Knicks vs Pelicans Match Player Stats | Saturday, December 21st 2024

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Knicks vs Pelicans Match Player Stats | Saturday, December 21st 2024

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Todays Saturday, December 21st Matchup Details

Saturday New York Knicks at New Orleans Pelicans
Todays Game is on Saturday, December 21st 2024
21/12/24 20:00:00 PM EST Tipoff

Key Match Player Stats to New York Knicks at New Orleans Pelicans

Among all players in the NBA, Karl-Anthony Towns comes in at the 97th percentile, posting a whopping 25.0 points per game this year.

Among all players in the league, Karl-Anthony Towns measures in the 92nd percentile for 3-point prowess away from his home court with an excellent 48.1% rate this year.

Karl-Anthony Towns has tallied 34.5 minutes per game this year, some of the highest playing time of any player in the NBA: 91st percentile.

When it comes to scoring, the Knicks’s fantastic 116.4 points per game away from their home court places 3rd-best in the league over the last 15 games.

The matchup vs. Yves Missi is a strong one for three-point shots; when guarding fellow starting Cs this year, they have converted an enormous 51.0% of their shots from downtown (96th percentile).

Herbert Jones has attempted 5.6 shots from downtown per game over the last 5 games, 1.2 more than he’s attempted in all games this season.

Out of all players in the league, Herbert Jones comes in at the 83rd percentile for playing time, putting up a massive 32.5 minutes per game this year.

The matchup vs. New York is a strong one for three-pointers; when the Knicks are the visiting team, the opposing team’s starting SFs have posted the highest 3-point percentage in the NBA this year (48.0%).

The New Orleans Pelicans have played at the 7th-quickest pace in the NBA over the last 10 games.

Offensive rebounds lengthen possession and bring about extra opportunities for scoring and assists, and the New Orleans Pelicans rank 2nd-best in in the NBA with 12.9 offensive rebounds per game over the last 25 games.

Dejounte Murray has been on the court for 32.2 minutes per game playing at home this year, placing him in the 84th percentile — ranking among the most used players in the league.

Dejounte Murray has converted 3.2 foul shots per game this year, placing him in the 87th percentile out of all players in the NBA.

The matchup vs. the New York Knicks is a positive one for drawing fouls; the other team’s starting PGs have attempted a colossal 4.3 foul shots per game this year (6th-most in the NBA).

Trey Murphy III has sunk 2.8 three-pointers per game this year, ranking him in the 93rd percentile out of all players in the NBA.

Trey Murphy III has tallied 34.1 minutes per game this year, putting him among the most-used players in the NBA: 90th percentile.

The matchup vs. New York is a favorable one for 3-pointers; when the New York Knicks are away from home, opposing starting PFs have shot for the 2nd-highest three percentage in the NBA this year (47.7%).

Josh Hart has converted 2.0 shots from downtown per game over the last 5 games, 0.6 higher than he’s made from beyond the arc in all games this year.

Josh Hart has been on the court for 36.9 minutes per game on the road this year, putting him in the 97th percentile — some of the highest playing time of any player in the league.

In regard to 3-pointers, the Knicks’s outstanding 39.8% rate of converted threes away from home measures as the strongest in the league over the last 15 games.

The New York Knicks are expected to see a spike in plays in this game from squaring off against the 7th-fastest tempo offense in the league over the last 10 games (the Pelicans).

OG Anunoby has attempted 6.0 3-pointers per game this year, placing him in the 85th percentile among all players in the NBA.

OG Anunoby has averaged 36.6 minutes per game this year, seeing the court more than most players in the NBA: 98th percentile.

CJ McCollum has attempted 8.2 treys per game this year, ranking in the 95th percentile among all players in the league.

Among all players in the NBA, CJ McCollum comes in at the 89th percentile for playing time, tallying a monstrous 33.7 minutes per game this year.

The matchup against the Knicks is a strong one for threes; the other team’s starting SGs have put up the highest 3-point rate in the NBA this year (44.7%).

Out of all players in the league, Jalen Brunson places in the 96th percentile, registering a monstrous 24.6 points per game this year.

Among all players in the league, Jalen Brunson measures in the 91st percentile for playing time, putting up an enormous 34.3 minutes per game this year.

This year when they are the visiting team, the opposition’s starting PGs have totaled 7.5 three attempts per game (2nd-highest in the league) vs. the New Orleans Pelicans, identifying this as a good matchup.

Jalen Brunson has converted 2.7 treys per game this year, ranking in the 92nd percentile out of all players in the league.

CJ McCollum has attempted 18.7 shots per game this year, ranking him in the 96th percentile among all players in the league.

Josh Hart has made 61.6% of his field goals while playing away from home this year, putting him in the 93rd percentile among all players in the NBA.

Mikal Bridges has attempted 6.7 3-point shots per game when playing on the road this year, putting him in the 89th percentile out of all players in the NBA.

Among all players in the NBA, Mikal Bridges rates in the 99th percentile for playing time, putting up a massive 37.9 minutes per game while on the road this year.

The matchup vs. the New Orleans Pelicans is a good one for shot attempts from downtown; opposing starting SGs have tallied the 4th-most 3-point attempts per game in the NBA this year (6.1).

Among all players in the NBA, Dejounte Murray rates in the 78th percentile for shots from behind the three-point arc, registering 5.4 per game this year.

Dejounte Murray stands to see a rise in effectiveness in all facets of the game in light of owning the home court advantage in this game.

OG Anunoby has made 6.3 field goals per game this year, placing him in the 84th percentile out of all players in the league.

Yves Missi has sunk 57.1% of his shots from the field with the home court advantage this year, ranking in the 87th percentile out of all players in the NBA.

Yves Missi has been on the court for 31.8 minutes per game over the last 5 games, 5.8 higher than he’s been on the court for over the course of the year.

Yves Missi will have the benefit of the home court advantage in this matchup. Playing with the home court advantage generally improves player production for all stats.

Negative Match Player Stats Trends that should impact New York Knicks at New Orleans Pelicans

The 2nd-least up-tempo pace road offense in the league this year has been the New York Knicks.

Offensive rebounds preserve possession and bring about additional chances for scoring and assists, but the New York Knicks grade out 4thworst in in the NBA as the away team with only 9.1 offensive boards per game this year.

Karl-Anthony Towns will not have the benefit of the home court advantage in this game. Playing on the road tends to worsen player performance across the board.

Among all players in the NBA, Herbert Jones lands in the 94th percentile for personal fouls, totaling a whopping 2.9 fouls per game this year.

The Pelicans have been the lowest scoring offense in the league this year in regard to shots from downtown.

The Pelicans are expected to suffer a reduction in possessions in this contest from being pitted against the 2nd-most sluggish pace-of-play road offense in the NBA this year (the New York Knicks).

Compared to last year’s 45.8% mark, Dejounte Murray’s scoring performance has diminished this year to 37.5%.

Among all players in the NBA, Dejounte Murray lands in the 77th percentile for personal fouls, logging an enormous 2.4 fouls per game playing at home this year.

As it relates to shooting, the New Orleans Pelicans’s unimpressive 105.4 points per game measures as the weakest in the NBA this year.

This year, the other team’s starting PGs have tallied 4.8 three attempts per game (2nd-lowest in the league) vs. the New York Knicks, creating a difficult matchup.

Over the last 20 games, the opposing team’s starting PFs have attempted 4.1 foul shots per game (8th-fewest in the league) vs. the New York Knicks, finding it difficult to get to the foul line.

Josh Hart has committed 2.4 personal fouls per game this year, making him one of the most foul-prone players in the league (76th percentile).

This year when they are away from home, the other team’s starting SFs have averaged 1.5 threes per game (10th-fewest in the NBA) vs. the New Orleans Pelicans, creating a challenging matchup.

Josh Hart will not have the benefit of the home court advantage in this matchup. Playing on the road tends to worsen player performance in all stat categories.

The matchup vs. New York may be a tough one for getting to the charity stripe; the opposing team’s starting SFs have attempted a mere 2.5 free throws per game over the last 10 games when the New York Knicks are the visiting team (7th-least in the NBA).

The matchup vs. New Orleans is a tough one for 3-point attempts; when the New Orleans Pelicans have the home court advantage, the other team’s starting PFs have totaled the 5th-least three attempts per game in the league this year (3.4).

OG Anunoby will not enjoy the home court advantage in this contest. Playing away from your home court usually worsens player production for all stats.

Relative to last year’s 39.8% clip, CJ McCollum’s three-point proficiency has dropped this year to 29.8%.

Jalen Brunson ought to suffer a drop-off in production for all stats on account of playing on the visting team in this matchup.

The matchup vs. the Knicks is a tough one for drawing fouls; the opposition’s starting SGs have attempted just 1.9 foul shots per game this year (4th-least in the league).

This year, opposing starting SFs have tallied 9.1 shot attempts per game (fewest in the league) vs. the Pelicans, creating a difficult matchup.

The matchup against the New Orleans Pelicans may be a difficult one for getting to the foul line; the other team’s starting SFs have attempted a mere 2.1 free throws per game over the last 20 games (2nd-least in the league).

Mikal Bridges will not have the benefit of the home court advantage in this matchup. Playing away from your home stadium generally worsens player production across the board.

Karl-Anthony Towns has tallied 3.1 personal fouls per game on the road this year, placing him in the 94th percentile — among the league’s most foul-prone.

The matchup against the Pelicans may be a hard one for drawing fouls; the opposition’s starting PFs have attempted a measly 3.3 foul shots per game over the last 20 games (6th-least in the league).

Mikal Bridges has made 62.3% of his foul shot attempts this year, placing him in the 15th percentile out of all players in the league.

The matchup against New Orleans is a difficult one for getting to the foul line; the opposing team’s starting SGs have attempted a measly 1.0 foul shots per game this year when the New Orleans Pelicans are playing at home (least in the league).

Yves Missi has attempted 0.0 three-pointers per game while playing at home this year, placing him in the 7th percentile among all players in the NBA.

Yves Missi has accumulated 3.4 personal fouls per game over the last 5 games, 1.2 higher than he’s accumulated overall this season.

The number of shot attempts from the field against Karl-Anthony Towns has been quite low (8.3 per game) when matched up against other starting Cs this year (7th percentile).

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