Top Performers
Points
39
Brunson
NYK
Rebounds
10
Towns
NYK
Assists
8
Murray
NOP
Threes
7
Brunson
NYK
38-87 (43.7%)
FG%
34-83 (41.0%)
15-37 (40.5%)
3PM
12-34 (35.3%)
13-15 (86.7%)
FTM
13-19 (68.4%)
42
Rebounds
45
15
Offensive Rebounds
16
27
Defensive Rebounds
29
24
Assists
23
11
Steals
8
3
Blocks
5
16
Turnovers
19
19
Points Off Turnovers
23
15
Fastbreak Points
15
40
Points In Paint
40
16
Second Chance Points
10
18
Fouls
20
0
Technical Fouls
1
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
14
Biggest Lead
14
10
Longest Unanswered Run
10
Lead Changes
2
Ties
1
2024-25 Eastern
NYK NOP
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Cavaliers | 64 | 18 | .780 | |
| 2 |  Celtics | 61 | 21 | .744 | 3.0 |
| 3 |  Knicks | 51 | 31 | .622 | 13.0 |
| 4 |  Pacers | 50 | 32 | .610 | 14.0 |
| 5 |  Bucks | 48 | 34 | .585 | 16.0 |
| 6 |  Pistons | 44 | 38 | .537 | 20.0 |
| 7 |  Magic | 41 | 41 | .500 | 23.0 |
| 8 |  Hawks | 40 | 42 | .488 | 24.0 |
| 9 |  Bulls | 39 | 43 | .476 | 25.0 |
| 10 |  Heat | 37 | 45 | .451 | 27.0 |
| 11 |  Raptors | 30 | 52 | .366 | 34.0 |
| 12 |  Nets | 26 | 56 | .317 | 38.0 |
| 13 |  76ers | 24 | 58 | .293 | 40.0 |
| 14 |  Hornets | 19 | 63 | .232 | 45.0 |
| 15 |  Wizards | 18 | 64 | .220 | 46.0 |
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Thunder | 68 | 14 | .829 | |
| 2 |  Rockets | 52 | 30 | .634 | 16.0 |
| 3 |  Lakers | 50 | 32 | .610 | 18.0 |
| 4 |  Nuggets | 50 | 32 | .610 | 18.0 |
| 5 |  Clippers | 50 | 32 | .610 | 18.0 |
| 6 |  Timberwolves | 49 | 33 | .598 | 19.0 |
| 7 |  Warriors | 48 | 34 | .585 | 20.0 |
| 8 |  Grizzlies | 48 | 34 | .585 | 20.0 |
| 9 |  Kings | 40 | 42 | .488 | 28.0 |
| 10 |  Mavericks | 39 | 43 | .476 | 29.0 |
| 11 |  Suns | 36 | 46 | .439 | 32.0 |
| 12 |  Trail Blazers | 36 | 46 | .439 | 32.0 |
| 13 |  Spurs | 34 | 48 | .415 | 34.0 |
| 14 |  Pelicans | 21 | 61 | .256 | 47.0 |
| 15 |  Jazz | 17 | 65 | .207 | 51.0 |
Game Summary
The New Orleans Pelicans were decisively beaten by the New York Knicks, 104 to 93, on December 21.
Game Info
December 21, 2024
Smoothie King Center
New Orleans, Louisiana
#10 John Goble (Head Official)
#72 J.T. Orr
#87 Danielle Scott
All
1Q
2Q
3Q
4Q
| Starters | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Bridges #25 | 45 | 18 | 0 (0) | 2 | 2 | 0 | +20 | 3 | 0 | 7-16 | 3-6 | 1-2 | 53.3 |
OG Anunoby #8 | 37 | 16 | 5 (2) | 3 | 3 | 0 | +17 | 2 | 3 | 6-17 | 2-8 | 2-2 | 44.7 |
K. Towns #32 | 27 | 11 | 10 (2) | 4 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 5 | 5 | 3-10 | 2-5 | 3-3 | 48.6 |
J. Hart #3 | 42 | 14 | 8 (1) | 5 | 2 | 1 | +12 | 1 | 3 | 6-13 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 50.4 |
J. Brunson #11 | 40 | 39 | 1 (0) | 6 | 2 | 0 | +25 | 4 | 1 | 13-19 | 7-10 | 6-6 | 90.1 |
| Bench | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. McBride #2 | 16 | 2 | 2 (1) | 1 | 1 | 0 | -10 | 0 | 0 | 1-6 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 16.7 |
J. Sims #00 | 13 | 0 | 8 (4) | 1 | 1 | 0 | +17 | 0 | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | |
P. Achiuwa #5 | 12 | 2 | 7 (5) | 1 | 0 | 1 | -13 | 1 | 2 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 25.0 |
C. Payne #1 | 8 | 2 | 1 (0) | 1 | 0 | 0 | -14 | 0 | 1 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 50.0 |
M. Robinson #23 | |||||||||||||
M. Ryan #37 | |||||||||||||
J. Toppin #00 | |||||||||||||
P. Dadiet #4 | |||||||||||||
K. McCullar Jr. #9 | |||||||||||||
T. Kolek #13 | |||||||||||||
A. Hukporti #55 |
| Team | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | TS% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | NYK | 104 | 42 (15) | 24 | 11 | 3 | 16 | 38-87 | 15-37 | 13-15 | 55.6 |
All
1Q
2Q
3Q
4Q
| Starters | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Murphy III #25 | 38 | 26 | 6 (1) | 2 | 0 | 2 | -12 | 3 | 3 | 11-18 | 3-8 | 1-1 | 70.5 |
H. Jones #2 | 33 | 5 | 4 (2) | 4 | 3 | 0 | +4 | 1 | 6 | 1-7 | 1-4 | 2-4 | 28.5 |
Y. Missi #21 | 30 | 9 | 8 (7) | 1 | 1 | 0 | -11 | 5 | 2 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 46.1 |
CJ McCollum #3 | 32 | 13 | 5 (2) | 4 | 1 | 1 | -10 | 2 | 1 | 5-13 | 0-4 | 3-4 | 44.0 |
D. Murray #5 | 33 | 14 | 9 (0) | 8 | 1 | 0 | -9 | 3 | 3 | 5-15 | 2-6 | 2-2 | 44.1 |
| Bench | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Hawkins #24 | 21 | 9 | 2 (1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 3-8 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 56.3 |
J. Robinson-Earl #50 | 18 | 4 | 4 (1) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 50.0 |
J. Green #8 | 18 | 6 | 5 (2) | 1 | 1 | 1 | -7 | 2 | 3 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 75.0 |
B. Boston #11 | 17 | 7 | 2 (0) | 1 | 0 | 1 | -5 | 2 | 2 | 2-6 | 1-2 | 2-4 | 45.1 |
B. Ingram #14 | |||||||||||||
D. Theis #10 | |||||||||||||
Z. Williamson #1 | |||||||||||||
J. Alvarado #15 | |||||||||||||
J. Cain #8 | |||||||||||||
T. Jemison III #55 | |||||||||||||
A. Reeves #12 | |||||||||||||
K. Matković #17 |
| Team | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | TS% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | NOP | 93 | 45 (16) | 23 | 8 | 5 | 19 | 34-83 | 12-34 | 13-19 | 50.9 |
All
1Q
2Q
3Q
4Q
Scoring Plays
All Plays
J. Brunson makes 23' three
Assisted by K. Towns
1Q 11:46
OG Anunoby makes layup
Assisted by J. Hart
1Q 10:12
T. Murphy III makes driving reverse layup
Assisted by D. Murray
1Q 10:00
5-2
J. Hart makes cutting layup
Assisted by J. Brunson
1Q 09:43
7-2
Y. Missi makes running dunk
Assisted by H. Jones
1Q 09:06
7-4
J. Hart makes 13' turnaround fadeaway
Assisted by M. Bridges
1Q 08:39
9-4
CJ McCollum makes free throw 1/2
1Q 08:21
9-5
CJ McCollum makes free throw 2/2
1Q 08:21
9-6
CJ McCollum makes 11' stepback
1Q 07:58
9-8
J. Hart makes cutting layup
Assisted by OG Anunoby
1Q 07:35
11-8
T. Murphy III makes 16' fadeaway
1Q 07:18
11-10
K. Towns makes 26' three
Assisted by OG Anunoby
1Q 06:42
14-10
T. Murphy III makes 27' three
Assisted by D. Murray
1Q 06:31
14-13
OG Anunoby makes free throw 1/2
1Q 05:31
15-13
OG Anunoby makes free throw 2/2
1Q 05:31
16-13
D. Murray makes running layup
1Q 04:21
16-15
OG Anunoby makes 27' three
Assisted by M. Bridges
1Q 03:35
19-15
D. Murray makes free throw 1/2
1Q 03:15
19-16
D. Murray makes free throw 2/2
1Q 03:15
19-17
J. Hawkins makes 24' running three
Assisted by D. Murray
1Q 02:59
19-20
T. Murphy III makes running alley-oop dunk
Assisted by D. Murray
1Q 02:31
19-22
J. Hawkins makes 25' three
Assisted by D. Murray
1Q 01:53
19-25
J. Brunson makes 26' stepback three
Assisted by P. Achiuwa
1Q 01:21
22-25
M. Bridges makes running alley-oop dunk
Assisted by J. Brunson
1Q 00:57
24-25
T. Murphy III makes putback layup
1Q 00:46
24-27
T. Murphy III makes free throw 1/1
1Q 00:46
24-28
M. Bridges makes 10' fadeaway
Assisted by K. Towns
1Q 00:29
26-28
K. Towns makes free throw 1/2
1Q 00:17
27-28
K. Towns makes free throw 2/2
1Q 00:17
28-28
B. Boston makes 16' pullup
2Q 11:34
28-30
J. Hawkins makes 26' three
Assisted by J. Robinson-Earl
2Q 11:09
28-33
H. Jones makes 24' three
Assisted by J. Hawkins
2Q 10:22
28-36
H. Jones makes free throw 2/2
2Q 09:01
28-37
C. Payne makes 7' driving floater
2Q 08:50
30-37
J. Green makes 24' three
Assisted by B. Boston
2Q 08:28
30-40
J. Robinson-Earl makes cutting layup
Assisted by J. Green
2Q 07:52
30-42
P. Achiuwa makes tip layup
2Q 07:18
32-42
B. Boston makes 26' stepback three
2Q 06:49
32-45
OG Anunoby makes 22' three
Assisted by C. Payne
2Q 06:35
35-45
B. Boston makes free throw 2/2
2Q 05:44
35-46
J. Hart makes 27' pullup three
Assisted by J. Brunson
2Q 05:22
38-46
J. Brunson makes free throw 1/1
2Q 04:51
39-46
J. Brunson makes 12' turnaround fadeaway
2Q 04:40
41-46
J. Brunson makes free throw 1/1
2Q 04:19
42-46
Y. Missi makes free throw 2/2
2Q 03:55
42-47
T. Murphy III makes running dunk
Assisted by H. Jones
2Q 01:04
42-49
OG Anunoby makes 1' driving hook shot
Assisted by J. Brunson
2Q 00:35
44-49
J. Hart makes free throw 2/2
2Q 00:03
45-49
Y. Missi makes cutting dunk
Assisted by D. Murray
3Q 11:43
45-51
CJ McCollum makes 5' driving floater
Assisted by D. Murray
3Q 10:55
45-53
Y. Missi makes putback dunk
3Q 10:14
45-55
OG Anunoby makes driving layup
Assisted by K. Towns
3Q 09:48
47-55
T. Murphy III makes 25' pullup three
Assisted by CJ McCollum
3Q 09:21
47-58
T. Murphy III makes running alley-oop dunk
Assisted by H. Jones
3Q 09:05
47-60
M. Bridges makes free throw 2/2
3Q 08:54
48-60
T. Murphy III makes running dunk
Assisted by H. Jones
3Q 08:08
48-62
J. Hart makes putback layup
3Q 07:54
50-62
OG Anunoby makes cutting dunk
Assisted by K. Towns
3Q 07:16
52-62
D. Murray makes 22' three
Assisted by CJ McCollum
3Q 06:50
52-65
J. Brunson makes driving layup
3Q 06:32
54-65
J. Brunson makes 10' driving floater
3Q 06:06
56-65
J. Brunson makes 25' running pullup three
3Q 05:42
59-65
Y. Missi makes free throw 1/2
3Q 05:29
59-66
Y. Missi makes free throw 2/2
3Q 05:29
59-67
J. Brunson makes 27' pullup three
3Q 05:16
62-67
CJ McCollum makes 10' driving floater
3Q 05:03
62-69
J. Brunson makes 28' three
Assisted by J. Hart
3Q 04:27
65-69
M. Bridges makes 23' pullup three
Assisted by J. Hart
3Q 03:44
68-69
D. Murray makes 27' three
Assisted by T. Murphy III
3Q 03:23
68-72
K. Towns makes 22' three
Assisted by J. Brunson
3Q 02:38
71-72
J. Brunson makes 29' running pullup three
3Q 02:08
74-72
M. Bridges makes cutting finger roll
Assisted by J. Hart
3Q 01:23
76-72
J. Hart makes running layup
3Q 00:57
78-72
J. Green makes 24' three
Assisted by T. Murphy III
3Q 00:41
78-75
M. Bridges makes 23' running three
Assisted by J. Brunson
4Q 10:39
81-75
J. Brunson makes free throw 1/2
4Q 10:08
82-75
J. Brunson makes free throw 2/2
4Q 10:08
83-75
J. Brunson makes driving layup
4Q 09:39
85-75
B. Boston makes free throw 2/2
4Q 08:57
85-76
M. Bridges makes 23' three
Assisted by M. McBride
4Q 08:34
88-76
J. Brunson makes 11' driving floater
4Q 07:35
90-76
T. Murphy III makes 27' three
Assisted by CJ McCollum
4Q 07:15
90-79
J. Brunson makes 27' pullup three
4Q 06:56
93-79
J. Robinson-Earl makes cutting layup
Assisted by CJ McCollum
4Q 06:42
93-81
M. Bridges makes 18' jump shot
Assisted by J. Sims
4Q 06:22
95-81
D. Murray makes 14' pullup
Assisted by Y. Missi
4Q 05:05
95-83
M. McBride makes 15' jump shot
4Q 04:36
97-83
CJ McCollum makes 8' driving floater
Assisted by D. Murray
4Q 04:21
97-85
T. Murphy III makes driving layup
4Q 03:31
97-87
CJ McCollum makes free throw 2/2
4Q 02:06
97-88
K. Towns makes 5' hook shot
Assisted by OG Anunoby
4Q 01:47
99-88
K. Towns makes free throw 1/1
4Q 01:47
100-88
D. Murray makes 14' pullup
4Q 01:37
100-90
J. Brunson makes 14' driving bank floater
Assisted by J. Hart
4Q 01:13
102-90
H. Jones makes free throw 2/2
4Q 00:21
102-91
J. Brunson makes free throw 1/2
4Q 00:16
103-91
J. Brunson makes free throw 2/2
4Q 00:16
104-91
CJ McCollum makes driving layup
4Q 00:11
104-93
38-87 (43.7%)
FG%
34-83 (41.0%)
15-37 (40.5%)
3PM
12-34 (35.3%)
13-15 (86.7%)
FTM
13-19 (68.4%)
42
Rebounds
45
15
Offensive Rebounds
16
27
Defensive Rebounds
29
24
Assists
23
11
Steals
8
3
Blocks
5
16
Turnovers
19
19
Points Off Turnovers
23
15
Fastbreak Points
15
40
Points In Paint
40
16
Second Chance Points
10
18
Fouls
20
0
Technical Fouls
1
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
14
Biggest Lead
14
10
Longest Unanswered Run
10
Lead Changes
2
Ties
1
