New York Knicks vs. Philadelphia 76ers
December 19, 2025 · 2025-26 season
The 76ers beat the Knicks 116-107 on 2025-12-19 on the road against the Knicks. The Knicks started Karl-Anthony Towns, OG Anunoby, Josh Hart, Mikal Bridges, and Jalen Brunson. The 76ers started Paul George, Andre Drummond, Tyrese Maxey, Dominick Barlow, and VJ Edgecombe. Tyrese Maxey (76ers) scored 13 points (5/10) in his matchups, with Mikal Bridges as his primary defender. Jalen Brunson (Knicks) scored 16 points (6/13) in his matchups, with VJ Edgecombe as his primary defender.
Box score
In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.
NYK
New York Knicks
107
Did not play: Tosan Evbuomwan (DNP - Coach's Decision), Ariel Hukporti (DNP - Coach's Decision), Trey Jemison III (DNP - Coach's Decision)
PHI
Philadelphia 76ers
116
Did not play: Eric Gordon (DNP - Coach's Decision), Kyle Lowry (DNP - Coach's Decision)
Lineups
NYK
New York Knicks
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Karl-Anthony Towns · OG Anunoby · Josh Hart · Mikal Bridges · Jalen Brunson Starter 17.7 min
- Karl-Anthony Towns · OG Anunoby · Mikal Bridges · Mitchell Robinson · Tyler Kolek 6.6 min
- Karl-Anthony Towns · Josh Hart · Mikal Bridges · Jalen Brunson · Mitchell Robinson 3.3 min
- Jordan Clarkson · Josh Hart · Jalen Brunson · Mitchell Robinson · Mohamed Diawara 3.0 min
- Josh Hart · Mikal Bridges · Jalen Brunson · Mitchell Robinson · Tyler Kolek 2.8 min
PHI
Philadelphia 76ers
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Paul George · Andre Drummond · Tyrese Maxey · Dominick Barlow · VJ Edgecombe Starter 15.4 min
- Paul George · Andre Drummond · Tyrese Maxey · Jared McCain · VJ Edgecombe 6.9 min
- Quentin Grimes · Jabari Walker · Adem Bona · Justin Edwards · VJ Edgecombe 4.7 min
- Paul George · Andre Drummond · Quentin Grimes · Tyrese Maxey · Jared McCain 3.6 min
- Tyrese Maxey · Jabari Walker · Adem Bona · Jared McCain · Justin Edwards 3.3 min
Who guarded whom
Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.
Knicks defense
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Tyrese Maxey 13 pts (5/10) in 77 possessions
Guarded by: Mikal Bridges (56 %, 9 pts) · Jalen Brunson (10 %, 4 pts) · Josh Hart (9 %, 0 pts)
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Paul George 14 pts (5/11) in 66 possessions
Guarded by: Josh Hart (35 %, 3 pts) · OG Anunoby (25 %, 0 pts) · Mikal Bridges (13 %, 2 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Mikal Bridges | Tyrese Maxey: 43 poss., 9 pts (4/6) · Paul George: 9 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Jalen Brunson | VJ Edgecombe: 37 poss., 4 pts (1/9) · Justin Edwards: 9 poss., 6 pts (2/3) |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | Andre Drummond: 29 poss., 6 pts (3/7) · Jabari Walker: 11 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Josh Hart | Paul George: 23 poss., 3 pts (1/3) · Dominick Barlow: 12 poss., 2 pts (1/2) |
| OG Anunoby | Paul George: 16 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · VJ Edgecombe: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Mitchell Robinson | Andre Drummond: 20 poss., 4 pts (1/1) · Adem Bona: 17 poss., 3 pts (1/2) |
| Tyler Kolek | Jared McCain: 13 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Quentin Grimes: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Jordan Clarkson | Quentin Grimes: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · VJ Edgecombe: 6 poss., 2 pts (1/2) |
| Guerschon Yabusele | Dominick Barlow: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Adem Bona: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Mohamed Diawara | Justin Edwards: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Quentin Grimes: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
76ers defense
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Jalen Brunson 16 pts (6/13) in 67 possessions
Guarded by: VJ Edgecombe (48 %, 7 pts) · Justin Edwards (12 %, 0 pts) · Tyrese Maxey (10 %, 0 pts)
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Karl-Anthony Towns 22 pts (7/14) in 69 possessions
Guarded by: Andre Drummond (41 %, 11 pts) · Jabari Walker (19 %, 0 pts) · Paul George (8 %, 0 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Tyrese Maxey | Mikal Bridges: 41 poss., 10 pts (3/7) · Jalen Brunson: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| VJ Edgecombe | Jalen Brunson: 32 poss., 7 pts (3/5) · Josh Hart: 12 poss., 7 pts (3/4) |
| Andre Drummond | Karl-Anthony Towns: 29 poss., 11 pts (3/5) · Mitchell Robinson: 19 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Paul George | OG Anunoby: 22 poss., 3 pts (1/4) · Josh Hart: 20 poss., 2 pts (1/3) |
| Jared McCain | Tyler Kolek: 14 poss., 5 pts (1/3) · Jalen Brunson: 5 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Dominick Barlow | Josh Hart: 13 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Jalen Brunson: 5 poss., 5 pts (2/2) |
| Quentin Grimes | Jordan Clarkson: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Tyler Kolek: 6 poss., 1 pts (0/0) |
| Adem Bona | Mitchell Robinson: 18 poss., 1 pts (0/0) · Karl-Anthony Towns: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Jabari Walker | Karl-Anthony Towns: 13 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · OG Anunoby: 7 poss., 1 pts (0/2) |
| Justin Edwards | Jalen Brunson: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Jordan Clarkson: 5 poss., 2 pts (0/0) |