New York Knicks vs. Dallas Mavericks
January 19, 2026 · 2025-26 season
The Mavericks beat the Knicks 114-97 on 2026-01-19 on the road against the Knicks. The Knicks started Karl-Anthony Towns, OG Anunoby, Josh Hart, Mikal Bridges, and Jalen Brunson. The Mavericks started Dwight Powell, Caleb Martin, Naji Marshall, Max Christie, and Cooper Flagg. Cooper Flagg (Mavericks) scored 10 points (4/7) in his matchups, with Josh Hart as his primary defender. Jalen Brunson (Knicks) scored 29 points (10/17) in his matchups, with Caleb Martin as his primary defender.
Box score
In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.
NYK
New York Knicks
97
DAL
Dallas Mavericks
114
Lineups
NYK
New York Knicks
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Karl-Anthony Towns · OG Anunoby · Josh Hart · Mikal Bridges · Jalen Brunson Starter 11.4 min
- Karl-Anthony Towns · OG Anunoby · Mikal Bridges · Landry Shamet · Miles McBride 6.3 min
- OG Anunoby · Jalen Brunson · Mitchell Robinson · Landry Shamet · Miles McBride 3.7 min
- OG Anunoby · Josh Hart · Jalen Brunson · Mitchell Robinson · Landry Shamet 3.2 min
- Karl-Anthony Towns · Josh Hart · Mikal Bridges · Jalen Brunson · Miles McBride 3.1 min
DAL
Dallas Mavericks
Starting lineup
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Caleb Martin
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Max Christie
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Naji Marshall
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Dwight Powell
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Cooper Flagg
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Dwight Powell · Caleb Martin · Naji Marshall · Max Christie · Cooper Flagg Starter 14.6 min
- Klay Thompson · Dwight Powell · Jeremiah Robinson-Earl · Cooper Flagg · Ryan Nembhard 5.0 min
- Caleb Martin · Naji Marshall · Moussa Cissé · Max Christie · Ryan Nembhard 4.9 min
- Klay Thompson · Naji Marshall · Brandon Williams · Moussa Cissé · Max Christie 3.5 min
- Klay Thompson · Dwight Powell · Naji Marshall · Cooper Flagg · Ryan Nembhard 3.4 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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Cooper Flagg 10 pts (4/7) in 59 possessions
Guarded by: Josh Hart (33 %, 3 pts) · OG Anunoby (18 %, 0 pts) · Landry Shamet (17 %, 2 pts)
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Brandon Williams 8 pts (3/6) in 21 possessions
Guarded by: Miles McBride (40 %, 0 pts) · Jalen Brunson (16 %, 3 pts) · Josh Hart (11 %, 0 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Jalen Brunson | Caleb Martin: 24 poss., 0 pts (0/5) · Max Christie: 22 poss., 6 pts (2/8) |
| Mikal Bridges | Max Christie: 31 poss., 2 pts (1/4) · Klay Thompson: 10 poss., 3 pts (1/3) |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | Naji Marshall: 29 poss., 5 pts (2/4) · Dwight Powell: 22 poss., 9 pts (3/8) |
| OG Anunoby | Dwight Powell: 20 poss., 2 pts (0/1) · Cooper Flagg: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Josh Hart | Cooper Flagg: 20 poss., 3 pts (1/1) · Caleb Martin: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Miles McBride | Ryan Nembhard: 17 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Brandon Williams: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Landry Shamet | Klay Thompson: 15 poss., 1 pts (0/0) · Cooper Flagg: 10 poss., 2 pts (1/3) |
| Mitchell Robinson | Moussa Cisse: 24 poss., 4 pts (2/2) · Dwight Powell: 6 poss., 4 pts (2/3) |
| Ariel Hukporti | Moussa Cisse: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Ryan Nembhard: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Pacôme Dadiet | Ryan Nembhard: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Jeremiah Robinson-Earl: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Tyler Kolek | Miles Kelly: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Moussa Cisse: 1 poss., 2 pts (1/2) |
| Mohamed Diawara | Miles Kelly: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Jaden Hardy: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Guerschon Yabusele | Jeremiah Robinson-Earl: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Moussa Cisse: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Jordan Clarkson | Caleb Martin: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Brandon Williams: 1 poss., 1 pts (0/1) |
Mavericks defense
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Jalen Brunson 29 pts (10/17) in 70 possessions
Guarded by: Caleb Martin (34 %, 0 pts) · Max Christie (26 %, 12 pts) · Naji Marshall (11 %, 2 pts)
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Karl-Anthony Towns 17 pts (6/10) in 60 possessions
Guarded by: Dwight Powell (54 %, 2 pts) · Naji Marshall (15 %, 3 pts) · Max Christie (6 %, 5 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Max Christie | Mikal Bridges: 22 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Jalen Brunson: 19 poss., 12 pts (4/4) |
| Naji Marshall | Josh Hart: 19 poss., 12 pts (4/6) · Mikal Bridges: 15 poss., 0 pts (0/4) |
| Dwight Powell | Karl-Anthony Towns: 32 poss., 2 pts (0/0) · Mitchell Robinson: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Cooper Flagg | OG Anunoby: 22 poss., 5 pts (2/3) · Josh Hart: 10 poss., 2 pts (1/2) |
| Caleb Martin | Jalen Brunson: 24 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · OG Anunoby: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Ryan Nembhard | Miles McBride: 16 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Landry Shamet: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Klay Thompson | Landry Shamet: 16 poss., 3 pts (1/4) · Mikal Bridges: 10 poss., 3 pts (1/3) |
| Moussa Cisse | Mitchell Robinson: 24 poss., 6 pts (1/2) · Karl-Anthony Towns: 4 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Jeremiah Robinson-Earl | OG Anunoby: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Miles McBride: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Brandon Williams | Miles McBride: 12 poss., 1 pts (0/0) · Jalen Brunson: 5 poss., 3 pts (1/3) |
| Miles Kelly | Pacôme Dadiet: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Mohamed Diawara: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Jaden Hardy | Mohamed Diawara: 2 poss., 3 pts (1/1) · Pacôme Dadiet: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |