San Antonio Spurs vs. New York Knicks
December 31, 2025 · 2025-26 season
The Spurs beat the Knicks 134-132 on 2025-12-31 at home. The Spurs started Harrison Barnes, De'Aaron Fox, Julian Champagnie, Victor Wembanyama, and Stephon Castle. The Knicks started Karl-Anthony Towns, OG Anunoby, Mikal Bridges, Jalen Brunson, and Mohamed Diawara. Jalen Brunson (Knicks) scored 22 points (6/11) in his matchups, with Julian Champagnie as his primary defender. Victor Wembanyama (Spurs) scored 12 points (4/14) in his matchups, with Karl-Anthony Towns as his primary defender.
Box score
In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.
SAS
San Antonio Spurs
134
Did not play: Bismack Biyombo (DNP - Coach's Decision), Jordan McLaughlin (DNP - Coach's Decision), Jeremy Sochan (DNP - Coach's Decision), Lindy Waters III (DNP - Coach's Decision)
NYK
New York Knicks
132
Did not play: Pacôme Dadiet (DNP - Coach's Decision), Trey Jemison III (DNP - Coach's Decision)
Lineups
SAS
San Antonio Spurs
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Harrison Barnes · De'Aaron Fox · Julian Champagnie · Victor Wembanyama · Stephon Castle Starter 9.5 min
- Harrison Barnes · De'Aaron Fox · Luke Kornet · Keldon Johnson · Julian Champagnie 7.1 min
- De'Aaron Fox · Luke Kornet · Keldon Johnson · Dylan Harper · Carter Bryant 4.4 min
- Kelly Olynyk · De'Aaron Fox · Keldon Johnson · Victor Wembanyama · Stephon Castle 3.7 min
- Harrison Barnes · De'Aaron Fox · Keldon Johnson · Julian Champagnie · Victor Wembanyama 3.3 min
NYK
New York Knicks
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Karl-Anthony Towns · OG Anunoby · Mikal Bridges · Jalen Brunson · Mohamed Diawara Starter 5.8 min
- Jordan Clarkson · Karl-Anthony Towns · OG Anunoby · Mikal Bridges · Tyler Kolek 9.9 min
- Karl-Anthony Towns · OG Anunoby · Mikal Bridges · Jalen Brunson · Miles McBride 9.3 min
- Jordan Clarkson · Karl-Anthony Towns · OG Anunoby · Mikal Bridges · Jalen Brunson 3.4 min
- Jordan Clarkson · Guerschon Yabusele · Jalen Brunson · Ariel Hukporti · Tyler Kolek 3.1 min
Who guarded whom
Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.
Spurs defense
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Jalen Brunson 22 pts (6/11) in 74 possessions
Guarded by: Julian Champagnie (37 %, 9 pts) · Keldon Johnson (13 %, 2 pts) · Harrison Barnes (12 %, 2 pts)
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Karl-Anthony Towns 24 pts (8/14) in 71 possessions
Guarded by: Luke Kornet (30 %, 4 pts) · Harrison Barnes (26 %, 3 pts) · Kelly Olynyk (15 %, 1 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| De'Aaron Fox | Mikal Bridges: 30 poss., 13 pts (6/8) · Miles McBride: 11 poss., 4 pts (2/2) |
| Julian Champagnie | Jalen Brunson: 28 poss., 9 pts (3/4) · Mikal Bridges: 9 poss., 3 pts (1/2) |
| Keldon Johnson | Jordan Clarkson: 18 poss., 4 pts (1/1) · Jalen Brunson: 9 poss., 2 pts (0/0) |
| Harrison Barnes | Karl-Anthony Towns: 18 poss., 3 pts (1/3) · OG Anunoby: 14 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Stephon Castle | Mikal Bridges: 13 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Tyler Kolek: 9 poss., 1 pts (0/2) |
| Victor Wembanyama | OG Anunoby: 24 poss., 4 pts (2/3) · Karl-Anthony Towns: 7 poss., 4 pts (2/3) |
| Luke Kornet | Karl-Anthony Towns: 21 poss., 4 pts (2/2) · Ariel Hukporti: 13 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Dylan Harper | Miles McBride: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Tyler Kolek: 6 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Kelly Olynyk | Karl-Anthony Towns: 10 poss., 1 pts (0/0) · OG Anunoby: 9 poss., 1 pts (0/0) |
| Carter Bryant | Jalen Brunson: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Kevin McCullar Jr.: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
Knicks defense
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Victor Wembanyama 12 pts (4/14) in 49 possessions
Guarded by: Karl-Anthony Towns (36 %, 4 pts) · OG Anunoby (20 %, 0 pts) · Ariel Hukporti (11 %, 2 pts)
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Stephon Castle 16 pts (6/9) in 60 possessions
Guarded by: Jalen Brunson (27 %, 0 pts) · Jordan Clarkson (19 %, 5 pts) · Mikal Bridges (17 %, 0 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Mikal Bridges | De'Aaron Fox: 25 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Julian Champagnie: 17 poss., 6 pts (2/3) |
| Jalen Brunson | De'Aaron Fox: 18 poss., 10 pts (4/8) · Stephon Castle: 17 poss., 0 pts (0/2) |
| OG Anunoby | Harrison Barnes: 19 poss., 2 pts (0/2) · Kelly Olynyk: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/2) |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | Victor Wembanyama: 18 poss., 4 pts (1/3) · Luke Kornet: 13 poss., 8 pts (3/5) |
| Miles McBride | Julian Champagnie: 16 poss., 3 pts (1/3) · Dylan Harper: 13 poss., 5 pts (2/3) |
| Jordan Clarkson | Keldon Johnson: 14 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Stephon Castle: 12 poss., 5 pts (2/3) |
| Tyler Kolek | De'Aaron Fox: 10 poss., 3 pts (1/1) · Dylan Harper: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Ariel Hukporti | Luke Kornet: 15 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Victor Wembanyama: 5 poss., 2 pts (1/2) |
| Kevin McCullar Jr. | Carter Bryant: 6 poss., 3 pts (1/1) · De'Aaron Fox: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Guerschon Yabusele | Keldon Johnson: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Carter Bryant: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Mohamed Diawara | Victor Wembanyama: 5 poss., 3 pts (1/4) · De'Aaron Fox: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |