NYK @ BKN — The Matchups

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New York Knicks

5-4 overall · 2-2 on the road

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Brooklyn Nets

2-8 overall · 1-3 at home

Matchup insights

NetsOffense

KnicksDefense

The Nets rank 28th in the NBA in offensive rating (104.7), and the Knicks rank 7th in defensive rating (106.4). An uphill night for the offense.

League average is 110.9, so the Nets are 6.2 below it. Michael Porter Jr. leads them with 21.5 points a game on 60.0% true shooting.

Jalen BrunsonTop scorer · NYK

Michael Porter Jr.Top scorer · BKN

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Knicks5-4

Nets2-8

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Team vs team

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

NYKBKN

Scoring

109.923rd · Below avg

Points per game

NBA avg 113.3

106.728th · Bottom 5

104.23rd · Top 5

Points allowed

NBA avg 113.4

115.721st · Below avg

+5.79th · Above avg

Point margin

NBA avg -0.1

-9.024th · Below avg

Efficiency

111.217th · Average

Offensive rating

NBA avg 110.9

104.728th · Bottom 5

106.47th · Above avg

Defensive rating

NBA avg 111.0

112.320th · Average

+4.811th · Average

Net rating

NBA avg +0.0

-7.624th · Below avg

98.429th

Pace

NBA avg 102.1

102.513th

Shooting

51.1%27th · Bottom 5

Effective FG%

NBA avg 53.2%

51.3%25th · Below avg

55.1%26th · Bottom 5

True shooting %

NBA avg 57.1%

55.7%24th · Below avg

14.68th · Above avg

Threes made

NBA avg 13.1

13.813th · Average

36.0%11th · Average

Three-point %

NBA avg 34.7%

34.4%17th · Average

0.2722nd · Below avg

Free-throw rate

NBA avg 0.29

0.345th · Top 5

Defense

51.2%10th · Above avg

Opponent eFG%

NBA avg 53.2%

54.8%22nd · Below avg

7.322nd · Below avg

Steals

NBA avg 8.4

8.811th · Average

4.323rd · Below avg

Blocks

NBA avg 5.0

4.324th · Below avg

Possessions

13.7%8th · Above avg

Turnover rate

NBA avg 14.8%

16.7%27th · Bottom 5

32.3%2nd · Top 5

Off. rebound rate

NBA avg 27.5%

25.5%24th · Below avg

48.34th · Top 5

Rebounds

NBA avg 44.1

42.621st · Below avg

26.118th · Average

Assists

NBA avg 26.2

23.428th · Bottom 5

Recent form

New York Knicks

WLWWW

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

Brooklyn Nets

WLWLL

Last 5: average margin -7.0 (season -9.0). Streak L2.

Key players

New York Knicks

Player	PTS	REB	AST	TS%
Jalen BrunsonG	26.2	3.0	5.6	54.2
Karl-Anthony TownsC	20.9	13.6	3.1	66.6
OG AnunobyF	16.4	5.6	2.4	55.8
Landry ShametG	9.3	1.4	1.9	60.7

Brooklyn Nets

Player	PTS	REB	AST	TS%
Michael Porter Jr.F	21.5	7.7	1.1	60.0
Julius RandleF	20.0	6.7	5.0	57.2
Nolan TraoréG	12.9	2.0	2.6	62.4
Mikel Brown Jr.G	12.9	2.1	3.9	48.9

Injury report

New York Knicks

Josh Hart G · back ~11/10 Day-To-Day

Brooklyn Nets

Egor Demin G · back ~11/11 Out

Mikel Brown Jr. G · back ~11/11 Out

Grant Nelson F · back ~11/10 Day-To-Day

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.