Phoenix Suns vs. New York Knicks
January 9, 2026 · 2025-26 season
The Suns beat the Knicks 112-107 on 2026-01-09 at home. The Suns started Devin Booker, Royce O'Neale, Dillon Brooks, Mark Williams, and Collin Gillespie. The Knicks started Karl-Anthony Towns, OG Anunoby, Mikal Bridges, Jalen Brunson, and Miles McBride. Jalen Brunson (Knicks) scored 15 points (6/13) in his matchups, with Royce O'Neale as his primary defender. Devin Booker (Suns) scored 9 points (3/7) in his matchups, with Mikal Bridges as his primary defender.
Box score
In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.
PHX
Phoenix Suns
112
Did not play: Nigel Hayes-Davis (DNP - Coach's Decision), Khaman Maluach (DNP - Coach's Decision), Nick Richards (DNP - Coach's Decision)
NYK
New York Knicks
107
Did not play: Pacôme Dadiet (DNP - Coach's Decision), Ariel Hukporti (DNP - Coach's Decision)
Lineups
PHX
Phoenix Suns
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Devin Booker · Royce O'Neale · Dillon Brooks · Mark Williams · Collin Gillespie Starter 13.7 min
- Devin Booker · Royce O'Neale · Dillon Brooks · Grayson Allen · Mark Williams 8.1 min
- Devin Booker · Grayson Allen · Jordan Goodwin · Oso Ighodaro · Ryan Dunn 5.6 min
- Devin Booker · Royce O'Neale · Dillon Brooks · Collin Gillespie · Oso Ighodaro 4.8 min
- Devin Booker · Royce O'Neale · Dillon Brooks · Grayson Allen · Oso Ighodaro 3.8 min
NYK
New York Knicks
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Karl-Anthony Towns · OG Anunoby · Mikal Bridges · Jalen Brunson · Miles McBride Starter 12.8 min
- Karl-Anthony Towns · OG Anunoby · Jalen Brunson · Mitchell Robinson · Miles McBride 5.6 min
- OG Anunoby · Mikal Bridges · Jalen Brunson · Mitchell Robinson · Miles McBride 5.5 min
- Jordan Clarkson · Karl-Anthony Towns · OG Anunoby · Miles McBride · Tyler Kolek 3.6 min
- Jordan Clarkson · OG Anunoby · Jalen Brunson · Mitchell Robinson · Miles McBride 2.4 min
Who guarded whom
Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.
Suns defense
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Jalen Brunson 15 pts (6/13) in 68 possessions
Guarded by: Royce O'Neale (42 %, 6 pts) · Devin Booker (13 %, 5 pts) · Jordan Goodwin (10 %, 0 pts)
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Karl-Anthony Towns 12 pts (4/8) in 57 possessions
Guarded by: Mark Williams (37 %, 0 pts) · Oso Ighodaro (26 %, 0 pts) · Collin Gillespie (9 %, 0 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Devin Booker | Mikal Bridges: 30 poss., 4 pts (2/7) · OG Anunoby: 15 poss., 6 pts (2/3) |
| Dillon Brooks | OG Anunoby: 21 poss., 12 pts (4/4) · Miles McBride: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/2) |
| Royce O'Neale | Jalen Brunson: 29 poss., 6 pts (2/4) · Mikal Bridges: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Collin Gillespie | Miles McBride: 24 poss., 0 pts (0/4) · Jalen Brunson: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Mark Williams | Karl-Anthony Towns: 21 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Mitchell Robinson: 13 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Grayson Allen | Jordan Clarkson: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Mikal Bridges: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Oso Ighodaro | Karl-Anthony Towns: 15 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Mitchell Robinson: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Jordan Goodwin | Jalen Brunson: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Tyler Kolek: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Ryan Dunn | Jordan Clarkson: 7 poss., 4 pts (2/2) · OG Anunoby: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Rasheer Fleming | OG Anunoby: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Miles McBride: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
Knicks defense
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Devin Booker 9 pts (3/7) in 75 possessions
Guarded by: Mikal Bridges (37 %, 3 pts) · OG Anunoby (17 %, 0 pts) · Jalen Brunson (14 %, 2 pts)
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Dillon Brooks 22 pts (7/15) in 63 possessions
Guarded by: Jalen Brunson (45 %, 8 pts) · Miles McBride (18 %, 2 pts) · OG Anunoby (15 %, 3 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Jalen Brunson | Dillon Brooks: 29 poss., 8 pts (2/3) · Devin Booker: 11 poss., 2 pts (0/1) |
| Miles McBride | Collin Gillespie: 21 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Dillon Brooks: 12 poss., 2 pts (1/2) |
| OG Anunoby | Royce O'Neale: 22 poss., 4 pts (1/2) · Devin Booker: 13 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | Mark Williams: 21 poss., 5 pts (2/6) · Oso Ighodaro: 13 poss., 2 pts (0/1) |
| Mikal Bridges | Devin Booker: 28 poss., 3 pts (1/3) · Grayson Allen: 11 poss., 5 pts (2/5) |
| Mitchell Robinson | Mark Williams: 13 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Oso Ighodaro: 12 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Jordan Clarkson | Grayson Allen: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Royce O'Neale: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Tyler Kolek | Jordan Goodwin: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Collin Gillespie: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Mohamed Diawara | Royce O'Neale: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Mark Williams: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Kevin McCullar Jr. | Devin Booker: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Jordan Goodwin: 0 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |