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Oklahoma City Thunder
7-2 · 3-2 on the road
Thu 2/25
4:30 PM PT
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4-4 · 3-2 at home
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KnicksOffense
ThunderDefense

The Knicks rank 26th in the NBA in effective field goal % (51.2%), and the Thunder rank 4th in opponent eFG% (50.3%). An uphill night for the offense.

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.

2/252026-27 regular season
Before this gameSource: balldontlie box scores
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderTop scorer · OKC
Jalen BrunsonTop scorer · NYK
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2/252026-27 regular season
Before this gameSource: balldontlie box scores
Thunder7-2
Knicks4-4
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2/252026-27 regular season
Before this gameSource: balldontlie box scores
ThunderOffense
KnicksDefense
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Before this gameSource: balldontlie box scores

Team vs team

Season before this game (OKC 9 games, NYK 8). Small text is the league rank; ✓ marks the better number. Hover a stat for what it means.

OKCNYK
Scoring
112.017th · Average
Points per game
NBA avg 113.4
110.022nd · Below avg
107.45th · Top 5
Points allowed
NBA avg 113.5
105.13rd · Top 5
+4.612th · Average
Point margin
NBA avg -0.2
+4.910th · Above avg
Efficiency
110.618th · Average
Offensive rating
NBA avg 110.9
110.619th · Average
106.45th · Top 5
Defensive rating
NBA avg 110.9
106.46th · Above avg
+4.211th · Average
Net rating
NBA avg -0.1
+4.112th · Average
101.122nd
Pace
NBA avg 102.3
99.129th
Shooting
51.6%23rd · Below avg
Effective FG%
NBA avg 53.3%
51.2%26th · Bottom 5
55.7%24th · Below avg
True shooting %
NBA avg 57.2%
55.3%25th · Below avg
11.426th · Bottom 5
Threes made
NBA avg 13.2
14.68th · Above avg
34.8%16th · Average
Three-point %
NBA avg 34.9%
36.6%12th · Average
0.2327th · Bottom 5
Free-throw rate
NBA avg 0.29
0.2819th · Average
Defense
50.3%4th · Top 5
Opponent eFG%
NBA avg 53.3%
51.1%8th · Above avg
8.019th · Average
Steals
NBA avg 8.5
7.424th · Below avg
5.87th · Above avg
Blocks
NBA avg 5.0
4.425th · Below avg
Possessions
12.1%1st · Top 5
Turnover rate
NBA avg 14.9%
14.4%11th · Average
26.5%17th · Average
Off. rebound rate
NBA avg 27.4%
31.9%3rd · Top 5
46.47th · Above avg
Rebounds
NBA avg 44.1
48.24th · Top 5
22.029th · Bottom 5
Assists
NBA avg 26.2
26.017th · Average

Recent form

Oklahoma City Thunder
LLWWW

Last 5: average margin -0.2 (season +4.6). Streak W3.

New York Knicks
WWLWW

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

Key players

Oklahoma City Thunder
PlayerPTSREBASTTS%
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderG 29.94.14.456.2
Ajay MitchellG 19.73.73.760.8
Jalen WilliamsG-F 13.74.73.347.2
Chet HolmgrenC-F 12.09.31.355.8
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

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
Thomas Sorber C · back ~11/13 Out
Jaylin Williams F · back ~11/7 Day-To-Day
New York Knicks
Josh Hart G · Right Ankle Soreness · back ~11/10 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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