Published 11:15 IST, October 24th 2019
NBA: San Antonio Spurs vs New York Knicks 120-111, player ratings
San Antonio beat the New York Knicks 120-111, despite the latter giving a good fight to the Spurs. Aldridge and Forbes combined to spoil Barett's Knicks debut
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San Antonio Spurs rallied well to beat a resurgent New York Knicks with a score of 120-111. RJ Barett made his debut for Knicks but failed to inspire a win despite coming close. Check out player ratings from game.
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San Antonio Spurs 120-111 New York Knicks
LaMarcus Aldridge had 22 points while Bryn Forbes added 20 points to down Knicks in first NBA game of season for both sides. Knicks pinned ir hopes on Barett after failing to make any marquee signing. Despite having a solid debut, scoring 21 points and 2 assists in 37 minutes, he couldn't get his side home in AT&T Center. Marcus Morris, after moving to Knicks from Spurs, led his new side with 26 points while Julian Randle added 25 points. On or hand, Dejounte Murray had a great hame for Spurs scoring 18 points, including a 3 pointer in last five minutes of game. 6'5 point guard had six assists and eight rebounds. winning side committed 21 turvers, which led to 32 points. Despite a close Q2 and winning Q3, Knicks' sustained pressure amounted to thing at end as fell to a defeat in ir opening game.
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NBA: San Antonio Spurs vs New York Knicks Player Ratings
San Antonio Spurs
LeMarcus Aldridge: 8.5/10
DeMar DeRozan: 6/10
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Trey Lyles: 6/10
Bryn Forbes: 8/10
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Dejounte Murray: 7/10
Derrick White: 6/10
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Rudy Gay: 8/10
Marco Belinelli: 5/10
Patty Mills: 6/10
Jakob Poeltl: 5/10
New York Knicks
Marcus Morris: 8.5/10
Julius Randle: 8/10
Bobby Portis: 5/10
RJ Barrett: 5/10
Allonzo Trier: 4/10
Elfrid Payton: 6/10
Kevin Kx: 7/10
Taj Gibson: 5/10
Wayne Ellington: 5/10
Dennis Smith Jr: 5/10
Frank Ntilikina: NA
08:53 IST, October 24th 2019