Who won New Orleans Pelicans vs New York Knicks?

The New York Knicks beat the New Orleans Pelicans 121-116 on March 24, 2026.

Zion Williamson scored 22 for the New Orleans Pelicans; Jalen Brunson scored 32 for the New York Knicks.

New Orleans Pelicans at New York Knicks

2025-26 · Regular season Tue, Mar 24, 2026 · 7:30 pm EDT · All results that day · New Orleans Pelicans vs New York Knicks head-to-head · New Orleans Pelicans schedule · New York Knicks schedule

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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 121-116 at home on Tuesday, March 24, 2026 at Madison Square Garden. Jalen Brunson had 32 points, 1 rebound and 7 assists for the New York Knicks. Zion Williamson had 22 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists for the New Orleans Pelicans.

The New York Knicks led 66-60 at halftime and held on in the second half. Their best stretch was the first quarter, won 42-28. Double-digit figures in two categories: Karl-Anthony Towns (double-double, New York Knicks). Bench points: New Orleans Pelicans 40, New York Knicks 23. Karl-Anthony Towns had 21 points, 14 rebounds and 1 assist 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, 06:29:14 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 121-116 on March 24, 2026.
Who led the scoring?: Zion Williamson scored 22 for the New Orleans Pelicans; Jalen Brunson scored 32 for the New York Knicks.

Box score

Score by quarter
Team	q1	q2	q3	q4	Final
New Orleans Pelicans	28	32	32	24	116
New York Knicks	42	24	27	28	121

Game leaders

New Orleans Pelicans

Points: 22 Zion Williamson
Rebounds: 6 Trey Murphy III
Assists: 12 Dejounte Murray

New York Knicks

Points: 32 Jalen Brunson
Rebounds: 14 Karl-Anthony Towns
Assists: 7 Jalen Brunson

Karl-Anthony Towns double-double (21 PTS, 14 REB)

New Orleans Pelicans
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Herbert Jones starter	37:02	13	2	6	0	1	1	6-8	1-2	0-0	5	+2
Trey Murphy III starter	35:31	16	6	2	1	0	0	6-15	4-12	0-0	2	-13
Zion Williamson starter	33:56	22	4	2	1	1	1	8-10	0-0	6-8	3	+15
Dejounte Murray starter	28:02	7	5	12	1	0	1	2-12	1-4	2-2	3	+0
Saddiq Bey starter	27:54	18	4	2	0	0	2	6-13	4-6	2-2	4	+1
Karlo Matkovic bench	22:33	12	3	1	0	0	0	5-6	2-2	0-0	1	+1
Jeremiah Fears bench	19:58	21	1	3	2	0	2	9-12	3-5	0-0	0	-5
Derik Queen bench	18:26	5	5	3	0	1	0	2-8	0-3	1-1	1	-7
Yves Missi bench	16:38	2	4	2	0	0	0	1-4	0-0	0-0	0	-19

Not available: Bryce McGowens

New York Knicks
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
OG Anunoby starter	39:38	21	4	4	3	1	0	7-16	5-13	2-2	4	+17
Jalen Brunson starter	38:41	32	1	7	0	0	2	11-19	2-4	8-9	1	+16
Josh Hart starter	37:56	10	8	3	0	0	1	3-8	0-0	4-5	4	-14
Mikal Bridges starter	37:28	14	2	7	0	1	1	5-12	4-10	0-0	1	-9
Karl-Anthony Towns starter	24:23	21	14	1	0	0	2	8-17	2-6	3-3	3	-11
Jordan Clarkson bench	20:46	10	3	5	1	0	0	4-6	0-0	2-2	1	+11
Mitchell Robinson bench	20:44	11	8	0	1	2	1	5-5	0-0	1-1	2	+11
Mohamed Diawara bench	11:05	2	0	1	0	0	1	1-2	0-0	0-0	0	+15
Jose Alvarado bench	9:19	0	1	1	0	0	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	2	-11

Not available: Miles McBride, Landry Shamet, Kevin McCullar Jr.

Team statistics
New Orleans Pelicans	Stat	New York Knicks
11/13 (84%)	Free throws	20/22 (90%)
30/54 (55%)	2 pointers	31/52 (59%)
15/34 (44%)	3 pointers	13/33 (39%)
45/88 (51%)	Field goals	44/85 (51%)
34	Rebounds	41
28	Defensive rebounds	32
6	Offensive rebounds	9
33	Assists	29
7	Turnovers	9
5	Steals	5
3	Blocks	4
19	Fouls	18
12	Max points in a row	15
11:50	Time spent in lead	32:04
6	Biggest lead	14

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

Largest margin: 14 points.

Game flow

Lead changes: 15
Times tied: 12
Largest lead · New Orleans Pelicans: 6 Q1 8:38
Largest lead · New York Knicks: 14 Q1 0:00
Longest run: 15-0 New York Knicks · Q1 2:36 to Q1 0:00

Scoring plays

Q1 · 33 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q1
Time left	Team	Play	New Orleans Pelicans	New York Knicks
11:44	New Orleans Pelicans	Herbert Jones 2-pt field goal	2	0
11:24	New York Knicks	OG Anunoby 3-pt field goal	2	3
11:07	New Orleans Pelicans	Zion Williamson 2-pt field goal	4	3
10:52	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns Free throw	4	4
10:52	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns Free throw	4	5
10:42	New Orleans Pelicans	Dejounte Murray 3-pt field goal	7	5
9:50	New Orleans Pelicans	Saddiq Bey 3-pt field goal	10	5
9:18	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 2-pt field goal	10	7
8:38	New Orleans Pelicans	Saddiq Bey 3-pt field goal	13	7
8:18	New York Knicks	OG Anunoby 2-pt field goal	13	9
7:32	New York Knicks	Mikal Bridges 3-pt field goal	13	12
7:09	New Orleans Pelicans	Herbert Jones 3-pt field goal	16	12
7:00	New York Knicks	OG Anunoby Free throw	16	13
7:00	New York Knicks	OG Anunoby Free throw	16	14
6:34	New Orleans Pelicans	Zion Williamson Free throw	17	14
6:34	New Orleans Pelicans	Zion Williamson 2-pt field goal	18	14
6:14	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns 2-pt field goal	19	16
5:54	New Orleans Pelicans	Zion Williamson 2-pt field goal	21	16
5:46	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns 3-pt field goal	21	19
5:04	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 3-pt field goal	21	22
4:46	New Orleans Pelicans	Yves Missi 2-pt field goal	23	22
3:51	New York Knicks	Mitchell Robinson Free throw	23	23
3:51	New York Knicks	Mitchell Robinson 2-pt field goal	23	25
3:36	New Orleans Pelicans	Herbert Jones 2-pt field goal	25	25
3:09	New York Knicks	Jordan Clarkson 2-pt field goal	25	27
2:54	New Orleans Pelicans	Derik Queen 2-pt field goal	27	27
2:54	New Orleans Pelicans	Derik Queen Free throw	28	27
2:36	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 2-pt field goal	28	29
2:09	New York Knicks	OG Anunoby 3-pt field goal	28	32
1:53	New York Knicks	Jordan Clarkson 2-pt field goal	28	34
1:08	New York Knicks	Mitchell Robinson 2-pt field goal	28	36
0:43	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 3-pt field goal	28	39
0:00	New York Knicks	OG Anunoby 3-pt field goal	28	42

Q2 · 27 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q2
Time left	Team	Play	New Orleans Pelicans	New York Knicks
11:26	New Orleans Pelicans	Jeremiah Fears 2-pt field goal	30	42
10:10	New Orleans Pelicans	Herbert Jones 2-pt field goal	32	42
9:36	New Orleans Pelicans	Derik Queen 2-pt field goal	34	42
9:24	New York Knicks	Jordan Clarkson Free throw	34	43
9:24	New York Knicks	Jordan Clarkson Free throw	34	44
9:13	New Orleans Pelicans	Jeremiah Fears 3-pt field goal	37	44
8:56	New Orleans Pelicans	Jeremiah Fears 2-pt field goal	39	44
8:32	New Orleans Pelicans	Karlo Matkovic 2-pt field goal	41	44
8:00	New Orleans Pelicans	Zion Williamson Free throw	42	44
8:00	New Orleans Pelicans	Zion Williamson Free throw	43	44
7:05	New Orleans Pelicans	Karlo Matkovic 3-pt field goal	46	44
6:41	New York Knicks	Mikal Bridges 2-pt field goal	46	46
6:02	New Orleans Pelicans	Jeremiah Fears 3-pt field goal	49	46
5:38	New York Knicks	Josh Hart 2-pt field goal	49	48
5:05	New York Knicks	OG Anunoby 3-pt field goal	49	51
4:34	New York Knicks	Mitchell Robinson 2-pt field goal	49	53
4:17	New Orleans Pelicans	Trey Murphy III 3-pt field goal	52	53
3:53	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 2-pt field goal	52	55
3:31	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson Free throw	52	56
3:13	New Orleans Pelicans	Karlo Matkovic 2-pt field goal	54	56
2:51	New Orleans Pelicans	Karlo Matkovic 2-pt field goal	56	56
2:26	New York Knicks	Mikal Bridges 3-pt field goal	56	59
1:51	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns 2-pt field goal	56	61
1:32	New Orleans Pelicans	Herbert Jones 2-pt field goal	58	61
1:17	New York Knicks	Mikal Bridges 3-pt field goal	58	64
0:40	New York Knicks	OG Anunoby 2-pt field goal	58	66
0:04	New Orleans Pelicans	Trey Murphy III 2-pt field goal	60	66

Q3 · 28 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q3
Time left	Team	Play	New Orleans Pelicans	New York Knicks
11:04	New Orleans Pelicans	Zion Williamson 2-pt field goal	62	66
11:04	New Orleans Pelicans	Zion Williamson Free throw	63	66
10:33	New Orleans Pelicans	Trey Murphy III 3-pt field goal	66	66
10:20	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns 2-pt field goal	66	68
9:58	New Orleans Pelicans	Saddiq Bey 2-pt field goal	68	68
9:51	New York Knicks	Mikal Bridges 3-pt field goal	68	71
9:20	New Orleans Pelicans	Dejounte Murray 2-pt field goal	70	71
8:58	New York Knicks	OG Anunoby 3-pt field goal	70	74
8:26	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns 2-pt field goal	70	76
8:26	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns Free throw	70	77
8:15	New Orleans Pelicans	Zion Williamson 2-pt field goal	72	77
7:21	New Orleans Pelicans	Saddiq Bey 3-pt field goal	75	77
6:30	New Orleans Pelicans	Dejounte Murray Free throw	76	77
6:30	New Orleans Pelicans	Dejounte Murray Free throw	77	77
6:10	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns 2-pt field goal	77	79
5:24	New Orleans Pelicans	Zion Williamson 2-pt field goal	79	79
4:49	New Orleans Pelicans	Karlo Matkovic 3-pt field goal	82	79
4:28	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 2-pt field goal	82	81
4:20	New Orleans Pelicans	Zion Williamson Free throw	83	81
3:26	New York Knicks	Jordan Clarkson 2-pt field goal	83	83
3:12	New Orleans Pelicans	Trey Murphy III 3-pt field goal	86	83
2:57	New York Knicks	Mitchell Robinson 2-pt field goal	86	85
2:50	New Orleans Pelicans	Trey Murphy III 3-pt field goal	89	85
2:21	New York Knicks	Josh Hart 2-pt field goal	89	87
1:50	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 2-pt field goal	89	89
1:01	New York Knicks	Jordan Clarkson 2-pt field goal	89	91
0:28	New Orleans Pelicans	Saddiq Bey 3-pt field goal	92	91
0:09	New York Knicks	Mitchell Robinson 2-pt field goal	92	93

Q4 · 32 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q4
Time left	Team	Play	New Orleans Pelicans	New York Knicks
11:16	New York Knicks	Mohamed Diawara 2-pt field goal	92	95
10:44	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns 3-pt field goal	92	98
10:25	New Orleans Pelicans	Jeremiah Fears 2-pt field goal	94	98
9:45	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns 2-pt field goal	94	100
8:52	New Orleans Pelicans	Jeremiah Fears 2-pt field goal	96	100
8:37	New York Knicks	Josh Hart Free throw	96	101
8:37	New York Knicks	Josh Hart Free throw	96	102
8:37	New York Knicks	Josh Hart Free throw	96	103
8:09	New Orleans Pelicans	Herbert Jones 2-pt field goal	98	103
7:25	New Orleans Pelicans	Jeremiah Fears 2-pt field goal	100	103
7:02	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 2-pt field goal	100	105
5:50	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 2-pt field goal	100	107
5:34	New Orleans Pelicans	Jeremiah Fears 3-pt field goal	103	107
5:09	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson Free throw	103	108
5:09	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson Free throw	103	109
4:53	New Orleans Pelicans	Jeremiah Fears 2-pt field goal	105	109
4:28	New Orleans Pelicans	Saddiq Bey 2-pt field goal	107	109
4:02	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 2-pt field goal	107	111
3:26	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 2-pt field goal	107	113
2:32	New Orleans Pelicans	Saddiq Bey Free throw	108	113
2:32	New Orleans Pelicans	Saddiq Bey Free throw	109	113
2:00	New York Knicks	Josh Hart 2-pt field goal	109	115
1:41	New Orleans Pelicans	Zion Williamson 2-pt field goal	111	115
1:11	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson Free throw	111	116
1:11	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson Free throw	111	117
1:11	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson Free throw	111	118
1:03	New Orleans Pelicans	Zion Williamson 2-pt field goal	113	118
0:30	New Orleans Pelicans	Zion Williamson Free throw	114	118
0:24	New York Knicks	Josh Hart Free throw	114	119
0:16	New Orleans Pelicans	Trey Murphy III 2-pt field goal	116	119
0:14	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson Free throw	116	120
0:14	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson Free throw	116	121

2025-26 season series

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

Dec 29: New York Knicks 130 at New Orleans Pelicans 125
Mar 24: New Orleans Pelicans 116 at New York Knicks 121 (this game)

Highlights

Knicks 121 - 116 Pelicans — Full Highlights (YouTube)

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