Brooklyn Nets vs. New York Knicks
March 20, 2026 · 2025-26 season
The Knicks beat the Nets 93-92 on 2026-03-20 on the road against the Nets. The Nets started Nic Claxton, Ziaire Williams, Nolan Traore, Danny Wolf, and Drake Powell. The Knicks started Karl-Anthony Towns, OG Anunoby, Mikal Bridges, Jalen Brunson, and Landry Shamet. Jalen Brunson (Knicks) scored 16 points (6/12) in his matchups, with Drake Powell as his primary defender. Nolan Traore (Nets) scored 10 points (2/9) in his matchups, with Landry Shamet as his primary defender.
Box score
In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.
BKN
Brooklyn Nets
92
Did not play: Tyson Etienne (DNP - Coach's Decision), E.J. Liddell (DNP - Coach's Decision), Jalen Wilson (DNP - Coach's Decision)
NYK
New York Knicks
93
Did not play: Pacôme Dadiet (DNP - Coach's Decision), Ariel Hukporti (DNP - Coach's Decision), Dillon Jones (DNP - Coach's Decision), Jeremy Sochan (DNP - Coach's Decision)
Lineups
BKN
Brooklyn Nets
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Nic Claxton · Ziaire Williams · Nolan Traore · Danny Wolf · Drake Powell Starter 16.8 min
- Ochai Agbaji · Josh Minott · Malachi Smith · Ben Saraf · Chaney Johnson 18.6 min
- Nic Claxton · Ziaire Williams · Ochai Agbaji · Josh Minott · Nolan Traore 2.8 min
- Josh Minott · Nolan Traore · Danny Wolf · Ben Saraf · Drake Powell 2.5 min
- Nic Claxton · Ziaire Williams · Ben Saraf · Drake Powell · Chaney Johnson 2.1 min
NYK
New York Knicks
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Karl-Anthony Towns · OG Anunoby · Mikal Bridges · Jalen Brunson · Landry Shamet Starter 14.4 min
- Jordan Clarkson · Mikal Bridges · Jalen Brunson · Mitchell Robinson · Mohamed Diawara 7.2 min
- Karl-Anthony Towns · OG Anunoby · Mikal Bridges · Jalen Brunson · Mohamed Diawara 3.4 min
- Jordan Clarkson · Karl-Anthony Towns · OG Anunoby · Jose Alvarado · Mohamed Diawara 2.9 min
- Jordan Clarkson · OG Anunoby · Jalen Brunson · Mitchell Robinson · Mohamed Diawara 2.8 min
Who guarded whom
Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.
Nets defense
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Jalen Brunson 16 pts (6/12) in 71 possessions
Guarded by: Drake Powell (27 %, 0 pts) · Ziaire Williams (27 %, 3 pts) · Malachi Smith (9 %, 0 pts)
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Karl-Anthony Towns 7 pts (1/9) in 51 possessions
Guarded by: Nic Claxton (36 %, 0 pts) · Chaney Johnson (18 %, 2 pts) · Danny Wolf (15 %, 0 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Ziaire Williams | Jalen Brunson: 19 poss., 3 pts (1/3) · Mikal Bridges: 15 poss., 2 pts (1/2) |
| Drake Powell | Jalen Brunson: 19 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Mikal Bridges: 16 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Danny Wolf | OG Anunoby: 17 poss., 2 pts (1/3) · Karl-Anthony Towns: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/2) |
| Nolan Traore | Landry Shamet: 16 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Mikal Bridges: 10 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Nic Claxton | Karl-Anthony Towns: 18 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Mitchell Robinson: 8 poss., 2 pts (1/2) |
| Ben Saraf | Jordan Clarkson: 11 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Jose Alvarado: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Josh Minott | OG Anunoby: 21 poss., 10 pts (4/4) · Mikal Bridges: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Chaney Johnson | Mitchell Robinson: 13 poss., 0 pts (0/3) · Karl-Anthony Towns: 9 poss., 2 pts (0/1) |
| Ochai Agbaji | Mohamed Diawara: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Mikal Bridges: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Malachi Smith | Jordan Clarkson: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Jalen Brunson: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
Knicks defense
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Nolan Traore 10 pts (2/9) in 43 possessions
Guarded by: Landry Shamet (24 %, 3 pts) · Mikal Bridges (23 %, 2 pts) · Jalen Brunson (13 %, 1 pts)
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Ben Saraf 8 pts (2/9) in 54 possessions
Guarded by: Jalen Brunson (22 %, 0 pts) · Jordan Clarkson (22 %, 2 pts) · Jose Alvarado (17 %, 2 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Jalen Brunson | Drake Powell: 21 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Ben Saraf: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/3) |
| Mikal Bridges | Ziaire Williams: 18 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Drake Powell: 14 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| OG Anunoby | Josh Minott: 18 poss., 7 pts (3/4) · Danny Wolf: 14 poss., 4 pts (2/3) |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | Nic Claxton: 21 poss., 7 pts (2/6) · Chaney Johnson: 10 poss., 4 pts (1/1) |
| Mitchell Robinson | Chaney Johnson: 18 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Josh Minott: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Landry Shamet | Nolan Traore: 11 poss., 3 pts (1/3) · Ziaire Williams: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Jordan Clarkson | Ben Saraf: 12 poss., 2 pts (0/2) · Malachi Smith: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Mohamed Diawara | Nolan Traore: 5 poss., 2 pts (0/0) · Danny Wolf: 5 poss., 3 pts (1/2) |
| Jose Alvarado | Ben Saraf: 9 poss., 2 pts (1/3) · Malachi Smith: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |