The New York Knicks beat the New Orleans Pelicans 130-125 on Dec 29, 2025 at Smoothie King Center.
Final · Smoothie King Center
Top performers
- Jalen Brunson led the Knicks with 28 points, 3 rebounds and 10 assists.
- Zion Williamson led the Pelicans with 32 points, 5 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 | 36 | 28 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10-23 | 5-10 | 3-3 | 1 |
| OG Anunoby | 37 | 23 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8-22 | 1-8 | 6-6 | 3 |
| Mohamed Diawara | 18 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7-9 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Miles McBride | 18 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-8 | 2-5 | 4-4 | 2 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 30 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4-9 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 4 |
| Jordan Clarkson | 13 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-6 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 0 |
| Guerschon Yabusele | 16 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3-5 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Tyler Kolek | 12 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-5 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 1 |
| Mikal Bridges | 35 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Trey Jemison III | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Kevin McCullar Jr. | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Ariel Hukporti | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Team | 240 | 130 | 42 | 35 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 46-95 | 20-44 | 18-19 | 19 |
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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zion Williamson | 29 | 32 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11-16 | 0-0 | 10-12 | 2 |
| Jordan Poole | 26 | 26 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7-14 | 4-10 | 8-8 | 2 |
| Saddiq Bey | 37 | 26 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9-21 | 4-10 | 4-5 | 3 |
| Trey Murphy III | 38 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8-16 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Derik Queen | 29 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3-13 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 2 |
| Jeremiah Fears | 22 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Micah Peavy | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Yves Missi | 14 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Jordan Hawkins | 12 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Kevon Looney | 24 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Team | 241 | 125 | 50 | 27 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 44-96 | 14-36 | 23-27 | 15 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
- Knicks · 2025-26 season · Previous Dec 27, 2025: NY 128, ATL 125 · Next Dec 31, 2025: NY 132, SA 134
- Pelicans · 2025-26 season · Previous Dec 27, 2025: PHX 123, NO 114 · Next Dec 31, 2025: NO 118, CHI 134