New York
Knicks
93
–
92
FINAL
Brooklyn
Nets
Date
Friday, March 20, 2026
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYK | 14 | 19 | 31 | 18 | 93 |
| BKN | 22 | 23 | 15 | 27 | 92 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Jalen Brunson
NYK
17
PTS
5
REB
8
AST
+9
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections2
Contested Shots2
Charges Drawn1
Loose Balls1
Opp FG% When Defending44.4%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.26
Impact Composite51.4
Hustle: 11.5Defense: 39.0Impact: 0.9
1 charge drawnonly 19 pts allowed on 72.3 possessions
Box Score MVP
Karl-Anthony Towns
NYK
26
PTS
15
REB
1
AST
+7
+/−
Game Performance
FG7-16 (43.8%)
3PT1-3
FT11-13
STL1
TOV4
Double-Double4 loose balls recoveredheld opponents to 38.5% FGonly 17 pts allowed on 40.3 possessions
Box Score
| NYK | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Landry Shamet | 21:37 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1-5 | 20% | 1-4 | 25% | 0-0 | 0% | +5 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 28:37 | 26 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 7-16 | 44% | 1-3 | 33% | 11-13 | 85% | +7 |
| OG Anunoby | 35:05 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7-13 | 54% | 1-6 | 17% | 1-2 | 50% | +14 |
| Jalen Brunson | 40:38 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7-19 | 37% | 1-6 | 17% | 2-4 | 50% | +9 |
| Mikal Bridges | 35:55 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3-7 | 43% | 1-2 | 50% | 2-2 | 100% | -7 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Mohamed Diawara | 19:29 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-4 | 50% | 2-4 | 50% | 2-2 | 100% | +10 |
| Jose Alvarado | 13:01 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1-5 | 20% | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -11 |
| Mitchell Robinson | 23:49 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1-2 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | 1-5 | 20% | -13 |
| Jordan Clarkson | 21:47 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-5 | 40% | 1-2 | 50% | 4-4 | 100% | -10 |
| TOTAL | — | 93 | 52 | 13 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 31-76 | 41% | 8-29 | 28% | 23-32 | 72% | — |
Tyler Kolek —
Ariel Hukporti —
Pacôme Dadiet —
Dillon Jones —
Jeremy Sochan —
| BKN | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danny Wolf | 24:22 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3-12 | 25% | 2-7 | 29% | 0-0 | 0% | -5 |
| Drake Powell | 24:36 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-4 | 25% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -12 |
| Nic Claxton | 21:43 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4-7 | 57% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -5 |
| Nolan Traore | 23:59 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3-11 | 27% | 1-3 | 33% | 4-4 | 100% | -2 |
| Ziaire Williams | 25:17 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6-10 | 60% | 2-4 | 50% | 3-3 | 100% | -2 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Chaney Johnson | 24:26 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1-6 | 17% | 0-5 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | +3 |
| Ben Saraf | 27:23 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2-9 | 22% | 0-1 | 0% | 1-1 | 100% | -6 |
| Ochai Agbaji | 23:54 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-10 | 30% | 2-7 | 29% | 0-0 | 0% | +13 |
| Josh Minott | 25:47 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8-13 | 62% | 6-9 | 67% | 0-0 | 0% | +8 |
| Malachi Smith | 18:33 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-4 | 75% | 1-1 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | +3 |
| TOTAL | — | 92 | 40 | 8 | 28 | 8 | 6 | 15 | 28 | 34-86 | 40% | 14-38 | 37% | 10-10 | 100% | — |
Tyson Etienne —
E.J. Liddell —
Jalen Wilson —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
NYK31/76 (41%)
Paint
18/37 (49%)
Mid
6/16 (38%)
3PT
8/29 (28%)
RA 62%Paint 35%ATB3 24%Corner 3 33%Mid 25%
BKN34/86 (40%)
Paint
20/45 (44%)
Mid
2/7 (29%)
3PT
14/38 (37%)
RA 52%ATB3 32%Paint 29%Corner 3 50%Mid 0%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Josh Minott
defended OG Anunoby
5.0 min • 10 pts • 80%
Best Defender
Drake Powell
held Jalen Brunson
4.0 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Josh Minott
vs OG Anunoby
5.0 min • 10 pts • 80%
| BKN Defense | Jalen Brunson | Jordan Clarkson | Jose Alvarado | Karl-Anthony Towns | Landry Shamet | Mikal Bridges | Mitchell Robinson | Mohamed Diawara | OG Anunoby |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Saraf | — | 2.0m 2pts 50% | 3.0m 0pts 0% | — | 1.1m 3pts 25% | — | — | 1.4m 0pts 0% | — |
| Drake Powell | 4.0m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | 3.2m 0pts 0% | — | — | — |
| Ochai Agbaji | 1.3m 2pts 50% | 2.2m 3pts 50% | — | — | — | 2.0m 0pts 0% | — | 1.6m 0pts 0% | — |
| Ziaire Williams | 4.1m 3pts 25% | — | — | — | — | 2.9m 2pts 50% | — | — | — |
| Danny Wolf | — | — | — | 1.8m 2pts 50% | — | — | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | 3.8m 5pts 67% |
| Chaney Johnson | — | — | — | 2.5m 0pts 0% | — | — | 3.6m 0pts 0% | — | — |
| Nic Claxton | — | — | — | 3.6m 2pts 100% | — | — | 2.1m 2pts 50% | — | — |
| Nolan Traore | — | — | — | — | 3.6m 0pts 0% | 2.0m 2pts 100% | — | — | — |
| Josh Minott | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5.0m 10pts 80% |
| Malachi Smith | 1.8m 0pts 0% | 1.7m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other | 3.3m 15pts 55% | 2.8m 2pts 33% | 1.9m 5pts 50% | 3.1m 5pts 20% | 3.3m 8pts 50% | 3.3m 2pts 33% | 3.0m 7pts 22% | 3.1m 6pts 60% | 4.0m 7pts 67% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = BKN leads, negative = NYK leads
BKN Largest Lead
13
Q2 8:05
NYK Largest Lead
14
Q4 2:26
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
NYK 8-0 run
Q2 12:00 – Q3 0:20
+6 → +4
NYK 10-0 run
Q2 12:00 – Q3 0:52
+6 → +2
NYK 13-0 run
Q2 12:00 – Q3 1:25
+6 → -1
NYK 9-0 run
Q3 9:33 – Q3 11:23
-2 → -8