Portland Trail Blazers
2026-11-21
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New York Knicks
Biggest mismatches
Tough test for NYK: its offense ranks 26th in shooting, against a defense that ranks 8th.
Team vs team
Season before this game (POR 6 games, NYK 7). Small text is the league rank; ✓ marks the better number. Hover a stat for what it means.
PORNYKScoring
120.24th · Top 5
Points per game
NBA avg 113.4
106.427th · Bottom 5
109.311th · Average
Points allowed
NBA avg 113.6
105.13rd · Top 5
+10.85th · Top 5
Point margin
NBA avg -0.2
+1.315th · Average
Efficiency
117.34th · Top 5
Offensive rating
NBA avg 110.8
106.922nd · Below avg
108.411th · Average
Defensive rating
NBA avg 110.9
107.39th · Above avg
+8.95th · Top 5
Net rating
NBA avg -0.1
-0.418th · Average
101.718th
Pace
NBA avg 102.4
98.829th
Shooting
56.0%4th · Top 5
Effective FG%
NBA avg 53.4%
49.9%26th · Bottom 5
59.6%5th · Top 5
True shooting %
NBA avg 57.2%
53.8%27th · Bottom 5
15.73rd · Top 5
Threes made
NBA avg 13.2
14.39th · Above avg
35.5%11th · Average
Three-point %
NBA avg 34.8%
35.7%10th · Above avg
0.344th · Top 5
Free-throw rate
NBA avg 0.29
0.2621st · Below avg
Defense
51.5%8th · Above avg
Opponent eFG%
NBA avg 53.4%
52.3%11th · Average
7.721st · Below avg
Steals
NBA avg 8.7
7.425th · Below avg
4.521st · Below avg
Blocks
NBA avg 5.0
4.124th · Below avg
Possessions
14.5%13th · Average
Turnover rate
NBA avg 15.0%
14.6%16th · Average
30.5%6th · Above avg
Off. rebound rate
NBA avg 27.3%
30.2%8th · Above avg
47.55th · Top 5
Rebounds
NBA avg 44.1
47.06th · Above avg
26.812th · Average
Assists
NBA avg 26.2
25.917th · Average
Recent form
Portland Trail BlazersWWLWW
Last 5: average margin +4.8 (season +10.8). Streak W2.
New York KnicksLWWLW
Last 5: average margin +3.8 (season +1.3). Streak W1.
Key players
Portland Trail Blazers| Player | PTS | REB | AST | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deni AvdijaF | 23.8 | 6.3 | 5.5 | 58.6 |
| Damian LillardG | 19.3 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 57.4 |
| Ja MorantG | 15.8 | 2.5 | 5.5 | 62.2 |
| Toumani CamaraF | 14.2 | 2.8 | 1.2 | 77.6 |
New York Knicks| Player | PTS | REB | AST | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jalen BrunsonG | 24.6 | 2.7 | 5.3 | 50.7 |
| Karl-Anthony TownsC | 20.3 | 13.9 | 3.4 | 64.6 |
| OG AnunobyF | 16.4 | 5.6 | 2.6 | 56.0 |
| Landry ShametG | 9.7 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 63.8 |
Injury report
Portland Trail BlazersJa Morant G · Left Hamstring Strain · back ~2026-12-01
Out
Shaedon Sharpe G · Right Meniscus Surgery · back ~2027-03-02
Out
New York KnicksJosh Hart G · Right Ankle Soreness · back ~2026-11-07
Out
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.