Two potent offenses battle on Monday when the New York Knicks (8-9, 4-6 Away) head to face the Oklahoma City Thunder (7-9, 4-3 Home). New York is playing on back-to-back days after getting blown out by the Phoenix Suns 116-95 at Footprint Center yesterday. Jalen Brunson was the key player in defeat with 27 points. The Knicks are the ninth seed in the Eastern Conference.
Oklahoma City lost on Friday at FedExForum, falling to the Memphis Grizzlies 121-110. Josh Giddey led the team in scoring in the loss with 20 points. With 16 points and seven assists, Jalen Williams also produced a strong performance. The Thunder are the 12th seed in the Western Conference.
It’s the last meeting of the season between the teams. After winning the only previous season meeting against New York 145-135 at Madison Square Garden on November 13, their third straight head-to-head victory, Oklahoma City will be pursuing a season sweep.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led the Thunder with 37 points and eight assists. Cam Reddish had 26 points in defeat.The Knicks have been led this season by Julius Randle (20.5 ppg), Brunson (20.0), and RJ Barrett (17.9). Randle leads the NBA in scoring. Randle also has grabbed 8.6 rebounds per game, most in the NBA, while Brunson has dished 6.5 assists per game, most in the NBA.
Gilgeous-Alexander (31.1 ppg) has powered the Thunder on offense. He has the top scoring average in the NBA. Gilgeous-Alexander also has distributed 5.9 assists per game, most in the NBA. Giddey has averaged 7.1 rebounds per game. The Thunder and the Knicks are averaging 116.2 and 112.4 points per game, respectively, two of the top scoring teams in the league.
The Thunder have had the advantage in recent games between the teams at Paycom Center, winning seven of the last 10. Meanwhile, the Knicks are 1-1 when playing on consecutive nights this season and 1-0 in such games against rested opponents.
The Thunder are 0-2 with a rest advantage. New York is 5-5 in the last 10 games with an average margin of -4.9 (110.5-115.4). Oklahoma City has a 4-6 record over the last 10, allowing 120.1 points per game on average while scoring only 118.5 (-1.6 margin).
KNICKS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Cam Reddish: 19.8 | 12.1 | +7.6
Mitchell Robinson: 6.0 | 13.0 | -7.0
Points per game:
Cam Reddish: 16.5 | 9.3 | +7.3
RJ Barrett: 12.6 | 17.9 | -5.3
Rebounds per game:
Isaiah Hartenstein: 5.4 | 7.5 | -2.1
THUNDER HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Jalen Williams: 20.6 | 15.2 | +5.4
Tre Mann: 10.0 | 16.4 | -6.4
Points per game:
Tre Mann: 8.0 | 11.1 | -3.1
SportsTips’ NBA Pick:
NY Knicks (+105)
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