New York
Knicks
114
–
113
FINAL
Indiana
Pacers
Date
Thursday, December 18, 2025
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYK | 25 | 34 | 27 | 28 | 114 |
| IND | 36 | 26 | 30 | 21 | 113 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Mikal Bridges
NYK
22
PTS
8
REB
5
AST
+9
+/−
Key Contributions
Contested Shots8
Charges Drawn1
Loose Balls1
Opp FG% When Defending35.7%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.21
Impact Composite67.8
Hustle: 16.5Defense: 49.9Impact: 1.5
4-9 from 38 contested shots1 charge drawnheld opponents to 35.7% FGonly 13 pts allowed on 61.8 possessions
Box Score MVP
Jalen Brunson
NYK
25
PTS
7
REB
7
AST
-16
+/−
Game Performance
FG10-23 (43.5%)
3PT3-8
FT2-3
TS%51.4%
eFG%50.0%
STL3
TOV3
ORTG106
DRTG129
NET-23
3 steals3 loose balls recoveredheld opponents to 33.3% FGonly 14 pts allowed on 53.4 possessions
Box Score
| NYK | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pacôme Dadiet | 3:33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +3 |
| Mohamed Diawara | 18:52 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2-5 | 40% | 0-2 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | -6 |
| Jalen Brunson | 34:22 | 25 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10-23 | 44% | 3-8 | 38% | 2-3 | 67% | -16 |
| Ariel Hukporti | 26:56 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1-3 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | 2-4 | 50% | 0 |
| Mikal Bridges | 37:16 | 22 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9-19 | 47% | 4-9 | 44% | 0-1 | 0% | +9 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Guerschon Yabusele | 11:19 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1-5 | 20% | 1-4 | 25% | 0-0 | 0% | -17 |
| Trey Jemison III | 18:26 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2-2 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | 1-1 | 100% | +1 |
| Jordan Clarkson | 29:22 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6-12 | 50% | 5-9 | 56% | 1-1 | 100% | +7 |
| OG Anunoby | 33:42 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5-13 | 39% | 2-7 | 29% | 4-7 | 57% | +11 |
| Tyler Kolek | 26:12 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7-10 | 70% | 2-4 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | +13 |
| TOTAL | — | 114 | 46 | 14 | 31 | 10 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 43-92 | 47% | 17-43 | 40% | 11-19 | 58% | — |
Kevin McCullar Jr. —
Tosan Evbuomwan —
| IND | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pascal Siakam | 37:33 | 26 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9-22 | 41% | 2-6 | 33% | 6-6 | 100% | +3 |
| Quenton Jackson | 27:09 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3-7 | 43% | 2-5 | 40% | 2-2 | 100% | +14 |
| Garrison Mathews | 7:54 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-4 | 50% | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -15 |
| Tony Bradley | 3:36 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | 0 |
| Johnny Furphy | 5:45 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -8 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Jay Huff | 18:06 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2-7 | 29% | 0-5 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | +4 |
| T.J. McConnell | 17:54 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4-6 | 67% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -15 |
| Isaiah Jackson | 26:18 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2-3 | 67% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -5 |
| Jarace Walker | 16:17 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2-4 | 50% | 1-1 | 100% | 1-2 | 50% | -7 |
| Bennedict Mathurin | 38:28 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7-18 | 39% | 2-9 | 22% | 0-0 | 0% | +9 |
| Andrew Nembhard | 37:25 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 12-19 | 63% | 4-5 | 80% | 3-4 | 75% | +15 |
| TOTAL | — | 113 | 52 | 16 | 22 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 19 | 43-93 | 46% | 11-34 | 32% | 16-18 | 89% | — |
Ethan Thompson —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
NYK43/92 (47%)
Paint
20/35 (57%)
Mid
11/26 (42%)
3PT
17/43 (40%)
ATB3 28%Paint 44%RA 68%Corner 3 64%Mid 43%
IND43/93 (46%)
Paint
21/38 (55%)
Mid
21/34 (62%)
3PT
11/34 (32%)
ATB3 36%RA 48%Paint 67%Mid 47%Corner 3 17%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Bennedict Mathurin
defended Mikal Bridges
6.5 min • 2 pts • 100%
Best Defender
Isaiah Jackson
held Trey Jemison III
4.4 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Andrew Nembhard
vs Jalen Brunson
2.9 min • 12 pts • 50%
| IND Defense | Ariel Hukporti | Guerschon Yabusele | Jalen Brunson | Jordan Clarkson | Mikal Bridges | Mohamed Diawara | OG Anunoby | Trey Jemison III | Tyler Kolek |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pascal Siakam | 2.6m 5pts 22% | — | 1.1m 8pts 60% | 1.2m 2pts 33% | 1.6m 0pts 0% | 1.9m 7pts 100% | 4.9m 6pts 20% | — | — |
| Bennedict Mathurin | — | — | — | 1.6m 0pts 0% | 6.5m 2pts 100% | — | 1.4m 0pts 0% | — | 1.7m 3pts 50% |
| Andrew Nembhard | — | — | 2.9m 12pts 50% | 2.0m 7pts 100% | 1.4m 2pts 50% | 1.5m 2pts 50% | — | — | 2.7m 2pts 50% |
| Isaiah Jackson | 2.8m 0pts 0% | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | 4.4m 0pts 0% | — |
| Quenton Jackson | — | — | 4.0m 3pts 50% | 1.6m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | 1.4m 0pts 0% |
| T.J. McConnell | — | — | — | 1.8m 2pts 100% | — | — | — | — | 2.4m 0pts 0% |
| Jay Huff | 2.2m 2pts 25% | — | — | — | — | — | 2.0m 2pts 50% | — | — |
| Jarace Walker | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.3m 3pts 50% | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | — |
| Johnny Furphy | — | — | — | 1.0m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other | 2.5m 6pts 29% | 2.0m 4pts 50% | 4.8m 2pts 25% | 2.5m 2pts 100% | 3.8m 4pts 67% | 3.2m 4pts 100% | 4.1m 7pts 75% | 2.8m 12pts 75% | 2.3m 4pts 40% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = IND leads, negative = NYK leads
IND Largest Lead
16
Q1 7:31
NYK Largest Lead
3
Q4 3:41
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
IND 9-0 run
Q1 3:48 – Q1 5:19
+4 → +10
IND 8-0 run
Q1 5:51 – Q1 6:34
+9 → +15
NYK 8-0 run
Q3 9:25 – Q3 10:29
+13 → +7
NYK 8-0 run
Q3 11:57 – Q4 2:21
+6 → +1