NBA Final Intelligence
New York Knicks 130, New Orleans Pelicans 125 — Recap
Game Summary
Final (regular season): New York Knicks 130, New Orleans Pelicans 125. Scoring by quarter: Q1 NYK 37-41 NOP; Q2 NYK 35-34 NOP; Q3 NYK 24-28 NOP; Q4 NYK 34-22 NOP.
Top performers (box score): Zion Williamson (NOP) 32 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists on 11-of-16 shooting; Jalen Brunson (NYK) 28 points, 3 rebounds, 10 assists, 5 threes on 10-of-23 shooting; Saddiq Bey (NOP) 26 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists, 4 threes on 9-of-21 shooting; Jordan Poole (NOP) 26 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 4 threes on 7-of-14 shooting; OG Anunoby (NYK) 23 points, 11 rebounds, 1 assists, 1 threes on 8-of-22 shooting.
Standouts
Top Scorer · NOP
32 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST · 11-16 FG
Scoring · NYK
28 PTS, 3 REB, 10 AST, 5 3PM · 10-23 FG
Scoring · NOP
26 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST, 4 3PM · 9-21 FG
Season highs
Zion Williamson · Season-high 32 pointsMikal Bridges · Season-high 10 assistsMohamed Diawara · Season-high 4 threes
Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.
📊 Game Flow
NYK
5 largest lead
Q1 11:05 (NYK 5, NOP 0) · 8-0 run, Q4 9:48–Q4 7:42
NOP
10 largest lead
Q3 6:41 (NYK 83, NOP 93) · 9-0 run, Q1 10:55–Q1 9:45
Swings
12 lead changes
Tied 6 times
Ahead for good: OG Anunoby makes 1-foot driving dunk (Miles McBride assists) (Q4 1:48, NYK 122, NOP 121).
Clutch timeEvery score of the final five minutes
- Q4 2:28 Miles McBride makes 23-foot three point jumper (Mikal Bridges assists)NYK · NYK 120, NOP 119
- Q4 2:11 Zion Williamson makes 3-foot two point shotNOP · NYK 120, NOP 121
- Q4 1:48 OG Anunoby makes 1-foot driving dunk (Miles McBride assists)NYK · NYK 122, NOP 121
- Q4 1:06 Jalen Brunson makes 10-foot driving floating jump shot (Miles McBride assists)NYK · NYK 124, NOP 121
- Q4 0:50 Zion Williamson makes free throw 1 of 2NOP · NYK 124, NOP 122
- Q4 0:50 Zion Williamson makes free throw 2 of 2NOP · NYK 124, NOP 123
- Q4 0:35 Jalen Brunson makes driving layupNYK · NYK 126, NOP 123
- Q4 0:25 Zion Williamson makes 7-foot driving floating jump shotNOP · NYK 126, NOP 125
- Q4 0:16 Miles McBride makes free throw 1 of 2NYK · NYK 127, NOP 125
- Q4 0:16 Miles McBride makes free throw 2 of 2NYK · NYK 128, NOP 125
- Q4 0:05 Miles McBride makes free throw 1 of 2NYK · NYK 129, NOP 125
- Q4 0:05 Miles McBride makes free throw 2 of 2NYK · NYK 130, NOP 125
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYK | 37 | 35 | 24 | 34 | 130 | |
| NOP | 41 | 34 | 28 | 22 | 125 |
🧮 How They Scored
NYKNOP
42Points in the paint54
16Fast-break points10
13Second-chance points18
12Points off turnovers13
43Bench points35
Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor
58.9%Effective FG%53.1%
7.2%Turnover %9.3%
22.7%Offensive rebound %33.3%
0.200Free-throw rate0.281
Box Score
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OG Anunoby F | 37 | 23 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8-22 | 1-8 | 6-6 | +16 |
| Jalen Brunson G | 36 | 28 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10-23 | 5-10 | 3-3 | -1 |
| Mikal Bridges F | 35 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | +3 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns C | 30 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4-9 | 2-4 | 2-2 | +6 |
| Mohamed Diawara F | 18 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7-9 | 4-4 | 0-0 | -12 |
| Miles McBride G | 18 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-8 | 2-5 | 4-4 | +8 |
| Guerschon Yabusele F | 16 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3-5 | 3-4 | 0-0 | -6 |
| Jordan Clarkson G | 13 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-6 | 1-3 | 2-2 | +9 |
| Tyler Kolek G | 12 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-5 | 2-4 | 1-2 | +4 |
