Houston Rockets vs. New York Knicks

FINAL

Feb 21, 2026

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
HOU	21	33	37	15	106
NYK	27	26	22	33	108

Game Recap

The Knicks rallied down from an 18-PT 4Q deficit (93-75 at 10:53 4q) to defeat the Rockets tonight at MSG.

Player Stats

ROCKETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
7Kevin DurantSF	38	10-26	4-10	6-7	6	3	0	0	4	3	+15	30
10Jabari Smith Jr.PF	35	8-13	4-8	1-2	4	1	1	1	1	1	-9	21
28Alperen SengunC	31	6-12	1-1	3-4	6	6	0	3	6	2	-6	16
17Tari EasonSG	34	4-8	1-4	2-2	12	4	0	0	2	3	-7	11
1Amen ThompsonPG	41	5-9	0-2	2-4	10	7	3	1	3	1	+5	12
30Clint Capela	11	1-2	0-0	2-2	1	0	1	1	0	0	+12	4
15Reed Sheppard	21	3-5	2-4	2-2	2	3	0	0	1	4	0	10
2Dorian Finney-Smith	21	1-4	0-2	0-0	3	0	0	0	2	6	-13	2
8Jae'Sean Tate	4	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-7	0
27Isaiah Crawford	— did not play —												— did not play —
32Jeff Green	— did not play —												— did not play —
0Aaron Holiday	— did not play —												— did not play —
20Josh Okogie	— did not play —												— did not play —


TOTAL	-	38-8047.5%	12-3138.7%	18-2378.3%	44	24	5	6	19	20	-	106

KNICKS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
8OG AnunobySF	40	8-16	2-7	2-2	2	1	4	0	1	2	+6	20
3Josh HartPF	27	1-7	0-3	0-0	6	6	1	0	4	1	-14	2
32Karl-Anthony TownsC	34	10-15	3-3	2-2	7	1	1	0	2	4	+23	25
25Mikal BridgesSG	31	5-11	1-2	0-0	6	5	0	0	0	1	+3	11
11Jalen BrunsonPG	35	6-12	0-1	8-9	3	6	0	0	3	4	-10	20
44Landry Shamet	25	5-7	2-4	2-3	0	2	0	0	0	1	+8	14
10Jeremy Sochan	4	0-2	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	-2	0
23Mitchell Robinson	17	3-5	0-0	0-0	4	0	0	0	1	3	-21	6
51Mohamed Diawara	4	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	1	-2	2
5Jose Alvarado	19	3-9	2-5	0-0	1	4	5	0	0	1	+19	8
00Jordan Clarkson	— did not play —												— did not play —
4Pacome Dadiet	— did not play —												— did not play —
55Ariel Hukporti	— did not play —												— did not play —
13Tyler Kolek	— did not play —												— did not play —
9Kevin McCullar Jr.	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	42-8549.4%	10-2638.5%	14-1687.5%	29	26	11	0	11	19	-	108

