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
Finals from October 20–21, 2026
Final · Oct 20
PHI106
NYK100
Final · Oct 20
DET121
BOS113
Final · Oct 20
OKC116
SAS104
Final · Oct 21
ATL132
ORL125
Final · Oct 21
WAS128
MIL116
Final · Oct 21
MIN131
MIA106
Final · Oct 21
CHA110
BKN103
Final · Oct 21
TOR135
CHI92
Final · Oct 21
MEM123
UTA103
Final · Oct 21
IND123
NOP120
Final · Oct 21
HOU128
DAL110
Final · Oct 21
LAL127
GSW105
Final · Oct 21
POR124
PHX83
Final · Oct 21
LAC121
SAC96
Last 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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NBA Rebounding Leaders · Per Game
Through Oct 21
1
Domantas Sabonis SAC
18.0
T2
Ivica Zubac IND
15.0
T2
Rudy Gobert MIN
15.0
T4
Andre Drummond NYK
14.0
—
Karl-Anthony Towns NYK
12.0
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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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