The 2020–21 New York Knicks season was the 75th season of the franchise in the

National Basketball Association The National Basketball Association (NBA) is a professional basketball league in North America composed of 30 teams (29 in the United States and 1 in Canada). The NBA is one of the major professional sports leagues in the United States and Ca ...

(NBA). On July 30, 2020, the Knicks hired Tom Thibodeau as their new head coach. Fan attendance in home games was prohibited until February 23, 2021, per an executive order from then-

Governor of New York The governor of New York is the head of government of the U.S. state of New York. The governor is the head of the executive branch of New York's state government and the commander-in-chief of the state's military forces. The governor ...

Andrew Cuomo Andrew Mark Cuomo ( , ; born December 6, 1957) is an American politician and lawyer who served as the 56th governor of New York from 2011 until his resignation in 2021. A member of the Democratic Party and son of former governor Mario Cuomo, ...

. The Knicks reopened

Madison Square Garden Madison Square Garden, colloquially known as the Garden or by its initials MSG, is a multi-purpose indoor arena in New York City. It is located in Midtown Manhattan between Seventh Avenue (Manhattan), Seventh and Eighth Avenue (Manhattan), Eig ...

to spectators on February 23. On May 3, with a 118–104 win over the

Memphis Grizzlies The Memphis Grizzlies (referred to locally as the Grizz) are an American professional basketball team based in Memphis, Tennessee. The Grizzlies compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Southwest Division of the ...

, the Knicks clinched their first winning season since the 2012–13 season, and on May 12, clinched their first playoff appearance since

2013 2013 was the first year since 1987 to contain four unique digits (a span of 26 years). 2013 was designated as: *International Year of Water Cooperation *International Year of Quinoa Events January * January 5 – 2013 Craig, Alask ...

, ending their eight-year playoff drought. The Knicks faced the

Atlanta Hawks The Atlanta Hawks are an American professional basketball team based in Atlanta. The Hawks compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Southeast Division (NBA), Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference (NBA), Easte ...

in the first round of the

2021 NBA playoffs The 2021 NBA playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 2020–21 season. With the COVID-19 pandemic impacting the NBA for the second consecutive year, the regular season was reduced to 72 games for each tea ...

, losing in five games. After the regular season,

Julius Randle Julius Deion Randle (born November 29, 1994) is an American professional basketball player for the Minnesota Timberwolves of the National Basketball Association (NBA). A three-time NBA All-Star and a two-time member of the All-NBA Team, he was a ...

was named

NBA Most Improved Player The NBA's Most Improved Player (MIP) is an annual National Basketball Association (NBA) award given to the player who has shown the most progress during the regular season compared to previous seasons. The winner is selected by a panel of sportsw ...

, while head coach Tom Thibodeau was named the

NBA Coach of the Year The National Basketball Association's Coach of the Year is an annual National Basketball Association (NBA) award given since the 1962–63 NBA season. The winner receives the Red Auerbach Trophy, which is named in honor of the head coach who l ...

, becoming the first Knicks head coach since

Pat Riley Patrick James Riley (born March 20, 1945) is an American professional basketball executive, former coach, and former player in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He has been the team president of the Miami Heat since 1995, and he also se ...

in 1992–93 to receive the award.

Draft

The Knicks entered the draft holding two first round picks and one second round pick. The first round pick (no. 27) was acquired on February 6, 2020, in a trade with the

Los Angeles Clippers The Los Angeles Clippers are an American professional basketball team based in the Greater Los Angeles area. The Clippers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference. The ...

. The second round pick was acquired on February 7, 2018, in a trade with the

Charlotte Hornets The Charlotte Hornets are an American professional basketball team based in Charlotte, North Carolina. The Hornets compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference. The team ...

. Before the draft the Knicks traded their 27th and 38th overall picks to the

Utah Jazz The Utah Jazz are an American professional basketball team based in Salt Lake City. The Jazz compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference. Since the 1991–92 season, the ...

in exchange for draft rights to Ante Tomić and 23rd overall pick. The Knicks used their eighth overall pick to select

Obi Toppin Obadiah Richard Toppin Jr. ( ; born March 4, 1998) is an American professional basketball player for the Indiana Pacers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). A power forward, he played college basketball for the Dayton Flyers men's bask ...

, and then selected

Leandro Bolmaro Leandro Nicolás Bolmaro (born 11 September 2000) is an Argentine-Italian professional basketball player for Olimpia Milano of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA) and the EuroLeague. He also represents the senior Argentina men's national basket ...

with the 23rd overall pick, who was then traded to the

Minnesota Timberwolves The Minnesota Timberwolves (often referred to as the Wolves or T-wolves) are an American professional basketball team based in Minneapolis. The Timberwolves compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Northwest Divisio ...

Roster

Standings

Division

Conference

Game log

Preseason

The preseason schedule was announced on November 27, 2020. , - style="background:#bfb;" , 1 , December 11 , @

Detroit Detroit ( , ) is the List of municipalities in Michigan, most populous city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is situated on the bank of the Detroit River across from Windsor, Ontario. It had a population of 639,111 at the 2020 United State ...

, , Barrett (15) , Noel,

Randle Randle, as a surname or a given name, may refer to: Surname * Betsy Randle (born 1955), American actress * Bill Randle (1923–2004), American disc jockey, lawyer and university professor * Brian Randle (born 1985), American NBA coach and basketba ...

(8) , Payton (7) ,

Little Caesars Arena Little Caesars Arena is a multi-purpose arena in Midtown Detroit. Opening on September 5, 2017, the arena, which cost $862.9 million to construct, replaced Joe Louis Arena and The Palace of Auburn Hills as the home of the Detroit Red Wings of t ...

No in-person attendance , 1–0 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 2 , December 13 , @ Detroit , , Barrett (25) , Noel (10) , Randle (5) , Little Caesars Arena
No in-person attendance , 1–1 , - style="background:#bfb;" , 3 , December 16 ,

Cleveland Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County. Located along the southern shore of Lake Erie, it is situated across the Canada–U.S. maritime border and approximately west of the Ohio-Pennsylvania st ...

, , Randle (18) ,

Robinson Robinson may refer to: People and names * Robinson (name) Fictional characters * Robinson Crusoe, the main character, and title of a novel by Daniel Defoe, published in 1719 Geography * Robinson projection, a map projection used since the 19 ...

(10) , Payton, Quickley (7) ,

No in-person attendance , 2–1 , - style="background:#bfb;" , 4 , December 18 , Cleveland , , Quickley (22) , Robinson (12) , Randle (8) , Madison Square Garden
No in-person attendance , 3–1

Regular season

The schedule for the first half of the season was released on December 4, 2020, while the schedule for the second half was released on February 24, 2021. , - style="background:#fbb;" , 1 , December 23 , @

Indiana Indiana ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Lake Michigan to the northwest, Michigan to the north and northeast, Ohio to the east, the Ohio River and Kentucky to the s ...

, , Barrett (26) ,

(9) , Randle (9) ,

Bankers Life Fieldhouse Gainbridge Fieldhouse is an indoor arena located in downtown Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. It opened in November 1999 to replace Market Square Arena. The arena is the home of the Indiana Pacers of the National Basketball Association (NBA) ...

No in-person attendance , 0–1 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 2 , December 26 ,

Philadelphia Philadelphia ( ), colloquially referred to as Philly, is the List of municipalities in Pennsylvania, most populous city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and the List of United States cities by population, sixth-most populous city in the Unit ...

, , Randle (25) ,

(9) , Barrett (4) ,

No in-person attendance , 0–2 , - style="background:#bfb;" , 3 , December 27 ,

Milwaukee Milwaukee is the List of cities in Wisconsin, most populous city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. Located on the western shore of Lake Michigan, it is the List of United States cities by population, 31st-most populous city in the United States ...

, , Randle (29) , Randle (14) , Payton, Randle (7) , Madison Square Garden
No in-person attendance , 1–2 , - style="background:#bfb;" , 4 , December 29 , @

, , Randle (28) , Randle (12) , Randle (11) , Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
300 , 2–2 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 5 , December 31 , @

Toronto Toronto ( , locally pronounced or ) is the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, most populous city in Canada. It is the capital city of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Ontario. With a p ...

, , Knox, Randle (16) , Randle (10) , Randle,

Rivers A river is a natural stream of fresh water that flows on land or inside caves towards another body of water at a lower elevation, such as an ocean, lake, or another river. A river may run dry before reaching the end of its course if it ru ...

(5) ,

Amalie Arena Amalie Arena (officially stylized as AMALIE Arena) is a multipurpose arena in Tampa, Florida, United States, that has been used for ice hockey, basketball, arena football, concerts, and other events. It is mainly used as the home for the Tamp ...

3,449 , 2–3 , - style="background:#bfb;" , 6 , January 2 , @

, , Barrett (25) ,

(11) , Randle (8) ,

No in-person attendance , 3–3 , - style="background:#bfb;" , 7 , January 4 , @

Atlanta Atlanta ( ) is the List of capitals in the United States, capital and List of municipalities in Georgia (U.S. state), most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia. It is the county seat, seat of Fulton County, Georg ...

, , Randle (28) , Randle (17) , Randle (9) ,

State Farm Arena State Farm Arena is a multi-purpose arena located in Atlanta, Georgia. The arena serves as the home venue for the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). It also served as home to the Atlanta Thrashers of the National Hock ...

No in-person attendance , 4–3 , - style="background:#bfb;" , 8 , January 6 ,

Utah Utah is a landlocked state in the Mountain states, Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It is one of the Four Corners states, sharing a border with Arizona, Colorado, and New Mexico. It also borders Wyoming to the northea ...

, , Randle (30) , Randle (16) , Payton (8) ,

No in-person attendance , 5–3 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 9 , January 8 ,

Oklahoma City Oklahoma City (), officially the City of Oklahoma City, and often shortened to OKC, is the List of capitals in the United States, capital and List of municipalities in Oklahoma, most populous city of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. The county seat ...

, , Barrett (19) , Randle (12) , Randle (7) , Madison Square Garden
No in-person attendance , 5–4 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 10 , January 10 ,

Denver Denver ( ) is a List of municipalities in Colorado#Consolidated city and county, consolidated city and county, the List of capitals in the United States, capital and List of municipalities in Colorado, most populous city of the U.S. state of ...

, , Randle (29) , Randle (10) , Payton, Randle (5) , Madison Square Garden
No in-person attendance , 5–5 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 11 , January 11 , @ Charlotte , , Knox (19) ,

(11) , Barrett, Randle (5) ,

Spectrum Center The Spectrum Center is an indoor arena in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States. Located in Uptown Charlotte, Uptown, it is owned by the city of Charlotte and operated by its main tenant, the Charlotte Hornets of the National Basketball Ass ...

No in-person attendance , 5–6 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 12 , January 13 ,

Brooklyn Brooklyn is a Boroughs of New York City, borough of New York City located at the westernmost end of Long Island in the New York (state), State of New York. Formerly an independent city, the borough is coextensive with Kings County, one of twelv ...

, , Randle (30) , Robinson (12) , Randle (5) , Madison Square Garden
No in-person attendance , 5–7 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 13 , January 15 , @

, , Randle (28) , Randle, Robinson (6) , Randle (6) , Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
1,944 , 5–8 , - style="background:#bfb;" , 14 , January 17 , @

Boston Boston is the capital and most populous city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States. The city serves as the cultural and Financial centre, financial center of New England, a region of the Northeas ...

, , Randle (20) , Randle (12) , Quickley (8) ,

TD Garden TD Garden (named the FleetCenter from opening until 2005 and TD Banknorth Garden until 2009) is a multi-purpose arena in Boston. It is located directly above the MBTA's North Station, and it replaced the original Boston Garden upon opening i ...

No in-person attendance , 6–8 , - style="background:#bfb;" , 15 , January 18 ,

Orlando Orlando commonly refers to: * Orlando, Florida, a city in the United States Orlando may also refer to: People * Orlando (given name), a masculine name, includes a list of people with the name * Orlando (surname), includes a list of people wit ...

, , Barrett (22) , Randle (17) , Barrett, Payton (4) , Madison Square Garden
No in-person attendance , 7–8 , - style="background:#bfb;" , 16 , January 21 , @ Golden State , , Barrett (28) , Randle (17) , Randle (9) ,

Chase Center Chase Center is an indoor arena in the Mission Bay neighborhood of San Francisco, California. It is the home of the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association (NBA), Golden State Valkyries of the Women's National Basketball A ...

No in-person attendance , 8–8 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 17 , January 22 , @

Sacramento Sacramento ( or ; ; ) is the capital city of the U.S. state of California and the seat of Sacramento County. Located at the confluence of the Sacramento and American Rivers in Northern California's Sacramento Valley, Sacramento's 2020 p ...

, , Randle (26) , Randle (15) , Randle (4) ,

Golden 1 Center Golden 1 Center is an indoor arena in downtown Sacramento, California, United States. It sits partially on the site of the former Downtown Plaza shopping center. The publicly owned arena is part of a business and entertainment district called ...

No in-person attendance , 8–9 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 18 , January 24 , @

Portland Portland most commonly refers to: *Portland, Oregon, the most populous city in the U.S. state of Oregon *Portland, Maine, the most populous city in the U.S. state of Maine *Isle of Portland, a tied island in the English Channel Portland may also r ...

, , Quickley (31) , Noel (11) , Randle (5) ,

Moda Center Moda Center, formerly known as the Rose Garden, is the primary indoor sports arena in Portland, Oregon, United States. It is used for basketball, rodeos, circuses, conventions, ice shows, concerts, and dramatic productions. The arena has a capa ...

No in-person attendance , 8–10 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 19 , January 26 , @ Utah , ,

(25) , Randle (10) , Barrett, Randle (4) ,

Vivint Arena The Delta Center is an indoor venue in Salt Lake City. Opened in 1991, the arena is the home of the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the Utah Mammoth of the National Hockey League (NHL). The arena has a seating capacit ...

1,932 , 8–11 , - style="background:#bfb;" , 20 , January 29 , Cleveland , , Quickley (25) , Randle (8) , Randle (6) , Madison Square Garden
No in-person attendance , 9–11 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 21 , January 31 , L.A. Clippers , , Randle (27) , Randle (12) , Randle (5) , Madison Square Garden
No in-person attendance , 9–12 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 22 , February 1 , @

Chicago Chicago is the List of municipalities in Illinois, most populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois and in the Midwestern United States. With a population of 2,746,388, as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, it is the List of Unite ...

, ,

(23) , Randle (11) , Quickley, Randle (7) ,

United Center The United Center is an indoor arena on the Near West Side, Chicago, Near West Side of Chicago, Illinois. It is home to the Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League (NHL) ...

No in-person attendance , 9–13 , - style="background:#bfb;" , 23 , February 3 , @ Chicago , , Randle (27) ,

(11) , Randle (6) , United Center
No in-person attendance , 10–13 , - style="background:#bfb;" , 24 , February 6 ,

, , Payton, Randle (22) , Randle (11) , Payton, Randle (4) ,

No in-person attendance , 11–13 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 25 , February 7 ,

Miami Miami is a East Coast of the United States, coastal city in the U.S. state of Florida and the county seat of Miami-Dade County, Florida, Miami-Dade County in South Florida. It is the core of the Miami metropolitan area, which, with a populat ...

, , Randle (26) , Randle (13) , Randle (7) , Madison Square Garden
No in-person attendance , 11–14 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 26 , February 9 , @ Miami , , Payton (18) , Randle (8) , Payton (4) ,

American Airlines Arena Kaseya Center is a multi-purpose arena on Biscayne Bay in Miami, Florida. The arena is home to the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association. The arena was previously named American Airlines Arena from opening in 1999 until 2021, FTX ...

No in-person attendance , 11–15 , - style="background:#bfb;" , 27 , February 12 , @

Washington Washington most commonly refers to: * George Washington (1732–1799), the first president of the United States * Washington (state), a state in the Pacific Northwest of the United States * Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States ** A ...

, , Randle (24) , Randle (18) ,

Rose A rose is either a woody perennial plant, perennial flowering plant of the genus ''Rosa'' (), in the family Rosaceae (), or the flower it bears. There are over three hundred Rose species, species and Garden roses, tens of thousands of cultivar ...

(6) ,

Capital One Arena Capital One Arena is an indoor arena in Washington, D.C. Located in the Chinatown section of the larger Penn Quarter neighborhood, the arena sits atop the Gallery Place rapid transit station of the Washington Metro. The arena was opened o ...

No in-person attendance , 12–15 , - style="background:#bfb;" , 28 , February 13 ,

Houston Houston ( ) is the List of cities in Texas by population, most populous city in the U.S. state of Texas and in the Southern United States. Located in Southeast Texas near Galveston Bay and the Gulf of Mexico, it is the county seat, seat of ...

