Biggest mismatches

Team vs team

Season before this game (NYK 8 games, NOP 8). Small text is the league rank; ✓ marks the better number. Hover a stat for what it means.

NYKNOP

Scoring

110.021st · Below avg

Points per game

NBA avg 113.4

121.63rd · Top 5

105.12nd · Top 5

Points allowed

NBA avg 113.6

119.225th · Below avg

+4.910th · Above avg

Point margin

NBA avg -0.2

+2.414th · Average

Efficiency

110.617th · Average

Offensive rating

NBA avg 110.8

112.113th · Average

106.45th · Top 5

Defensive rating

NBA avg 110.9

110.415th · Average

+4.110th · Above avg

Net rating

NBA avg -0.1

+1.716th · Average

99.129th

Pace

NBA avg 102.4

108.21st

Shooting

51.2%26th · Bottom 5

Effective FG%

NBA avg 53.2%

53.8%12th · Average

55.3%24th · Below avg

True shooting %

NBA avg 57.1%

59.3%6th · Above avg

14.68th · Above avg

Threes made

NBA avg 13.1

9.029th · Bottom 5

36.6%10th · Above avg

Three-point %

NBA avg 34.6%

31.7%26th · Bottom 5

0.2817th · Average

Free-throw rate

NBA avg 0.29

0.363rd · Top 5

Defense

51.1%7th · Above avg

Opponent eFG%

NBA avg 53.2%

54.5%22nd · Below avg

7.423rd · Below avg

Steals

NBA avg 8.5

12.41st · Top 5

4.423rd · Below avg

Blocks

NBA avg 5.0

4.819th · Average

Possessions

14.4%12th · Average

Turnover rate

NBA avg 14.8%

15.4%22nd · Below avg

31.9%3rd · Top 5

Off. rebound rate

NBA avg 27.3%

24.9%22nd · Below avg

48.25th · Top 5

Rebounds

NBA avg 44.2

44.911th · Average

26.018th · Average

Assists

NBA avg 26.2

25.422nd · Below avg

Recent form

New York Knicks

WWLWW

Last 5: average margin +11.6 (season +4.9). Streak W2.

New Orleans Pelicans

LWWWW

Last 5: average margin +5.8 (season +2.4). Streak W4.

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

New Orleans Pelicans

Player	PTS	REB	AST	TS%
Zion WilliamsonF	21.5	5.1	2.6	67.2
Dejounte MurrayG	18.2	6.2	5.6	57.8
Saddiq BeyF	16.4	3.9	1.9	63.7
Trey Murphy IIIF	14.9	4.6	3.4	59.7

Injury report

New York Knicks

Josh Hart G · back ~2026-11-07 Out

New Orleans Pelicans

Trey Murphy III F · back ~2026-11-06 Out

Yves Missi C · back ~2026-11-08 Out