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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pelicans | 28 | 32 | 32 | 24 | 116 |
 Knicks | 42 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 121 |
NOPTeam statsNYK| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NOP | 45-8851.1% | 15-3444.1% | 11-1384.6% | 34 | 33 | 7 |
| NYK | 44-8551.8% | 13-3339.4% | 20-2290.9% | 41 | 29 | 9 |
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New York Knicks121| 40 | 21 | 7-16 | 5-13 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | +17 | +3.4 | ||||||
| 39 | 32 | 11-19 | 2-4 | 8-9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +16 | +5.3 | |||||
| 38 | 10 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 4-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −14 | −6.3 | |||||
| 37 | 14 | 5-12 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −9 | −0.9 | ||||||
| 24 | 21 | 8-17 | 2-6 | 3-3 | 0 | 0 | −11 | +2.4 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 21 | 10 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | +11 | +4.7 | ||||||
| 21 | 11 | 5-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 1-1 | +11 | +6.5 | |||||||
| 11 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +15 | −2.9 | |||
| 9 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −11 | −2.7 | ||||||
| Team | 121 | 44-8551.8% | 13-3339.4% | 41 | 29 | 9 | 18 | 20-2290.9% | 9 | 5 | 4 | |||
Bench 23 points on 10 for 13 shooting
Did not play: Pacôme Dadiet, Trey Jemison III, Tyler Kolek and Jeremy Sochan (coach’s decision).
New Orleans Pelicans116| 37 | 13 | 6-8 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | +2 | +0.1 | |||||||
| 36 | 16 | 6-15 | 4-12 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −13 | −1.6 | |||||
| 34 | 22 | 8-10 | 0-0 | 6-8 | 0 | +15 | +4.5 | |||||||
| 28 | 7 | 2-12 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2.0 | ||||||
| 28 | 18 | 6-13 | 4-6 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | +1 | −0.6 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 23 | 12 | 5-6 | 2-2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | +2.7 | ||||
| 20 | 21 | 9-12 | 3-5 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | +8.5 | |||||
| 18 | 5 | 2-8 | 0-3 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | −7 | −2.7 | |||||
| 17 | 2 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −19 | −1.1 | ||||
| Team | 116 | 45-8851.1% | 15-3444.1% | 34 | 33 | 7 | 19 | 11-1384.6% | 6 | 5 | 3 | |||
Bench 40 points on 17 for 30 shooting
Did not play: Jordan Hawkins, DeAndre Jordan, Kevon Looney, Micah Peavy and Jordan Poole (coach’s decision).
Knicks121Pelicans116ClickTap 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 32 points (15 in the fourth quarter), and the New York Knicks beat the New Orleans Pelicans 121-116 for their seventh straight win.
Mitchell Robinson’s alley oop dunk put the Knicks ahead for good with 8.5 seconds left in the third quarter.
The Pelicans got within 109-107 on Saddiq Bey’s driving layup with 4:28 to play, but Brunson answered with a 12-foot floater, and the Pelicans got no closer than 119-116.
During clutch time, the Knicks outscored the Pelicans 11-6. Brunson (No. 3 in clutch wins added, 2025-26) scored 8 of the Knicks’ 11 on 2 for 2 shooting and 4 for 4 at the line.
OG Anunoby had 21 points (15 on 5 3-pointers) and 3 steals. Karl-Anthony Towns added 21 points and 14 rebounds, and Robinson had 11 points and 8 rebounds off the bench. Brunson scored 15 of his 32 points in the fourth quarter. The Knicks had 3 20-point scorers and 7 players in double-digit scoring.
For the Pelicans, Zion Williamson scored 22 points on 8 for 10 shooting, and Jeremiah Fears added 21 points on 9 for 12 shooting off the bench.
The Knicks went 20 for 22 at the line to the Pelicans’ 11 for 13. The Pelicans got 6 offensive rebounds, about 4 fewer than usual for the shots they missed. The Knicks outscored the Pelicans 21-3 in 5 minutes with Clarkson, Anunoby, Brunson, Robinson and Diawara on the floor together.
New York KnicksNew Orleans PelicansPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. Wins: how much his shots, free throws, turnovers and passes moved his team’s chance to win (1.00 is a whole win).
101 points from the field on 85 shots: 5.1 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 20-32 | 62.5% | 67% |
| In the paint | 6-12 | 50.0% | 45% |
| Mid-range | 5-8 | 62.5% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 3-9 | 33.3% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 10-24 | 41.7% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dejounte Murray | 27 | 6 | 2-4 | −4 |
| Herbert Jones | 17 | 6 | 2-4 | 0 |
| Trey Murphy III | 9 | 7 | 2-2 | +4 |
| Zion Williamson | 7 | 3 | 1-4 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 16 | 9 | 4-5 | +3 |
The tracking credits him with 31 points on 76 possessions. He usually scores about 28 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zion Williamson | 24 | 5 | 1-6 | −1 |
| Saddiq Bey | 13 | 0 | 0-0 | −3 |
| Trey Murphy III | 8 | 3 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Dejounte Murray | 7 | 4 | 2-3 | +2 |
| Everyone else | 21 | 9 | 3-5 | +4 |
The tracking credits him with 21 points on 72 possessions. He usually scores about 19 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saddiq Bey | 11 | 2 | 0-1 | −1 |
| Yves Missi | 7 | 0 | 0-3 | −2 |
| Zion Williamson | 7 | 6 | 2-2 | +4 |
| Karlo Matković | 5 | 2 | 1-3 | 0 |
| Everyone else | 17 | 11 | 5-8 | +6 |
The tracking credits him with 21 points on 46 possessions. He usually scores about 15 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.
Score margin over time — positive = NYK leads, negative = NOP leads
NYK Largest Lead
14
Q1 0:00
NOP Largest Lead
6
Q1 8:38
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
NYK 15-0 run
Q1 2:36 – Q1 0:00
-1 → +14
NOP 12-0 run
Q2 9:13 – Q2 7:05
+10 → -2
NOP 8-0 run
Q2 0:04 – Q3 10:33
+8 → 0
