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The Nets rank 27th in the NBA in offensive rating (105.0), and the Knicks rank 5th in defensive rating (106.4). An uphill night for the offense.

League average is 110.8, so the Nets are 5.7 below it. Michael Porter Jr. leads them with 21.4 points a game on 60.8% true shooting.

2/12026-27 regular season
Before this gameSource: balldontlie box scores
Jalen BrunsonTop scorer · NYK
Michael Porter Jr.Top scorer · BKN
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2/12026-27 regular season
Before this gameSource: balldontlie box scores
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2/12026-27 regular season
Before this gameSource: balldontlie box scores
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2/12026-27 regular season
Before this gameSource: balldontlie box scores

Team vs team

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

NYKBKN
Scoring
110.021st · Below avg
Points per game
NBA avg 113.4
106.628th · Bottom 5
105.12nd · Top 5
Points allowed
NBA avg 113.5
112.914th · Average
+4.910th · Above avg
Point margin
NBA avg -0.1
-6.221st · Below avg
Efficiency
110.616th · Average
Offensive rating
NBA avg 110.8
105.027th · Bottom 5
106.45th · Top 5
Defensive rating
NBA avg 110.8
110.717th · Average
+4.111th · Average
Net rating
NBA avg +0.0
-5.621st · Below avg
99.129th
Pace
NBA avg 102.4
101.718th
Shooting
51.2%26th · Bottom 5
Effective FG%
NBA avg 53.3%
51.3%24th · Below avg
55.3%24th · Below avg
True shooting %
NBA avg 57.2%
55.8%21st · Below avg
14.68th · Above avg
Threes made
NBA avg 13.1
14.111th · Average
36.6%10th · Above avg
Three-point %
NBA avg 34.7%
35.3%13th · Average
0.2817th · Average
Free-throw rate
NBA avg 0.29
0.335th · Top 5
Defense
51.1%7th · Above avg
Opponent eFG%
NBA avg 53.3%
54.2%19th · Average
7.423rd · Below avg
Steals
NBA avg 8.5
8.614th · Average
4.424th · Below avg
Blocks
NBA avg 5.0
4.818th · Average
Possessions
14.4%12th · Average
Turnover rate
NBA avg 14.9%
16.3%26th · Bottom 5
31.9%2nd · Top 5
Off. rebound rate
NBA avg 27.3%
24.5%25th · Below avg
48.25th · Top 5
Rebounds
NBA avg 44.2
42.919th · Average
26.019th · Average
Assists
NBA avg 26.2
22.828th · Bottom 5

Recent form

New York Knicks
WWLWW

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

Brooklyn Nets
LLWLW

Last 5: average margin -2.4 (season -6.2). Streak W1.

Key players

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
Brooklyn Nets
PlayerPTSREBASTTS%
Michael Porter Jr.F 21.47.41.260.8
Julius RandleF 21.07.14.857.1
Mikel Brown Jr.G 12.02.34.047.4
Nolan TraoréG 12.02.22.862.0

Injury report

New York Knicks
Josh Hart G · Right Ankle Soreness · back ~11/10 Out
Brooklyn Nets
Egor Demin G · Right Bone Bruise · back ~11/11 Out

Earlier this season

11/2/26 · at NYKBKN 90 – NYK 103

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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