Oklahoma City Thunder vs. New York Knicks
March 29, 2026 · 2025-26 season
The Thunder beat the Knicks 111-100 on 2026-03-29 at home. The Thunder started Isaiah Hartenstein, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Luguentz Dort, Chet Holmgren, and Jalen Williams. The Knicks started Karl-Anthony Towns, OG Anunoby, Josh Hart, Mikal Bridges, and Jalen Brunson. Jalen Brunson (Knicks) scored 13 points (3/9) in his matchups, with Luguentz Dort as his primary defender. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (Thunder) scored 4 points (2/10) in his matchups, with Mikal Bridges as his primary defender.
Box score
In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.
OKC
Oklahoma City Thunder
111
Did not play: Branden Carlson (DNP - Coach's Decision), Nikola Topić (DNP - Coach's Decision), Aaron Wiggins (DNP - Coach's Decision), Kenrich Williams (DNP - Coach's Decision)
NYK
New York Knicks
100
Did not play: 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), Jeremy Sochan (DNP - Coach's Decision)
Lineups
OKC
Oklahoma City Thunder
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Isaiah Hartenstein · Shai Gilgeous-Alexander · Luguentz Dort · Chet Holmgren · Jalen Williams Starter 12.3 min
- Alex Caruso · Isaiah Hartenstein · Isaiah Joe · Jalen Williams · Ajay Mitchell 7.2 min
- Shai Gilgeous-Alexander · Jaylin Williams · Cason Wallace · Jared McCain · Ajay Mitchell 5.9 min
- Shai Gilgeous-Alexander · Luguentz Dort · Chet Holmgren · Jalen Williams · Cason Wallace 3.5 min
- Alex Caruso · Shai Gilgeous-Alexander · Luguentz Dort · Chet Holmgren · Jalen Williams 2.8 min
NYK
New York Knicks
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Karl-Anthony Towns · OG Anunoby · Josh Hart · Mikal Bridges · Jalen Brunson Starter 16.9 min
- Jordan Clarkson · Karl-Anthony Towns · OG Anunoby · Mikal Bridges · Jose Alvarado 8.5 min
- Jordan Clarkson · OG Anunoby · Mikal Bridges · Jalen Brunson · Mitchell Robinson 3.0 min
- Jordan Clarkson · Josh Hart · Jalen Brunson · Mitchell Robinson · Jose Alvarado 2.9 min
- Josh Hart · Jalen Brunson · Mitchell Robinson · Miles McBride · Jose Alvarado 2.6 min
Who guarded whom
Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.
Thunder defense
-
Jalen Brunson 13 pts (3/9) in 65 possessions
Guarded by: Luguentz Dort (34 %, 5 pts) · Cason Wallace (29 %, 2 pts) · Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (10 %, 2 pts)
-
Karl-Anthony Towns 29 pts (11/20) in 60 possessions
Guarded by: Isaiah Hartenstein (40 %, 4 pts) · Alex Caruso (16 %, 3 pts) · Chet Holmgren (13 %, 9 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | Josh Hart: 20 poss., 7 pts (2/4) · OG Anunoby: 16 poss., 2 pts (0/2) |
| Chet Holmgren | Josh Hart: 14 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · OG Anunoby: 13 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Jalen Williams | Mikal Bridges: 19 poss., 7 pts (2/3) · OG Anunoby: 15 poss., 6 pts (2/2) |
| Luguentz Dort | Jalen Brunson: 22 poss., 5 pts (1/3) · Josh Hart: 9 poss., 5 pts (2/2) |
| Isaiah Hartenstein | Karl-Anthony Towns: 24 poss., 4 pts (2/4) · Mikal Bridges: 4 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Ajay Mitchell | Jose Alvarado: 13 poss., 1 pts (0/0) · Jordan Clarkson: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Alex Caruso | Karl-Anthony Towns: 10 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · Jordan Clarkson: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Cason Wallace | Jalen Brunson: 19 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Mitchell Robinson: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Jaylin Williams | Mitchell Robinson: 13 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · Josh Hart: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Jared McCain | Jordan Clarkson: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Jose Alvarado: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Isaiah Joe | Mikal Bridges: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Jose Alvarado: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
Knicks defense
-
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 4 pts (2/10) in 69 possessions
Guarded by: Mikal Bridges (25 %, 2 pts) · OG Anunoby (22 %, 0 pts) · Josh Hart (16 %, 0 pts)
-
Jalen Williams 9 pts (3/7) in 56 possessions
Guarded by: Karl-Anthony Towns (30 %, 0 pts) · Mikal Bridges (22 %, 3 pts) · OG Anunoby (18 %, 0 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Jalen Brunson | Luguentz Dort: 27 poss., 10 pts (4/6) · Cason Wallace: 18 poss., 13 pts (5/6) |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | Jalen Williams: 17 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Alex Caruso: 13 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Josh Hart | Chet Holmgren: 18 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Isaiah Hartenstein: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/3) |
| Mikal Bridges | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander: 17 poss., 2 pts (1/3) · Jalen Williams: 12 poss., 3 pts (1/2) |
| OG Anunoby | Chet Holmgren: 19 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Shai Gilgeous-Alexander: 15 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Jordan Clarkson | Ajay Mitchell: 16 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Jared McCain: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Mitchell Robinson | Jaylin Williams: 15 poss., 1 pts (0/0) · Isaiah Hartenstein: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Jose Alvarado | Isaiah Joe: 10 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Ajay Mitchell: 6 poss., 3 pts (1/2) |
| Miles McBride | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Jared McCain: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/2) |
| Mohamed Diawara | Jared McCain: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Ajay Mitchell: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |