New York Knicks
2026-12-18
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Washington Wizards
Biggest mismatches
Tough test for NYK: its offense ranks 26th in shooting, against a defense that ranks 2nd.
Team vs team
Season before this game (NYK 8 games, WAS 8). Small text is the league rank; ✓ marks the better number. Hover a stat for what it means.
NYKWASScoring
110.021st · Below avg
Points per game
NBA avg 113.4
108.926th · Bottom 5
105.12nd · Top 5
Points allowed
NBA avg 113.6
109.09th · Above avg
+4.910th · Above avg
Point margin
NBA avg -0.2
-0.118th · Average
Efficiency
110.617th · Average
Offensive rating
NBA avg 110.8
109.519th · Average
106.45th · Top 5
Defensive rating
NBA avg 110.9
107.68th · Above avg
+4.110th · Above avg
Net rating
NBA avg -0.1
+1.915th · Average
99.129th
Pace
NBA avg 102.4
100.423rd
Shooting
51.2%26th · Bottom 5
Effective FG%
NBA avg 53.2%
52.9%18th · Average
55.3%24th · Below avg
True shooting %
NBA avg 57.1%
57.7%10th · Above avg
14.68th · Above avg
Threes made
NBA avg 13.1
8.830th · Bottom 5
36.6%10th · Above avg
Three-point %
NBA avg 34.6%
29.4%29th · Bottom 5
0.2817th · Average
Free-throw rate
NBA avg 0.29
0.327th · Above avg
Defense
51.1%7th · Above avg
Opponent eFG%
NBA avg 53.2%
49.4%2nd · Top 5
7.423rd · Below avg
Steals
NBA avg 8.5
7.622nd · Below avg
4.423rd · Below avg
Blocks
NBA avg 5.0
5.88th · Above avg
Possessions
14.4%12th · Average
Turnover rate
NBA avg 14.8%
13.6%6th · Above avg
31.9%3rd · Top 5
Off. rebound rate
NBA avg 27.3%
20.3%30th · Bottom 5
48.25th · Top 5
Rebounds
NBA avg 44.2
41.026th · Bottom 5
26.018th · Average
Assists
NBA avg 26.2
24.824th · Below avg
Recent form
New York KnicksWWLWW
Last 5: average margin +11.6 (season +4.9). Streak W2.
Washington WizardsLLWWL
Last 5: average margin -1.4 (season -0.1). Streak L1.
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 |
Washington Wizards| Player | PTS | REB | AST | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony DavisF-C | 23.4 | 9.2 | 2.0 | 57.0 |
| Trae YoungG | 19.6 | 3.4 | 9.5 | 58.1 |
| KyShawn GeorgeF | 17.2 | 4.2 | 4.9 | 61.2 |
| AJ DybantsaF | 16.5 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 54.7 |
Injury report
New York KnicksJosh Hart G · back ~2026-11-07
Out
Washington WizardsJamir Watkins F · back ~2027-04-02
Out
Justin Champagnie F · back ~2027-02-25
Out
Reece Beekman G · back ~2026-12-03
Out
Tristan Vukcevic F · back ~2026-11-09
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.