Houston
Rockets
106
–
108
FINAL
New York
Knicks
Date
Saturday, February 21, 2026
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 21 | 33 | 31 | 15 | 106 |
| NYK | 27 | 26 | 20 | 33 | 108 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Jalen Brunson
NYK
20
PTS
3
REB
6
AST
-10
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections2
Contested Shots2
Charges Drawn2
Opp FG% When Defending44.4%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.17
Impact Composite54.8
Hustle: 13.0Defense: 42.8Impact: -1.0
2 charges drawnonly 9 pts allowed on 53.4 possessions
Box Score MVP
Karl-Anthony Towns
NYK
25
PTS
7
REB
1
AST
+23
+/−
Game Performance
FG10-15 (66.7%)
3PT3-3
FT2-2
TS%78.7%
eFG%76.7%
STL1
TOV2
ORTG123
DRTG88
NET+35
66.7% FG4 deflections+23 plus/minusonly 19 pts allowed on 55.1 possessions
Box Score
| HOU | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tari Eason | 34:43 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4-8 | 50% | 1-4 | 25% | 2-2 | 100% | -7 |
| Jabari Smith Jr. | 35:36 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8-13 | 62% | 4-8 | 50% | 1-2 | 50% | -9 |
| Alperen Sengun | 31:25 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 6-12 | 50% | 1-1 | 100% | 3-4 | 75% | -6 |
| Amen Thompson | 41:18 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5-9 | 56% | 0-2 | 0% | 2-4 | 50% | +5 |
| Kevin Durant | 38:20 | 30 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 10-26 | 39% | 4-10 | 40% | 6-7 | 86% | +15 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Dorian Finney-Smith | 21:07 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1-4 | 25% | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -13 |
| Jae'Sean Tate | 4:45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -7 |
| Reed Sheppard | 21:28 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3-5 | 60% | 2-4 | 50% | 2-2 | 100% | 0 |
| Clint Capela | 11:20 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | +12 |
| TOTAL | — | 106 | 44 | 13 | 24 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 20 | 38-80 | 48% | 12-31 | 39% | 18-23 | 78% | — |
Jeff Green —
Aaron Holiday —
Isaiah Crawford —
Josh Okogie —
| NYK | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OG Anunoby | 40:18 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8-16 | 50% | 2-7 | 29% | 2-2 | 100% | +6 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 34:05 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 10-15 | 67% | 3-3 | 100% | 2-2 | 100% | +23 |
| Jalen Brunson | 35:36 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6-12 | 50% | 0-1 | 0% | 8-9 | 89% | -10 |
| Josh Hart | 27:04 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1-7 | 14% | 0-3 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -14 |
| Mikal Bridges | 31:27 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5-11 | 46% | 1-2 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | +3 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Mohamed Diawara | 4:01 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-1 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -2 |
| Landry Shamet | 25:58 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5-7 | 71% | 2-4 | 50% | 2-3 | 67% | +8 |
| Mitchell Robinson | 17:30 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3-5 | 60% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -21 |
| Jose Alvarado | 19:51 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-9 | 33% | 2-5 | 40% | 0-0 | 0% | +19 |
| Jeremy Sochan | 4:09 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-2 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -2 |
| TOTAL | — | 108 | 29 | 8 | 26 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 19 | 42-85 | 49% | 10-26 | 38% | 14-16 | 88% | — |
Kevin McCullar Jr. —
Pacôme Dadiet —
Ariel Hukporti —
Tyler Kolek —
Jordan Clarkson —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
HOU38/80 (48%)
Paint
25/38 (66%)
Mid
10/23 (43%)
3PT
12/31 (39%)
Paint 50%RA 67%ATB3 32%Corner 3 50%Mid 17%
NYK42/85 (49%)
Paint
24/42 (57%)
Mid
9/21 (43%)
3PT
10/27 (37%)
RA 66%ATB3 25%Paint 33%Corner 3 55%Mid 46%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Jalen Brunson
defended Amen Thompson
8.3 min • 0 pts • 0%
Best Defender
Jalen Brunson
held Amen Thompson
8.3 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Jose Alvarado
vs Reed Sheppard
2.0 min • 3 pts • 33%
| NYK Defense | Alperen Sengun | Amen Thompson | Clint Capela | Dorian Finney-Smith | Jabari Smith Jr. | Jae'Sean Tate | Kevin Durant | Reed Sheppard | Tari Eason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OG Anunoby | 1.3m 7pts 60% | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | 8.3m 0pts 0% | — | 1.5m 0pts 0% |
| Jalen Brunson | — | 8.3m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.3m 4pts 67% | — | — | — | 1.7m 5pts 67% |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 1.5m 11pts 100% | 1.5m 0pts 0% | — | 1.7m 4pts 50% | 1.6m 2pts 50% | — | — | — | 5.0m 2pts 50% |
| Mikal Bridges | — | 1.5m 0pts 0% | — | — | 5.1m 7pts 60% | — | — | — | 2.0m 2pts 33% |
| Josh Hart | 3.7m 0pts 0% | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | 2.1m 0pts 0% | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — |
| Landry Shamet | — | — | — | 1.4m 3pts 100% | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | 2.2m 3pts 50% | 3.1m 2pts 100% | — |
| Jose Alvarado | 1.0m 0pts 0% | 1.4m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.3m 0pts 0% | — | — | 2.0m 3pts 33% | 1.1m 2pts 100% |
| Mitchell Robinson | 2.3m 0pts 0% | — | 4.2m 2pts 100% | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jeremy Sochan | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.0m 0pts 0% | — | — |
| Other | 1.9m 2pts 50% | — | 0.8m 4pts 33% | 3.4m 6pts 25% | 2.1m 2pts 50% | 2.0m 2pts 50% | 3.5m 6pts 75% | 3.2m 6pts 50% | 1.8m 4pts 67% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = NYK leads, negative = HOU leads
NYK Largest Lead
13
Q2 1:23
HOU Largest Lead
18
Q4 1:07
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
NYK 9-0 run
Q1 11:55 – Q2 1:23
+5 → +13
HOU 8-0 run
Q3 1:55 – Q3 3:46
-4 → -10
HOU 8-0 run
Q3 8:26 – Q3 9:18
-9 → -15
NYK 8-0 run
Q4 3:30 – Q4 4:55
-11 → -6