New York Knicks vs. Washington Wizards
March 22, 2026 · 2025-26 season
The Knicks beat the Wizards 145-113 on 2026-03-22 at home. The Knicks started Karl-Anthony Towns, OG Anunoby, Josh Hart, Mikal Bridges, and Jalen Brunson. The Wizards started Bilal Coulibaly, Tristan Vukčević, Bub Carrington, Jamir Watkins, and Will Riley. Tristan Vukcevic (Wizards) scored 19 points (5/11) in his matchups, with Karl-Anthony Towns as his primary defender. Jalen Brunson (Knicks) scored 10 points (4/9) in his matchups, with Bilal Coulibaly as his primary defender.
Box score
In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.
NYK
New York Knicks
145
Did not play: Trey Jemison III (DNP - Coach's Decision)
WAS
Washington Wizards
113
Did not play: Justin Champagnie (DND_LEAGUE_SUSPENSION), Tre Johnson (DND - Injury/Illness), Alex Sarr (DND - Injury/Illness)
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
- Jordan Clarkson · Karl-Anthony Towns · OG Anunoby · Jose Alvarado · Mohamed Diawara 6.4 min
- Jordan Clarkson · Josh Hart · Mikal Bridges · Jalen Brunson · Mitchell Robinson 5.8 min
- Ariel Hukporti · Jeremy Sochan · Dillon Jones · Tyler Kolek · Pacôme Dadiet 3.5 min
- Jordan Clarkson · OG Anunoby · Jalen Brunson · Mitchell Robinson · Mohamed Diawara 3.3 min
WAS
Washington Wizards
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Bilal Coulibaly · Tristan Vukčević · Bub Carrington · Jamir Watkins · Will Riley Starter 9.7 min
- Anthony Gill · Sharife Cooper · Jaden Hardy · Bub Carrington · Will Riley 9.5 min
- Anthony Gill · Sharife Cooper · Jaden Hardy · Leaky Black · Jamir Watkins 5.4 min
- Anthony Gill · Sharife Cooper · Jaden Hardy · Leaky Black · Will Riley 3.5 min
- Jaden Hardy · Bilal Coulibaly · Bub Carrington · Jamir Watkins · Will Riley 3.2 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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Tristan Vukcevic 19 pts (5/11) in 33 possessions
Guarded by: Karl-Anthony Towns (42 %, 5 pts) · Jalen Brunson (18 %, 7 pts) · Mikal Bridges (13 %, 3 pts)
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Jaden Hardy 15 pts (5/9) in 55 possessions
Guarded by: Jordan Clarkson (21 %, 4 pts) · Mohamed Diawara (16 %, 3 pts) · Mikal Bridges (14 %, 0 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Mikal Bridges | Bub Carrington: 21 poss., 5 pts (2/3) · Will Riley: 11 poss., 2 pts (1/3) |
| Jalen Brunson | Jamir Watkins: 22 poss., 8 pts (3/5) · Bub Carrington: 9 poss., 4 pts (2/2) |
| Josh Hart | Bub Carrington: 14 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Will Riley: 13 poss., 3 pts (1/2) |
| OG Anunoby | Bilal Coulibaly: 23 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Jamir Watkins: 13 poss., 3 pts (1/2) |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | Tristan Vukcevic: 14 poss., 5 pts (1/3) · Anthony Gill: 9 poss., 8 pts (3/4) |
| Jordan Clarkson | Jaden Hardy: 12 poss., 4 pts (2/2) · Sharife Cooper: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Mohamed Diawara | Jaden Hardy: 9 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · Leaky Black: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Mitchell Robinson | Anthony Gill: 18 poss., 6 pts (3/3) · Jamir Watkins: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Jose Alvarado | Sharife Cooper: 16 poss., 0 pts (0/4) · Jaden Hardy: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Jeremy Sochan | Will Riley: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Bub Carrington: 3 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Tyler Kolek | Will Riley: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Jaden Hardy: 2 poss., 3 pts (1/1) |
| Ariel Hukporti | Anthony Gill: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Bub Carrington: 0 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Dillon Jones | Sharife Cooper: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Will Riley: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Pacôme Dadiet | Jaden Hardy: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Will Riley: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
Wizards defense
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Jalen Brunson 10 pts (4/9) in 61 possessions
Guarded by: Bilal Coulibaly (22 %, 7 pts) · Jamir Watkins (21 %, 0 pts) · Will Riley (13 %, 0 pts)
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Karl-Anthony Towns 23 pts (9/14) in 52 possessions
Guarded by: Tristan Vukcevic (25 %, 7 pts) · Anthony Gill (20 %, 5 pts) · Bilal Coulibaly (13 %, 3 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Bub Carrington | Mikal Bridges: 25 poss., 4 pts (1/1) · Josh Hart: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/3) |
| Jamir Watkins | OG Anunoby: 16 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Jalen Brunson: 13 poss., 0 pts (0/2) |
| Sharife Cooper | Jose Alvarado: 16 poss., 5 pts (2/3) · Jordan Clarkson: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Bilal Coulibaly | Jalen Brunson: 13 poss., 7 pts (3/4) · OG Anunoby: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/2) |
| Jaden Hardy | Jordan Clarkson: 11 poss., 9 pts (3/3) · Mohamed Diawara: 11 poss., 3 pts (1/4) |
| Will Riley | Josh Hart: 16 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Mohamed Diawara: 8 poss., 2 pts (1/2) |
| Anthony Gill | Mitchell Robinson: 18 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · Karl-Anthony Towns: 10 poss., 5 pts (2/2) |
| Leaky Black | OG Anunoby: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Jalen Brunson: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Tristan Vukcevic | Karl-Anthony Towns: 13 poss., 7 pts (3/3) · Mitchell Robinson: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |