48pts
Anthony Davis
NOPvsNYK
Jan 14, 2018
NBA head-to-headModern Rivalry
New Orleans Pelicans vs New York Knicks Head-to-Head
New York Knicks lead the all-time record 25-24 across 49 recorded meetings.
Matchup fact
The earliest meeting on record was on November 10, 2002: New Orleans Hornets 97, New York Knicks 91.
By Erik AnderssonStats synced Apr 16, 2026NOP
24
vs
NYK
25
49 meetings
All-time
NYK lead 25-24
Recent form
NOP 4-6 over the latest 10
Last meeting
NYK won 121-116 on Mar 24, 2026
Closeness
One win separates the teams
Series context
The average winning margin is 9.5 points across decided games.
Recent Games
Last 10 Games
Mar 24, 26
NYK 121-116 NOP
NYKDec 29, 25
NOP 125-130 NYK
NYKDec 21, 24
NOP 93-104 NYK
NYKDec 1, 24
NYK 118-85 NOP
NYKFeb 27, 24
NYK 92-115 NOP
NOPOct 28, 23
NOP 96-87 NYK
NOPApr 7, 23
NOP 113-105 NYK
NOPFeb 25, 23
NYK 128-106 NOP
NYKJan 20, 22
NYK 91-102 NOP
NOPOct 30, 21
NOP 117-123 NYK
NYK| Date | Home | Away | Score | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 24, 2026 | NYK | NOP | 121–116 | NYK |
| Dec 29, 2025 | NOP | NYK | 125–130 | NYK |
| Dec 21, 2024 | NOP | NYK | 93–104 | NYK |
| Dec 1, 2024 | NYK | NOP | 118–85 | NYK |
| Feb 27, 2024 | NYK | NOP | 92–115 | NOP |
| Oct 28, 2023 | NOP | NYK | 96–87 | NOP |
| Apr 7, 2023 | NOP | NYK | 113–105 | NOP |
| Feb 25, 2023 | NYK | NOP | 128–106 | NYK |
| Jan 20, 2022 | NYK | NOP | 91–102 | NOP |
| Oct 30, 2021 | NOP | NYK | 117–123 | NYK |
Last Meeting
Mar 24, 2026Final
NYK
121
HOME
NOP
116
AWAY
Knickswon by5
Knicks' 4th straight in this series·Game 49 of all-time series
Matchup context
New York Knicks have won 6 of the latest 10 scored meetings. New York Knicks lead the complete decided record 25-24. The 9.5-point average margin is reported separately from both win records.
- History span
- 2002 to 2026
- 24 seasons
- Average margin
- 9.5 points
- Across decided games
- Playoff history
- 0
- No playoff meeting is present in the source
All-Time Record
Win Percentage
24W
25W
NOP
NYK
49%51%
New Orleans PelicansNew York Knicks
Season Split & Biggest Wins
Regular season vs playoff record, plus each team's largest margin of victory
Regular Season49 games
24
25
These teams have never met in the playoffs.
New Orleans Pelicans Biggest Win
115–92+23
Feb 27, 2024
New York Knicks Biggest Win
118–85+33
Dec 1, 2024
Decade Breakdown
Click a decade to filter stats below
Season by Season
| Season ↓ | NOP ↕ | NYK ↕ | Games ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–26 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2024–25 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2023–24 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022–23 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2021–22 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020–21 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2019–20 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018–19 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2017–18 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2016–17 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Matchup Insights
Home / Away Split
AWAY
12-13
NOP
AWAY
12-12
NYK
Streaks & Momentum
Current Streak
New York Knicks: 4 consecutive wins
4
Avg. Margin of Victory
Games decided by 9.5 pts on average
9.5pts
Momentum (Last 10 vs All-Time)
NOP-Neutral
Last 1040%
All-Time49%
NYK-Neutral
Last 1060%
All-Time51%
Last 10 Results
NOP / NYK
Advanced Stats
1996-presentBased on 35 of 49 all-time meetings that have play-by-play dataOvertime History
Total OT Games
6
NOP OT Wins
4
NYK OT Wins
2
Biggest OT Game
122-112 on Apr 18, 2021 (1OT)
Largest Leads
NOP Biggest Leads
+29pts
Jan 9, 2017
#2:+24 pts·Dec 8, 2004
#3:+23 pts·Mar 2, 2011
NYK Biggest Leads
+32pts
Feb 25, 2023
#2:+19 pts·Jan 14, 2018
#3:+16 pts·Dec 30, 2016
Lead Changes
Most in a Game
25
Mar 3, 2008
Average per Game
7.5
per game
Times Tied
Most Ties in a Game
16
Apr 4, 2008
Average Ties per Game
5.9
per game
Attendance Records
Across covered games (1996+)
Highest
19,812
Feb 25, 2023
Lowest
1,981
Apr 18, 2021
Reduced capacity (COVID era)
Average
16,933
Shooting Percentages
Average per game, 1996 to 2023. Every bar uses the same 0 to 100% scale.
