Corner Three
20.0%
2 of 10 from the corners in the opener · 1 game. Above the break: 39.1% (9 of 23).
Around the League
Today's games · Friday, October 23, 2026
4:00 PM ET
CHI
MIL7:00 PM ET
NYK
BOS7:00 PM ET
ATL
CHA7:00 PM ET
DAL
IND7:00 PM ET
MIN
ORL7:00 PM ET
TOR
WAS8:00 PM ET
DET
MIA9:30 PM ET
HOU
SAS9:30 PM ET
NOP
UTA10:00 PM ET
MEM
GSW10:00 PM ET
LAC
LAL10:00 PM ET
POR
SACLast Game · Knicks vs 76ers
2026-27 season, through Oct 20 · 1 game played · Season opener, October 20
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Team Ratings
Knicks through Oct 20 · 1 game · NBA ranks through Oct 21
Offensive Rating
96.4
NBA #28
Defensive Rating
102.2
NBA #8
Net Rating
−5.8
NBA #16
Pace
103.7
NBA #11
Effective FG%
43.1%
NBA #26
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The Winning Formula
What actually makes the Knicks win?
2026-27 so far
Tracking starts Friday night at Boston. Updated nightly.
2025-26 season
Last season's full 82-game splits. Overall, the Knicks went 53-29, a 64.6% win rate. Each row below is measured against that baseline.
1
Shoot 38% or better from three
31-781.6%38 games
2
Win the rebounding battle
38-1670.4%54 games
3
Hold opponents below 110 points
32-391.4%35 games
4
Fewer than 12 turnovers
17-577.3%22 games
5
Jalen Brunson scores 30 or more
18-869.2%26 games
6
Attempt 40 or more threes
25-1365.8%38 games
7
Bench outscores the opponent's bench
Tracking starts with the 2026-27 season8
Opponents shoot under 35% from three
26-486.7%30 games
9
Positive net rating in the non-Brunson minutes
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Records show how the team performed in games where each condition happened. They describe the pattern, they do not prove the condition caused the wins.
KN Impact Score Our own number · 1-game sample
2026-27 season, through Oct 20 · 1 game played
1
Karl-Anthony Towns
66
2
Andre Drummond
62
3
Jose Alvarado
60
4
Josh Hart
58
5
Jordan Clarkson
50
Also scored: Brunson 46 · Anunoby 42 · McBride 41 · Shamet 38 · Bridges 35.
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How it works: offensive impact 30% · defensive impact 30% · efficiency 20% · playmaking 10% · rebounding and hustle 10%. Each category standardized across the rotation, adjusted for minutes and sample size. Score runs 0 to 100. One game in, expect this board to move.
Shot Heat Map · Knicks
2026-27 season, through Oct 20 · 1 game played
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First numbers land after Friday's game at Boston. The map is drawn from actual shot locations once the sample exists — the opener's verified shooting splits are in the corner-three block below.
Advanced Corner
2026-27 season, through Oct 20 · 1 game played
Best Lineup
Brunson · Hart · Bridges · Anunoby · Towns
12.3 MIN
Most-used lineup in the opener · 1 game. Net rating lands after Friday's game at Boston.
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League Leaders · Per Game
Through Oct 22 · Knicks rows highlighted
Points
T1
Ty Jerome MEM
45.0
T1
Anthony Edwards MIN
45.0
3
Paul George BOS
38.0
T4
Giannis Antetokounmpo MIA
35.0
T4
Paolo Banchero ORL
35.0
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Jalen Brunson NYK
21.0
Rebounds
1
Domantas Sabonis SAC
18.0
T2
Rudy Gobert MIN
15.0
T2
Ivica Zubac IND
15.0
T4
Andre Drummond NYK
14.0
T4
Jalen Johnson ATL
14.0
T8
Karl-Anthony Towns NYK
12.0
Stocks
1
Jaxson Hayes UTA
8.0
2
Victor Wembanyama SAS
7.0
3
Bilal Coulibaly WAS
6.0
T4
Paul George BOS
5.0
T4
Dyson Daniels ATL
5.0
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Drummond · Towns NYK
3.0
Stocks = steals + blocks per game.
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Record Book
The marks on this roster that aren't going anywhere
Mikal Bridges
639
Consecutive games played — and counting.
OG Anunoby
67.2%
Postseason eFG — an NBA record (2025-26 playoffs).
Landry Shamet
91.7%
Shooting in a Finals series (2025-26).
Andre Drummond
11,527
Career rebounds.
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