The New York Knicks defeated the New Orleans Pelicans 121-116 on March 24, 2026 at Madison Square Garden. A crowd of 19,812 witnessed the New York Knicks secure the victory in this matchup.
Game Information
Quarter-by-Quarter Scoring
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|
| NY | 42 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 121 |
| NO | 28 | 32 | 32 | 24 | 116 |
Game Officials
Brent Barnaky (Referee), Josh Tiven (Referee), Simone Jelks (Referee)
Injury Report
| Team | Player | Position | Status | Injury | Expected Return |
|---|
| NY | Miles McBride | G | Out | Pelvis – Surgery | 2026-04-01 |
| NY | Landry Shamet | G | Out | Knee – Bruise | 2026-03-26 |
| NY | Kevin McCullar Jr. | G | Day-To-Day | Quadriceps – Not Specified | 2026-03-26 |
| NO | Bryce McGowens | G | Out | Toe – Fracture | 2026-03-26 |
Team Statistics
| Team | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS |
|---|
| NO | 51 | 44 | 85 | 34 | 33 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 116 |
| NY | 52 | 39 | 91 | 41 | 29 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 121 |
New Orleans Pelicans Player Statistics
| Player | POS | MIN | PTS | FGM-A | FG% | 3PM-A | 3P% | FTM-A | FT% | OREB | DREB | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | +/- |
|---|
| Herbert Jones | F | 37 | 13 | 6-8 | 75.0 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | +2 |
| Zion Williamson | F | 34 | 22 | 8-10 | 80.0 | 0-0 | 0 | 6-8 | 75.0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | +15 |
| Trey Murphy III | F | 36 | 16 | 6-15 | 40.0 | 4-12 | 33.3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -13 |
| Dejounte Murray | G | 28 | 7 | 2-12 | 16.7 | 1-4 | 25.0 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Saddiq Bey | G | 28 | 18 | 6-13 | 46.2 | 4-6 | 66.7 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | +1 |
| Karlo Matkovic | F | 23 | 12 | 5-6 | 83.3 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +1 |
| Derik Queen | C | 18 | 5 | 2-8 | 25.0 | 0-3 | 0.0 | 1-1 | 100.0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -7 |
| Yves Missi | C | 17 | 2 | 1-4 | 25.0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -19 |
| Jeremiah Fears | G | 20 | 21 | 9-12 | 75.0 | 3-5 | 60.0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -5 |
New York Knicks Player Statistics
| Player | POS | MIN | PTS | FGM-A | FG% | 3PM-A | 3P% | FTM-A | FT% | OREB | DREB | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | +/- |
|---|
| OG Anunoby | F | 40 | 21 | 7-16 | 43.8 | 5-13 | 38.5 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | +17 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | C | 24 | 21 | 8-17 | 47.1 | 2-6 | 33.3 | 3-3 | 100.0 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | -11 |
| Josh Hart | G | 38 | 10 | 3-8 | 37.5 | 0-0 | 0 | 4-5 | 80.0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -14 |
| Mikal Bridges | G | 37 | 14 | 5-12 | 41.7 | 4-10 | 40.0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -9 |
| Jalen Brunson | G | 39 | 32 | 11-19 | 57.9 | 2-4 | 50.0 | 8-9 | 88.9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +16 |
| Mohamed Diawara | F | 11 | 2 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +15 |
| Mitchell Robinson | C | 21 | 11 | 5-5 | 100.0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1-1 | 100.0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | +11 |
| Jordan Clarkson | G | 21 | 10 | 4-6 | 66.7 | 0-0 | 0 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +11 |
| Jose Alvarado | G | 9 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -11 |
Complete player statistics and team performance data are detailed in the tables above.
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