Top Performers
Points
32
Williamson
NOP

Rebounds
12
Towns
NYK

Assists
10
Bridges
NYK

Threes
5
Brunson
NYK

46-95 (48.4%)
FG%
44-96 (45.8%)
20-44 (45.5%)
3PM
14-36 (38.9%)
18-19 (94.7%)
FTM
23-27 (85.2%)
42
Rebounds
50
10
Offensive Rebounds
16
32
Defensive Rebounds
34
35
Assists
27
8
Steals
6
4
Blocks
8
9
Turnovers
12
12
Points Off Turnovers
13
16
Fastbreak Points
10
42
Points In Paint
54
13
Second Chance Points
18
19
Fouls
15
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
5
Biggest Lead
10
8
Longest Unanswered Run
9
Lead Changes
12
Ties
6
2025-26 Eastern Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 60 | 22 | .732 | ||
| 2 | 56 | 26 | .683 | 4.0 | |
| 3 | 53 | 29 | .646 | 7.0 | |
| 4 | 52 | 30 | .634 | 8.0 | |
| 5 | 46 | 36 | .561 | 14.0 | |
| 6 | 46 | 36 | .561 | 14.0 | |
| 7 | 45 | 37 | .549 | 15.0 | |
| 8 | 45 | 37 | .549 | 15.0 | |
| 9 | 44 | 38 | .537 | 16.0 | |
| 10 | 43 | 39 | .524 | 17.0 | |
| 11 | 32 | 50 | .390 | 28.0 | |
| 12 | 31 | 51 | .378 | 29.0 | |
| 13 | 20 | 62 | .244 | 40.0 | |
| 14 | 19 | 63 | .232 | 41.0 | |
| 15 | 17 | 65 | .207 | 43.0 |
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 64 | 18 | .780 | ||
| 2 | 62 | 20 | .756 | 2.0 | |
| 3 | 54 | 28 | .659 | 10.0 | |
| 4 | 53 | 29 | .646 | 11.0 | |
| 5 | 52 | 30 | .634 | 12.0 | |
| 6 | 49 | 33 | .598 | 15.0 | |
| 7 | 45 | 37 | .549 | 19.0 | |
| 8 | 42 | 40 | .512 | 22.0 | |
| 9 | 42 | 40 | .512 | 22.0 | |
| 10 | 37 | 45 | .451 | 27.0 | |
| 11 | 26 | 56 | .317 | 38.0 | |
| 12 | 26 | 56 | .317 | 38.0 | |
| 13 | 25 | 57 | .305 | 39.0 | |
| 14 | 22 | 60 | .268 | 42.0 | |
| 15 | 22 | 60 | .268 | 42.0 |
Game Summary
The New Orleans Pelicans couldn't pull it off against the New York Knicks, 130 to 125, on December 29.
Game Info
Smoothie King Center
New Orleans, Louisiana
#34 Kevin Cutler (Head Official)
#70 Phenizee Ransom
#85 Robert Hussey
| Starters | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Bridges #25 | 35 | 6 | 5 (1) | 10 | 2 | 1 | +3 | 1 | 2 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 60.0 |
M. Diawara #51 | 18 | 18 | 1 (0) | 0 | 2 | 0 | -12 | 0 | 0 | 7-9 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 100.0 |
OG Anunoby #8 | 37 | 23 | 11 (2) | 1 | 3 | 1 | +16 | 2 | 3 | 8-22 | 1-8 | 6-6 | 46.7 |
K. Towns #32 | 30 | 12 | 12 (2) | 4 | 0 | 2 | +6 | 0 | 4 | 4-9 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 60.7 |
J. Brunson #11 | 36 | 28 | 3 (0) | 10 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 10-23 | 5-10 | 3-3 | 57.6 |
| Bench | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. McBride #2 | 18 | 14 | 3 (2) | 2 | 1 | 0 | +8 | 0 | 2 | 4-8 | 2-5 | 4-4 | 71.7 |
G. Yabusele #28 | 16 | 9 | 2 (1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | -6 | 2 | 2 | 3-5 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 90.0 |
J. Clarkson #00 | 13 | 9 | 2 (0) | 1 | 0 | 0 | +9 | 1 | 0 | 3-6 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 65.4 |
T. Kolek #13 | 12 | 7 | 2 (1) | 5 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 1 | 1 | 2-5 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 59.5 |
A. Hukporti #55 | 12 | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | |
K. McCullar Jr. #9 | 9 | 2 | 0 (0) | 1 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 0 | 1 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 50.0 |
