New York Knicks vs. San Antonio Spurs
March 1, 2026 · 2025-26 season
The Knicks beat the Spurs 114-89 on 2026-03-01 at home. The Knicks started Karl-Anthony Towns, OG Anunoby, Josh Hart, Mikal Bridges, and Jalen Brunson. The Spurs started De'Aaron Fox, Devin Vassell, Julian Champagnie, Victor Wembanyama, and Stephon Castle. Victor Wembanyama (Spurs) scored 18 points (7/25) in his matchups, with Josh Hart as his primary defender. Jalen Brunson (Knicks) scored 15 points (4/8) in his matchups, with Harrison Barnes as his primary defender.
Box score
In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.
NYK
New York Knicks
114
Did not play: Jordan Clarkson (DNP - Coach's Decision)
SAS
San Antonio Spurs
89
Lineups
NYK
New York Knicks
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Karl-Anthony Towns · OG Anunoby · Josh Hart · Mikal Bridges · Jalen Brunson Starter 13.8 min
- Karl-Anthony Towns · OG Anunoby · Mikal Bridges · Jose Alvarado · Mohamed Diawara 6.8 min
- OG Anunoby · Josh Hart · Jalen Brunson · Mitchell Robinson · Landry Shamet 4.0 min
- Karl-Anthony Towns · Josh Hart · Mikal Bridges · Landry Shamet · Jose Alvarado 3.4 min
- OG Anunoby · Jalen Brunson · Mitchell Robinson · Landry Shamet · Jose Alvarado 3.2 min
SAS
San Antonio Spurs
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- De'Aaron Fox · Devin Vassell · Julian Champagnie · Victor Wembanyama · Stephon Castle Starter 17.5 min
- Harrison Barnes · De'Aaron Fox · Keldon Johnson · Victor Wembanyama · Dylan Harper 3.8 min
- Bismack Biyombo · Kelly Olynyk · Jordan McLaughlin · Lindy Waters III · Carter Bryant 3.6 min
- Harrison Barnes · De'Aaron Fox · Devin Vassell · Victor Wembanyama · Dylan Harper 3.0 min
- Luke Kornet · Keldon Johnson · Devin Vassell · Stephon Castle · Dylan Harper 2.7 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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Victor Wembanyama 18 pts (7/25) in 66 possessions
Guarded by: Josh Hart (31 %, 4 pts) · Mitchell Robinson (20 %, 0 pts) · Karl-Anthony Towns (13 %, 0 pts)
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Stephon Castle 6 pts (3/11) in 59 possessions
Guarded by: Karl-Anthony Towns (28 %, 2 pts) · Jalen Brunson (23 %, 0 pts) · Josh Hart (12 %, 0 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| OG Anunoby | Julian Champagnie: 16 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Harrison Barnes: 13 poss., 3 pts (1/1) |
| Jalen Brunson | De'Aaron Fox: 14 poss., 8 pts (2/4) · Stephon Castle: 13 poss., 0 pts (0/2) |
| Mikal Bridges | Devin Vassell: 19 poss., 6 pts (2/3) · De'Aaron Fox: 14 poss., 2 pts (1/3) |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | Stephon Castle: 17 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Devin Vassell: 9 poss., 2 pts (1/2) |
| Josh Hart | Victor Wembanyama: 20 poss., 4 pts (2/9) · Stephon Castle: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Landry Shamet | Devin Vassell: 14 poss., 3 pts (1/1) · Keldon Johnson: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Jose Alvarado | De'Aaron Fox: 11 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Dylan Harper: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Mitchell Robinson | Victor Wembanyama: 14 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Luke Kornet: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Mohamed Diawara | Keldon Johnson: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Victor Wembanyama: 5 poss., 3 pts (1/5) |
| Tyler Kolek | Jordan McLaughlin: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Bismack Biyombo: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Jeremy Sochan | Lindy Waters III: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Carter Bryant: 1 poss., 1 pts (0/0) |
| Ariel Hukporti | Bismack Biyombo: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Carter Bryant: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Kevin McCullar Jr. | Carter Bryant: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Lindy Waters III: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
Spurs defense
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Jalen Brunson 15 pts (4/8) in 63 possessions
Guarded by: Harrison Barnes (25 %, 0 pts) · Julian Champagnie (22 %, 3 pts) · De'Aaron Fox (13 %, 0 pts)
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Karl-Anthony Towns 16 pts (5/9) in 54 possessions
Guarded by: Victor Wembanyama (50 %, 8 pts) · Luke Kornet (14 %, 0 pts) · Devin Vassell (10 %, 3 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Victor Wembanyama | Karl-Anthony Towns: 27 poss., 8 pts (2/6) · Mitchell Robinson: 15 poss., 7 pts (3/5) |
| Devin Vassell | Mikal Bridges: 25 poss., 4 pts (2/4) · Landry Shamet: 15 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| De'Aaron Fox | OG Anunoby: 16 poss., 2 pts (1/4) · Jose Alvarado: 15 poss., 2 pts (1/2) |
| Stephon Castle | Josh Hart: 15 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · OG Anunoby: 8 poss., 2 pts (0/2) |
| Julian Champagnie | Jalen Brunson: 14 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · Josh Hart: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Dylan Harper | Landry Shamet: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/3) · Josh Hart: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Harrison Barnes | Jalen Brunson: 16 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · OG Anunoby: 7 poss., 3 pts (1/1) |
| Keldon Johnson | Landry Shamet: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · OG Anunoby: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Luke Kornet | Mitchell Robinson: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Karl-Anthony Towns: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Jordan McLaughlin | Tyler Kolek: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Jalen Brunson: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Kelly Olynyk | Kevin McCullar Jr.: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Jeremy Sochan: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Bismack Biyombo | Ariel Hukporti: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · OG Anunoby: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Lindy Waters III | Kevin McCullar Jr.: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Jeremy Sochan: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Carter Bryant | Mohamed Diawara: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Mikal Bridges: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |