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New York Knicks
5-4 overall · 2-2 on the road
Sun 2/7
6:30 PM PT
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Oklahoma City Thunder
8-2 overall · 5-0 at home
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KnicksOffense
ThunderDefense

The Knicks rank 26th in the NBA in effective field goal % (51.1%), and the Thunder have the best opponent eFG% (48.4%). An uphill night for the offense.

League average is 53.1%, so the Knicks are 2.0 points below it. Jalen Brunson leads them with 26.2 points a game on 54.2% true shooting.

ThunderWho's missing
KnicksOpponent
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Jalen BrunsonTop scorer · NYK
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderTop scorer · OKC
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Knicks5-4
Thunder8-2
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Team vs team

Season before this game (NYK 9 games, OKC 10). Small text is the league rank; ✓ marks the better number. Hover a stat for what it means.

NYKOKC
Scoring
109.921st · Below avg
Points per game
NBA avg 113.2
112.216th · Average
104.23rd · Top 5
Points allowed
NBA avg 113.3
104.22nd · Top 5
+5.710th · Above avg
Point margin
NBA avg -0.1
+8.07th · Above avg
Efficiency
111.216th · Average
Offensive rating
NBA avg 110.6
110.918th · Average
106.46th · Above avg
Defensive rating
NBA avg 110.7
103.32nd · Top 5
+4.811th · Average
Net rating
NBA avg -0.1
+7.76th · Above avg
98.429th
Pace
NBA avg 102.3
101.023rd
Shooting
51.1%26th · Bottom 5
Effective FG%
NBA avg 53.1%
51.9%22nd · Below avg
55.1%25th · Below avg
True shooting %
NBA avg 57.0%
55.8%24th · Below avg
14.68th · Above avg
Threes made
NBA avg 13.1
11.327th · Bottom 5
36.0%12th · Average
Three-point %
NBA avg 34.7%
34.9%15th · Average
0.2722nd · Below avg
Free-throw rate
NBA avg 0.29
0.2327th · Bottom 5
Defense
51.2%10th · Above avg
Opponent eFG%
NBA avg 53.1%
48.4%1st · Top 5
7.322nd · Below avg
Steals
NBA avg 8.5
8.118th · Average
4.225th · Below avg
Blocks
NBA avg 5.0
5.97th · Above avg
Possessions
13.7%8th · Above avg
Turnover rate
NBA avg 14.8%
11.9%1st · Top 5
32.3%2nd · Top 5
Off. rebound rate
NBA avg 27.4%
26.3%17th · Average
48.33rd · Top 5
Rebounds
NBA avg 44.3
47.37th · Above avg
26.117th · Average
Assists
NBA avg 26.2
23.129th · Bottom 5

Recent form

New York Knicks
WLWWW

Last 5: average margin +11.2 (season +5.7). Streak W3.

Oklahoma City Thunder
LWWWW

Last 5: average margin +12.4 (season +8.0). Streak W4.

Key players

New York Knicks
PlayerPTSREBASTTS%
Jalen BrunsonG 26.23.05.654.2
Karl-Anthony TownsC 20.913.63.166.6
OG AnunobyF 16.45.62.455.8
Landry ShametG 9.31.41.960.7
Oklahoma City Thunder
PlayerPTSREBASTTS%
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderG 29.93.94.957.1
Ajay MitchellG 18.93.73.358.8
Jalen WilliamsG-F 13.74.73.347.2
Jared McCainG 12.13.41.752.1

Injury report

New York Knicks
Josh Hart G · back ~11/10 Out
Oklahoma City Thunder
Cason Wallace G · back ~3/2 Out
Chet Holmgren C-F · back ~1/2 Out
Jalen Williams G-F · back ~3/2 Out
Jaylin Williams F · back ~11/10 Out
Thomas Sorber C · back ~11/13 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.

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