T. Jemison III #50 | 4 | 2 | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 100.0 |
J. Hart #3 | |||||||||||||
L. Shamet #44 | |||||||||||||
M. Robinson #23 | |||||||||||||
T. Evbuomwan #8 | |||||||||||||
P. Dadiet #4 |
| Team | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | TS% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
NYK | 130 | 42 (10) | 35 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 46-95 | 20-44 | 18-19 | 62.9 |
| Starters | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Bey #41 | 37 | 26 | 6 (2) | 6 | 2 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 3 | 9-21 | 4-10 | 4-5 | 56.0 |
T. Murphy III #25 | 38 | 21 | 6 (0) | 2 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 2 | 1 | 8-16 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 65.6 |
Z. Williamson #1 | 29 | 32 | 5 (3) | 2 | 2 | 2 | -8 | 2 | 2 | 11-16 | 0-0 | 10-12 | 75.2 |
D. Queen #22 | 29 | 7 | 9 (2) | 5 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 2 | 2 | 3-13 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 25.2 |
J. Fears #0 | 22 | 4 | 4 (0) | 4 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 1 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 40.0 |
| Bench | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Poole #3 | 26 | 26 | 3 (1) | 2 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 7-14 | 4-10 | 8-8 | 74.2 |
K. Looney #55 | 24 | 2 | 9 (5) | 3 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 33.3 |
Y. Missi #21 | 14 | 2 | 6 (3) | 2 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 1 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 50.0 |
J. Hawkins #24 | 12 | 2 | 2 (0) | 1 | 0 | 1 | -7 | 1 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 33.3 |
M. Peavy #14 | 10 | 3 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 50.0 |
D. Jordan #6 | |||||||||||||
D. Murray #5 | |||||||||||||
H. Jones #2 | |||||||||||||
J. Alvarado #5 | |||||||||||||
B. McGowens #11 | |||||||||||||
T. Alexander #23 | |||||||||||||
K. Matković #17 | |||||||||||||
H. Dickinson #4 |
| Team | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | TS% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
NOP | 125 | 50 (16) | 27 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 44-96 | 14-36 | 23-27 | 57.9 |
M. Diawara makes 1' driving hook shot
1Q 11:37
M. Diawara makes 23' three
Assisted by K. Towns
1Q 11:05
S. Bey makes reverse layup
Assisted by J. Fears
1Q 10:55
5-2
T. Murphy III makes driving layup
1Q 10:32
5-4
S. Bey makes 25' running three
Assisted by J. Fears
1Q 10:17
5-7
S. Bey makes 10' stepback
1Q 09:45
5-9
J. Brunson makes 12' turnaround jump shot
1Q 09:26
7-9
1Q 09:26
8-9
T. Murphy III makes 24' three
Assisted by D. Queen
1Q 09:19
8-12
M. Bridges makes running layup
Assisted by K. Towns
1Q 08:54
10-12
1Q 08:37
10-13
J. Brunson makes 26' pullup three
1Q 08:07
13-13
1Q 07:53
13-14
M. Diawara makes 25' pullup three
1Q 07:33
16-14
1Q 06:58
17-14
1Q 06:58
18-14
S. Bey makes 7' fadeaway
Assisted by D. Queen
1Q 06:43
18-16
K. Towns makes driving layup
Assisted by J. Brunson
1Q 06:25
20-16
S. Bey makes 24' running three
Assisted by T. Murphy III
1Q 05:54
20-19
M. Diawara makes 24' three
Assisted by M. Bridges
1Q 05:40
23-19
1Q 05:20
23-20
1Q 05:20
23-21
J. Poole makes 23' three
Assisted by S. Bey
1Q 04:52
