Career best

Kolek has the best game of his career

Tyler Kolek had 16 points and 11 assists on 7 for 10 shooting in 26 minutes, and the Knicks beat the Pacers 114-⁠113.

His Performance Score of +11.1 is the best of his 66 games, better than 97.9% of all player games since 2015-⁠16. His 16 points are also the most points he has scored in a game, 8 more than his 8 against Milwaukee on Nov. 8, 2024.

His 16 points from the field came on 10 shots, 5.2 more than the league scores from the same zones.

His old best, +4.1, was 4 points, 8 assists and 3 steals on 1 for 4 shooting in 18 minutes, a 122-⁠103 win over Washington on March 22, 2025.

The game

Knicks 114, Pacers 113Away, Dec. 18, 2025Box score and story ›

Tyler Kolek
26:12 min
Points1st 02nd 93rd 34th 4
His shots in the order he took them: made in blue, traced to the rim, missed in orange.
Kolek’s player page

Season high in assists (11; his best before, 5). Before this game he averaged 3.6 points, 1.0 rebounds and 2.0 assists in 21 regular-season games.

Shot making
16 points from the field on 10 shots5.2 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot
Made a 29-foot pull-up 3-pointer3rd quarter, 3.4s leftchance to win 31% to 38%
Guarded by
Nembhard: 12 poss, 5 ptsMathurin: 11 poss, 4 ptsMcConnell: 11 poss, 3 pts
He guarded
Nembhard: 13 poss, 2 ptsMcConnell: 12 poss, 2 ptsMathurin: 9 poss, 3 pts
On the move
2.04 miles4.79 mph on average54 touches
Hustle
2 deflections5 shots contested1 charge drawn3 loose balls1 box-out
Rating
Performance Score +11.1+0.35 wins added80.0% true shooting18.5% usage

His best games

RankGameResultMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PTFTTO+/−PS
1Dec. 18, 2025at INDW 114-1132616611117-102-40-02+13+11.1
2March 22, 2025vs WASW 122-10318418301-40-12-30+5+4.1
3Dec. 3, 2025vs CHAW 119-10413635012-52-30-01−6+3.6
4Nov. 8, 2024vs MILW 116-9416842103-52-40-01−6+2.9
5Jan. 27, 2025vs MEMW 143-1064303001-21-20-00+3+2.5

By Performance Score, his whole career, regular season and playoffs.

His old best

Knicks 122, Wizards 103Home, March 22, 2025Box score and story ›

Tyler Kolek
2-3 FT18:24 min
Points1st 02nd 13rd 34th 0
His shots in the order he took them: made in blue, traced to the rim, missed in orange.
Kolek’s player page

Season high in assists (8; his best before, 4). Season high in steals (3; his best before, 1). Before this game he averaged 1.7 points, 0.5 rebounds and 0.7 assists in 33 regular-season games.

Shot making
2 points from the field on 4 shots2.3 fewer than the league scores from the same zones
Guarded by
Carrington: 13 poss, 1 ptJohnson: 8 poss, 2 pts
He guarded
Carrington: 11 poss, 0 ptsJohnson: 6 poss, 0 ptsJones: 6 poss, 0 pts
On the move
1.36 miles4.60 mph on average44 touches
Hustle
2 deflections1 shot contested1 screen assist
Rating
Performance Score +4.137.6% true shooting10.4% usage