Who won New Orleans Pelicans vs New York Knicks?

The New York Knicks beat the New Orleans Pelicans 118-85 on December 1, 2024.

CJ McCollum scored 13 for the New Orleans Pelicans; Mikal Bridges scored 31 for the New York Knicks.

New Orleans Pelicans at New York Knicks

2024-25 · Regular season Sun, Dec 1, 2024 · 6:00 pm EST · All results that day · New Orleans Pelicans vs New York Knicks head-to-head · New Orleans Pelicans schedule · New York Knicks schedule

Final

Away

New York Knicks

118

Venue: Madison Square Garden

Schedule source: whynba · Observed Oct 9, 2026, 06:29 UTC.

Game recap

The New York Knicks beat the New Orleans Pelicans 118-85 at home on Sunday, December 1, 2024 at Madison Square Garden. Mikal Bridges had 31 points, 4 rebounds and 1 assist for the New York Knicks. CJ McCollum had 13 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists for the New Orleans Pelicans.

The New York Knicks led 57-28 at halftime and pulled away after the break. Their best stretch was the first quarter, won 33-10. Double-digit figures in two categories: Karl-Anthony Towns (double-double, New York Knicks). Bench points: New Orleans Pelicans 35, New York Knicks 38. Jalen Brunson had 16 points, 2 rebounds and 9 assists in support for the winners.

Written by the whynba data desk from the licensed final box score and period scores.

Score source: whynba · Retrieved Oct 9, 2026, 06:29:18 UTC. Source update time is unavailable.

Quick answers

Who won New Orleans Pelicans vs New York Knicks?: The New York Knicks beat the New Orleans Pelicans 118-85 on December 1, 2024.
Who led the scoring?: CJ McCollum scored 13 for the New Orleans Pelicans; Mikal Bridges scored 31 for the New York Knicks.

Box score

Score by quarter
Team	q1	q2	q3	q4	Final
New Orleans Pelicans	10	18	28	29	85
New York Knicks	33	24	36	25	118

Game leaders

New Orleans Pelicans

Points: 13 CJ McCollum
Rebounds: 8 Dejounte Murray
Assists: 7 Elfrid Payton

New York Knicks

Points: 31 Mikal Bridges
Rebounds: 19 Karl-Anthony Towns
Assists: 9 Jalen Brunson

Karl-Anthony Towns double-double (14 PTS, 19 REB)

New Orleans Pelicans
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Dejounte Murray starter	29:34	10	8	5	3	1	3	5-17	0-6	0-0	4	-34
Trey Murphy III starter	29:02	11	4	2	1	0	1	3-14	3-9	2-2	2	-34
CJ McCollum starter	25:12	13	3	3	1	0	0	6-16	0-3	1-1	2	-22
Javonte Green starter	22:45	5	4	0	2	2	2	2-4	0-2	1-5	1	-14
Yves Missi starter	20:27	11	8	1	0	1	2	5-7	0-0	1-1	3	-8
Jeremiah Robinson-Earl bench	19:31	2	4	0	0	0	1	1-4	0-1	0-0	2	-28
Antonio Reeves bench	19:25	2	2	0	1	0	1	1-6	0-2	0-0	2	+1
Brandon Boston Jr. bench	18:46	13	3	2	2	0	0	3-8	1-3	6-6	1	-8
Elfrid Payton bench	16:32	6	1	7	1	2	3	3-6	0-0	0-0	0	-8
Trey Jemison bench	14:38	0	3	0	0	1	0	0-2	0-0	0-2	2	-7
Karlo Matkovic bench	9:02	0	1	0	1	1	0	0-2	0-0	0-0	0	+6
Jamal Cain bench	8:14	10	1	0	2	1	0	5-6	0-1	0-0	0	+5
Daniel Theis bench	6:52	2	0	0	0	0	1	1-2	0-0	0-0	0	-14

Not available: Jose Alvarado, Brandon Ingram, Herbert Jones, Jordan Hawkins, Zion Williamson

New York Knicks
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Mikal Bridges starter	35:30	31	4	1	0	1	1	12-19	7-12	0-0	1	+40
OG Anunoby starter	31:25	7	4	2	3	4	2	2-10	0-3	3-4	1	+32
Josh Hart starter	30:58	12	6	3	2	1	0	5-9	2-3	0-0	2	+23
Jalen Brunson starter	26:28	16	2	9	0	0	3	4-11	3-7	5-5	3	+29
Karl-Anthony Towns starter	24:34	14	19	2	1	1	2	4-12	1-5	5-5	1	+17
Jericho Sims bench	23:26	4	13	2	1	0	2	2-2	0-0	0-0	0	+16
Miles McBride bench	21:40	13	2	3	1	0	2	5-9	3-4	0-0	2	+18
Cameron Payne bench	16:29	8	3	5	2	2	1	3-7	2-4	0-0	2	+9
Matt Ryan bench	9:02	8	1	0	0	0	2	3-6	2-5	0-0	0	-6
Ariel Hukporti bench	9:02	3	3	1	0	0	1	1-2	0-0	1-2	2	-6
Tyler Kolek bench	6:23	2	2	2	0	0	0	1-4	0-1	0-0	0	-2
Jacob Toppin bench	5:03	0	1	0	0	0	1	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	-5

Not available: Precious Achiuwa, Kevin McCullar Jr., Mitchell Robinson

Team statistics
New Orleans Pelicans	Stat	New York Knicks
11/17 (64%)	Free throws	14/16 (87%)
31/67 (46%)	2 pointers	22/47 (46%)
4/27 (14%)	3 pointers	20/45 (44%)
35/94 (37%)	Field goals	42/92 (45%)
42	Rebounds	60
29	Defensive rebounds	46
13	Offensive rebounds	14
20	Assists	30
14	Turnovers	17
14	Steals	10
9	Blocks	9
19	Fouls	14
7	Max points in a row	12
0:44	Time spent in lead	46:10
1	Biggest lead	41

Scoring margin by minute (above the line: New York Knicks ahead)

Largest margin: 41 points.

Game flow

Lead changes: 2
Times tied: 0
Largest lead · New Orleans Pelicans: 1 Q1 10:35
Largest lead · New York Knicks: 41 Q4 9:15
Longest run: 12-0 New York Knicks · Q1 9:51 to Q1 6:46

Scoring plays

Q1 · 20 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q1
Time left	Team	Play	New Orleans Pelicans	New York Knicks
10:54	New York Knicks	Mikal Bridges 2-pt field goal	0	2
10:35	New Orleans Pelicans	Trey Murphy III 3-pt field goal	3	2
9:51	New York Knicks	Josh Hart 2-pt field goal	3	4
9:30	New York Knicks	OG Anunoby Free throw	3	5
8:14	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns Free throw	3	6
8:14	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns Free throw	3	7
7:42	New York Knicks	Josh Hart 2-pt field goal	3	9
7:19	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 3-pt field goal	3	12
6:46	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns 2-pt field goal	3	14
5:23	New Orleans Pelicans	Javonte Green Free throw	4	14
5:01	New York Knicks	Mikal Bridges 2-pt field goal	4	16
3:58	New York Knicks	Mikal Bridges 3-pt field goal	4	19
3:31	New York Knicks	Mikal Bridges 3-pt field goal	4	22
2:16	New York Knicks	Mikal Bridges 3-pt field goal	4	25
1:54	New Orleans Pelicans	Elfrid Payton 2-pt field goal	6	25
1:28	New York Knicks	Miles McBride 3-pt field goal	6	28
1:15	New Orleans Pelicans	CJ McCollum 2-pt field goal	8	28
0:58	New York Knicks	Miles McBride 3-pt field goal	8	31
0:53	New Orleans Pelicans	CJ McCollum 2-pt field goal	10	31
0:40	New York Knicks	Miles McBride 2-pt field goal	10	33

Q2 · 22 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q2
Time left	Team	Play	New Orleans Pelicans	New York Knicks
11:31	New York Knicks	Cameron Payne 3-pt field goal	10	36
11:16	New Orleans Pelicans	Javonte Green 2-pt field goal	12	36
10:32	New York Knicks	Mikal Bridges 3-pt field goal	12	39
10:06	New Orleans Pelicans	Javonte Green 2-pt field goal	14	39
9:20	New York Knicks	Miles McBride 3-pt field goal	14	42
9:07	New Orleans Pelicans	CJ McCollum 2-pt field goal	16	42
8:37	New Orleans Pelicans	Elfrid Payton 2-pt field goal	18	42
8:04	New Orleans Pelicans	Yves Missi 2-pt field goal	20	42
8:04	New Orleans Pelicans	Yves Missi Free throw	21	42
7:13	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson Free throw	21	43
7:13	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson Free throw	21	44
6:53	New Orleans Pelicans	Daniel Theis 2-pt field goal	23	44
6:30	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 2-pt field goal	23	46
6:14	New York Knicks	OG Anunoby 2-pt field goal	23	48
5:00	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 3-pt field goal	23	51
4:50	New Orleans Pelicans	Dejounte Murray 2-pt field goal	25	51
3:49	New York Knicks	OG Anunoby 2-pt field goal	25	53
2:04	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson Free throw	25	54
2:04	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson Free throw	25	55
1:30	New York Knicks	OG Anunoby Free throw	25	56
1:30	New York Knicks	OG Anunoby Free throw	25	57
1:01	New Orleans Pelicans	Trey Murphy III 3-pt field goal	28	57

Q3 · 32 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q3
Time left	Team	Play	New Orleans Pelicans	New York Knicks
11:30	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns Free throw	28	58
11:30	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns Free throw	28	59
11:02	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns 3-pt field goal	28	62
10:42	New Orleans Pelicans	Dejounte Murray 2-pt field goal	30	62
10:07	New Orleans Pelicans	Yves Missi 2-pt field goal	32	62
9:45	New York Knicks	Josh Hart 3-pt field goal	32	65
9:28	New Orleans Pelicans	Yves Missi 2-pt field goal	34	65
8:53	New Orleans Pelicans	Dejounte Murray 2-pt field goal	36	65
8:32	New York Knicks	Mikal Bridges 3-pt field goal	36	68
8:14	New Orleans Pelicans	Yves Missi 2-pt field goal	38	68
8:11	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson Free throw	38	69
7:59	New Orleans Pelicans	Dejounte Murray 2-pt field goal	40	69
7:40	New York Knicks	Mikal Bridges 2-pt field goal	40	71
7:25	New Orleans Pelicans	CJ McCollum 2-pt field goal	42	71
7:25	New Orleans Pelicans	CJ McCollum Free throw	43	71
7:08	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns 2-pt field goal	43	73
7:08	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns Free throw	43	74
6:55	New Orleans Pelicans	CJ McCollum 2-pt field goal	45	74
6:43	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns 2-pt field goal	45	76
6:34	New Orleans Pelicans	CJ McCollum 2-pt field goal	47	76
6:02	New Orleans Pelicans	Dejounte Murray 2-pt field goal	49	76
5:45	New York Knicks	Mikal Bridges 2-pt field goal	49	78
5:33	New Orleans Pelicans	Yves Missi 2-pt field goal	51	78
5:10	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 3-pt field goal	51	81
4:23	New York Knicks	Jericho Sims 2-pt field goal	51	83
3:20	New York Knicks	Mikal Bridges 2-pt field goal	51	85
3:05	New Orleans Pelicans	Trey Murphy III 3-pt field goal	54	85
2:52	New York Knicks	Mikal Bridges 3-pt field goal	54	88
2:34	New Orleans Pelicans	Trey Murphy III Free throw	55	88
2:34	New Orleans Pelicans	Trey Murphy III Free throw	56	88
2:17	New York Knicks	Cameron Payne 3-pt field goal	56	91
0:07	New York Knicks	Josh Hart 2-pt field goal	56	93

Q4 · 28 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q4
Time left	Team	Play	New Orleans Pelicans	New York Knicks
11:46	New York Knicks	Mikal Bridges 3-pt field goal	56	96
10:58	New Orleans Pelicans	Antonio Reeves 2-pt field goal	58	96
10:30	New Orleans Pelicans	Brandon Boston Jr. 2-pt field goal	60	96
10:16	New York Knicks	Cameron Payne 2-pt field goal	60	98
10:01	New Orleans Pelicans	Jeremiah Robinson-Earl 2-pt field goal	62	98
9:39	New York Knicks	Josh Hart 3-pt field goal	62	101
9:15	New York Knicks	Miles McBride 2-pt field goal	62	103
9:02	New Orleans Pelicans	Brandon Boston Jr. Free throw	63	103
9:02	New Orleans Pelicans	Brandon Boston Jr. Free throw	64	103
8:32	New Orleans Pelicans	Elfrid Payton 2-pt field goal	66	103
8:14	New York Knicks	Ariel Hukporti Free throw	66	104
7:48	New Orleans Pelicans	Brandon Boston Jr. 3-pt field goal	69	104
6:45	New York Knicks	Ariel Hukporti 2-pt field goal	69	106
6:23	New Orleans Pelicans	Brandon Boston Jr. Free throw	70	106
6:23	New Orleans Pelicans	Brandon Boston Jr. Free throw	71	106
5:57	New Orleans Pelicans	Jamal Cain 2-pt field goal	73	106
5:46	New York Knicks	Tyler Kolek 2-pt field goal	73	108
5:26	New York Knicks	Matt Ryan 3-pt field goal	73	111
4:48	New York Knicks	Matt Ryan 3-pt field goal	73	114
3:50	New Orleans Pelicans	Jamal Cain 2-pt field goal	75	114
3:18	New Orleans Pelicans	Jamal Cain 2-pt field goal	77	114
3:05	New Orleans Pelicans	Jamal Cain 2-pt field goal	79	114
2:48	New York Knicks	Jericho Sims 2-pt field goal	79	116
2:28	New Orleans Pelicans	Jamal Cain 2-pt field goal	81	116
2:11	New York Knicks	Matt Ryan 2-pt field goal	81	118
1:27	New Orleans Pelicans	Brandon Boston Jr. 2-pt field goal	83	118
1:13	New Orleans Pelicans	Brandon Boston Jr. Free throw	84	118
1:13	New Orleans Pelicans	Brandon Boston Jr. Free throw	85	118

2024-25 season series

After this game: New York Knicks 1-0. Final series: New York Knicks 2-0.

Dec 1: New Orleans Pelicans 85 at New York Knicks 118 (this game)
Dec 21: New York Knicks 104 at New Orleans Pelicans 93

Highlights

New York Knicks 118-85 New Orleans Pelicans — Full Highlights (YouTube)

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