NBA

New York Knicks at San Antonio Spurs

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43-25, 21-14 Away
Final
105 - 120

29-39, 18-17 Home

Mamukelashvili makes NBA history with 34 points in 19 minutes to fuel Spurs' 120-105 win over Knicks

Mamukelashvili caps off career game with a jam

Mamukelashvili, who was 7 for 7 from 3-point range, had 13 points, seven rebounds and an assist in eight minutes in the first half as San Antonio rolled to a 28-point lead.

He had 21 points in the final quarter to help the Spurs secure the victory.

Stephon Castle added 22 points as San Antonio won for the third time in eight games. Chris Paul added 12 points and nine assists.

Karl-Anthony Towns had 32 points and nine rebounds to lead New York while OG Anunoby and Mikal Bridges added 14 points each. The Knicks are 3-3 since Jalen Brunson suffered a sprained right ankle.

The Spurs had their most inspiring victory since losing Victor Wembanyama (blood clot in right shoulder) and De'Aaron Fox (left pinkie surgery) to season-ending injuries.

The Spurs outscored the Knicks 38-23 in the second quarter when New York had a 3:37 scoreless stretch. The Knicks responded with a 29-16 third quarter.

Takeaways Knicks: Mitchell Robinson had 13 points and 11 rebounds in his ninth game this season since returning from left ankle surgery. Robinson was 5 for 6 from the field in 17 minutes off the bench.

Spurs: Jeremy Sochan had 10 points, six rebounds and had three assists in his return to the starting lineup.

Key moment Devin Vassell’s 3-pointer with 2:37 remaining in the first half capped a 30-7 run that put the Spurs up 61-35.

Key stat The Spurs outrebounded the Knicks 61-48 despite having no player taller than 6-foot-9 available.

Up next Knicks: Are at Charlotte on Thursday night.

Spurs: Host Philadelphia on Friday night.

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 105 - 120
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 105 - 120
4th 3.1 Blake Wesley enters the game for Sandro Mamukelashvili 105 - 120
4th 3.1 shot clock turnover 105 - 120
4th 28.0 Cameron Payne makes 3-foot two point shot (Delon Wright assists) 105 - 120

Statistics

https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/ny.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originNY https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/sa.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originSA
39-92 FG 45-90
42.4 Field Goal % 50.0
11-37 3PT 16-35
29.7 Three Point % 45.7
16-21 FT 14-20
76.2 Free Throw % 70.0
44 Rebounds 52
17 Offensive Rebounds 15
27 Defensive Rebounds 37
28 Assists 28
7 Steals 7
7 Blocks 7
10 Turnovers 13
1 Team Turnovers 2
11 Total Turnovers 15
0 Technical Fouls 2
0 Total Technical Fouls 2
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
20 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 19
14 Fast Break Points 19
50 Points in Paint 52
18 Fouls 22
3 Largest Lead 28
San Antonio Spurs San Antonio Spurs Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Dylan Harper, G Day-To-Day Jul 21
Riley Minix, F Day-To-Day Jul 20
Carter Bryant, F Day-To-Day Jul 19
Kelly Olynyk, PF Day-To-Day Jul 8
Devin Vassell, SG Day-To-Day Jul 3
New York Knicks New York Knicks Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Kevin McCullar Jr., F Day-To-Day Jul 20
Ariel Hukporti, C Day-To-Day Jul 20
Pacome Dadiet, G Day-To-Day Jul 20
Josh Hart, SG Day-To-Day Jul 16

Game Information

Frost Bank Center

Location: San Antonio, TX
Attendance: 18,521 · Capacity:

2024-25 Atlantic Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Boston 61 21 .744 - W2
New York 51 31 .622 10 W1
Toronto 30 52 .366 31 L2
Brooklyn 26 56 .317 35 L3
Philadelphia 24 58 .293 37 L2

2024-25 Southwest Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Houston - 30 L3 0.63414633 52
Memphis 4 34 W1 0.58536583 48
Dallas 13 43 L1 0.47560975 39
San Antonio 18 48 W1 0.41463414 34
New Orleans 31 61 L7 0.25609756 21
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