23-24
S. Bey makes 24' three
Assisted by T. Murphy III
1Q 04:25
23-27
M. Diawara makes running layup
Assisted by J. Brunson
1Q 03:54
25-27
S. Bey makes 25' three
Assisted by J. Poole
1Q 03:27
25-30
M. Bridges makes 14' pullup
Assisted by J. Brunson
1Q 03:10
27-30
1Q 02:59
27-31
1Q 02:59
27-32
G. Yabusele makes 23' three
Assisted by OG Anunoby
1Q 02:45
30-32
1Q 02:10
30-33
1Q 02:10
30-34
1Q 01:57
31-34
1Q 01:57
32-34
Z. Williamson makes putback dunk
1Q 01:41
32-36
1Q 01:26
33-36
1Q 01:26
34-36
G. Yabusele makes 23' three
Assisted by J. Clarkson
1Q 00:58
37-36
J. Poole makes 27' three
Assisted by Z. Williamson
1Q 00:49
37-39
S. Bey makes driving finger roll
Assisted by Y. Missi
1Q 00:20
37-41
2Q 11:33
38-41
J. Hawkins makes 20' pullup
Assisted by Z. Williamson
2Q 11:20
38-43
T. Kolek makes 25' three
Assisted by K. Towns
2Q 10:28
41-43
Z. Williamson makes driving finger roll
Assisted by J. Hawkins
2Q 10:12
41-45
2Q 10:01
42-45
2Q 10:01
43-45
Z. Williamson makes driving finger roll
2Q 09:52
43-47
J. Poole makes 19' pullup
Assisted by K. Looney
2Q 09:22
43-49
2Q 09:22
43-50
OG Anunoby makes driving dunk
Assisted by K. Towns
2Q 09:10
45-50
2Q 08:58
45-51
2Q 08:58
45-52
Z. Williamson makes driving layup
2Q 08:41
45-54
K. Towns makes 25' three
Assisted by T. Kolek
2Q 08:31
48-54
2Q 08:20
48-55
2Q 08:20
48-56
2Q 08:09
49-56
2Q 08:09
50-56
OG Anunoby makes putback dunk
2Q 07:44
52-56
J. Fears makes running reverse layup
2Q 05:53
52-58
M. McBride makes 16' pullup
2Q 05:44
54-58
S. Bey makes 6' driving floater
2Q 05:19
54-60
2Q 05:19
54-61
J. Brunson makes 25' three
Assisted by M. Bridges
2Q 04:30
57-61
J. Brunson makes driving layup
2Q 04:03
59-61
J. Fears makes 12' driving floater
2Q 03:28
59-63
J. Brunson makes 11' turnaround jump shot
2Q 03:07
61-63
Z. Williamson makes driving reverse layup
2Q 02:56
61-65
2Q 02:30
62-65
2Q 02:30
63-65
OG Anunoby makes running layup
2Q 02:11
65-65
J. Poole makes 27' three
Assisted by K. Looney
2Q 02:00
65-68
T. Murphy III makes 3' driving floater
Assisted by S. Bey
2Q 01:22
65-70
M. Diawara makes 25' three
Assisted by M. Bridges
2Q 01:05
68-70
Z. Williamson makes driving layup
2Q 00:51
68-72
OG Anunoby makes driving layup
Assisted by J. Brunson
2Q 00:45
70-72
K. Looney makes tip layup
2Q 00:32
70-74
OG Anunoby makes driving dunk
Assisted by M. Bridges
2Q 00:13
72-74
2Q 00:02
72-75
D. Queen makes 20' pullup
Assisted by J. Fears
3Q 10:56
72-77
Z. Williamson makes running dunk
Assisted by J. Fears
3Q 10:36
72-79
OG Anunoby makes cutting layup
Assisted by M. Bridges
3Q 10:28
74-79
Z. Williamson makes 3' turnaround hook shot
Assisted by D. Queen
3Q 10:13
74-81
3Q 09:17
74-82
3Q 09:17
74-83
J. Brunson makes 25' pullup three
Assisted by M. Bridges
3Q 08:52
77-83
M. Diawara makes running layup
Assisted by M. Bridges
3Q 08:36
79-83
Z. Williamson makes dunk
Assisted by S. Bey
3Q 08:10
79-85
T. Murphy III makes 25' three
Assisted by S. Bey
3Q 07:41
79-88
K. Towns makes layup
Assisted by J. Brunson
3Q 07:26
81-88
D. Queen makes reverse layup
Assisted by S. Bey
3Q 07:14
81-90
K. McCullar Jr. makes driving layup
Assisted by J. Brunson
3Q 06:55
83-90
T. Murphy III makes 26' three
Assisted by S. Bey
3Q 06:41
83-93
M. Bridges makes running finger roll
Assisted by J. Brunson
3Q 06:09
85-93
OG Anunoby makes 24' running three
Assisted by K. McCullar Jr.
3Q 05:48
88-93
J. Poole makes driving layup
3Q 02:35
88-95
3Q 02:35
88-96
G. Yabusele makes 23' three
Assisted by J. Brunson
3Q 02:21
91-96
M. Peavy makes 25' three
Assisted by Y. Missi
3Q 01:26
91-99
J. Clarkson makes 24' three
Assisted by J. Brunson
3Q 01:04
94-99
J. Poole makes driving finger roll
3Q 00:49
94-101
T. Jemison III makes 5' floater
Assisted by G. Yabusele
3Q 00:31
96-101
3Q 00:19
96-102
3Q 00:19
96-103
J. Clarkson makes 17' stepback
Assisted by T. Kolek
4Q 11:39
98-103
T. Kolek makes 25' three
Assisted by M. Bridges
4Q 11:05
101-103
J. Poole makes 25' three
Assisted by K. Looney
4Q 10:48
101-106
J. Clarkson makes driving layup
Assisted by T. Kolek
4Q 09:48
103-106
M. McBride makes 25' three
Assisted by T. Kolek
4Q 08:02
106-106
K. Towns makes 26' three
Assisted by T. Kolek
4Q 07:42
109-106
4Q 07:03
109-107
D. Queen makes 10' stepback
4Q 06:31
109-109
Y. Missi makes tip dunk
4Q 06:00
109-111
J. Brunson makes 25' running pullup three
Assisted by M. Bridges
4Q 05:09
112-111
T. Murphy III makes 26' pullup three
Assisted by D. Queen
4Q 04:45
112-114
M. McBride makes driving layup
Assisted by J. Brunson
4Q 04:34
114-114
T. Murphy III makes 29' three
Assisted by J. Poole
4Q 04:00
114-117
J. Brunson makes 26' pullup three
4Q 03:36
117-117
T. Murphy III makes layup
Assisted by D. Queen
4Q 03:14
117-119
M. McBride makes 24' three
Assisted by M. Bridges
4Q 02:28
120-119
Z. Williamson makes driving finger roll
4Q 02:11
120-121
OG Anunoby makes driving dunk
Assisted by M. McBride
4Q 01:48
122-121
J. Brunson makes 11' driving floater
Assisted by M. McBride
4Q 01:06
124-121
4Q 00:50
124-122
4Q 00:50
124-123
J. Brunson makes driving layup
4Q 00:35
126-123
Z. Williamson makes 8' driving floater
4Q 00:25
126-125
4Q 00:16
127-125
4Q 00:16
128-125
4Q 00:05
129-125
4Q 00:05
130-125
46-95 (48.4%)
FG%
44-96 (45.8%)
20-44 (45.5%)
3PM
14-36 (38.9%)
18-19 (94.7%)
FTM
23-27 (85.2%)
42
Rebounds
50
10
Offensive Rebounds
16
32
Defensive Rebounds
34
35
Assists
27
8
Steals
6
4
Blocks
8
9
Turnovers
12
12
Points Off Turnovers
13
16
Fastbreak Points
10
42
Points In Paint
54
13
Second Chance Points
18
19
Fouls
15
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
5
Biggest Lead
10
8
Longest Unanswered Run
9
Lead Changes
12
Ties
6





