Who won New York Knicks vs New Orleans Pelicans?

The New York Knicks beat the New Orleans Pelicans 130-125 on December 29, 2025.

Jalen Brunson scored 28 for the New York Knicks; Zion Williamson scored 32 for the New Orleans Pelicans.

New York Knicks at New Orleans Pelicans

2025-26 · Regular season Mon, Dec 29, 2025 · 8:00 pm EST · All results that day · New York Knicks vs New Orleans Pelicans head-to-head · New York Knicks schedule · New Orleans Pelicans schedule

Final

Away

New Orleans Pelicans

125

Venue: Smoothie King Center

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

Game recap

The New York Knicks beat the New Orleans Pelicans 130-125 on the road on Monday, December 29, 2025 at Smoothie King Center. Jalen Brunson had 28 points, 3 rebounds and 10 assists for the New York Knicks. Zion Williamson had 32 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists for the New Orleans Pelicans.

The New York Knicks trailed 75-72 at halftime and came back to win. Their best stretch was the fourth quarter, won 34-22. Double-digit figures in two or more categories: Jalen Brunson (double-double, New York Knicks), OG Anunoby (double-double, New York Knicks), Karl-Anthony Towns (double-double, New York Knicks). Bench points: New York Knicks 43, New Orleans Pelicans 35. OG Anunoby had 23 points, 11 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 York Knicks vs New Orleans Pelicans?: The New York Knicks beat the New Orleans Pelicans 130-125 on December 29, 2025.
Who led the scoring?: Jalen Brunson scored 28 for the New York Knicks; Zion Williamson scored 32 for the New Orleans Pelicans.

Box score

Score by quarter
Team	q1	q2	q3	q4	Final
New York Knicks	37	35	24	34	130
New Orleans Pelicans	41	34	28	22	125

Game leaders

New York Knicks

Points: 28 Jalen Brunson
Rebounds: 12 Karl-Anthony Towns
Assists: 10 Jalen Brunson

New Orleans Pelicans

Points: 32 Zion Williamson
Rebounds: 9 Derik Queen
Assists: 6 Saddiq Bey

OG Anunoby double-double (23 PTS, 11 REB) · Jalen Brunson double-double (28 PTS, 10 AST) · Karl-Anthony Towns double-double (12 PTS, 12 REB)

New York Knicks
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
OG Anunoby starter	37:05	23	11	1	3	1	2	8-22	1-8	6-6	3	+16
Jalen Brunson starter	35:32	28	3	10	0	0	1	10-23	5-10	3-3	1	-1
Mikal Bridges starter	34:50	6	5	10	2	1	1	3-5	0-1	0-0	2	+3
Karl-Anthony Towns starter	29:58	12	12	4	0	2	0	4-9	2-4	2-2	4	+6
Mohamed Diawara starter	17:49	18	1	0	2	0	0	7-9	4-4	0-0	0	-12
Miles McBride bench	18:27	14	3	2	1	0	0	4-8	2-5	4-4	2	+8
Guerschon Yabusele bench	15:52	9	2	1	0	0	2	3-5	3-4	0-0	2	-6
Jordan Clarkson bench	13:13	9	2	1	0	0	1	3-6	1-3	2-2	0	+9
Tyler Kolek bench	12:12	7	2	5	0	0	1	2-5	2-4	1-2	1	+4
Ariel Hukporti bench	11:40	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	2	-5
Kevin McCullar Jr. bench	8:58	2	0	1	0	0	0	1-2	0-1	0-0	1	+3
Trey Jemison bench	4:24	2	1	0	0	0	0	1-1	0-0	0-0	1	+0

Not available: Josh Hart, Mitchell Robinson, Landry Shamet

New Orleans Pelicans
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Trey Murphy III starter	38:17	21	6	2	0	0	2	8-16	5-10	0-0	1	-4
Saddiq Bey starter	36:34	26	6	6	2	0	2	9-21	4-10	4-5	3	+1
Zion Williamson starter	28:51	32	5	2	2	2	2	11-16	0-0	10-12	2	-8
Derik Queen starter	28:30	7	9	5	1	2	2	3-13	0-2	1-2	2	-3
Jeremiah Fears starter	22:11	4	4	4	1	0	1	2-5	0-2	0-0	0	-3
Jordan Poole bench	25:50	26	3	2	0	1	0	7-14	4-10	8-8	2	-2
Kevon Looney bench	23:58	2	9	3	0	2	0	1-3	0-0	0-0	1	-1
Yves Missi bench	14:21	2	6	2	0	0	1	1-2	0-0	0-0	0	+2
Jordan Hawkins bench	11:45	2	2	1	0	1	1	1-3	0-1	0-0	2	-7
Micah Peavy bench	9:44	3	0	0	0	0	0	1-3	1-1	0-0	2	+0

Not available: Jose Alvarado, Herbert Jones, Dejounte Murray

Team statistics
New York Knicks	Stat	New Orleans Pelicans
18/19 (94%)	Free throws	23/27 (85%)
26/51 (51%)	2 pointers	30/60 (50%)
20/44 (45%)	3 pointers	14/36 (38%)
46/95 (48%)	Field goals	44/96 (45%)
42	Rebounds	50
32	Defensive rebounds	34
10	Offensive rebounds	16
35	Assists	27
8	Turnovers	11
8	Steals	6
4	Blocks	8
19	Fouls	15
8	Max points in a row	9
7:50	Time spent in lead	37:34
5	Biggest lead	10

Scoring margin by minute (above the line: New Orleans Pelicans ahead)

Largest margin: 9 points.

Game flow

Lead changes: 12
Times tied: 6
Largest lead · New York Knicks: 5 Q1 11:05
Largest lead · New Orleans Pelicans: 10 Q3 6:41
Longest run: 9-0 New Orleans Pelicans · Q1 10:55 to Q1 9:45

Scoring plays

Q1 · 40 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q1
Time left	Team	Play	New York Knicks	New Orleans Pelicans
11:37	New York Knicks	Mohamed Diawara 2-pt field goal	2	0
11:05	New York Knicks	Mohamed Diawara 3-pt field goal	5	0
10:55	New Orleans Pelicans	Saddiq Bey 2-pt field goal	5	2
10:32	New Orleans Pelicans	Trey Murphy III 2-pt field goal	5	4
10:17	New Orleans Pelicans	Saddiq Bey 3-pt field goal	5	7
9:45	New Orleans Pelicans	Saddiq Bey 2-pt field goal	5	9
9:26	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 2-pt field goal	7	9
9:26	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson Free throw	8	9
9:19	New Orleans Pelicans	Trey Murphy III 3-pt field goal	8	12
8:54	New York Knicks	Mikal Bridges 2-pt field goal	10	12
8:37	New Orleans Pelicans	Saddiq Bey Free throw	10	13
8:07	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 3-pt field goal	13	13
7:53	New Orleans Pelicans	Zion Williamson Free throw	13	14
7:33	New York Knicks	Mohamed Diawara 3-pt field goal	16	14
6:58	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns Free throw	17	14
6:58	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns Free throw	18	14
6:43	New Orleans Pelicans	Saddiq Bey 2-pt field goal	18	16
6:25	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns 2-pt field goal	20	16
5:54	New Orleans Pelicans	Saddiq Bey 3-pt field goal	20	19
5:40	New York Knicks	Mohamed Diawara 3-pt field goal	23	19
5:20	New Orleans Pelicans	Saddiq Bey Free throw	23	20
5:20	New Orleans Pelicans	Saddiq Bey Free throw	23	21
4:52	New Orleans Pelicans	Jordan Poole 3-pt field goal	23	24
4:25	New Orleans Pelicans	Saddiq Bey 3-pt field goal	23	27
3:54	New York Knicks	Mohamed Diawara 2-pt field goal	25	27
3:27	New Orleans Pelicans	Saddiq Bey 3-pt field goal	25	30
3:10	New York Knicks	Mikal Bridges 2-pt field goal	27	30
2:59	New Orleans Pelicans	Jordan Poole Free throw	27	31
2:59	New Orleans Pelicans	Jordan Poole Free throw	27	32
2:45	New York Knicks	Guerschon Yabusele 3-pt field goal	30	32
2:10	New Orleans Pelicans	Jordan Poole Free throw	30	33
2:10	New Orleans Pelicans	Jordan Poole Free throw	30	34
1:57	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson Free throw	31	34
1:57	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson Free throw	32	34
1:41	New Orleans Pelicans	Zion Williamson 2-pt field goal	32	36
1:26	New York Knicks	Jordan Clarkson Free throw	33	36
1:26	New York Knicks	Jordan Clarkson Free throw	34	36
0:59	New York Knicks	Guerschon Yabusele 3-pt field goal	37	36
0:50	New Orleans Pelicans	Jordan Poole 3-pt field goal	37	39
0:21	New Orleans Pelicans	Saddiq Bey 2-pt field goal	37	41

Q2 · 39 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q2
Time left	Team	Play	New York Knicks	New Orleans Pelicans
11:33	New York Knicks	Tyler Kolek Free throw	38	41
11:20	New Orleans Pelicans	Jordan Hawkins 2-pt field goal	38	43
10:28	New York Knicks	Tyler Kolek 3-pt field goal	41	43
10:12	New Orleans Pelicans	Zion Williamson 2-pt field goal	41	45
10:01	New York Knicks	OG Anunoby Free throw	42	45
10:01	New York Knicks	OG Anunoby Free throw	43	45
9:52	New Orleans Pelicans	Zion Williamson 2-pt field goal	43	47
9:22	New Orleans Pelicans	Jordan Poole 2-pt field goal	43	49
9:22	New Orleans Pelicans	Jordan Poole Free throw	43	50
9:10	New York Knicks	OG Anunoby 2-pt field goal	45	50
8:58	New Orleans Pelicans	Zion Williamson Free throw	45	51
8:58	New Orleans Pelicans	Zion Williamson Free throw	45	52
8:41	New Orleans Pelicans	Zion Williamson 2-pt field goal	45	54
8:31	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns 3-pt field goal	48	54
8:20	New Orleans Pelicans	Zion Williamson Free throw	48	55
8:20	New Orleans Pelicans	Zion Williamson Free throw	48	56
8:09	New York Knicks	OG Anunoby Free throw	49	56
8:09	New York Knicks	OG Anunoby Free throw	50	56
7:44	New York Knicks	OG Anunoby 2-pt field goal	52	56
5:53	New Orleans Pelicans	Jeremiah Fears 2-pt field goal	52	58
5:44	New York Knicks	Miles McBride 2-pt field goal	54	58
5:19	New Orleans Pelicans	Saddiq Bey 2-pt field goal	54	60
5:19	New Orleans Pelicans	Saddiq Bey Free throw	54	61
4:30	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 3-pt field goal	57	61
4:03	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 2-pt field goal	59	61
3:28	New Orleans Pelicans	Jeremiah Fears 2-pt field goal	59	63
3:07	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 2-pt field goal	61	63
2:56	New Orleans Pelicans	Zion Williamson 2-pt field goal	61	65
2:30	New York Knicks	OG Anunoby Free throw	62	65
2:30	New York Knicks	OG Anunoby Free throw	63	65
2:11	New York Knicks	OG Anunoby 2-pt field goal	65	65
2:00	New Orleans Pelicans	Jordan Poole 3-pt field goal	65	68
1:22	New Orleans Pelicans	Trey Murphy III 2-pt field goal	65	70
1:05	New York Knicks	Mohamed Diawara 3-pt field goal	68	70
0:52	New Orleans Pelicans	Zion Williamson 2-pt field goal	68	72
0:46	New York Knicks	OG Anunoby 2-pt field goal	70	72
0:33	New Orleans Pelicans	Kevon Looney 2-pt field goal	70	74
0:14	New York Knicks	OG Anunoby 2-pt field goal	72	74
0:03	New Orleans Pelicans	Zion Williamson Free throw	72	75

