New York
Knicks
105
–
99
FINAL
Chicago
Bulls
Date
Sunday, February 22, 2026
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYK | 25 | 27 | 31 | 22 | 105 |
| CHI | 27 | 26 | 25 | 21 | 99 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Jalen Brunson
NYK
19
PTS
5
REB
9
AST
+14
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections2
Contested Shots2
Charges Drawn1
Opp FG% When Defending37.5%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.13
Impact Composite63.6
Hustle: 10.0Defense: 51.3Impact: 2.3
1 charge drawn+14 plus/minusheld opponents to 37.5% FGonly 6 pts allowed on 46.4 possessions
Box Score MVP
Karl-Anthony Towns
NYK
28
PTS
11
REB
2
AST
+13
+/−
Game Performance
FG10-17 (58.8%)
3PT5-9
FT3-4
TS%74.6%
eFG%73.5%
STL3
TOV3
ORTG120
DRTG96
NET+24
Double-Double58.8% FG5-9 from 33 steals4 deflections1 charge drawn+13 plus/minusonly 20 pts allowed on 48.0 possessions
Box Score
| NYK | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Hart | 32:42 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4-5 | 80% | 1-1 | 100% | 2-4 | 50% | +16 |
| Mikal Bridges | 30:13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4-10 | 40% | 3-8 | 38% | 0-0 | 0% | +5 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 32:13 | 28 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10-17 | 59% | 5-9 | 56% | 3-4 | 75% | +13 |
| OG Anunoby | 33:33 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4-11 | 36% | 0-4 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | +17 |
| Jalen Brunson | 36:26 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7-19 | 37% | 1-6 | 17% | 4-6 | 67% | +14 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Landry Shamet | 23:17 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5-9 | 56% | 4-8 | 50% | 2-3 | 67% | -10 |
| Jeremy Sochan | 11:23 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-2 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -10 |
| Ariel Hukporti | 15:05 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1-3 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | -6 |
| Jose Alvarado | 25:08 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-8 | 25% | 1-6 | 17% | 0-0 | 0% | -9 |
| TOTAL | — | 105 | 50 | 10 | 27 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 38-84 | 45% | 15-42 | 36% | 14-21 | 67% | — |
Tyler Kolek —
Mohamed Diawara —
Trey Jemison III —
Jordan Clarkson —
Dillon Jones —
| CHI | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guerschon Yabusele | 29:44 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4-8 | 50% | 3-6 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | -3 |
| Josh Giddey | 22:58 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2-10 | 20% | 0-3 | 0% | 2-3 | 67% | -14 |
| Jalen Smith | 18:13 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5-11 | 46% | 2-6 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | -9 |
| Isaac Okoro | 33:00 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4-10 | 40% | 3-7 | 43% | 1-1 | 100% | -15 |
| Matas Buzelis | 25:59 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4-12 | 33% | 3-9 | 33% | 4-5 | 80% | -6 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Collin Sexton | 12:23 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2-5 | 40% | 2-4 | 50% | 2-2 | 100% | +1 |
| Rob Dillingham | 24:09 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3-7 | 43% | 1-2 | 50% | 1-3 | 33% | +9 |
| Tre Jones | 22:57 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4-9 | 44% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +1 |
| Patrick Williams | 27:36 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3-8 | 38% | 2-7 | 29% | 2-2 | 100% | +6 |
| Nick Richards | 23:01 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3-6 | 50% | 0-1 | 0% | 3-5 | 60% | 0 |
| TOTAL | — | 99 | 50 | 13 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 17 | 17 | 34-86 | 40% | 16-46 | 35% | 15-21 | 71% | — |
Lachlan Olbrich —
Yuki Kawamura —
Mac McClung —
Leonard Miller —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
NYK38/84 (45%)
Paint
16/29 (55%)
Mid
8/21 (38%)
3PT
15/42 (36%)
ATB3 37%RA 68%Corner 3 33%Paint 33%Mid 63%
CHI34/86 (40%)
Paint
16/35 (46%)
Mid
1/4 (25%)
3PT
17/47 (36%)
ATB3 36%RA 50%Corner 3 36%Paint 17%Mid 33%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Isaac Okoro
defended Jalen Brunson
6.4 min • 3 pts • 33%
Best Defender
Jalen Smith
held Karl-Anthony Towns
4.6 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Rob Dillingham
vs Landry Shamet
2.4 min • 6 pts • 100%
| CHI Defense | Ariel Hukporti | Jalen Brunson | Jeremy Sochan | Jose Alvarado | Josh Hart | Karl-Anthony Towns | Landry Shamet | Mikal Bridges | OG Anunoby |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isaac Okoro | — | 6.4m 3pts 33% | — | — | 2.0m 5pts 50% | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | 1.7m 0pts 0% | 1.2m 0pts 0% |
| Guerschon Yabusele | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | 1.5m 3pts 100% | — | 4.2m 3pts 50% | 1.6m 3pts 50% | — | 1.3m 2pts 50% | 1.2m 0pts 0% |
| Matas Buzelis | — | 1.0m 0pts 0% | 1.4m 0pts 0% | — | 2.3m 2pts 33% | — | — | 2.8m 3pts 25% | 1.2m 1pts 0% |
| Patrick Williams | — | 1.5m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.3m 3pts 50% | — | 1.1m 2pts 0% | 1.5m 0pts 0% | 2.7m 0pts 0% |
| Nick Richards | 3.5m 5pts 40% | — | — | — | 1.0m 4pts 100% | 3.2m 4pts 100% | — | — | — |
| Rob Dillingham | — | — | — | 3.4m 2pts 50% | — | — | 2.4m 6pts 100% | — | 1.8m 0pts 0% |
| Josh Giddey | — | 1.1m 2pts 33% | — | — | 1.0m 4pts 50% | 1.3m 0pts 0% | — | — | 3.8m 2pts 25% |
| Tre Jones | — | 1.2m 2pts 100% | — | 1.6m 2pts 50% | — | — | 2.1m 4pts 50% | 1.6m 0pts 0% | — |
| Jalen Smith | — | — | — | — | — | 4.6m 0pts 0% | — | 1.3m 2pts 25% | — |
| Collin Sexton | — | — | — | 1.5m 3pts 100% | — | — | — | 1.4m 0pts 0% | — |
| Other | 1.7m 7pts 60% | 1.6m 5pts 67% | 1.4m 9pts 100% | 3.0m 2pts 33% | 1.5m 3pts 33% | 1.8m 2pts 33% | 3.7m 7pts 33% | — | — |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = CHI leads, negative = NYK leads
CHI Largest Lead
8
Q2 2:31
NYK Largest Lead
13
Q3 8:22
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
NYK 8-0 run
Q3 1:57 – Q3 2:52
-1 → -6
CHI 8-0 run
Q4 6:04 – Q4 8:18
-4 → +1