The San Antonio Spurs (11-23, 6-12 Home) will try to break down one of the league’s top shooting defenses when they play host to the New York Knicks (18-17, 10-7 Away) on Thursday. New York lost to the Dallas Mavericks 126-121 in overtime at American Airlines Center on Tuesday, their fourth straight loss.
With 33 points, Quentin Grimes was the scoring leader in the loss. Mitchell Robinson added 20 points and 16 rebounds. The Knicks are the sixth seed in the Eastern Conference.
San Antonio dropped their last game on Tuesday at Paycom Center, falling to the Oklahoma City Thunder 130-114. Devin Vassell topped the scoresheet in the loss with 20 points.
With 16 points and nine rebounds, Jeremy Sochan also impressed. The Spurs are 14th in the Western Conference. This marks the first meeting of the season between the teams.
New York won both matchups between the teams last season, the last of which was a 111-96 triumph at Madison Square Garden on January 10, their third straight head-to-head victory. RJ Barrett led the Knicks with 31 points. Dejounte Murray had 24 points in defeat.
The Knicks have been led this season by Julius Randle and Jalen Brunson, who are averaging 23.3 and 20.2 points per game, respectively. Randle also has grabbed 9.6 rebounds per game, while Brunson has dished 6.6 assists per game.
Keldon Johnson (20.9 ppg) and Vassell (19.6) have been the primary providers for the Spurs on offense. Jakob Poeltl is collecting 8.9 rebounds per game, and Tre Jones is recording 6.5 assists. The Knicks rank as one of the league’s toughest FG% defenses, holding the opposition to a second-lowest rate of 45.4%.
The Spurs have found success in the last 10 games between the teams at AT&T Center, winning seven.New York is 6-4 in the last 10 games with an average margin of +8.4 (117.2-108.8). San Antonio has split the last 10 (5-5), allowing 118.6 points per game on average while scoring only 115.2 (-3.4 margin).
KNICKS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Aveage | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Quentin Grimes: 24.5 | 15.1 | +9.4
Isaiah Hartenstein: 8.0 | 13.1 | -5.1
Points per game:
Quentin Grimes: 17.5 | 9.7 | +7.8
Rebounds per game:
Julius Randle: 12.6 | 9.6 | +3.0
Isaiah Hartenstein: 4.2 | 6.6 | -2.4
Assists per game:
Jalen Brunson: 9.3 | 6.6 | +2.7
SPURS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Jeremy Sochan: 25.6 | 15.7 | +9.9
Rebounds per game:
Jakob Poeltl: 5.6 | 8.9 | -3.3
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