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterHOUNYK

(11:57) Jump Ball Towns vs. Sengun: Tip to Smith Jr.
(11:36) MISS Sengun 15' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(11:34) Bridges REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (11:29) Anunoby 25' 3PT Running Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Bridges 1 AST)
03
+2 (11:17) Thompson 1' Driving Dunk (2 PTS)
23
+2 (10:57) Towns 4' Turnaround Hook Shot (2 PTS)
25
(10:41) MISS Durant 7' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot
(10:40) Sengun REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(10:40) MISS Sengun Tip Dunk Shot
(10:39) Thompson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(10:37) MISS Eason 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(10:36) KNICKS Rebound
(10:18) Towns Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(10:18) Smith Jr. STEAL (1 STL)
(10:11) Thompson Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
(10:11) Towns STEAL (1 STL)
(10:09) MISS Brunson Running Layup
(10:08) Rockets Rebound
(9:46) MISS Durant 14' Fadeaway Jumper
(9:44) Bridges REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (9:40) Anunoby 1' Running Dunk (5 PTS) (Bridges 2 AST)
27
+2 (9:16) Eason 11' Fadeaway Jumper (2 PTS)
47
+2 (9:00) Towns 1' Hook Shot (4 PTS) (Hart 1 AST)
49
(8:41) MISS Thompson 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(8:39) Hart REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:37) Hart Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T2)
+2 (8:23) Sengun 11' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Thompson 1 AST)
69
(8:00) MISS Anunoby 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(7:59) Thompson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(7:55) Sengun OFF.Foul (P1) (N.Green)
(7:55) Sengun Offensive Foul Turnover (P1.T2)
(7:55) KNICKS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
+2 (7:42) Bridges 21' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Hart 2 AST)
611
(7:23) MISS Durant 12' Pullup Jump Shot
(7:22) Eason REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(7:21) MISS Eason Tip Layup Shot
(7:20) Towns REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:06) MISS Bridges 10' Fadeaway Jumper
(7:05) Thompson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(6:45) MISS Durant 12' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(6:43) Towns REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(6:37) MISS Bridges 5' Running Pull-Up Jump Shot
(6:34) Smith Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(6:29) Smith Jr. Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T3)
(6:29) Anunoby STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (6:22) Anunoby 1' Driving Dunk (7 PTS) (Hart 3 AST)
613
(6:22) Rockets Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(6:08) Sengun Lost Ball Turnover (P2.T4)
(6:07) Sengun L.B.FOUL (P2.T1) (A.Nagy)
(5:57) MISS Brunson 5' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(5:57) Thompson BLOCK (1 BLK)
(5:56) Thompson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
(5:49) MISS Durant 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(5:46) Hart REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (5:38) Bridges 1' Running Layup (4 PTS) (Hart 4 AST)
615
(5:26) MISS Durant 16' Pullup Jump Shot
(5:23) Capela REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(5:21) MISS Capela 3' Putback Layup
(5:21) Anunoby REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(5:09) MISS Towns 2' Driving Layup
(5:09) Capela BLOCK (1 BLK)
(5:06) Eason REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+3 (5:03) Smith Jr. 25' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Eason 1 AST)
915
(5:03) KNICKS Timeout: Regular (Full 2 Short 0)
(4:40) MISS Sochan 22' Pullup Jump Shot
(4:39) KNICKS Rebound
(4:39) KNICKS Turnover: Shot Clock (T#3)
+2 (4:20) Capela 1' Cutting Dunk Shot (2 PTS) (Durant 1 AST)
1115
+2 (4:02) Diawara 2' Driving Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS)
1117
(3:51) MISS Sheppard 27' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(3:50) KNICKS Rebound
(3:31) MISS Sochan 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(3:28) Robinson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (3:27) Robinson 1' Putback Layup (2 PTS)
1119
+3 (3:06) Durant 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Thompson 2 AST)
1419
+2 (2:53) Robinson 1' Cutting Finger Roll Layup Shot (4 PTS) (Diawara 1 AST)
1421
(2:47) Sochan P.FOUL (P1.T1) (S.Wright)
(2:39) MISS Durant 7' Pullup Jump Shot
(2:36) Robinson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(2:36) Robinson Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T4)
(2:24) Sheppard Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T5)
(2:24) Anunoby STEAL (2 STL)
+2 (2:21) Anunoby 1' Running Dunk (9 PTS) (Shamet 1 AST)
1423
(2:11) MISS Sheppard 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(2:08) Durant REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (2:08) Durant 4' Floating Jump Shot (5 PTS)
1623
(1:52) MISS Anunoby 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(1:51) Rockets Rebound
(1:38) MISS Durant 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(1:37) KNICKS Rebound
(1:13) MISS Brunson 16' Pullup Jump Shot
(1:10) Sheppard REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (0:56) Durant 9' Pullup Jump Shot (7 PTS)
1823
+2 (0:34) Shamet 1' Driving Layup (2 PTS) (Brunson 1 AST)
1825
+3 (0:19) Sheppard 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Durant 2 AST)
2125
(0:06) Sheppard Personal Take Foul (P1.T2) (N.Green)
(0:04) Finney-Smith P.FOUL (P1.PN) (N.Green)
+1 (0:04) Brunson Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
2126
+1 (0:04) Brunson Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
2127
(0:01) MISS Thompson 24' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(0:00) Rockets Rebound

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

HOU

NYK

106Points108

38-80(47.5%)Field Goal(%)42-85(49.4%)

12-31(38.7%)3-Point(%)10-26(38.5%)

18-23(78.3%)Free Throw(%)14-16(87.5%)

44(13)Rebounds(Offensive)29(8)

24Assists26

5Steals11

6Blocks0

19Turnovers11

20Fouls19

50Pts In The Paint48

14Fast Break Pts23

15Pts Off Turnovers30

16Bench Pts30

18Largest Lead13

Game Details

Saturday, February 21, 2026 · 8:30 PM

Madison Square Garden · Manhattan, NY

attendance: 19,812 (95.3%)

tv: ABC