New York Knicks vs. Indiana Pacers
March 17, 2026 · 2025-26 season
The Knicks beat the Pacers 136-110 on 2026-03-17 at home. The Knicks started Karl-Anthony Towns, OG Anunoby, Josh Hart, Mikal Bridges, and Jose Alvarado. The Pacers started T.J. McConnell, Ivica Zubac, Aaron Nesmith, Jarace Walker, and Kobe Brown. Obi Toppin (Pacers) scored 11 points (4/8) in his matchups, with Josh Hart as his primary defender. Karl-Anthony Towns (Knicks) scored 10 points (4/9) in his matchups, with Ivica Zubac as his primary defender.
Box score
In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.
NYK
New York Knicks
136
Did not play: Ariel Hukporti (DNP - Coach's Decision), Dillon Jones (DNP - Coach's Decision)
IND
Indiana Pacers
110
Did not play: Micah Potter (DND - Injury/Illness)
Lineups
NYK
New York Knicks
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Karl-Anthony Towns · OG Anunoby · Josh Hart · Mikal Bridges · Jose Alvarado Starter 17.6 min
- Jordan Clarkson · OG Anunoby · Mitchell Robinson · Landry Shamet · Tyler Kolek 4.5 min
- Jordan Clarkson · Karl-Anthony Towns · Mikal Bridges · Mitchell Robinson · Jose Alvarado 3.8 min
- Jordan Clarkson · Karl-Anthony Towns · OG Anunoby · Mikal Bridges · Tyler Kolek 3.1 min
- Jeremy Sochan · Kevin McCullar Jr. · Tyler Kolek · Pacôme Dadiet · Mohamed Diawara 2.9 min
IND
Indiana Pacers
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- T.J. McConnell · Ivica Zubac · Aaron Nesmith · Jarace Walker · Kobe Brown Starter 10.0 min
- T.J. McConnell · Ivica Zubac · Obi Toppin · Aaron Nesmith · Jarace Walker 7.2 min
- Jay Huff · Jarace Walker · Kobe Brown · Jalen Slawson · Kam Jones 6.6 min
- Obi Toppin · Jay Huff · Quenton Jackson · Kobe Brown · Ben Sheppard 4.5 min
- Obi Toppin · Jay Huff · Quenton Jackson · Ben Sheppard · Jalen Slawson 3.9 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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Obi Toppin 11 pts (4/8) in 34 possessions
Guarded by: Josh Hart (49 %, 6 pts) · OG Anunoby (18 %, 3 pts) · Mikal Bridges (10 %, 0 pts)
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T.J. McConnell 16 pts (6/8) in 35 possessions
Guarded by: Jose Alvarado (47 %, 10 pts) · Tyler Kolek (18 %, 0 pts) · Josh Hart (12 %, 6 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Mikal Bridges | Aaron Nesmith: 20 poss., 2 pts (1/3) · Kobe Brown: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | Ivica Zubac: 31 poss., 12 pts (4/9) · Jay Huff: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/2) |
| OG Anunoby | Kobe Brown: 21 poss., 11 pts (4/6) · Jarace Walker: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Jose Alvarado | T.J. McConnell: 17 poss., 10 pts (3/4) · Quenton Jackson: 14 poss., 3 pts (1/3) |
| Josh Hart | Jarace Walker: 16 poss., 8 pts (3/3) · Obi Toppin: 16 poss., 6 pts (2/2) |
| Tyler Kolek | Quenton Jackson: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Kam Jones: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Jordan Clarkson | Jarace Walker: 12 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Jalen Slawson: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Mitchell Robinson | Jay Huff: 18 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Ivica Zubac: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Landry Shamet | Aaron Nesmith: 9 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Ben Sheppard: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Jeremy Sochan | Jay Huff: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Jalen Slawson: 2 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Mohamed Diawara | Kobe Brown: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Jalen Slawson: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/2) |
| Pacôme Dadiet | Jarace Walker: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Kobe Brown: 2 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Kevin McCullar Jr. | Kobe Brown: 1 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Kam Jones: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
Pacers defense
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Karl-Anthony Towns 10 pts (4/9) in 62 possessions
Guarded by: Ivica Zubac (51 %, 6 pts) · Jay Huff (13 %, 0 pts) · Kobe Brown (12 %, 0 pts)
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Jordan Clarkson 8 pts (3/7) in 38 possessions
Guarded by: Jarace Walker (28 %, 5 pts) · Jalen Slawson (22 %, 0 pts) · Ben Sheppard (21 %, 0 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Kobe Brown | OG Anunoby: 20 poss., 5 pts (2/2) · Mikal Bridges: 10 poss., 3 pts (1/2) |
| Jarace Walker | Josh Hart: 19 poss., 5 pts (2/5) · Jordan Clarkson: 10 poss., 5 pts (2/3) |
| Ivica Zubac | Karl-Anthony Towns: 32 poss., 6 pts (3/4) · Mitchell Robinson: 8 poss., 5 pts (2/2) |
| Aaron Nesmith | Mikal Bridges: 23 poss., 3 pts (1/1) · Landry Shamet: 8 poss., 5 pts (2/3) |
| Jay Huff | Mitchell Robinson: 17 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Karl-Anthony Towns: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Jalen Slawson | Jordan Clarkson: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · OG Anunoby: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| T.J. McConnell | Jose Alvarado: 20 poss., 4 pts (2/4) · Tyler Kolek: 7 poss., 2 pts (1/2) |
| Quenton Jackson | Jose Alvarado: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Tyler Kolek: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Ben Sheppard | Mikal Bridges: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Jordan Clarkson: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Obi Toppin | Josh Hart: 12 poss., 7 pts (3/3) · OG Anunoby: 10 poss., 3 pts (1/2) |
| Kam Jones | Tyler Kolek: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Jose Alvarado: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |