New York
Knicks
97
–
110
FINAL
Los Angeles
Lakers
Date
Sunday, March 8, 2026
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYK | 23 | 26 | 20 | 28 | 97 |
| LAL | 31 | 23 | 34 | 22 | 110 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Austin Reaves
LAL
25
PTS
4
REB
5
AST
+5
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections4
Contested Shots4
Loose Balls1
Opp FG% When Defending20.0%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.12
Impact Composite85.3
Hustle: 15.5Defense: 69.1Impact: 0.7
3 steals4 deflectionsheld opponents to 20.0% FGonly 6 pts allowed on 49.1 possessions
Box Score MVP
Luka Dončić
LAL
35
PTS
8
REB
4
AST
+14
+/−
Game Performance
FG11-25 (44.0%)
3PT5-16
FT8-10
TS%59.5%
eFG%54.0%
STL2
TOV6
ORTG105
DRTG88
NET+18
35 points5-16 from 36 deflections1 charge drawn+14 plus/minusonly 34 pts allowed on 60.7 possessions
Box Score
| NYK | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jalen Brunson | 42:08 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 8-19 | 42% | 3-8 | 38% | 5-7 | 71% | -8 |
| Josh Hart | 22:29 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4-8 | 50% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -5 |
| Mikal Bridges | 27:21 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0-6 | 0% | 0-4 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -4 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 33:52 | 25 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8-17 | 47% | 1-5 | 20% | 8-8 | 100% | -9 |
| OG Anunoby | 37:58 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5-11 | 46% | 1-4 | 25% | 2-2 | 100% | -9 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Landry Shamet | 27:23 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4-8 | 50% | 2-6 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | -18 |
| Mohamed Diawara | 14:35 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1-4 | 25% | 0-3 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | +1 |
| Jordan Clarkson | 10:07 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3-4 | 75% | 1-2 | 50% | 2-2 | 100% | +4 |
| Mitchell Robinson | 16:54 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-3 | 67% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -11 |
| Jose Alvarado | 7:13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-2 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -6 |
| TOTAL | — | 97 | 47 | 10 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 18 | 23 | 35-82 | 43% | 8-34 | 24% | 19-21 | 90% | — |
Tyler Kolek —
Kevin McCullar Jr. —
Pacôme Dadiet —
Jeremy Sochan —
Ariel Hukporti —
| LAL | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Smart | 29:17 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1-10 | 10% | 0-5 | 0% | 3-4 | 75% | +27 |
| Austin Reaves | 38:49 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8-16 | 50% | 3-6 | 50% | 6-7 | 86% | +5 |
| Rui Hachimura | 36:45 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5-11 | 46% | 3-8 | 38% | 0-0 | 0% | +5 |
| Luka Dončić | 38:24 | 35 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 11-25 | 44% | 5-16 | 31% | 8-10 | 80% | +14 |
| Deandre Ayton | 19:55 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3-4 | 75% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +3 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Maxi Kleber | 9:59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -1 |
| Luke Kennard | 26:51 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4-8 | 50% | 3-7 | 43% | 1-1 | 100% | 0 |
| Jake LaRavia | 12:54 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2-2 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | +8 |
| Jaxson Hayes | 16:38 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0-3 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 5-6 | 83% | +8 |
| Jarred Vanderbilt | 10:28 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1-2 | 50% | 1-2 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | -4 |
| TOTAL | — | 110 | 42 | 12 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 35-81 | 43% | 15-44 | 34% | 25-30 | 83% | — |
Drew Timme —
Dalton Knecht —
Kobe Bufkin —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
NYK35/82 (43%)
Paint
24/42 (57%)
Mid
6/13 (46%)
3PT
8/34 (24%)
RA 58%ATB3 24%Paint 55%Mid 50%Corner 3 20%
LAL35/81 (43%)
Paint
16/30 (53%)
Mid
7/15 (47%)
3PT
15/45 (33%)
ATB3 34%RA 63%Paint 43%Corner 3 30%Mid 67%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Marcus Smart
defended Jalen Brunson
6.1 min • 0 pts • 0%
Best Defender
Marcus Smart
held Jalen Brunson
6.1 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Luke Kennard
vs Landry Shamet
2.1 min • 6 pts • 67%
| LAL Defense | Jalen Brunson | Jordan Clarkson | Jose Alvarado | Josh Hart | Karl-Anthony Towns | Landry Shamet | Mikal Bridges | Mitchell Robinson | Mohamed Diawara | OG Anunoby |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luka Dončić | 1.1m 5pts 33% | — | — | 1.8m 8pts 50% | — | 1.9m 9pts 80% | 1.8m 2pts 100% | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | 5.1m 10pts 43% |
| Austin Reaves | 1.6m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | 3.2m 4pts 67% | 3.0m 2pts 0% | — | — | 2.1m 0pts 0% |
| Luke Kennard | 3.0m 0pts 0% | 1.1m 6pts 100% | — | — | — | 2.1m 6pts 67% | 1.7m 0pts 0% | — | — | — |
| Rui Hachimura | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | 3.2m 2pts 100% | — | — | 2.2m 3pts 50% | — | — | 1.2m 3pts 100% |
| Marcus Smart | 6.1m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.3m 2pts 33% |
| Jaxson Hayes | — | — | — | — | 2.5m 0pts 0% | — | — | 3.5m 0pts 0% | — | — |
| Deandre Ayton | — | — | — | — | 3.6m 6pts 75% | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jake LaRavia | 2.0m 2pts 100% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.3m 2pts 100% | — |
| Maxi Kleber | — | — | — | — | 2.2m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jarred Vanderbilt | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.0m 0pts 0% |
| Other | 1.8m 4pts 67% | 2.2m 6pts 100% | 2.6m 2pts 33% | 2.5m 8pts 100% | 3.7m 15pts 71% | 2.8m 2pts 50% | 1.7m 1pts 0% | 3.0m 1pts 0% | — | — |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = LAL leads, negative = NYK leads
LAL Largest Lead
23
Q4 0:14
NYK Largest Lead
0
Q1 0:00
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
LAL 8-0 run
Q3 2:19 – Q3 3:42
+6 → +12
LAL 9-0 run
Q3 7:51 – Q3 10:20
+11 → +18
LAL 11-0 run
Q3 7:51 – Q3 11:08
+11 → +20