The New York Knicks beat the New Orleans Pelicans 122-112 on Apr 18, 2021 at Madison Square Garden.
Final · Madison Square Garden
Top performers
- Zion Williamson led the Pelicans with 34 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists.
- Julius Randle led the Knicks with 33 points, 5 rebounds and 10 assists.
New Orleans Pelicans box score
| MIN: Minutes on the floor. | PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TO: Possessions handed to the opponent by a bad pass, a lost dribble or an offensive foul — lower is better. | FG: Shots from the floor made and attempted, written made-attempted. | 3PT: Three-pointers made and attempted, written made-attempted. | FT: Free throws made and attempted, written made-attempted. | PF: Fouls committed. Six in one game and the player is disqualified — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zion Williamson | 42 | 34 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13-23 | 0-3 | 8-11 | 2 |
| Eric Bledsoe | 38 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8-20 | 3-9 | 3-3 | 3 |
| Brandon Ingram | 39 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6-18 | 0-2 | 7-8 | 1 |
| Steven Adams | 36 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 2 |
| Naji Marshall | 25 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2-7 | 1-3 | 4-4 | 3 |
| Jaxson Hayes | 17 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 |
| Lonzo Ball | 27 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2-9 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 2 |
| James Johnson | 23 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1-9 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Team | 247 | 107 | 52 | 23 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 39-96 | 5-25 | 24-30 | 16 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
New York Knicks box score
| MIN: Minutes on the floor. | PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TO: Possessions handed to the opponent by a bad pass, a lost dribble or an offensive foul — lower is better. | FG: Shots from the floor made and attempted, written made-attempted. | 3PT: Three-pointers made and attempted, written made-attempted. | FT: Free throws made and attempted, written made-attempted. | PF: Fouls committed. Six in one game and the player is disqualified — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julius Randle | 47 | 33 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 11-28 | 2-8 | 9-10 | 4 |
| Derrick Rose | 35 | 23 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9-17 | 2-4 | 3-4 | 1 |
| RJ Barrett | 36 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7-15 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 6 |
| Reggie Bullock Jr. | 37 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6-8 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 6 |
| Nerlens Noel | 28 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 |
| Immanuel Quickley | 22 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-5 | 1-3 | 5-6 | 1 |
| Taj Gibson | 24 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Elfrid Payton | 20 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2-8 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Obi Toppin | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Team | 255 | 120 | 45 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 13 | 44-92 | 11-27 | 21-24 | 23 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
- Pelicans · 2020-21 season · Previous Apr 16, 2021: NO 115, WSH 117 · Next Apr 20, 2021: BKN 134, NO 129
- Knicks · 2020-21 season · Previous Apr 16, 2021: NY 117, DAL 109 · Next Apr 20, 2021: CHA 97, NY 109