San Antonio Spurs
2026-12-25
Preview
New York Knicks
Biggest mismatches
Tough test for NYK: its offense ranks 26th in shooting, against a defense that ranks 3rd.
Tough test for SAS: its offense ranks 23rd in shooting, against a defense that ranks 7th.
A clash of tempos: SAS plays at the 12th-fastest pace, NYK at the 29th.
Team vs team
Season before this game (SAS 8 games, NYK 8). Small text is the league rank; ✓ marks the better number. Hover a stat for what it means.
SASNYKScoring
116.911th · Average
Points per game
NBA avg 113.4
110.021st · Below avg
108.67th · Above avg
Points allowed
NBA avg 113.6
105.12nd · Top 5
+8.26th · Above avg
Point margin
NBA avg -0.2
+4.910th · Above avg
Efficiency
112.412th · Average
Offensive rating
NBA avg 110.8
110.617th · Average
106.04th · Top 5
Defensive rating
NBA avg 110.9
106.45th · Top 5
+6.47th · Above avg
Net rating
NBA avg -0.1
+4.110th · Above avg
103.212th
Pace
NBA avg 102.4
99.129th
Shooting
51.7%23rd · Below avg
Effective FG%
NBA avg 53.2%
51.2%26th · Bottom 5
55.9%20th · Average
True shooting %
NBA avg 57.1%
55.3%24th · Below avg
11.525th · Below avg
Threes made
NBA avg 13.1
14.68th · Above avg
32.2%24th · Below avg
Three-point %
NBA avg 34.6%
36.6%10th · Above avg
0.2818th · Average
Free-throw rate
NBA avg 0.29
0.2817th · Average
Defense
49.8%3rd · Top 5
Opponent eFG%
NBA avg 53.2%
51.1%7th · Above avg
8.416th · Average
Steals
NBA avg 8.5
7.423rd · Below avg
7.41st · Top 5
Blocks
NBA avg 5.0
4.423rd · Below avg
Possessions
12.1%2nd · Top 5
Turnover rate
NBA avg 14.8%
14.4%12th · Average
28.3%13th · Average
Off. rebound rate
NBA avg 27.3%
31.9%3rd · Top 5
48.54th · Top 5
Rebounds
NBA avg 44.2
48.25th · Top 5
26.515th · Average
Assists
NBA avg 26.2
26.018th · Average
Recent form
San Antonio SpursWWWWW
Last 5: average margin +13.2 (season +8.2). Streak W6.
New York KnicksWWLWW
Last 5: average margin +11.6 (season +4.9). Streak W2.
Key players
San Antonio Spurs| Player | PTS | REB | AST | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor WembanyamaF-C | 29.0 | 12.4 | 3.1 | 57.0 |
| Dylan HarperG | 18.6 | 5.6 | 4.6 | 58.5 |
| De'Aaron FoxG | 15.1 | 4.2 | 6.1 | 65.2 |
| Stephon CastleG | 15.0 | 6.1 | 4.8 | 48.7 |
New York Knicks| Player | PTS | REB | AST | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jalen BrunsonG | 25.6 | 2.6 | 5.1 | 53.8 |
| Karl-Anthony TownsC | 19.9 | 13.6 | 3.1 | 67.4 |
| OG AnunobyF | 16.6 | 5.5 | 2.5 | 56.4 |
| Dalton KnechtF | 10.0 | 7.0 | 1.0 | 83.3 |
Injury report
New York KnicksJosh Hart G · back ~2026-11-07
Day-To-Day
Team numbers are computed from every box score this season; ratings use the standard possession estimate. Data from balldontlie; this isn't official NBA data.