 10:38:35 AM)

    Knicks president Steve Mills and GM Scott Perry have been consistent since last year about the team’s refusal to sacrifice the future for a short-term gain.

  • [ESPN] Kanter likely starting for Knicks with Kornet hurt
    (Tuesday, January 22, 2019 6:03:09 PM)

    Knicks coach David Fizdale told reporters Tuesday that Enes Kanter, who recently complained about a reduced role with the club, will likely start at center while Luke Kornet is sidelined by an ankle injury.