, , Quickley, Randle (22) , Randle (9) , Barrett (5) , Madison Square Garden
No in-person attendance , 13–15 , - style="background:#bfb;" , 29 , February 15 ,

, , Randle (44) , Randle (9) , Quickley, Randle (5) , Madison Square Garden
No in-person attendance , 14–15 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 30 , February 17 , @

, , Randle (25) , Noel (9) , Payton (5) ,

Amway Center Kia Center (formerly Amway Center) is an indoor arena located in the Downtown Orlando, downtown core of Orlando, Florida. The arena is home to the Orlando Magic of the National Basketball Association (NBA), the Orlando Solar Bears of the ECHL, ...

4,249 , 14–16 , - style="background:#bbb;" , — , February 20 ,

San Antonio San Antonio ( ; Spanish for " Saint Anthony") is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the most populous city in Greater San Antonio. San Antonio is the third-largest metropolitan area in Texas and the 24th-largest metropolitan area in the ...

, — , colspan="3", Postponed due to

COVID-19 pandemic The COVID-19 pandemic (also known as the coronavirus pandemic and COVID pandemic), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), began with an disease outbreak, outbreak of COVID-19 in Wuhan, China, in December ...

; moved to May 13 , Madison Square Garden , — , - style="background:#bfb;" , 31 , February 21 ,

Minnesota Minnesota ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Upper Midwestern region of the United States. It is bordered by the Canadian provinces of Manitoba and Ontario to the north and east and by the U.S. states of Wisconsin to the east, Iowa to the so ...

, , Randle (25) , Randle (14) , Payton (7) , Madison Square Garden
No in-person attendance , 15–16 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 32 , February 23 , Golden State , , Randle (25) , Gibson (11) , Rose (8) , Madison Square Garden
1,981 , 15–17 , - style="background:#bfb;" , 33 , February 25 ,

, , Quickley (25) , Randle (14) , Rose (6) , Madison Square Garden
1,981 , 16–17 , - style="background:#bfb;" , 34 , February 27 ,

, , Randle (28) , Randle (10) , Rose (11) , Madison Square Garden
1,981 , 17–17 , - style="background:#bfb;" , 35 , February 28 , @

, , Randle (25) , Noel (11) , Randle (6) ,

No in-person attendance , 18–17 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 36 , March 2 , @

, , Quickley (26) , Noel (12) ,

(5) ,

AT&T Center Frost Bank Center (formerly AT&T Center and SBC Center) is a multi-purpose indoor arena on the east side of San Antonio, Texas, United States. It is the home of the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The arena seat ...

No in-person attendance , 18–18 , - style="background:#bfb;" , 37 , March 4 ,

, , Randle (27) , Randle (16) , Randle (7) ,

1,981 , 19–18 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 38 , March 11 , @

, , Barrett (22) , Randle (8) , Burks (8) ,

Fiserv Forum Fiserv Forum (; stylized as fiserv.forum) is a multi-purpose arena located in downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It is the home of the Milwaukee Bucks of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team ...

1,800 , 19–19 , - style="background:#bfb;" , 39 , March 13 , @

, , Barrett (32) , Randle (12) , Randle (12) ,

Chesapeake Energy Arena Paycom Center (originally known as the Ford Center from 2002 to 2010, Oklahoma City Arena from 2010 to 2011, and Chesapeake Energy Arena from 2011 to 2021) is an arena located in downtown Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States. It opened in 200 ...

No in-person attendance , 20–19 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 40 , March 15 , @

, , Randle (33) , Randle (12) , Randle (6) ,

Barclays Center Barclays Center ( ) is a multi-purpose list of indoor arenas, indoor arena in the New York City Boroughs of New York City, borough of Brooklyn. The arena is home to the Brooklyn Nets of the National Basketball Association and the New York Liber ...

1,637 , 20–20 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 41 , March 16 , @

, , Burks, Randle (19) , Randle (15) , Randle (8) ,

Wells Fargo Center Wells Fargo Center may refer to: * Wells Fargo Center (Los Angeles), California * Wells Fargo Center (Sacramento), California * Wells Fargo Center (San Francisco), California * Wells Fargo Center for the Arts, Santa Rosa, California * Wells Fargo C ...