Q3 · 25 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q3
Time left	Team	Play	New York Knicks	New Orleans Pelicans
10:56	New Orleans Pelicans	Derik Queen 2-pt field goal	72	77
10:36	New Orleans Pelicans	Zion Williamson 2-pt field goal	72	79
10:28	New York Knicks	OG Anunoby 2-pt field goal	74	79
10:13	New Orleans Pelicans	Zion Williamson 2-pt field goal	74	81
9:17	New Orleans Pelicans	Zion Williamson Free throw	74	82
9:17	New Orleans Pelicans	Zion Williamson Free throw	74	83
8:52	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 3-pt field goal	77	83
8:36	New York Knicks	Mohamed Diawara 2-pt field goal	79	83
8:10	New Orleans Pelicans	Zion Williamson 2-pt field goal	79	85
7:41	New Orleans Pelicans	Trey Murphy III 3-pt field goal	79	88
7:26	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns 2-pt field goal	81	88
7:14	New Orleans Pelicans	Derik Queen 2-pt field goal	81	90
6:55	New York Knicks	Kevin McCullar Jr. 2-pt field goal	83	90
6:41	New Orleans Pelicans	Trey Murphy III 3-pt field goal	83	93
6:09	New York Knicks	Mikal Bridges 2-pt field goal	85	93
5:48	New York Knicks	OG Anunoby 3-pt field goal	88	93
2:35	New Orleans Pelicans	Jordan Poole 2-pt field goal	88	95
2:35	New Orleans Pelicans	Jordan Poole Free throw	88	96
2:21	New York Knicks	Guerschon Yabusele 3-pt field goal	91	96
1:26	New Orleans Pelicans	Micah Peavy 3-pt field goal	91	99
1:04	New York Knicks	Jordan Clarkson 3-pt field goal	94	99
0:50	New Orleans Pelicans	Jordan Poole 2-pt field goal	94	101
0:32	New York Knicks	Trey Jemison 2-pt field goal	96	101
0:20	New Orleans Pelicans	Jordan Poole Free throw	96	102
0:20	New Orleans Pelicans	Jordan Poole Free throw	96	103

Q4 · 27 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q4
Time left	Team	Play	New York Knicks	New Orleans Pelicans
11:39	New York Knicks	Jordan Clarkson 2-pt field goal	98	103
11:05	New York Knicks	Tyler Kolek 3-pt field goal	101	103
10:48	New Orleans Pelicans	Jordan Poole 3-pt field goal	101	106
9:48	New York Knicks	Jordan Clarkson 2-pt field goal	103	106
8:02	New York Knicks	Miles McBride 3-pt field goal	106	106
7:42	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns 3-pt field goal	109	106
7:03	New Orleans Pelicans	Derik Queen Free throw	109	107
6:31	New Orleans Pelicans	Derik Queen 2-pt field goal	109	109
6:00	New Orleans Pelicans	Yves Missi 2-pt field goal	109	111
5:09	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 3-pt field goal	112	111
4:45	New Orleans Pelicans	Trey Murphy III 3-pt field goal	112	114
4:34	New York Knicks	Miles McBride 2-pt field goal	114	114
3:48	New Orleans Pelicans	Trey Murphy III 3-pt field goal	114	117
3:36	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 3-pt field goal	117	117
3:14	New Orleans Pelicans	Trey Murphy III 2-pt field goal	117	119
2:28	New York Knicks	Miles McBride 3-pt field goal	120	119
2:11	New Orleans Pelicans	Zion Williamson 2-pt field goal	120	121
1:48	New York Knicks	OG Anunoby 2-pt field goal	122	121
1:06	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 2-pt field goal	124	121
0:51	New Orleans Pelicans	Zion Williamson Free throw	124	122
0:51	New Orleans Pelicans	Zion Williamson Free throw	124	123
0:35	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 2-pt field goal	126	123
0:26	New Orleans Pelicans	Zion Williamson 2-pt field goal	126	125
0:17	New York Knicks	Miles McBride Free throw	127	125
0:17	New York Knicks	Miles McBride Free throw	128	125
0:06	New York Knicks	Miles McBride Free throw	129	125
0:06	New York Knicks	Miles McBride Free throw	130	125

2025-26 season series

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

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

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