New York Knicks vs. Phoenix Suns
January 17, 2026 · 2025-26 season
The Suns beat the Knicks 106-99 on 2026-01-17 on the road against the Knicks. The Knicks started Karl-Anthony Towns, OG Anunoby, Mikal Bridges, Miles McBride, and Mohamed Diawara. The Suns started Devin Booker, Royce O'Neale, Dillon Brooks, Mark Williams, and Collin Gillespie. Devin Booker (Suns) scored 5 points (2/8) in his matchups, with Mikal Bridges as his primary defender. Karl-Anthony Towns (Knicks) scored 10 points (3/12) in his matchups, with Mark Williams as his primary defender.
Box score
In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.
NYK
New York Knicks
99
Did not play: Pacôme Dadiet (DNP - Coach's Decision), Ariel Hukporti (DNP - Coach's Decision)
PHX
Phoenix Suns
106
Did not play: Rasheer Fleming (DNP - Coach's Decision), Nigel Hayes-Davis (DNP - Coach's Decision), Khaman Maluach (DNP - Coach's Decision), Nick Richards (DNP - Coach's Decision)
Lineups
NYK
New York Knicks
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Karl-Anthony Towns · OG Anunoby · Mikal Bridges · Miles McBride · Mohamed Diawara Starter 11.9 min
- Jordan Clarkson · Karl-Anthony Towns · OG Anunoby · Mikal Bridges · Miles McBride 7.8 min
- Jordan Clarkson · Karl-Anthony Towns · OG Anunoby · Mikal Bridges · Tyler Kolek 6.2 min
- Karl-Anthony Towns · Mitchell Robinson · Landry Shamet · Miles McBride · Tyler Kolek 4.4 min
- Guerschon Yabusele · Mikal Bridges · Mitchell Robinson · Landry Shamet · Miles McBride 3.9 min
PHX
Phoenix Suns
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Devin Booker · Royce O'Neale · Dillon Brooks · Mark Williams · Collin Gillespie Starter 13.0 min
- Devin Booker · Grayson Allen · Jordan Goodwin · Oso Ighodaro · Ryan Dunn 8.8 min
- Devin Booker · Royce O'Neale · Dillon Brooks · Grayson Allen · Mark Williams 5.4 min
- Grayson Allen · Jordan Goodwin · Collin Gillespie · Oso Ighodaro · Ryan Dunn 5.1 min
- Devin Booker · Royce O'Neale · Dillon Brooks · Isaiah Livers · Mark Williams 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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Devin Booker 5 pts (2/8) in 65 possessions
Guarded by: Mikal Bridges (23 %, 3 pts) · OG Anunoby (20 %, 0 pts) · Miles McBride (17 %, 2 pts)
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Dillon Brooks 15 pts (4/14) in 51 possessions
Guarded by: OG Anunoby (37 %, 3 pts) · Mikal Bridges (25 %, 5 pts) · Miles McBride (14 %, 3 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| OG Anunoby | Dillon Brooks: 19 poss., 3 pts (0/3) · Devin Booker: 13 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Mikal Bridges | Devin Booker: 15 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · Dillon Brooks: 13 poss., 5 pts (2/5) |
| Miles McBride | Collin Gillespie: 17 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · Devin Booker: 11 poss., 2 pts (1/4) |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | Royce O'Neale: 14 poss., 5 pts (2/5) · Mark Williams: 12 poss., 6 pts (2/5) |
| Jordan Clarkson | Grayson Allen: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Jordan Goodwin: 8 poss., 3 pts (1/1) |
| Mitchell Robinson | Mark Williams: 14 poss., 1 pts (0/0) · Oso Ighodaro: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Tyler Kolek | Jordan Goodwin: 8 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Collin Gillespie: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Landry Shamet | Devin Booker: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Jordan Goodwin: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Mohamed Diawara | Mark Williams: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Royce O'Neale: 5 poss., 3 pts (1/2) |
| Guerschon Yabusele | Grayson Allen: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Devin Booker: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
Suns defense
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Karl-Anthony Towns 10 pts (3/12) in 67 possessions
Guarded by: Mark Williams (37 %, 2 pts) · Oso Ighodaro (23 %, 0 pts) · Ryan Dunn (9 %, 2 pts)
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Jordan Clarkson 22 pts (6/7) in 39 possessions
Guarded by: Jordan Goodwin (25 %, 0 pts) · Grayson Allen (19 %, 11 pts) · Devin Booker (10 %, 4 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Devin Booker | Mikal Bridges: 31 poss., 10 pts (2/4) · OG Anunoby: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Royce O'Neale | Mohamed Diawara: 14 poss., 3 pts (1/1) · Miles McBride: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Dillon Brooks | OG Anunoby: 28 poss., 0 pts (0/3) · Miles McBride: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Mark Williams | Karl-Anthony Towns: 25 poss., 2 pts (1/3) · Mitchell Robinson: 14 poss., 4 pts (1/1) |
| Collin Gillespie | Miles McBride: 19 poss., 5 pts (2/4) · Tyler Kolek: 11 poss., 5 pts (2/4) |
| Grayson Allen | Miles McBride: 14 poss., 0 pts (0/4) · Mikal Bridges: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/2) |
| Oso Ighodaro | Karl-Anthony Towns: 15 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Mitchell Robinson: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Jordan Goodwin | Landry Shamet: 10 poss., 3 pts (1/1) · Jordan Clarkson: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Ryan Dunn | Karl-Anthony Towns: 6 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · OG Anunoby: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Isaiah Livers | Jordan Clarkson: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Karl-Anthony Towns: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |