New York Knicks vs. New Orleans Pelicans

Dec 29, 2025

FINAL

23-9New YorkKnicks

130

8-26New OrleansPelicans

125

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
NYK	37	35	24	34	130
NOP	41	34	28	22	125

Game Recap

The Knicks win their third in a row and 11th of their last 13th as they defeated the Pelicans, 130-125.

Player Stats

KNICKS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
8OG AnunobySF	37	8-22	1-8	6-6	11	1	3	1	2	3	+16	23
51Mohamed DiawaraPF	17	7-9	4-4	0-0	1	0	2	0	0	0	-12	18
32Karl-Anthony TownsC	29	4-9	2-4	2-2	12	4	0	2	0	4	+6	12
25Mikal BridgesSG	34	3-5	0-1	0-0	5	10	2	1	1	2	+3	6
11Jalen BrunsonPG	35	10-23	5-10	3-3	3	10	0	0	1	1	-1	28
55Ariel Hukporti	11	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	2	-5	0
28Guerschon Yabusele	15	3-5	3-4	0-0	2	1	0	0	2	2	-6	9
00Jordan Clarkson	13	3-6	1-3	2-2	2	1	0	0	1	0	+9	9
13Tyler Kolek	12	2-5	2-4	1-2	2	5	0	0	1	1	+4	7
2Miles McBride	18	4-8	2-5	4-4	3	2	1	0	0	2	+8	14
9Kevin McCullar Jr.	8	1-2	0-1	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	1	+3	2
50Trey Jemison III	4	1-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	2
4Pacome Dadiet	— did not play —												— did not play —

TOTAL	-	46-9548.4%	20-4445.5%	18-1994.7%	42	35	8	4	8	19	-	130

PELICANS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
41Saddiq BeySF	36	9-21	4-10	4-5	6	6	2	0	2	3	+1	26
1Zion WilliamsonPF	28	11-16	0-0	10-12	5	2	2	2	2	2	-8	32
22Derik QueenC	28	3-13	0-2	1-2	9	5	1	2	2	2	-3	7
25Trey Murphy IIISG	38	8-16	5-10	0-0	6	2	0	0	2	1	-4	21
0Jeremiah FearsPG	22	2-5	0-2	0-0	4	4	1	0	1	0	-3	4
55Kevon Looney	23	1-3	0-0	0-0	9	3	0	2	0	1	-1	2
3Jordan Poole	25	7-14	4-10	8-8	3	2	0	1	0	2	-2	26
21Yves Missi	14	1-2	0-0	0-0	6	2	0	0	1	0	+2	2
24Jordan Hawkins	11	1-3	0-1	0-0	2	1	0	1	1	2	-7	2
14Micah Peavy	9	1-3	1-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	3
23Trey Alexander	— did not play —												— did not play —
15Jose Alvarado	— did not play —												— did not play —
9DeAndre Jordan	— did not play —												— did not play —
17Karlo Matkovic	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	44-9645.8%	14-3638.9%	23-2785.2%	50	27	6	8	11	15	-	125

