NBA 2026-27 · Regular season · Meeting 1 of the season
What does Nets vs Knicks change in the NBA playoff race?
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Scoring by quarter
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nets | 21 | 23 | 35 | 5 | 84 |
| Knicks | 27 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 95 |
What's at stake
Current standings (93 games played league-wide) plus this one result, recomputed for the 15 East teams. Arithmetic, not odds.
Nets win
- KnicksEast #9→#11play-in (7–10)→outside the top 10Tragic 76→75
Magic number = wins left to lock a top-10 (play-in) finish (top-6 magic: a direct berth); tragic number = losses left until elimination. Ties count against the team. How we calculate →
Season series
Meeting 1 of 4 this season
Before this game
- Nov 2 Nets @ Knicks (Scheduled)
- Dec 27 Nets @ Knicks (Scheduled)
- Feb 1 Knicks @ Nets (Scheduled)
- Apr 2 Knicks @ Nets (Scheduled)
Team records
Injury report
Nets
- Tyler BilodeauOut
- Egor DeminOut
- Joshua JeffersonOut
- Grant NelsonOut
- Ben SarafOut
Knicks
- Jose AlvaradoAvailable
BALLDONTLIE injury report (status only). It can change before tip-off.
Box score
Game leaders
- PointsMichael Porter Jr. 18Landry Shamet 20
- ReboundsJulius Randle 10Karl-Anthony Towns 15
- AssistsNolan Traoré 4Josh Hart 7
Team stats
| Nets | Knicks | |
|---|---|---|
| Field goals | 28-72 (38.9%) | 28-66 (42.4%) |
| 3-pointers | 12-34 (35.3%) | 17-41 (41.5%) |
| Free throws | 16-21 (76.2%) | 22-25 (88.0%) |
| Rebounds | 36 (11 off.) | 37 (8 off.) |
| Assists | 18 | 21 |
| Steals | 7 | 7 |
| Blocks | 4 | 5 |
| Turnovers | 12 | 15 |
| Fouls | 18 | 21 |
Percentages are made ÷ attempted.
Nets players
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Porter Jr.F | 32 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6-13 | 4-11 | 2-3 | -8 |
| J. RandleF | 31 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5-16 | 0-4 | 8-11 | -10 |
| C. JohnsonG-F | 27 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1-5 | 1-2 | 1-2 | -17 |
| D. SharpeC | 22 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 | -5 |
| M. Brown Jr.G | 22 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5-10 | 1-5 | 2-2 | -2 |
| N. TraoréG | 20 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5-7 | 4-5 | 0-0 | -8 |
| N. ClowneyF | 20 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | +3 |
| K. EllisG | 20 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2-6 | 1-4 | 0-0 | -2 |
| M. WagnerC | 20 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-7 | 1-2 | 1-1 | -5 |
| J. MinottF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -1 |
| T | 214 | 84 | 36 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 28-72 | 12-34 | 16-21 |
Did not play: T. Mann, D. Powell, D. Wolf
Knicks players
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| O. AnunobyF | 34 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4-7 | 3-6 | 6-6 | +10 |
| K. TownsC | 32 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4-11 | 1-4 | 2-3 | +16 |
| J. BrunsonG | 29 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6-14 | 4-9 | 2-4 | +4 |
| J. HartG | 25 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3-6 | 2-5 | 0-0 | +23 |
| L. ShametG | 25 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-7 | 4-6 | 6-6 | +2 |
| M. BridgesF | 16 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1-7 | 0-2 | 4-4 | -11 |
| M. McBrideG | 15 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 0-0 | -4 |
| A. DrummondC | 11 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | -2 |
| J. AlvaradoG | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -3 |
| J. ClarksonG | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | +12 |
| M. DiawaraF | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -5 |
| T. KolekG | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | +13 |
| T | 216 | 95 | 37 | 21 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 28-66 | 17-41 | 22-25 |
Did not play: P. Dadiet, J. Wiseman
MIN in minutes. +/- is the score difference while the player was on the court.
Game data: BALLDONTLIE. Magic and tragic numbers are computed by this site.