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New York Knicks
5-4 overall · 2-2 on the road
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2-7 overall · 0-4 at home
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The Knicks rank 27th in the NBA in effective field goal % (51.1%), and the Magic rank 25th in opponent eFG% (55.6%). Two struggling units: one of these trends breaks.

League average is 53.2%, so the Knicks are 2.2 points below it. Jalen Brunson leads them with 26.2 points a game on 54.2% true shooting.

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Knicks5-4
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Team vs team

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

NYKORL
Scoring
109.923rd · Below avg
Points per game
NBA avg 113.3
107.027th · Bottom 5
104.23rd · Top 5
Points allowed
NBA avg 113.4
116.222nd · Below avg
+5.79th · Above avg
Point margin
NBA avg -0.1
-9.225th · Below avg
Efficiency
111.217th · Average
Offensive rating
NBA avg 110.9
105.726th · Bottom 5
106.47th · Above avg
Defensive rating
NBA avg 111.0
114.525th · Below avg
+4.811th · Average
Net rating
NBA avg +0.0
-8.825th · Below avg
98.429th
Pace
NBA avg 102.1
101.420th
Shooting
51.1%27th · Bottom 5
Effective FG%
NBA avg 53.2%
52.5%19th · Average
55.1%26th · Bottom 5
True shooting %
NBA avg 57.1%
56.1%20th · Average
14.68th · Above avg
Threes made
NBA avg 13.1
13.714th · Average
36.0%11th · Average
Three-point %
NBA avg 34.7%
34.2%18th · Average
0.2722nd · Below avg
Free-throw rate
NBA avg 0.29
0.2819th · Average
Defense
51.2%10th · Above avg
Opponent eFG%
NBA avg 53.2%
55.6%25th · Below avg
7.322nd · Below avg
Steals
NBA avg 8.4
7.323rd · Below avg
4.323rd · Below avg
Blocks
NBA avg 5.0
3.926th · Bottom 5
Possessions
13.7%8th · Above avg
Turnover rate
NBA avg 14.8%
17.1%28th · Bottom 5
32.3%2nd · Top 5
Off. rebound rate
NBA avg 27.5%
26.7%16th · Average
48.34th · Top 5
Rebounds
NBA avg 44.1
41.925th · Below avg
26.118th · Average
Assists
NBA avg 26.2
26.414th · Average

Recent form

New York Knicks
WLWWW

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

Orlando Magic
WLLLL

Last 5: average margin -6.6 (season -9.2). Streak L4.

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
Orlando Magic
PlayerPTSREBASTTS%
Paolo BancheroF 24.56.57.577.0
Franz WagnerF 20.86.38.851.9
Desmond BaneG 17.53.92.255.7
Anthony BlackG 15.75.75.259.9

Injury report

New York Knicks
Josh Hart G · back ~11/10 Day-To-Day
Orlando Magic
Izaiyah Nelson F · back ~11/18 Out
Jalen Suggs G · back ~11/10 Out
Jonathan Isaac F · back ~11/10 Out
Noah Penda G-F · back ~11/18 Out
Paolo Banchero F · back ~11/22 Out
Desmond Bane G · back ~11/10 Day-To-Day

Earlier this season

10/25/26 · at NYKORL 111 – NYK 102

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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