Brooklyn Nets vs New York Knicks Prediction, 11/2/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: Brooklyn Nets vs New York Knicks

Date: Monday, November 2, 2026

Location: Madison Square Garden in New York, NY

TV: MSG

The New York Knicks (2-4) will try to defeat the Brooklyn Nets (0-5) at Madison Square Garden on Monday.

The Nets faced the Pistons and took a loss by a score of 110-94 in their last game. Brooklyn finished the contest with a 40.3% field goal percentage (31 of 77) and made 11 of their 37 shots from distance. At the charity stripe, the Nets made 21 of their 26 shots for a rate of 80.8%. When talking about hauling in rebounds, they earned a total of 50 with 9 of them being of the offensive sort. They also doled out 20 assists for this game while forcing 12 turnovers and getting 8 steals. Concerning defending, Brooklyn allowed their opponent to shoot 42.2% from the field on 38 out of 90 shooting. Detroit totaled 25 assists and had 14 steals in the matchup. In addition, Detroit had 41 rebounds (9 offensive, 32 defensive) and added 10 rejections. Detroit went 78.6% from the charity stripe by making 22 of 28 attempts. They also made 12 of 41 attempts from beyond the perimeter. In relation to personal fouls, the Nets finished with 23 while the Pistons had 19 personal fouls.

Moritz Wagner is one player who played a role for the contest. Wagner finished the game shooting 70.0% from the floor and also dished out 1 assist. He was on the court for 23 mins played and snagged 8 rebounds. He ended up walking away with 16 points on 7 out of 10 shooting.

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Brooklyn enters this matchup with a mark of 0-5 on the season. They turn it over 19.2 times per contest and as a group are committing 26.6 personal fouls per game. As a unit, Brooklyn is snagging 44.8 boards per game and is sitting with 116 dimes for the year, which is 29th in basketball in terms of passing the ball. The Nets are connecting on 35.4% on shots from 3-point land (73 of 206) and 77.4% from the charity stripe. They average 110.2 points per contest (21st in basketball) while shooting 42.5% from the floor.

On defense, the Nets are forcing 17.0 turnovers per contest while drawing 23.6 personal fouls. They give up 35.5% on shots from distance and they are 25th in the NBA in PPG allowed (121.2). The Nets are giving up a FG percentage of 47.7% (210 of 440) and they surrender 43.4 boards per game as a basketball team. They are 11th in the league in allowing assists with 148 conceded so far this season.

When they last played, the Knicks took a loss by a final score of 98-93 when they played the 76ers. The Knicks collected 31 defensive boards and 14 offensive boards for a total of 45 for the matchup. They also turned the ball over 13 times, while recording 8 steals for the contest. The 76ers earned 15 fouls for the game which got the Knicks to the charity stripe for 14 tries. They were able to convert 10 of the free throws for a clip of 71.4%. With regard to shots from distance, New York converted 13 of 41 tries (31.7%). When the game finished, the Knicks ended up shooting 35 out of 86 from the field which had them at 40.7%. The Knicks permitted the 76ers to bury 37 out of 75 tries from the floor which had them shooting 49.3% for the game. They went 35.3% from 3-point land by going 12 of 34 and finished the game at 12 of 16 from the free throw line (75.0%). Regarding how they rebounded, New York allowed Philadelphia to get 39 in total (5 on the offensive side).

Jalen Brunson pitched in for the Knicks for this game. He made 8 out of 22 for this game giving him a field goal percentage of 36.4%, and totaled 5 rebounds. Brunson tallied 24 points in his 35 minutes on the court and had 6 dimes in this matchup.

New York has a win-loss mark of 2-4 on the season. As an offensive unit, the Knicks are hitting on 41.9% from the floor, which is 28th in basketball. New York has 642 points this season (107.0 per game) and they pull in 47.7 rebounds per contest. They are earning an assist 26.2 times per game (19th in basketball) and they turn it over 15.5 times per game. The Knicks have committed 21.3 fouls per contest while shooting 75.4% from the charity stripe.

The New York defense allows 35.5% on shots from behind the 3-point line (83 of 234) and opponents are converting on 72.4% of their free throw shots. They relinquish 27.2 assists and 42.3 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is 17th and 7th in the NBA. The Knicks on defense are ranked 7th in the league in points allowed per game with 107.7. They are forcing 13.2 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 45.1% from the floor (10th in basketball).

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take New York

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