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterNYKNOP

(11:57) Jump Ball Queen vs. Towns: Tip to Diawara
+2 (11:37) Diawara 1' Driving Hook Shot (2 PTS)
20
(11:17) MISS Queen 18' Jump Shot
(11:15) Bridges REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (11:05) Diawara 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Towns 1 AST)
50
+2 (10:55) Bey 2' Reverse Layup (2 PTS) (Fears 1 AST)
52
(10:42) MISS Anunoby 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(10:39) Williamson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (10:32) Murphy III 2' Driving Layup (2 PTS)
54
(10:24) MISS Brunson 2' Driving Layup
(10:22) Queen REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (10:17) Bey 25' 3PT Running Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Fears 2 AST)
57
(10:04) MISS Anunoby 3PT Jump Shot
(10:02) Queen REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(9:57) Queen Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
(9:57) Diawara STEAL (1 STL)
(9:54) MISS Diawara 2' Running Finger Roll Layup
(9:49) Bey REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (9:45) Bey 10' Step Back Jump Shot (7 PTS)
59
+2 (9:26) Brunson 12' Turnaround Jump Shot (2 PTS)
79
(9:26) Queen S.FOUL (P1.T1) (R.Hussey)
+1 (9:26) Brunson Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
89
+3 (9:19) Murphy III 24' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Queen 1 AST)
812
(9:07) MISS Anunoby 2' Cutting Layup Shot
(9:07) Queen BLOCK (1 BLK)
(9:03) Queen REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(8:59) Murphy III Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(8:59) Diawara STEAL (2 STL)
+2 (8:54) Bridges 1' Running Layup (2 PTS) (Towns 2 AST)
1012
(8:37) Brunson S.FOUL (P1.T1) (R.Hussey)
(8:37) MISS Bey Free Throw 1 of 2
(8:37) PELICANS Rebound
+1 (8:37) Bey Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)
1013
(8:26) MISS Anunoby 3PT Jump Shot
(8:23) Murphy III REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:19) MISS Murphy III 28' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot
(8:15) Towns REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (8:07) Brunson 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (6 PTS)
1313
(7:53) Towns S.FOUL (P1.T2) (K.Cutler)
(7:53) MISS Williamson Free Throw 1 of 2
(7:53) PELICANS Rebound
+1 (7:53) Williamson Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
1314
+3 (7:33) Diawara 24' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (8 PTS)
1614
(7:20) MISS Williamson 10' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(7:18) Anunoby REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:12) MISS Towns 28' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(7:07) Fears REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:02) MISS Fears 2' Running Layup
(7:00) Diawara REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(6:58) Murphy III S.FOUL (P1.T2) (K.Cutler)
(6:58) PELICANS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
+1 (6:58) Towns Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
1714
+1 (6:58) Towns Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
1814
+2 (6:43) Bey 7' Fadeaway Jumper (10 PTS) (Queen 2 AST)
1816
+2 (6:25) Towns 2' Driving Layup (4 PTS) (Brunson 1 AST)
2016
(6:17) MISS Queen 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(6:17) Towns REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(6:03) MISS Brunson 4' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot
(6:00) Towns REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(6:00) MISS Towns 3' Putback Layup
(6:00) Queen BLOCK (2 BLK)
(5:57) Queen REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
+3 (5:54) Bey 24' 3PT Running Jump Shot (13 PTS) (Murphy III 1 AST)
2019
+3 (5:40) Diawara 24' 3PT Jump Shot (11 PTS) (Bridges 1 AST)
2319
(5:20) Anunoby S.FOUL (P1.T3) (P.Ransom)
+1 (5:20) Bey Free Throw 1 of 2 (14 PTS)
2320
+1 (5:20) Bey Free Throw 2 of 2 (15 PTS)
2321
(5:08) Yabusele Traveling Turnover (P1.T1)
+3 (4:52) Poole 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Bey 1 AST)
2324
(4:42) MISS Brunson 15' Pullup Jump Shot
(4:38) Murphy III REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(4:33) MISS Poole 24' 3PT Running Jump Shot
(4:31) Looney REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+3 (4:25) Bey 24' 3PT Jump Shot (18 PTS) (Murphy III 2 AST)
2327
(4:11) MISS Brunson 2' Driving Layup
(4:08) Murphy III REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(4:00) MISS Bey 2' Driving Reverse Layup
(3:57) Queen REBOUND (Off:1 Def:4)
(3:57) MISS Queen Tip Layup Shot
(3:56) Brunson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (3:54) Diawara 3' Running Layup (13 PTS) (Brunson 2 AST)
2527
+3 (3:27) Bey 25' 3PT Jump Shot (21 PTS) (Poole 1 AST)
2530
+2 (3:10) Bridges 14' Pullup Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Brunson 3 AST)
2730
(2:59) Hukporti S.FOUL (P1.T4) (K.Cutler)
(2:59) Knicks Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
+1 (2:59) Poole Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)
2731
+1 (2:59) Poole Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
2732
+3 (2:45) Yabusele 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Anunoby 1 AST)
3032
(2:28) MISS Murphy III 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(2:24) Anunoby REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(2:24) Anunoby Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T2)
(2:10) Yabusele S.FOUL (P1.PN) (P.Ransom)
+1 (2:10) Poole Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)
3033
+1 (2:10) Poole Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)
3034
(1:57) Poole S.FOUL (P1.T3) (K.Cutler)
+1 (1:57) Brunson Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)
3134
+1 (1:57) Brunson Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)
3234
(1:49) MISS Hawkins 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(1:49) Anunoby BLOCK (1 BLK)
(1:45) Poole REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(1:44) MISS Bey 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(1:41) Williamson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (1:41) Williamson 1' Putback Dunk (3 PTS)
3236
(1:26) Hawkins S.FOUL (P1.PN) (R.Hussey)
+1 (1:26) Clarkson Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
3336
+1 (1:26) Clarkson Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
3436
(1:09) MISS Bey 17' Step Back Jump Shot
(1:05) Clarkson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (0:58) Yabusele 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Clarkson 1 AST)
3736
+3 (0:49) Poole 27' 3PT Jump Shot (10 PTS) (Williamson 1 AST)
3739
(0:31) MISS Brunson 15' Turnaround Jump Shot
(0:27) Bey REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (0:20) Bey 2' Driving Finger Roll Layup (23 PTS) (Missi 1 AST)
3741
(0:18) Yabusele Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T3)
(0:18) Bey STEAL (1 STL)
(0:01) MISS Poole 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(0:01) PELICANS Rebound

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

NYK

NOP

130Points125

46-95(48.4%)Field Goal(%)44-96(45.8%)

20-44(45.5%)3-Point(%)14-36(38.9%)

18-19(94.7%)Free Throw(%)23-27(85.2%)

42(10)Rebounds(Offensive)50(16)

35Assists27

8Steals6

4Blocks8

8Turnovers11

19Fouls15

42Pts In The Paint54

16Fast Break Pts10

12Pts Off Turnovers13

43Bench Pts35

5Largest Lead10

Game Details

Monday, December 29, 2025 · 8:00 PM

Smoothie King Center · New Orleans, LA

attendance: 17,041 (95.8%)