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Post Game Thread: The New York Knicks defeat The Houston Rockets 108-88



#New York Knicks at Houston Rockets

Toyota Center- Houston, TX

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[TV/Radio](https://reddit.com/r/NYKnicks/comments/1005zaf/game_thread_new_york_knicks_1818_at_houston/j2fpvk5/)

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|Time Clock|
|:–:|
|Final|

||Q1|Q2|Q3|Q4|Total|
|:–|–:|–:|–:|–:|–:|
|NYK |27|26|29|26|108|
|HOU |35|14|21|18|88|

###Player Stats

**New York Knicks**

|Player|MINS|PTS|FGM-A|3PM-A|FTM-A|ORB|DRB|REB|AST|STL|BLK|TO|PF|+/-|
|:–|–:|–:|–:|–:|–:|–:|–:|–:|–:|–:|–:|–:|–:|–:|
|Q. Grimes|36:12|19|8-15|3-8|0-0|0|2|2|2|2|1|2|3|10
|J. Randle|38:35|35|9-20|5-13|12-16|4|8|12|6|0|1|1|3|25
|M. Robinson|33:10|6|2-4|0-0|2-4|6|6|12|1|3|3|0|5|24
|M. McBride|34:41|5|1-10|1-8|2-2|1|1|2|1|1|0|3|2|17
|I. Quickley|40:28|27|9-25|4-13|5-6|2|3|5|7|3|0|2|4|25
|I. Hartenstein|14:50|0|0-1|0-0|0-2|1|3|4|1|1|0|1|3|-4
|D. Rose|10:54|4|2-5|0-3|0-0|0|1|1|1|0|0|0|0|-4
|E. Fournier|19:42|8|2-8|2-6|2-2|0|1|1|1|0|0|1|0|12
|J. Sims|9:25|4|2-2|0-0|0-0|2|5|7|0|0|0|0|0|-5
|R. Arcidiacono|2:03|0|0-0|0-0|0-0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0

**Houston Rockets**

|Player|MINS|PTS|FGM-A|3PM-A|FTM-A|ORB|DRB|REB|AST|STL|BLK|TO|PF|+/-|
|:–|–:|–:|–:|–:|–:|–:|–:|–:|–:|–:|–:|–:|–:|–:|
|E. Gordon|27:10|12|5-10|2-4|0-1|0|0|0|3|0|1|4|1|-13
|J. Smith Jr.|19:33|10|3-8|3-6|1-2|0|2|2|1|0|0|1|4|-12
|B. Fernando|21:26|1|0-2|0-0|1-2|2|3|5|0|0|2|1|4|-16
|J. Green|34:55|16|4-12|3-8|5-6|1|2|3|3|0|0|5|3|-16
|K. Porter Jr.|35:08|23|7-12|4-8|5-5|0|10|10|8|0|0|5|2|-16
|T. Eason|23:34|9|4-11|1-5|0-1|5|8|13|1|3|1|3|0|0
|K. Martin Jr.|19:35|5|2-5|1-3|0-0|0|3|3|2|1|0|2|2|-1
|U. Garuba|19:31|5|2-5|0-3|1-2|1|7|8|0|0|2|1|2|1
|T. Washington Jr.|12:35|1|0-3|0-2|1-2|0|2|2|0|0|0|0|3|-3
|G. Mathews|12:25|0|0-5|0-5|0-0|0|2|2|0|0|0|0|2|-11
|B. Marjanovic|8:06|6|2-2|0-0|2-2|2|1|3|0|0|0|1|1|-7
|J. Christopher|3:01|0|0-1|0-1|0-0|0|0|0|1|0|0|0|0|-3
|D. Nix|3:01|0|0-1|0-1|0-0|1|0|1|1|0|0|1|0|-3
###Team Stats

|Team|FGM-A|3PM-A|FTM-A|AST|PF|STL|TO|BLK|OREB|DREB|REB|
|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|
|NYK|35-90|15-51|23-32|20|20|10|10|5|16|30|58|
|HOU|29-77|14-46|16-23|20|24|4|24|6|12|40|61|

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35 Comments

  1. smallskeletal

    Just happy to be closing out the year over .500. Happy New Year yā€™all!!!

  2. Agamemnon08

    First season over .500 going into the new year since 12-13 season.

