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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Knicks | 28 | 17 | 33 | 26 | 104 |
 Pelicans | 28 | 21 | 26 | 18 | 93 |
NYKTeam statsNOP| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYK | 38-8743.7% | 15-3740.5% | 13-1586.7% | 42 | 24 | 16 |
| NOP | 34-8341.0% | 12-3435.3% | 13-1968.4% | 45 | 23 | 19 |
Point at or clickTap a player to see his shots, then his whole game from there. ClickTap a number under REB, AST, STL, BLK, TO or PF to see those plays.
New York Knicks104| 45 | 18 | 7-16 | 3-6 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | +20 | −7.5 | ||||
| 42 | 14 | 6-13 | 1-4 | 1-2 | +12 | −1.3 | ||||||||
| 40 | 39, Season high (his best before, 37) | 13-19 | 7-10 | 6-6 | 0 | 0 | +25 | +12.1 | ||||||
| 37 | 16 | 6-17 | 2-8 | 2-2 | 0 | +17 | −4.1 | |||||||
| 27 | 11 | 3-10 | 2-5 | 3-3 | 0 | +1 | −5.8 | |||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 16 | 2 | 1-6 | 0-3 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −10 | −4.1 | |||||
| 13 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +17 | +2.1 | ||||||
| 12 | 2 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | −13 | −0.1 | |||||||
| 8 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −14 | −1.1 | ||||
| Team | 104 | 38-8743.7% | 15-3740.5% | 42 | 24 | 16 | 18 | 13-1586.7% | 15 | 11 | 3 | |||
Bench 6 points on 3 for 12 shooting
Did not play: Jacob Toppin, Matt Ryan and Tyler Kolek (coach’s decision).
New Orleans Pelicans93| 38 | 26 | 11-18 | 3-8 | 1-1 | 0 | −12 | +1.6 | |||||||
| 33 | 14 | 5-15 | 2-6 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −9 | −2.8 | ||||||
| 33 | 5 | 1-7 | 1-4 | 2-4 | 0 | +4 | −5.4 | |||||||
| 32 | 13 | 5-13 | 0-4 | 3-4 | −10 | −2.8 | ||||||||
| 30 | 9 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 0 | −11 | −4.9 | |||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 21 | 9 | 3-8 | 3-6 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | −0.9 | ||||
| 18 | 4 | 2-4 | 0-2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −1.3 | ||||||
| 18 | 6 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 0-0 | −7 | 0.0 | ||||||||
| 17 | 7 | 2-6 | 1-2 | 2-4 | 0 | 0 | −5 | −4.8 | ||||||
| Team | 93 | 34-8341.0% | 12-3435.3% | 45 | 23 | 19 | 20 | 13-1968.4% | 16 | 8 | 5 | |||
Bench 26 points on 9 for 22 shooting
Did not play: Trey Jemison III and Antonio Reeves (coach’s decision); Jose Alvarado (injury/illness).
Knicks104Pelicans93ClickTap 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.
Jalen Brunson scored 39 points (21 on 7 3-pointers), and the New York Knicks went on a 30-10 run in the third quarter to beat the New Orleans Pelicans 104-93.
The Pelicans went on a 13-3 run to lead 62-48 with 8:08 left in the third quarter. Brunson’s 29-foot pull-up 3-pointer put the Knicks ahead for good with 2:08 left in the quarter. He scored 16 points during the run, and they led 78-72 with 57 seconds left in the quarter and by as many as 14 in the fourth quarter.
For the Pelicans, Trey Murphy III scored 26 points (14 in the paint) on 11 for 18 shooting.
The Knicks shot 43.7% from the field and 40.5% from 3 to the Pelicans’ 41.0% and 35.3%. The Pelicans turned it over 19 times, about 5 more than usual for this many possessions. They outscored the Knicks 26-6 off the bench. The Knicks outscored the Pelicans 17-5 in 9 minutes with Anunoby, Hart, Bridges, Brunson and Sims on the floor together. Herbert Jones fouled out.
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. The Knicks’ chance bottomed out at 8.4% (3rd quarter, 8:08 left). Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
91 points from the field on 86 shots: 3.1 fewer than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 12-24 | 50.0% | 66% |
| In the paint | 8-16 | 50.0% | 44% |
| Mid-range | 3-10 | 30.0% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 6-15 | 40.0% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 9-22 | 40.9% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dejounte Murray | 22 | 2 | 1-3 | −6 |
| Herbert Jones | 20 | 12 | 3-4 | +4 |
| Brandon Boston | 8 | 4 | 2-2 | +1 |
| Trey Murphy III | 6 | 5 | 2-2 | +3 |
| Everyone else | 17 | 14 | 5-7 | +8 |
The tracking credits him with 37 points on 74 possessions. He usually scores about 28 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CJ McCollum | 32 | 0 | 0-0 | −8 |
| Trey Murphy III | 13 | 3 | 1-3 | 0 |
| Dejounte Murray | 13 | 3 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Jordan Hawkins | 6 | 2 | 1-2 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 19 | 11 | 4-8 | +6 |
The tracking credits him with 19 points on 82 possessions. He usually scores about 20 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trey Murphy III | 30 | 6 | 2-6 | −1 |
| Herbert Jones | 11 | 6 | 2-3 | +3 |
| CJ McCollum | 9 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Jordan Hawkins | 4 | 0 | 0-1 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 11 | 4 | 2-6 | +1 |
The tracking credits him with 16 points on 65 possessions. He usually scores about 16 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
Anunoby 1' Driving Layup (14 PTS) (Towns 3 AST)
Q3 9:48
11.9%
85→73
Murphy III 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (17 PTS) (McCollum 1 AST)
Q3 9:21
11.9%
73→85
Towns 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Brunson 5 AST)
Q3 2:38
11.3%
68→56
Brunson 28' 3PT Jump Shot (23 PTS) (Hart 2 AST)
Q3 4:27
10.9%
77→66
Green 24' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Murphy III 2 AST)
Q3 0:42
10.0%
29→39
