New York
Knicks
130
–
125
FINAL
New Orleans
Pelicans
Date
Monday, December 29, 2025
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYK | 37 | 35 | 24 | 34 | 130 |
| NOP | 41 | 34 | 28 | 22 | 125 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
OG Anunoby
NYK
23
PTS
11
REB
1
AST
+16
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections4
Contested Shots11
Loose Balls1
Opp FG% When Defending46.2%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.26
Impact Composite65.9
Hustle: 26.0Defense: 37.3Impact: 2.6
Double-Double3 steals4 deflections11 contested shots+16 plus/minusonly 17 pts allowed on 64.6 possessions
Box Score MVP
Jalen Brunson
NYK
28
PTS
3
REB
10
AST
-1
+/−
Game Performance
FG10-23 (43.5%)
3PT5-10
FT3-3
TS%57.6%
eFG%54.3%
TOV1
ORTG131
DRTG136
NET-5
Double-Double5-10 from 3only 18 pts allowed on 57.4 possessions
Box Score
| NYK | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 29:58 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4-9 | 44% | 2-4 | 50% | 2-2 | 100% | +6 |
| Mohamed Diawara | 17:49 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7-9 | 78% | 4-4 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | -12 |
| Jalen Brunson | 35:32 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10-23 | 44% | 5-10 | 50% | 3-3 | 100% | -1 |
| Mikal Bridges | 34:50 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3-5 | 60% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +3 |
| OG Anunoby | 37:05 | 23 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8-22 | 36% | 1-8 | 13% | 6-6 | 100% | +16 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Trey Jemison III | 4:24 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-1 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0 |
| Jordan Clarkson | 13:13 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3-6 | 50% | 1-3 | 33% | 2-2 | 100% | +9 |
| Tyler Kolek | 12:12 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2-5 | 40% | 2-4 | 50% | 1-2 | 50% | +4 |
| Guerschon Yabusele | 15:52 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3-5 | 60% | 3-4 | 75% | 0-0 | 0% | -6 |
| Kevin McCullar Jr. | 8:58 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-2 | 50% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +3 |
| Miles McBride | 18:27 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4-8 | 50% | 2-5 | 40% | 4-4 | 100% | +8 |
| TOTAL | — | 130 | 42 | 10 | 35 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 46-95 | 48% | 20-44 | 45% | 18-19 | 95% | — |
Ariel Hukporti —
Pacôme Dadiet —
| NOP | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zion Williamson | 28:51 | 32 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11-16 | 69% | 0-0 | 0% | 10-12 | 83% | -8 |
| Derik Queen | 28:30 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3-13 | 23% | 0-2 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | -3 |
| Trey Murphy III | 38:17 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8-16 | 50% | 5-10 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | -4 |
| Saddiq Bey | 36:34 | 26 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9-21 | 43% | 4-10 | 40% | 4-5 | 80% | +1 |
| Jeremiah Fears | 22:11 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-5 | 40% | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -3 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Kevon Looney | 23:58 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1-3 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -1 |
| Yves Missi | 14:21 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-2 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +2 |
| Jordan Hawkins | 11:45 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1-3 | 33% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -7 |
| Jordan Poole | 25:50 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7-14 | 50% | 4-10 | 40% | 8-8 | 100% | -2 |
| Micah Peavy | 9:44 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1-3 | 33% | 1-1 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | 0 |
| TOTAL | — | 125 | 50 | 16 | 27 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 44-96 | 46% | 14-36 | 39% | 23-27 | 85% | — |
Jose Alvarado —
Trey Alexander —
DeAndre Jordan —
Karlo Matković —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
NYK46/95 (48%)
Paint
21/40 (53%)
Mid
6/18 (33%)
3PT
20/44 (45%)
RA 61%ATB3 48%Corner 3 42%Paint 31%Mid 40%
NOP44/96 (46%)
Paint
27/52 (52%)
Mid
6/16 (38%)
3PT
14/36 (39%)
RA 54%ATB3 38%Paint 40%Corner 3 43%Mid 50%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Zion Williamson
defended OG Anunoby
6.2 min • 12 pts • 71%
Best Defender
Kevon Looney
held Karl-Anthony Towns
3.5 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Saddiq Bey
vs Mohamed Diawara
2.5 min • 8 pts • 60%
| NOP Defense | Ariel Hukporti | Guerschon Yabusele | Jalen Brunson | Jordan Clarkson | Karl-Anthony Towns | Kevin McCullar Jr. | Mikal Bridges | Miles McBride | Mohamed Diawara | OG Anunoby | Trey Jemison III | Tyler Kolek |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saddiq Bey | — | — | 2.9m 8pts 75% | — | — | 1.9m 3pts 50% | 4.4m 5pts 50% | — | 2.5m 8pts 60% | 1.2m 2pts 0% | — | — |
| Trey Murphy III | — | — | 3.6m 7pts 50% | — | — | — | 4.3m 5pts 67% | 1.7m 0pts 0% | 1.5m 0pts 0% | — | — | — |
| Derik Queen | — | 1.6m 0pts 0% | — | — | 3.5m 2pts 33% | — | — | — | — | 3.2m 4pts 40% | — | — |
| Zion Williamson | — | 1.1m 2pts 33% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.2m 12pts 71% | — | — |
| Kevon Looney | 1.9m 0pts 0% | 1.7m 0pts 0% | — | — | 3.5m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jordan Poole | — | — | 1.4m 5pts 100% | — | — | — | 2.1m 3pts 50% | 3.0m 3pts 20% | — | — | — | — |
| Jeremiah Fears | — | — | 2.9m 2pts 50% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% |
| Yves Missi | 1.5m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | 1.4m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — |
| Micah Peavy | — | — | 1.1m 3pts 100% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.4m 0pts 0% |
| Jordan Hawkins | — | — | — | 1.9m 2pts 100% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other | 2.0m 8pts 40% | 2.8m 7pts 25% | 2.6m 2pts 33% | — | 2.8m 20pts 70% | — | 2.8m 6pts 75% | — | — | 3.6m 11pts 67% | 0.7m 2pts 0% | — |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = NOP leads, negative = NYK leads
NOP Largest Lead
10
Q3 5:19
NYK Largest Lead
5
Q1 0:55
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
NOP 9-0 run
Q1 1:05 – Q1 2:15
-3 → +4
NOP 8-0 run
Q1 6:40 – Q1 7:35
-3 → +4
NYK 8-0 run
Q4 2:12 – Q4 4:18
+3 → -3