3,071 , 20–21 , - style="background:#bfb;" , 42 , March 18 ,

, , Burks (21) , Burks, Randle (10) , Randle (17) , Madison Square Garden
1,531 , 21–21 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 43 , March 21 , Philadelphia , , Randle (24) , Noel (10) , Barrett, Burks (4) , Madison Square Garden
1,981 , 21–22 , - style="background:#bfb;" , 44 , March 23 ,

, , Randle (37) ,

(12) , Barrett (5) , Madison Square Garden
1,589 , 22–22 , - style="background:#bfb;" , 45 , March 25 , Washington , , Burks (27) , Barrett (10) , Barrett (5) , Madison Square Garden
1,817 , 23–22 , - style="background:#bfb;" , 46 , March 27 , @ Milwaukee , , Barrett, Burks (21) , Noel (11) , Barrett (7) , Fiserv Forum
3,280 , 24–22 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 47 , March 29 ,

, , Randle (22) , Noel (11) , Barrett (4) , Madison Square Garden
1,981 , 24–23 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 48 , March 31 , @

, , Randle (26) , Randle (12) , Randle (6) ,

Target Center Target Center is a multi-purpose arena located in Minneapolis that opened in 1990. It hosts major family shows, concerts, sporting events, graduations and private events. Target Corporation, founded and headquartered in Minneapolis since 1902, h ...

No in-person attendance , 24–24 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 49 , April 2 ,

Dallas Dallas () is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the most populous city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the List of Texas metropolitan areas, most populous metropolitan area in Texas and the Metropolitan statistical area, fourth-most ...

, , Burks (20) ,

(8) , Randle (11) ,

1,981 , 24–25 , - style="background:#bfb;" , 50 , April 3 , @

, , Randle (29) , Randle (8) , Payton (9) ,

750 , 25–25 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 51 , April 5 , @

, , Barrett (22) , Randle (15) , Randle (12) ,

1,773 , 25–26 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 52 , April 7 , @

, , Barrett (29) , Randle (9) , Randle (6) ,

2,298 , 25–27 , - style="background:#bfb;" , 53 , April 9 , Memphis , , Barrett, Quickley (20) , Randle (10) , Randle (11) , Madison Square Garden
1,912 , 26–27 , - style="background:#bfb;" , 54 , April 11 ,

, , Randle (26) , Noel (13) , Barrett, Randle (5) , Madison Square Garden
1,833 , 27–27 , - style="background:#bfb;" , 55 , April 12 , L.A. Lakers , , Randle (34) , Gibson, Randle (10) , Randle (4) , Madison Square Garden
1,981 , 28–27 , - style="background:#bfb;" , 56 , April 14 , @

New Orleans New Orleans (commonly known as NOLA or The Big Easy among other nicknames) is a Consolidated city-county, consolidated city-parish located along the Mississippi River in the U.S. state of Louisiana. With a population of 383,997 at the 2020 ...

, , Randle (32) , Gibson (10) , Randle (5) ,

Smoothie King Center Smoothie King Center (locally referred to as SKC) is a multi-purpose list of indoor arenas, indoor arena in New Orleans, Louisiana. It is located in the Central Business District, New Orleans, Central Business District, adjacent to the Caesars ...

3,700 , 29–27 , - style="background:#bfb;" , 57 , April 16 , @ Dallas , , Randle (44) , Noel, Randle (10) , Randle (7) ,

American Airlines Center The American Airlines Center (AAC) is a multi-purpose List of indoor arenas, indoor arena located in the Victory Park, Dallas, Victory Park neighborhood in downtown Dallas, Texas. The arena serves as the home of the Dallas Stars of the National ...

4,246 , 30–27 , - style="background:#bfb;" , 58 , April 18 , New Orleans , , Randle (33) , Gibson (14) , Randle (10) , Madison Square Garden
1,981 , 31–27 , - style="background:#bfb;" , 59 , April 20 , Charlotte , , Barrett (24) , Noel (11) , Randle (7) , Madison Square Garden
1,753 , 32–27 , - style="background:#bfb;" , 60 , April 21 ,

, , Randle (40) , Noel (12) , Randle (6) , Madison Square Garden
1,981 , 33–27 , - style="background:#bfb;" , 61 , April 24 , Toronto , , Randle (31) , Barrett (12) ,

(7) , Madison Square Garden
1,981 , 34–27 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 62 , April 26 , Phoenix , , Rose (22) , Randle, Rose (6) , Rose (6) , Madison Square Garden
1,981 , 34–28 , - style="background:#bfb;" , 63 , April 28 ,

, , Randle (34) , Noel (8) , Barrett, Rose (6) , Madison Square Garden
1,981 , 35–28 , - style="background:#bfb;" , 64 , May 2 , @

, ,

(31) , Barrett, Randle (7) , Randle (6) ,

Toyota Center Toyota Center is an indoor arena located in Houston, Texas, United States. It is named after the Japanese automobile manufacturer Toyota. The arena is home to the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA), and it was once th ...

3,431 , 36–28 , - style="background:#bfb;" , 65 , May 3 , @ Memphis , , Randle (28) , Gibson (12) , Randle (6) ,

FedExForum FedExForum is a multi-purpose indoor arena located in Downtown Memphis, Tennessee, Downtown Memphis, Tennessee. It is the home of the Memphis Grizzlies of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the NCAA Division I Memphis Tigers men's ba ...

2,789 , 37–28 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 66 , May 5 , @

, , Quickley (18) , Randle (8) , Randle (5) ,

Ball Arena Ball Arena (formerly known as the Pepsi Center) is a multi-purpose indoor arena located in Denver, Colorado, United States. It is situated at Speer Boulevard, a main thoroughfare in downtown Denver, and is served by two nearby exits off Inter ...

4,038 , 37–29 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 67 , May 7 , @ Phoenix , , Randle (24) , Randle (11) ,

(6) , Phoenix Suns Arena
8,063 , 37–30 , - style="background:#bfb;" , 68 , May 9 , @ L.A. Clippers , , Rose (25) , Randle (14) , Rose (8) ,

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2,578 , 38–30 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 69 , May 11 , @ L.A. Lakers , , Randle (31) , Randle (8) , Rose (6) , Staples Center
3,550 , 38–31 , - style="background:#bfb;" , 70 , May 13 ,

, , Burks (30) , Burks (10) , Randle (9) ,

1,981 , 39–31 , - style="background:#bfb;" , 71 , May 15 , Charlotte , , Randle (33) , Noel (11) , Randle (13) , Madison Square Garden
1,981 , 40–31 , - style="background:#bfb;" , 72 , May 16 ,

, , Barrett (22) , Randle (7) , Randle (7) , Madison Square Garden
1,981 , 41–31

Playoffs

, - style="background:#fbb;" , 1 , May 23 ,

, , Burks (27) ,

(12) ,

(5) ,

15,047 , 0–1 , - style="background:#bfb;" , 2 , May 26 , Atlanta , , Rose (26) , Randle (12) , Randle, Rose (4) , Madison Square Garden
16,254 , 1–1 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 3 , May 28 , @ Atlanta , , Rose (30) , Randle (11) , Rose (5) ,

15,743 , 1–2 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 4 , May 30 , @ Atlanta , , Randle (23) , Randle (10) , Randle (7) , State Farm Arena
16,458 , 1–3 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 5 , June 2 , Atlanta , , Randle (23) , Randle (13) , Barrett, Rose (5) , Madison Square Garden
16,512 , 1–4

Player statistics

Regular season statistics

As of May 16, 2021 , - , style="text-align:left;", , , 72 , , 72 , , 34.9 , , .441 , , .401 , , .746 , , 5.8 , , 3.0 , , .7 , , .3 , , 17.6 , - , style="text-align:left;", , , 4 , , 0 , , 1.8 , , .000 , , , , 1.000 , , .5 , , .3 , , .0 , , .0 , , .5 , - , style="text-align:left;", , , 65 , , 64 , , 30.0 , , .442 , , .410 , , .909 , , 3.4 , , 1.5 , , .8 , , .2 , , 10.9 , - , style="text-align:left;", , , 49 , , 5 , , 25.6 , , .420 , , .415 , , .856 , , 4.6 , , 2.2 , , .6 , , .3 , , 12.7 , - , style="text-align:left;", , , 45 , , 3 , , 20.8 , , .627 , , .200 , , .727 , , 5.6 , , .8 , , .7 , , 1.1 , , 5.4 , - , style="text-align:left;", , , 8 , , 0 , , 2.0 , , .000 , , .000 , , .750 , , .3 , , .1 , , .0 , , .0 , , .4 , - , style="text-align:left;", , , 42 , , 0 , , 11.0 , , .392 , , .393 , , .800 , , 1.5 , , .5 , , .3 , , .1 , , 3.9 , - , style="text-align:left;", , , 64 , , 41 , , 24.2 , , .614 , , .000 , , .714 , , 6.4 , , .7 , , 1.1 , , 2.2 , , 5.1 , - , style="text-align:left;", , , 33 , , 4 , , 9.8 , , .367 , , .479 , , .444 , , .9 , , .6 , , .5 , , .1 , , 2.7 , - , style="text-align:left;", , , 63 , , 63 , , 23.6 , , .432 , , .286 , , .682 , , 3.4 , , 3.2 , , .7 , , .1 , , 10.1 , - , style="text-align:left;", , , 9 , , 0 , , 5.8 , , .714 , , , , .500 , , 1.2 , , .1 , , .1 , , .7 , , 1.2 , - , style="text-align:left;", , , 17 , , 0 , , 2.0 , , .111 , , .000 , , , , .3 , , .1 , , .0 , , .0 , , .1 , - , style="text-align:left;", , , 64 , , 3 , , 19.4 , , .395 , , .389 , , .891 , , 2.1 , , 2.0 , , .5 , , .2 , , 11.4 , - , style="text-align:left;", , , 71 , , 71 , , 37.6 , , .456 , , .411 , , .811 , , 10.2 , , 6.0 , , .9 , , .3 , , 24.1 , - , style="text-align:left;", , , 21 , , 2 , , 21.0 , , .430 , , .364 , , .714 , , 2.2 , , 2.0 , , .6 , , .0 , , 7.3 , - , style="text-align:left;", , , 31 , , 29 , , 27.5 , , .653 , , , , .491 , , 8.1 , , .5 , , 1.1 , , 1.5 , , 8.3 , - , style="text-align:left;", , , 35 , , 3 , , 26.8 , , .487 , , .411 , , .883 , , 2.9 , , 4.2 , , .9 , , .4 , , 14.9 , - , style="text-align:left;", , , 3 , , 0 , , 9.3 , , .200 , , .000 , , .833 , , .7 , , 1.0 , , 1.0 , , .0 , , 3.0 , - , style="text-align:left;", , , 62 , , 0 , , 11.0 , , .498 , , .306 , , .731 , , 2.2 , , .5 , , .3 , , .2 , , 4.1

Playoff statistics

As of June 2, 2021 , - , style="text-align:left;", , , 5 , , 5 , , 32.4 , , .388 , , .286 , , .800 , , 7.2 , , 3.0 , , .8 , , .4 , , 14.4 , - , style="text-align:left;", , , 5 , , 5 , , 32.4 , , .385 , , .345 , , .800 , , 3.4 , , 1.2 , , .6 , , .2 , , 8.8 , - , style="text-align:left;", , , 5 , , 0 , , 25.6 , , .429 , , .333 , , .737 , , 5.0 , , 2.6 , , .2 , , .0 , , 14.0 , - , style="text-align:left;", , , 5 , , 3 , , 27.6 , , .600 , , , , 1.000 , , 7.0 , , .8 , , 1.6 , , 1.0 , , 5.0 , - , style="text-align:left;", , , 1 , , 0 , , 4.0 , , , , , , 1.000 , , 1.0 , , 1.0 , , .0 , , 1.0 , , 2.0 , - , style="text-align:left;", , , 5 , , 2 , , 18.4 , , .500 , , , , .813 , , 4.0 , , .2 , , .8 , , .6 , , 4.6 , - , style="text-align:left;", , , 3 , , 0 , , 1.3 , , .000 , , .000 , , , , .0 , , .0 , , .0 , , .0 , , .0 , - , style="text-align:left;", , , 2 , , 2 , , 6.5 , , .000 , , , , .500 , , .0 , , .5 , , .5 , , .0 , , .5 , - , style="text-align:left;", , , 5 , , 0 , , 15.4 , , .303 , , .364 , , .714 , , 1.4 , , 1.0 , , .6 , , .0 , , 5.8 , - , style="text-align:left;", , , 5 , , 5 , , 36.0 , , .298 , , .333 , , .852 , , 11.6 , , 4.0 , , .6 , , .0 , , 18.0 , - , style="text-align:left;", , , 5 , , 3 , , 35.0 , , .476 , , .471 , , 1.000 , , 4.0 , , 5.0 , , .4 , , .2 , , 19.4 , - , style="text-align:left;", , , 5 , , 0 , , 13.0 , , .522 , , .333 , , .833 , , 2.6 , , .4 , , .0 , , .2 , , 6.4

Transactions

Trades

Additions

Subtractions

References

External links

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