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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Knicks | 26 | 27 | 40 | 23 | 116 |
 Pelicans | 26 | 26 | 37 | 17 | 106 |
NYKTeam statsNOP| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYK | 44-9745.4% | 17-3351.5% | 11-1384.6% | 48 | 19 | 6 |
| NOP | 40-8845.5% | 6-2821.4% | 20-2483.3% | 49 | 25 | 9 |
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New York Knicks116| 42 | 32 | 11-26 | 5-8 | 5-5 | 0 | 0 | +6 | −1.3 | ||||||
| 35 | 8 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0 | −11 | +1.6 | ||||||
| 35 | 16 | 6-10 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −11 | 0.0 | |||||
| 28 | 6 | 2-10 | 1-3 | 1-1 | −13 | −5.9 | ||||||||
| 20 | 11 | 5-11 | 0-1 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | −4 | +1.8 | |||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 28 | 11 | 5-14 | 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | +14 | +0.1 | ||||||
| 22 | 21 | 7-12 | 4-7 | 0 | 3-3 | 0 | 0 | +24 | +7.5 | |||||
| 13 | 4 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | +19 | +1.8 | |||||
| 11 | 7 | 2-5 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +22 | −0.5 | ||
| 6 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +4 | −1.9 | ||
| Team | 116 | 44-9745.4% | 17-3351.5% | 48 | 19 | 6 | 17 | 11-1384.6% | 11 | 6 | 5 | |||
Bench 43 points on 16 for 35 shooting
Did not play: Nerlens Noel (injury/illness); Theo Pinson, Jared Harper, Kevin Knox II and Frank Ntilikina (coach’s decision).
New Orleans Pelicans106| 36 | 28 | 9-22 | 2-6 | 8-8 | 0 | 0 | +4 | +5.2 | ||||||
| 35 | 25 | 10-19 | 0-2 | 5-8 | −12 | +5.7 | ||||||||
| 33 | 14 | 5-9 | 3-5 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1.9 | ||||||
| 31 | 10 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +17 | +3.7 | |||||
| 27 | 6 | 3-7 | 0-3 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +6 | −5.2 | |||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 28 | 13 | 4-10 | 1-6 | 4-4 | 0 | −9 | 0.0 | |||||||
| 21 | 2 | 1-6 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −16 | −5.8 | |||
| 17 | 8 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −27 | +2.5 | |||||
| 9 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −7 | −3.9 | ||
| 4 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −6 | −1.7 | |||
| Team | 106 | 40-8845.5% | 6-2821.4% | 49 | 25 | 9 | 12 | 20-2483.3% | 9 | 3 | 5 | |||
Bench 23 points on 8 for 24 shooting
Did not play: Willy Hernangomez and Wenyen Gabriel (coach’s decision).
Knicks116Pelicans106ClickTap a team’s number to see the plays behind it.
PS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. The game’s highs are in blue, hot shooting in gold, cold in gray. ClickTap a column’s heading to sort by it.
Alec Burks scored 21 points (14 in the fourth quarter), and the New York Knicks beat the New Orleans Pelicans 116-106 for their fourth straight win.
Burks’ 2 free throws put the Knicks ahead for good with 31 seconds left in the third quarter.
Julius Randle had 32 points (14 in the third quarter) and 8 rebounds. Burks scored 14 of his 21 points in the fourth quarter.
For the Pelicans, Brandon Ingram had 28 points and 7 assists, and Zion Williamson added 25 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists.
The Knicks shot 45.4% from the field and 51.5% from 3 to the Pelicans’ 45.5% and 21.4%. The Pelicans forced 6 turnovers, about 7 fewer than usual for this many possessions. They outscored the Knicks 56-36 in the paint. The Knicks were outscored 15-3 in 3 minutes with Rose, Gibson, Bullock, Randle and Barrett on the floor together.
New York KnicksNew Orleans PelicansPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes.
The five plays that moved the chance to win most, in order.
Each play from the side of the team that made it: its chance to win before and after, and the change in percentage points. On the court, each shot is the shooter’s face (gray when he missed), bigger the more it moved the chance. Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
105 points from the field on 97 shots: 3.3 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 15-26 | 57.7% | 64% |
| In the paint | 3-17 | 17.6% | 43% |
| Mid-range | 9-21 | 42.9% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 2-8 | 25.0% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 15-25 | 60.0% | 36% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zion Williamson | 33 | 8 | 3-10 | −2 |
| James Johnson | 23 | 10 | 3-6 | +3 |
| Steven Adams | 10 | 8 | 3-7 | +5 |
| Naji Marshall | 6 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 12 | 6 | 2-4 | +2 |
The tracking credits him with 32 points on 85 possessions. He usually scores about 27 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naji Marshall | 12 | 4 | 1-1 | +1 |
| James Johnson | 8 | 6 | 2-4 | +4 |
| Zion Williamson | 7 | 3 | 1-3 | +1 |
| Brandon Ingram | 5 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 7 | 8 | 3-3 | +6 |
The tracking credits him with 21 points on 40 possessions. He usually scores about 10 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Ingram | 47 | 8 | 3-5 | −1 |
| Naji Marshall | 5 | 0 | 0-1 | −1 |
| Eric Bledsoe | 3 | 0 | 0-1 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 10 | 5 | 2-2 | +3 |
The tracking credits him with 13 points on 65 possessions. He usually scores about 12 on that many.
What the players each one guarded scored, against what they usually score on as many possessions.
Possessions, and parts of possessions when defenders switched, from the NBA’s matchup tracking. The line under a defender’s name: his share of the scorer’s possessions. Usual: what the scorer averaged a possession against every defender in the regular season, eased toward the league’s rate when he has few possessions.
NOP win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
NYK
50/50
NOP
Highest Leverage Moments
Burks 27' 3PT Jump Shot (13 PTS)
Q4 10:22
15.0%
29→14
Barrett 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Randle 4 AST)
Q3 5:51
12.1%
58→46
Burks 18' Pullup Jump Shot (15 PTS)
Q4 8:39
11.4%
29→18
Bullock 24' 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Rose 1 AST)
Q1 3:14
10.1%
55→45
Marshall 2' Running Layup (14 PTS) (Ingram 7 AST)
Q4 4:38
9.7%
11→21
