New York Knicks vs. Oklahoma City Thunder
March 4, 2026 · 2025-26 season
The Thunder beat the Knicks 103-100 on 2026-03-04 on the road against the Knicks. The Knicks started Karl-Anthony Towns, OG Anunoby, Josh Hart, Mikal Bridges, and Jalen Brunson. The Thunder started Isaiah Hartenstein, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Luguentz Dort, Chet Holmgren, and Cason Wallace. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (Thunder) scored 17 points (7/12) in his matchups, with Mikal Bridges as his primary defender. Jalen Brunson (Knicks) scored 16 points (6/15) in his matchups, with Luguentz Dort as his primary defender.
Box score
In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.
NYK
New York Knicks
100
Did not play: Jordan Clarkson (DNP - Coach's Decision), Pacôme Dadiet (DNP - Coach's Decision), Trey Jemison III (DNP - Coach's Decision), Tyler Kolek (DNP - Coach's Decision), Kevin McCullar Jr. (DNP - Coach's Decision)
OKC
Oklahoma City Thunder
103
Did not play: Brooks Barnhizer (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 13.0 min
- Karl-Anthony Towns · OG Anunoby · Mikal Bridges · Jalen Brunson · Landry Shamet 8.0 min
- Karl-Anthony Towns · OG Anunoby · Mikal Bridges · Jose Alvarado · Mohamed Diawara 3.6 min
- OG Anunoby · Jalen Brunson · Landry Shamet · Ariel Hukporti · Mohamed Diawara 3.1 min
- Josh Hart · Jalen Brunson · Landry Shamet · Ariel Hukporti · Mohamed Diawara 3.1 min
OKC
Oklahoma City Thunder
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Isaiah Hartenstein · Shai Gilgeous-Alexander · Luguentz Dort · Chet Holmgren · Cason Wallace Starter 6.8 min
- Shai Gilgeous-Alexander · Luguentz Dort · Isaiah Joe · Chet Holmgren · Cason Wallace 5.0 min
- Shai Gilgeous-Alexander · Luguentz Dort · Isaiah Joe · Aaron Wiggins · Jaylin Williams 3.8 min
- Alex Caruso · Shai Gilgeous-Alexander · Aaron Wiggins · Chet Holmgren · Jaylin Williams 3.6 min
- Kenrich Williams · Luguentz Dort · Isaiah Joe · Aaron Wiggins · Chet Holmgren 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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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 17 pts (7/12) in 74 possessions
Guarded by: Mikal Bridges (31 %, 7 pts) · OG Anunoby (30 %, 3 pts) · Landry Shamet (12 %, 1 pts)
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Chet Holmgren 15 pts (6/15) in 59 possessions
Guarded by: OG Anunoby (32 %, 5 pts) · Mikal Bridges (22 %, 0 pts) · Josh Hart (16 %, 0 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Jalen Brunson | Cason Wallace: 35 poss., 7 pts (2/8) · Luguentz Dort: 14 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| OG Anunoby | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander: 22 poss., 3 pts (1/3) · Chet Holmgren: 19 poss., 5 pts (2/4) |
| Mikal Bridges | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander: 23 poss., 7 pts (3/4) · Chet Holmgren: 13 poss., 0 pts (0/5) |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | Luguentz Dort: 22 poss., 3 pts (1/1) · Isaiah Hartenstein: 11 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Landry Shamet | Isaiah Joe: 21 poss., 1 pts (0/1) · Jared McCain: 13 poss., 4 pts (1/1) |
| Josh Hart | Isaiah Hartenstein: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/4) · Chet Holmgren: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Mohamed Diawara | Jaylin Williams: 9 poss., 6 pts (2/3) · Jared McCain: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Jose Alvarado | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Aaron Wiggins: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Ariel Hukporti | Jaylin Williams: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Jared McCain: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Jeremy Sochan | Cason Wallace: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Shai Gilgeous-Alexander: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
Thunder defense
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Jalen Brunson 16 pts (6/15) in 76 possessions
Guarded by: Luguentz Dort (31 %, 6 pts) · Cason Wallace (27 %, 0 pts) · Alex Caruso (12 %, 0 pts)
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Karl-Anthony Towns 26 pts (8/10) in 61 possessions
Guarded by: Isaiah Hartenstein (39 %, 0 pts) · Chet Holmgren (13 %, 6 pts) · Luguentz Dort (10 %, 6 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | OG Anunoby: 33 poss., 9 pts (4/7) · Mikal Bridges: 10 poss., 4 pts (2/3) |
| Cason Wallace | Jalen Brunson: 21 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Mikal Bridges: 16 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Luguentz Dort | Jalen Brunson: 23 poss., 6 pts (2/3) · Mikal Bridges: 9 poss., 2 pts (0/0) |
| Chet Holmgren | Mikal Bridges: 17 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Josh Hart: 14 poss., 9 pts (3/3) |
| Isaiah Joe | Landry Shamet: 15 poss., 2 pts (0/1) · Mikal Bridges: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Isaiah Hartenstein | Karl-Anthony Towns: 24 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · OG Anunoby: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Jaylin Williams | Ariel Hukporti: 15 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Karl-Anthony Towns: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Jared McCain | Landry Shamet: 11 poss., 2 pts (0/1) · Mohamed Diawara: 8 poss., 3 pts (1/1) |
| Aaron Wiggins | Mikal Bridges: 6 poss., 1 pts (0/0) · OG Anunoby: 5 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Alex Caruso | Jalen Brunson: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Josh Hart: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Kenrich Williams | Karl-Anthony Towns: 5 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · Josh Hart: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |