The New York Knicks beat the New Orleans Pelicans 104-93 on Dec 21, 2024 at Smoothie King Center.
Final · Smoothie King Center
Top performers
- Jalen Brunson led the Knicks with 39 points, 1 rebounds and 6 assists.
- Trey Murphy III led the Pelicans with 26 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists.
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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jalen Brunson | 40 | 39 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 13-19 | 7-10 | 6-6 | 1 |
| Mikal Bridges | 45 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7-16 | 3-6 | 1-2 | 0 |
| OG Anunoby | 37 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6-17 | 2-8 | 2-2 | 3 |
| Josh Hart | 42 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6-13 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 3 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 27 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3-10 | 2-5 | 3-3 | 5 |
| Cameron Payne | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Precious Achiuwa | 12 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Miles McBride | 16 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-6 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Jericho Sims | 13 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Team | 240 | 104 | 42 | 24 | 11 | 3 | 16 | 38-87 | 15-37 | 13-15 | 18 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trey Murphy III | 38 | 26 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 11-18 | 3-8 | 1-1 | 3 |
| Dejounte Murray | 33 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5-15 | 2-6 | 2-2 | 3 |
| CJ McCollum | 32 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5-13 | 0-4 | 3-4 | 1 |
| Yves Missi | 30 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 2 |
| Jordan Hawkins | 21 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-8 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Javonte Green | 18 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Herbert Jones | 33 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1-7 | 1-4 | 2-4 | 6 |
| Team | 205 | 82 | 39 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 30-73 | 11-30 | 11-15 | 18 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
- Knicks · 2024-25 season · Previous Dec 19, 2024: NY 133, MIN 107 · Next Dec 23, 2024: TOR 125, NY 139
- Pelicans · 2024-25 season · Previous Dec 19, 2024: NO 113, HOU 133 · Next Dec 22, 2024: DEN 132, NO 129