FG%
NOP45.0%
NYK45.8%
NYK +0.8 pp
3P%
NOP33.6%
NYK34.1%
NYK +0.5 pp
FT%
NOP79.3%
NYK76.6%
NOP +2.7 pp
TS%
NOP53.9%
NYK54.3%
NYK +0.4 pp
Top Scorers (1996-present)
Career points, games, and biggest single-game vs this opponent
NOP Top 15 Scorers
| Player | Pts | G | Avg | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Davis | 293 | 10 | 29.3 | 48 |
| David West | 215 | 12 | 17.9 | 29 |
| Chris Paul | 214 | 10 | 21.4 | 33 |
| Jrue Holiday | 164 | 10 | 16.4 | 31 |
| Baron Davis | 133 | 7 | 19.0 | 29 |
| Brandon Ingram | 127 | 6 | 21.2 | 28 |
| P.J. Brown | 127 | 10 | 12.7 | 20 |
| Tyreke Evans | 110 | 6 | 18.3 | 27 |
| Jamal Mashburn | 104 | 5 | 20.8 | 25 |
| Jamaal Magloire | 85 | 6 | 14.2 | 21 |
| E'Twaun Moore | 75 | 7 | 10.7 | 16 |
| David Wesley | 74 | 5 | 14.8 | 23 |
| Eric Gordon | 69 | 4 | 17.3 | 28 |
| Peja Stojakovic | 66 | 5 | 13.2 | 22 |
| Jonas Valanciunas | 65 | 4 | 16.3 | 27 |
NYK Top 15 Scorers
| Player | Pts | G | Avg | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carmelo Anthony | 223 | 9 | 24.8 | 42 |
| RJ Barrett | 145 | 7 | 20.7 | 35 |
| Allan Houston | 116 | 5 | 23.2 | 29 |
| Tim Hardaway Jr. | 115 | 7 | 16.4 | 30 |
| David Lee | 113 | 8 | 14.1 | 28 |
| Kristaps Porzingis | 111 | 6 | 18.5 | 30 |
| Julius Randle | 107 | 5 | 21.4 | 33 |
| Amar'e Stoudemire | 102 | 5 | 20.4 | 34 |
| Al Harrington | 95 | 4 | 23.8 | 28 |
| Jamal Crawford | 84 | 5 | 16.8 | 29 |
| Nate Robinson | 84 | 7 | 12.0 | 23 |
| Stephon Marbury | 84 | 5 | 16.8 | 29 |
| Wilson Chandler | 83 | 6 | 13.8 | 20 |
| Kurt Thomas | 81 | 7 | 11.6 | 16 |
| Eddy Curry | 76 | 5 | 15.2 | 34 |
Biggest Individual Games (1996-present)
Single-game scoring highs in this matchup
43pts
Anthony Davis
NOPvsNYK
Nov 16, 2018
42pts
Carmelo Anthony
NYKvsNOP
Feb 19, 2014
40pts
Anthony Davis
NOPvsNYK
Jan 9, 2017
36pts
Anthony Davis
NOPvsNYK
Nov 15, 2015
Rivalry Fingerprint
Focus or tap a row to compare the exact gap. Every value is an average from matched game-level records, not a projection.
Quarter scoring pulse
37 games with complete quarter lines
NOPNYK
How they create points
35 games with complete style splits
Selected comparison
Fast-break points: NYK +2.9 points35 games
NOP highest-scoring quarter
Q2 · 25.1
NYK highest-scoring quarter
Q2 · 26.5
Widest fingerprint gap
NYK +2.9 fast-break points
Methodology & Data Sources
Last updated
Every head-to-head record on SharkBetting is computed from scored game logs. Regular-season and playoff results come from the balldontlie API and historical records cross-checked against basketball-reference.com. All-time records, recent form, postseason splits, margins, streaks, decades, and seasons are calculated from the same listed results. Records without a final score are excluded from decided-game statistics.
Stats are refreshed after completed game days when new source data is available. Each page's Last updated date shows when its underlying data was actually synced. If you spot an error, head to our contact page with the game date and we will verify against the source feeds.
Pre-1996 game scores partially derived from the nbadb dataset by Wyatt Walsh, distributed under CC BY-SA 4.0.