New York
Knicks
118
–
126
FINAL
LA
Clippers
Date
Monday, March 9, 2026
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYK | 24 | 31 | 26 | 37 | 118 |
| LAC | 28 | 36 | 24 | 38 | 126 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Bennedict Mathurin
LAC
28
PTS
7
REB
1
AST
+5
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections3
Contested Shots2
Opp FG% When Defending60.0%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.31
Impact Composite41.2
Hustle: 9.0Defense: 31.5Impact: 0.7
3 deflectionsonly 17 pts allowed on 54.2 possessions
Box Score MVP
Kawhi Leonard
LAC
29
PTS
7
REB
8
AST
+26
+/−
Game Performance
FG10-19 (52.6%)
3PT2-5
FT7-7
TS%65.7%
eFG%57.9%
STL2
TOV1
ORTG141
DRTG110
NET+31
5 deflections+26 plus/minusonly 23 pts allowed on 58.2 possessions
Box Score
| NYK | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jalen Brunson | 38:07 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12-23 | 52% | 2-7 | 29% | 2-3 | 67% | +1 |
| OG Anunoby | 37:20 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 8-15 | 53% | 3-8 | 38% | 3-4 | 75% | -3 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 35:36 | 35 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 13-17 | 77% | 3-4 | 75% | 6-8 | 75% | -12 |
| Mikal Bridges | 26:24 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3-8 | 38% | 1-3 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | -17 |
| Josh Hart | 36:30 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5-7 | 71% | 1-3 | 33% | 1-1 | 100% | -13 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Landry Shamet | 22:55 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3-12 | 25% | 3-12 | 25% | 0-0 | 0% | +6 |
| Tyler Kolek | 1:54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -1 |
| Mohamed Diawara | 17:39 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2-3 | 67% | 1-1 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | +3 |
| Jordan Clarkson | 3:13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0 |
| Ariel Hukporti | 12:25 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +4 |
| Jose Alvarado | 7:59 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-4 | 0% | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -8 |
| TOTAL | — | 118 | 51 | 14 | 32 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 23 | 46-90 | 51% | 14-40 | 35% | 12-16 | 75% | — |
Kevin McCullar Jr. —
Pacôme Dadiet —
Trey Jemison III —
Jeremy Sochan —
| LAC | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kawhi Leonard | 35:04 | 29 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 10-19 | 53% | 2-5 | 40% | 7-7 | 100% | +26 |
| Brook Lopez | 29:55 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5-8 | 63% | 3-5 | 60% | 3-3 | 100% | +23 |
| Kris Dunn | 29:10 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2-4 | 50% | 1-3 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | -2 |
| Darius Garland | 30:21 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7-16 | 44% | 5-9 | 56% | 4-6 | 67% | +20 |
| Derrick Jones Jr. | 33:44 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6-14 | 43% | 4-7 | 57% | 0-1 | 0% | +1 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Nicolas Batum | 11:08 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1-4 | 25% | 1-4 | 25% | 0-0 | 0% | -13 |
| Isaiah Jackson | 16:37 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2-3 | 67% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -13 |
| Bennedict Mathurin | 36:26 | 28 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9-20 | 45% | 2-5 | 40% | 8-9 | 89% | +5 |
| Jordan Miller | 17:35 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1-5 | 20% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -7 |
| TOTAL | — | 126 | 36 | 9 | 25 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 43-93 | 46% | 18-39 | 46% | 22-26 | 85% | — |
Kobe Sanders —
Norchad Omier —
Sean Pedulla —
Cam Christie —
Bogdan Bogdanović —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
NYK46/90 (51%)
Paint
29/45 (64%)
Mid
11/18 (61%)
3PT
14/40 (35%)
RA 70%ATB3 26%Paint 60%Corner 3 54%Mid 33%
LAC43/93 (46%)
Paint
23/44 (52%)
Mid
4/19 (21%)
3PT
18/39 (46%)
RA 66%ATB3 47%Paint 20%Corner 3 44%Mid 14%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Kawhi Leonard
defended OG Anunoby
8.1 min • 9 pts • 57%
Best Defender
Kris Dunn
held Jalen Brunson
5.1 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Kawhi Leonard
vs Josh Hart
2.5 min • 4 pts • 67%
| LAC Defense | Ariel Hukporti | Jalen Brunson | Jordan Clarkson | Jose Alvarado | Josh Hart | Karl-Anthony Towns | Landry Shamet | Mikal Bridges | Mohamed Diawara | OG Anunoby | Tyler Kolek |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kawhi Leonard | — | — | — | — | 2.5m 4pts 67% | 1.5m 10pts 57% | — | — | — | 8.1m 9pts 57% | — |
| Bennedict Mathurin | — | — | — | — | 5.0m 5pts 67% | — | 1.8m 10pts 67% | — | 2.4m 2pts 0% | 1.9m 0pts 0% | — |
| Derrick Jones Jr. | — | 4.1m 6pts 67% | — | — | 2.9m 4pts 50% | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | 1.2m 3pts 17% | 1.6m 0pts 0% | — | — |
| Darius Garland | — | — | — | — | — | 1.7m 9pts 33% | 1.6m 0pts 0% | 4.3m 3pts 33% | — | 1.1m 2pts 25% | — |
| Brook Lopez | — | — | — | — | 1.2m 5pts 50% | 5.5m 4pts 50% | — | 1.4m 3pts 100% | — | — | — |
| Isaiah Jackson | 2.8m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | 3.2m 2pts 50% | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kris Dunn | — | 5.1m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jordan Miller | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.8m 2pts 50% | 1.4m 0pts 0% | — | — | — |
| Nicolas Batum | — | 1.7m 3pts 50% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other | 2.1m 3pts 20% | 4.1m 7pts 22% | 1.2m 4pts 100% | 3.4m 2pts 0% | — | 2.1m 6pts 50% | 2.0m 3pts 50% | 2.4m 2pts 100% | 2.9m 4pts 50% | 4.2m 3pts 25% | 0.7m 3pts 100% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = LAC leads, negative = NYK leads
LAC Largest Lead
15
Q3 6:45
NYK Largest Lead
1
Q2 1:51
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
LAC 9-0 run
Q1 0:34 – Q1 1:36
+3 → +9
LAC 9-0 run
Q3 4:47 – Q3 6:45
+8 → +15
NYK 8-0 run
Q3 9:07 – Q3 10:29
+13 → +7