| Ariel Hukporti C | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -5 |
| Kevin McCullar Jr. G | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | +3 |
| Trey Jemison C | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
New Orleans Pelicans
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trey Murphy III F | 38 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8-16 | 5-10 | 0-0 | -4 |
| Saddiq Bey F | 37 | 26 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9-21 | 4-10 | 4-5 | +1 |
| Zion Williamson F | 29 | 32 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11-16 | 0-0 | 10-12 | -8 |
| Derik Queen C | 29 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3-13 | 0-2 | 1-2 | -3 |
| Jordan Poole G | 26 | 26 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7-14 | 4-10 | 8-8 | -2 |
| Kevon Looney F | 24 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -1 |
| Jeremiah Fears G | 22 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | -3 |
| Yves Missi C | 14 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +2 |
| Jordan Hawkins G | 12 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -7 |
| Micah Peavy G-F | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 |
🔬 Advanced Stats
New York KnicksTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact
| Player | Role | MIN | PTS | TS% | USG% | NET | PIE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jalen Brunson | Starter | 36 | 28 | 57.6 | 30.5 | -4.9 | 12.6 |
| OG Anunoby | Starter | 37 | 23 | 46.7 | 28.4 | +19.3 | 9.3 |
| Mohamed Diawara | Starter | 18 | 18 | 100.0 | 21.4 | -26.3 | 15.8 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | Starter | 30 | 12 | 60.7 | 13.5 | +7.4 | 11.1 |
| Mikal Bridges | Starter | 35 | 6 | 60.0 | 7.3 | +2.3 | 9.0 |
| Miles McBride | Bench | 18 | 14 | 71.7 | 22.2 | +18.4 | 15.5 |
| Jordan Clarkson | Bench | 13 | 9 | 65.4 | 22.9 | +28.4 | 12.7 |
| Guerschon Yabusele | Bench | 16 | 9 | 90.0 | 20.6 | -15.3 | 7.6 |
| Tyler Kolek | Bench | 12 | 7 | 59.5 | 21.2 | +15.4 | 15.6 |
| Trey Jemison | Bench | 04 | 2 | 100.0 | 9.1 | +11.1 | 9.4 |
| Kevin McCullar Jr. | Bench | 09 | 2 | 50.0 | 8.7 | +20.3 | 3.9 |
| Pacome Dadiet | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Ariel Hukporti | Bench | 12 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -14.3 | -2.9 |
New Orleans PelicansTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact
| Player | Role | MIN | PTS | TS% | USG% | NET | PIE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zion Williamson | Starter | 29 | 32 | 75.2 | 32.4 | -12.3 | 16.6 |
| Saddiq Bey | Starter | 37 | 26 | 56.0 | 25.5 | -3.5 | 10.8 |
| Trey Murphy III | Starter | 38 | 21 | 65.6 | 18.4 | -3.5 | 9.4 |
| Derik Queen | Starter | 29 | 7 | 25.2 | 21.6 | -6.6 | 4.6 |
| Jeremiah Fears | Starter | 22 | 4 | 40.0 | 10.0 | -8.4 | 7.4 |
| Jordan Poole | Bench | 26 | 26 | 74.2 | 25.8 | -6.0 | 16.5 |
| Micah Peavy | Bench | 10 | 3 | 50.0 | 13.6 | +6.7 | -1.8 |
| Kevon Looney | Bench | 24 | 2 | 33.3 | 4.8 | -10.2 | 7.5 |
| Jordan Hawkins | Bench | 12 | 2 | 33.3 | 13.8 | -26.9 | 0.7 |
| Yves Missi | Bench | 14 | 2 | 50.0 | 7.3 | -0.5 | 12.4 |
| DeAndre Jordan | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Jose Alvarado | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Trey Alexander | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Karlo Matkovic | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
⚔️ Season Series & What's Next
2025-26 season series
NYK 1
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0 NOP
Last 11 meetings · since 2020-21
NYK 7
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4 NOP
Previous meetingsOpen the recap
- NYK 104@NOP 93 Recap
- NOP 85@NYK 118 Recap
- NOP 115@NYK 92 Recap
- NYK 87@NOP 96 Recap
- NYK 105@NOP 113 Recap
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