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December 29, 2025 · Smoothie King Center
New York Knicks vs New Orleans Pelicans · December 29, 2025
The New York Knicks beat the New Orleans Pelicans 130-125 on Monday, December 29, 2025 on the road. Jalen Brunson led the Knicks with 28 points and 10 assists. Zion Williamson led the Pelicans with 32 points. The Knicks are 23-9 and the Pelicans 8-26.
Team 1 2 3 4 T
NY 37 35 24 34 130 NO 41 34 28 22 125
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Knicks · 46/95 FG
Q1 11:37 · Mohamed Diawara makes 1-foot two point shot
Q1 11:05 · Mohamed Diawara makes 23-foot three point jumper (Karl-Anthony Towns assists)
Q1 9:54 · Mohamed Diawara misses two point shot
Q1 7:33 · Mohamed Diawara makes 24-foot three pointer
Q1 5:40 · Mohamed Diawara makes 24-foot three point jumper (Mikal Bridges assists)
Q1 3:54 · Mohamed Diawara makes running layup (Jalen Brunson assists)
Q2 1:05 · Mohamed Diawara makes 25-foot three point jumper (Mikal Bridges assists)
Q3 11:34 · Mohamed Diawara misses running layup
Q3 8:36 · Mohamed Diawara makes running layup (Mikal Bridges assists)
Q1 10:42 · OG Anunoby misses 23-foot three point jumper
Q1 10:04 · OG Anunoby misses 22-foot three point jumper
Q1 9:07 · Derik Queen blocks OG Anunoby 's 2-foot layup
Q1 8:26 · OG Anunoby misses 22-foot three point jumper
Q2 9:10 · OG Anunoby makes driving dunk (Karl-Anthony Towns assists)
Q2 7:46 · OG Anunoby misses driving layup
Q2 7:44 · OG Anunoby makes two point shot
Q2 6:37 · OG Anunoby misses 27-foot three point jumper
Q2 2:11 · OG Anunoby makes running layup
Q2 1:40 · OG Anunoby misses driving layup
Q2 45.9 · OG Anunoby makes driving layup (Jalen Brunson assists)
Q2 13.5 · OG Anunoby makes 1-foot driving dunk (Mikal Bridges assists)
Q3 10:28 · OG Anunoby makes 2-foot layup (Mikal Bridges assists)
Q3 9:56 · OG Anunoby misses 11-foot pullup jump shot
Q3 9:38 · OG Anunoby misses 25-foot three point jumper
Q3 5:48 · OG Anunoby makes 23-foot running jump shot (Kevin McCullar Jr. assists)
Q3 4:13 · OG Anunoby misses 25-foot three point jumper
Q4 10:17 · OG Anunoby misses 23-foot three point jumper
Q4 8:12 · Kevon Looney blocks OG Anunoby 's 2-foot running layup
Q4 7:12 · OG Anunoby misses alley oop dunk
Q4 5:43 · OG Anunoby misses 15-foot jumper
Q4 1:48 · OG Anunoby makes 1-foot driving dunk (Miles McBride assists)
Q1 10:24 · Jalen Brunson misses driving layup
Q1 9:26 · Jalen Brunson makes 12-foot turnaround jump shot
Q1 8:07 · Jalen Brunson makes 25-foot three pointer
Q1 6:03 · Jalen Brunson misses two point shot
Q1 4:42 · Jalen Brunson misses 15-foot pullup jump shot
Q1 4:11 · Jalen Brunson misses driving layup
Q1 31.5 · Jalen Brunson misses 14-foot turnaround jump shot
Q2 4:59 · Jalen Brunson misses 26-foot three point jumper
Q2 4:30 · Jalen Brunson makes 24-foot three point jumper (Mikal Bridges assists)
Q2 4:03 · Jalen Brunson makes driving layup
Q2 3:07 · Jalen Brunson makes 11-foot turnaround jump shot
Q2 1:47 · Jalen Brunson misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot
Q3 11:17 · Jalen Brunson misses 23-foot three point jumper
Q3 8:52 · Jalen Brunson makes 24-foot three pointer (Mikal Bridges assists)
Q3 7:51 · Jalen Brunson misses 19-foot turnaround jump shot
Q3 3:37 · Jalen Brunson misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
Q3 2:41 · Jalen Brunson misses two point shot
Q3 3.5 · Jalen Brunson misses 13-foot pullup jump shot
Q4 5:09 · Jalen Brunson makes 25-foot running pullup jump shot (Mikal Bridges assists)
Q4 3:36 · Jalen Brunson makes 25-foot three pointer
Q4 1:10 · Jalen Brunson misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
Q4 1:06 · Jalen Brunson makes 10-foot driving floating jump shot (Miles McBride assists)
Q4 35.0 · Jalen Brunson makes driving layup
Q1 8:54 · Mikal Bridges makes running layup (Karl-Anthony Towns assists)
Q1 3:10 · Mikal Bridges makes 14-foot pullup jump shot (Jalen Brunson assists)
Q3 6:21 · Mikal Bridges misses 11-foot two point shot
Q3 6:09 · Mikal Bridges makes two point shot (Jalen Brunson assists)
Q3 5:21 · Mikal Bridges misses 22-foot three point jumper
Q1 7:12 · Karl-Anthony Towns misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot
Q1 6:25 · Karl-Anthony Towns makes driving layup (Jalen Brunson assists)
Q1 6:00 · Derik Queen blocks Karl-Anthony Towns 's 2-foot two point shot
Q2 10:59 · Zion Williamson blocks Karl-Anthony Towns 's 11-foot driving floating jump shot
Q2 8:31 · Karl-Anthony Towns makes 25-foot three point jumper (Tyler Kolek assists)
Q3 7:26 · Karl-Anthony Towns makes layup (Jalen Brunson assists)
Q3 0.5 · Zion Williamson blocks Karl-Anthony Towns 's 11-foot jumper
Q4 9:02 · Karl-Anthony Towns misses 28-foot three point jumper
Q4 7:42 · Karl-Anthony Towns makes 25-foot three point jumper (Tyler Kolek assists)
Q1 2:45 · Guerschon Yabusele makes 22-foot three point jumper (OG Anunoby assists)
Q1 58.6 · Guerschon Yabusele makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jordan Clarkson assists)
Q3 3:18 · Kevon Looney blocks Guerschon Yabusele 's 9-foot driving floating jump shot
Q3 2:21 · Guerschon Yabusele makes 22-foot three point jumper (Jalen Brunson assists)
Q3 1:41 · Guerschon Yabusele misses 22-foot three point jumper
Q2 10:37 · Jordan Clarkson misses 22-foot running jump shot
Q3 1:04 · Jordan Clarkson makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jalen Brunson assists)
Q4 11:39 · Jordan Clarkson makes 17-foot step back jumpshot (Tyler Kolek assists)
Q4 9:48 · Jordan Clarkson makes driving layup (Tyler Kolek assists)
Q4 8:30 · Jordan Clarkson misses 13-foot fade away jump shot
Q4 7:46 · Jordan Clarkson misses 25-foot running jump shot
Q2 10:28 · Tyler Kolek makes 24-foot three point jumper (Karl-Anthony Towns assists)
Q2 9:34 · Jordan Hawkins blocks Tyler Kolek 's 1-foot driving layup
Q2 6:44 · Tyler Kolek misses 24-foot three point jumper
Q4 11:05 · Tyler Kolek makes 25-foot three point jumper (Mikal Bridges assists)
Q4 10:22 · Tyler Kolek misses 25-foot three point jumper
Q2 8:49 · Miles McBride misses 23-foot three point jumper
Q2 7:19 · Miles McBride misses 22-foot three point jumper
Q2 5:44 · Miles McBride makes 16-foot pullup jump shot
Q3 3:24 · Jordan Poole blocks Miles McBride 's 14-foot pullup jump shot
Q4 8:02 · Miles McBride makes 25-foot three point jumper (Tyler Kolek assists)
Q4 4:34 · Miles McBride makes driving layup (Jalen Brunson assists)
Q4 2:58 · Miles McBride misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
Q4 2:28 · Miles McBride makes 23-foot three point jumper (Mikal Bridges assists)
Q3 6:55 · Kevin McCullar Jr. makes driving layup (Jalen Brunson assists)
Q3 4:51 · Kevin McCullar Jr. misses 23-foot running jump shot
Q3 31.5 · Trey Jemison III makes 4-foot floating jump shot (Guerschon Yabusele assists)
Paint 20/33 61% Mid-range 6/18 33% 3PT 20/44 45%
Pelicans · 44/96 FG
Q1 11:17 · Derik Queen misses 18-foot jumper
Q1 6:17 · Derik Queen misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
Q1 3:57 · Derik Queen misses tip shot
Q2 6:24 · Derik Queen misses driving floating jump shot
Q2 6:19 · Derik Queen misses 22-foot three point jumper
Q2 4:16 · Derik Queen misses 13-foot turnaround jump shot
Q3 10:56 · Derik Queen makes 19-foot pullup jump shot (Jeremiah Fears assists)
Q3 7:14 · Derik Queen makes reverse layup (Saddiq Bey assists)
Q3 5:04 · Karl-Anthony Towns blocks Derik Queen 's 1-foot driving layup
Q4 8:19 · Derik Queen misses layup
Q4 6:31 · Derik Queen makes 10-foot step back jumpshot
Q4 6:01 · Derik Queen misses running layup
Q4 5:17 · Derik Queen misses 12-foot pullup jump shot
Q1 10:55 · Saddiq Bey makes 2-foot reverse layup (Jeremiah Fears assists)
Q1 10:17 · Saddiq Bey makes 24-foot running jump shot (Jeremiah Fears assists)
Q1 9:45 · Saddiq Bey makes 10-foot step back jumpshot
Q1 6:43 · Saddiq Bey makes 7-foot fade away jump shot (Derik Queen assists)
Q1 5:54 · Saddiq Bey makes 23-foot running jump shot (Trey Murphy III assists)
Q1 4:25 · Saddiq Bey makes 23-foot three point jumper (Trey Murphy III assists)
Q1 4:00 · Saddiq Bey misses two point shot
Q1 3:27 · Saddiq Bey makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jordan Poole assists)
Q1 1:44 · Saddiq Bey misses 24-foot three point jumper
Q1 1:09 · Saddiq Bey misses 16-foot step back jumpshot
Q1 20.1 · Saddiq Bey makes 1-foot two point shot (Yves Missi assists)
Q2 5:19 · Saddiq Bey makes 6-foot driving floating jump shot
Q2 3:44 · Saddiq Bey misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot
Q3 11:42 · Saddiq Bey misses 23-foot three point jumper
Q3 11:26 · Mikal Bridges blocks Saddiq Bey 's 2-foot driving layup
Q3 5:54 · Saddiq Bey misses driving layup
Q3 3:48 · Saddiq Bey misses 25-foot three point jumper
Q4 7:23 · Saddiq Bey misses driving layup
Q4 7:20 · Karl-Anthony Towns blocks Saddiq Bey 's 1-foot two point shot
Q4 4:09 · Saddiq Bey misses 23-foot three point pullup jump shot
Q4 1.1 · Saddiq Bey misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
Q1 10:32 · Trey Murphy III makes driving layup
Q1 9:19 · Trey Murphy III makes 24-foot three point jumper (Derik Queen assists)
Q1 8:19 · Trey Murphy III misses running pullup jump shot
Q1 2:28 · Trey Murphy III misses 24-foot three point jumper
Q2 7:56 · Trey Murphy III misses 19-foot step back jumpshot
Q2 4:42 · Trey Murphy III misses 11-foot fade away jump shot
Q2 2:20 · Trey Murphy III misses 26-foot three point jumper
Q2 1:22 · Trey Murphy III makes 3-foot driving floating jump shot (Saddiq Bey assists)
Q2 33.1 · Trey Murphy III misses driving layup
Q3 7:41 · Trey Murphy III makes 25-foot three point jumper (Saddiq Bey assists)
