New York Knicks
2026-12-12
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Miami Heat
Biggest mismatches
A clash of tempos: MIA plays at the 3rd-fastest pace, NYK at the 29th.
Team vs team
Season before this game (NYK 8 games, MIA 8). Small text is the league rank; ✓ marks the better number. Hover a stat for what it means.
NYKMIAScoring
110.021st · Below avg
Points per game
NBA avg 113.4
118.07th · Above avg
105.12nd · Top 5
Points allowed
NBA avg 113.6
122.927th · Bottom 5
+4.910th · Above avg
Point margin
NBA avg -0.2
-4.921st · Below avg
Efficiency
110.617th · Average
Offensive rating
NBA avg 110.8
111.115th · Average
106.45th · Top 5
Defensive rating
NBA avg 110.9
116.026th · Bottom 5
+4.110th · Above avg
Net rating
NBA avg -0.1
-5.021st · Below avg
99.129th
Pace
NBA avg 102.4
106.13rd
Shooting
51.2%26th · Bottom 5
Effective FG%
NBA avg 53.2%
54.3%10th · Above avg
55.3%24th · Below avg
True shooting %
NBA avg 57.1%
57.7%11th · Average
14.68th · Above avg
Threes made
NBA avg 13.1
13.015th · Average
36.6%10th · Above avg
Three-point %
NBA avg 34.6%
33.5%20th · Average
0.2817th · Average
Free-throw rate
NBA avg 0.29
0.2915th · Average
Defense
51.1%7th · Above avg
Opponent eFG%
NBA avg 53.2%
58.0%30th · Bottom 5
7.423rd · Below avg
Steals
NBA avg 8.5
8.417th · Average
4.423rd · Below avg
Blocks
NBA avg 5.0
5.113th · Average
Possessions
14.4%12th · Average
Turnover rate
NBA avg 14.8%
13.9%8th · Above avg
31.9%3rd · Top 5
Off. rebound rate
NBA avg 27.3%
23.8%26th · Bottom 5
48.25th · Top 5
Rebounds
NBA avg 44.2
43.219th · Average
26.018th · Average
Assists
NBA avg 26.2
29.52nd · Top 5
Recent form
New York KnicksWWLWW
Last 5: average margin +11.6 (season +4.9). Streak W2.
Miami HeatLWWLW
Last 5: average margin +1.6 (season -4.9). Streak W1.
Key players
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 |
Miami Heat| Player | PTS | REB | AST | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giannis AntetokounmpoF | 28.2 | 12.5 | 5.8 | 60.6 |
| Bam AdebayoC-F | 18.6 | 8.2 | 3.5 | 60.3 |
| Davion MitchellG | 15.4 | 1.5 | 8.2 | 59.9 |
| Klay ThompsonG | 14.1 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 63.6 |
Injury report
New York KnicksJosh Hart G · back ~2026-11-07
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Miami HeatNobody listed.
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.