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Phoenix Suns
2-5 · 0-3 on the road
Tue 1/26
4:30 PM PT
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4-4 · 3-2 at home
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KnicksOffense
SunsDefense

The Knicks rank 26th in the NBA in effective field goal % (51.2%), and the Suns rank 28th in opponent eFG% (57.3%). Two struggling units: one of these trends breaks.

League average is 53.3%, so the Knicks are 2.1 points below it. Jalen Brunson leads them with 25.6 points a game on 53.8% true shooting.

1/262026-27 regular season
Before this gameSource: balldontlie box scores
Devin BookerTop scorer · PHX
Jalen BrunsonTop scorer · NYK
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1/262026-27 regular season
Before this gameSource: balldontlie box scores
Suns2-5
Knicks4-4
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1/262026-27 regular season
Before this gameSource: balldontlie box scores
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Team vs team

Season before this game (PHX 7 games, NYK 8). Small text is the league rank; ✓ marks the better number. Hover a stat for what it means.

PHXNYK
Scoring
113.915th · Average
Points per game
NBA avg 113.4
110.021st · Below avg
121.426th · Bottom 5
Points allowed
NBA avg 113.5
105.12nd · Top 5
-7.624th · Below avg
Point margin
NBA avg -0.1
+4.910th · Above avg
Efficiency
113.010th · Above avg
Offensive rating
NBA avg 110.8
110.616th · Average
118.928th · Bottom 5
Defensive rating
NBA avg 110.8
106.45th · Top 5
-5.922nd · Below avg
Net rating
NBA avg +0.0
+4.111th · Average
101.419th
Pace
NBA avg 102.4
99.129th
Shooting
54.6%10th · Above avg
Effective FG%
NBA avg 53.3%
51.2%26th · Bottom 5
58.0%10th · Above avg
True shooting %
NBA avg 57.2%
55.3%24th · Below avg
13.414th · Average
Threes made
NBA avg 13.1
14.68th · Above avg
36.0%11th · Average
Three-point %
NBA avg 34.7%
36.6%10th · Above avg
0.2524th · Below avg
Free-throw rate
NBA avg 0.29
0.2817th · Average
Defense
57.3%28th · Bottom 5
Opponent eFG%
NBA avg 53.3%
51.1%7th · Above avg
9.47th · Above avg
Steals
NBA avg 8.5
7.423rd · Below avg
5.112th · Average
Blocks
NBA avg 5.0
4.424th · Below avg
Possessions
13.9%8th · Above avg
Turnover rate
NBA avg 14.9%
14.4%12th · Average
26.2%19th · Average
Off. rebound rate
NBA avg 27.3%
31.9%2nd · Top 5
38.630th · Bottom 5
Rebounds
NBA avg 44.2
48.25th · Top 5
27.77th · Above avg
Assists
NBA avg 26.2
26.019th · Average

Recent form

Phoenix Suns
LLLLW

Last 5: average margin -4.2 (season -7.6). Streak W1.

New York Knicks
WWLWW

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

Key players

Phoenix Suns
PlayerPTSREBASTTS%
Devin BookerG 25.42.95.161.9
Dillon BrooksG-F 17.63.92.761.6
Miles BridgesF 17.47.93.159.0
Jalen GreenG 11.92.93.347.5
New York Knicks
PlayerPTSREBASTTS%
Jalen BrunsonG 25.62.65.153.8
Karl-Anthony TownsC 19.913.63.167.4
OG AnunobyF 16.65.52.556.4
Dalton KnechtF 10.07.01.083.3

Injury report

Phoenix Suns
Mark Williams C · back ~2/3 Out
Jordan Goodwin G · back ~11/7 Day-To-Day
Rasheer Fleming F · back ~11/7 Day-To-Day
New York Knicks
Josh Hart G · back ~11/7 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.

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