Q3 6:41 · Trey Murphy III makes 25-foot three point jumper (Saddiq Bey assists)
Q3 5:32 · Trey Murphy III misses 27-foot three point jumper
Q4 7:06 · Trey Murphy III misses running pullup jump shot
Q4 4:45 · Trey Murphy III makes 26-foot three pointer (Derik Queen assists)
Q4 3:48 · Trey Murphy III makes 28-foot three point jumper (Derik Queen assists)
Q4 3:14 · Trey Murphy III makes layup (Derik Queen assists)
Q1 7:20 · Zion Williamson misses driving floating jump shot
Q1 1:41 · Zion Williamson makes dunk
Q2 11:47 · Zion Williamson misses driving layup
Q2 10:12 · Zion Williamson makes 4-foot two point shot (Jordan Hawkins assists)
Q2 9:52 · Zion Williamson makes 2-foot two point shot
Q2 8:41 · Zion Williamson makes driving layup
Q2 3:41 · Zion Williamson misses 5-foot two point shot
Q2 3:37 · Zion Williamson misses 2-foot tip shot
Q2 2:56 · Zion Williamson makes two point shot
Q2 51.9 · Zion Williamson makes driving layup
Q3 10:36 · Zion Williamson makes 1-foot running dunk (Jeremiah Fears assists)
Q3 10:13 · Zion Williamson makes 3-foot two point shot (Derik Queen assists)
Q3 8:10 · Zion Williamson makes 1-foot dunk (Saddiq Bey assists)
Q4 10:01 · Zion Williamson misses driving layup
Q4 2:11 · Zion Williamson makes 3-foot two point shot
Q4 25.1 · Zion Williamson makes 7-foot driving floating jump shot
Q1 7:02 · Jeremiah Fears misses running layup
Q2 7:05 · Jeremiah Fears misses 27-foot three point jumper
Q2 5:53 · Jeremiah Fears makes two point shot
Q2 3:28 · Jeremiah Fears makes 11-foot driving floating jump shot
Q3 9:49 · Jeremiah Fears misses running pullup jump shot
Q1 4:52 · Jordan Poole makes 22-foot three point jumper (Saddiq Bey assists)
Q1 4:33 · Jordan Poole misses 23-foot running jump shot
Q1 49.4 · Jordan Poole makes 27-foot three point jumper (Zion Williamson assists)
Q1 1.5 · Jordan Poole misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot
Q2 9:22 · Jordan Poole makes 18-foot pullup jump shot (Kevon Looney assists)
Q2 2:00 · Jordan Poole makes 27-foot three point jumper (Kevon Looney assists)
Q3 4:59 · Jordan Poole misses 25-foot fade away jump shot
Q3 2:35 · Jordan Poole makes driving layup
Q3 1:31 · Jordan Poole misses 31-foot three point jumper
Q3 49.8 · Jordan Poole makes two point shot
Q4 10:48 · Jordan Poole makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kevon Looney assists)
Q4 2:44 · Jordan Poole misses driving floating jump shot
Q4 1:34 · Jordan Poole misses 31-foot three point jumper
Q4 6.7 · Jordan Poole misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
Q1 1:49 · OG Anunoby blocks Jordan Hawkins 's 25-foot three point jumper
Q2 11:20 · Jordan Hawkins makes 20-foot pullup jump shot (Zion Williamson assists)
Q4 9:11 · Jordan Hawkins misses 10-foot pullup jump shot
Q2 3:40 · Kevon Looney misses tip shot
Q2 32.5 · Kevon Looney makes tip shot
Q3 5:27 · Kevon Looney misses tip shot
Q3 3:00 · Yves Missi misses 4-foot two point shot
Q4 6:00 · Yves Missi makes tip in dunk
Q3 1:57 · Micah Peavy misses 11-foot pullup jump shot
Q3 1:26 · Micah Peavy makes 25-foot three point jumper (Yves Missi assists)
Q4 11:20 · Micah Peavy misses 7-foot turnaround jump shot
Paint 23/43 53% Mid-range 7/17 41% 3PT 14/36 39%
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