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The pregame read
Brooklyn at New York
Brooklyn Nets / New York Knicks
Dec 27 · 23:00 UTC
Madison Square Garden
Scheduled
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Before the ball goes up
What to watch
Questions for this game.
2025-26 numbers for context.
Julius Randle's place in BKN's offense
Julius Randle averaged 21.1 points and 5.0 assists across 79 games with MIN in 2025-26. Now on BKN's roster, the question is how much of the ball-handling role carries over, if available.
Jalen Brunson: scoring and assists
Jalen Brunson averaged 26.0 points and 6.8 assists in 74 regular-season games in 2025-26.
Karl-Anthony Towns and Michael Porter Jr. on the glass
Karl-Anthony Towns: 11.9 rebounds in 30.9 minutes per game, across 75 games in 2025-26. Michael Porter Jr.: 7.1 rebounds in 32.5 minutes per game, across 52 games in 2025-26.
Pick the players
Put them side by side
2025-26 regular season. Choose from the current rosters; these are individual averages, not a predicted matchup.
79 games · MIN
74 games · NYK
Points / game
21.1
26.0
Assists / game
5.0
6.8
Rebounds / game
6.7
3.3
Minutes / game
33.1
35.1
Three-point shooting
31.5%
36.9%
346 three-point attempts
528 three-point attempts
The personnel
Who's on the roster
Current membership.
Starting lineups are not yet confirmed.
Brooklyn Nets
Availability
No confirmed game-day report available here.
Official NBA injury report ↗- F
- Julius RandleMIN in 2025-26F-C
- F-C
- G
- F
- G
- C
- G-F
- G
- F
- G-F
- Moritz WagnerORL in 2025-26F-C
- Keon EllisCLE / SAC in 2025-26G
- G-F
- F
- Joshua JeffersonRookieF
- Mikel Brown Jr.RookieG
- Tyler BilodeauRookieF
Roster source checked .
BKN team hub ↗
New York Knicks
Availability
No confirmed game-day report available here.
Official NBA injury report ↗- G
- C-F
- F-G
- G-F
- G
- G
- G
- G
- G
- Andre DrummondPHI in 2025-26C
- G
- F
- James WisemanIND in 2025-26C
- F
- Jaden AkinsRookieG
- Tyler NickelRookieF
Roster source checked .
NYK team hub ↗Make time for it
How to watch
Madison Square Garden · Dec 27 · 23:00 UTC
- MSG / DAZN ↗Home market
- YES/DAZN (YES) ↗Away market
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Coming into this one
This season so far
2026-27 regular season · Confirmed results before this game.
Sources and comparison notes
Player comparisons use 2025-26 regular-season totals across all teams a player represented. Roster membership reflects the current checked source; it does not confirm availability or a starting role.
NBA box-score source ↗ · Games through 2026-04-12. Source checked 2026-10-20T00:19:55.452984+00:00.
Published dataset: 216413ce2493a28d1a0b568ef9c4ab758ee85aacb433227b6f07c02e46d54990
Official schedule source ↗ · Checked 2026-10-25T11:58:06.125803Z.
This briefing updates as sources arrive. It is not an archived pregame forecast.