  3. CraYzySaurous574

    IQ going 9/25 is less than ideal but a wins a win

  4. TriviaWhiz

    Leaving the 5-game losing streak in 2022.

    First Knicks win on New Yearā€™s Eve since 2011 (though they havenā€™t played every NYE – they had losses in 2014, 2016, 2020, and 2021).

    On a 52-win pace since the first Dallas game with RJ and Brunson on the mend.

    Hereā€™s to 2023!

  5. We finally won yayy

    Rough week and a half but hopefully we play better next year. Happy new year guys

  6. HeyKim0oOo

    Good W and insane that this is the first time in like 10 years we’re going into the new year above .500

  7. Austuckmm

    Just happy to see a win, don’t care who it’s against. Randle was so clearly the best player out there, had the Rockets frazzled.

  8. GoldenBoyRecords

    I know itā€™s the Rockets but im thankful we won. I hope when JB and RJ come back we can find pt for Evan even if itā€™s 10 mpg he still has the shooting stroke from deep.

  9. BaldSportsFan

    Ending the year on a win, letā€™s goooo

  10. ruffdaddysmooth

    Rockets might be the worst team ever

  11. MyLadySansa

    Okay it’s time to start a new winning streak. New year, slate wiped clean. LFG.

  12. Jimmit79

    Randle was always better then RJ unfortunately I would still trade both of them and rebuild but good game Randle.

  13. Much needed win. Going 0-2 vs SAS and HOU wouldā€™ve been terrible. With or without Brunson

  14. BenAfflecksBalls

    Sims is only going to last a few years until he loses his energy and hops unless he develops some kind of offense.

    I don’t hate on Quick for being inefficient. Somebody else other than Jules had to be scoring.

    All these guys combined to allow 88b points. The defense is back even with Ev and Rose on the floor for a combined 31 minutes. When we’re back to full strength I expect those clamps to be the cornerstone of a playoff run while shooting moves around.

    Even if we lost the last few it was a culmination of throwing the kids in deep with two starters out. I’ll take the Ls and look for more great Knicks basketball in the New Year.

  15. slyguy183

    Deuce you gotta shoot a few thousand threes a day. They are leaving you wide open.

    Good to be over 0.500 in the new year, let’s go Knicks in 2023

  16. Nightwingx7

    McBride needs to work on his 3. His defense is there but he needs some offensive moves. these dual big lineups would also be a lot more versatile if sims could add something midrange to his package. Ngl next season could be really interesting if we manage to get another decent piece and our youth make some strides offensively.

    Grimes also is going to be sooo good for us. What a great pick.

  17. NoScopeMusical

    – This was a much needed win. The losing streak ends at 5.
    – Orange Julius showed up & showed out. 35-12-6 is a LeBron stat line. He wasn’t losing this game!
    – Quickley was marvelous tonight. 27-5-7 is damn good production.
    – Grime Time in full effect tonight. 19 points & some great defensive plays.
    It’s great to see Evan Fournier hitting from deep again.
    – Ending 2022 on a high note. Over .500 in the new year for the first time since 2012-13. That was a decent year for the Knicks. Let’s hope 2023 is too.

  18. Fitz-magic1

    I freakin love how aggressive Quickly is playing. The first of the year he was hesitating and being indecisive on the offensive end now heā€™s in attack mode with key starters missing. Itā€™s great for his development long term.

  19. zeezee2k

    I went back to NYC for christmas break and we went on a 5 game losing streak. Just flew back home today…

  20. zOmgFishes

    We did it! Canā€™t wait til RJ and JB get back though.

  21. TheFelux

    I know Julius will probably never be the player that some people want him to be and damn can his game be ugly sometimes but I gotta admit he just so freaking good.

    Happy New Year everyone! First time weā€™re over .500 in a new Year in 10 Years.

  22. Affectionate-Tea9224

    Thank god that shitty losing streak is over

  23. Affectionate-Tea9224

    Any updates on Brunson, did they say he might be closer, hopefully Monday?

  24. Top-Lettuce3956

    For those who want to trade Randle, et al and tank, do you really want to watch a team the quality of the Rockets for a number of years?

  25. Soup_Commie

    Julius continuing to play well without Brunson makes me happy. Makes me feel like he really is back which is so awesome.

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