New York Knicks vs. Los Angeles Lakers

Mar 8, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
NYK	23	26	20	28	97
LAL	31	23	34	22	110

Game Recap

Luka Doncic drops 35 as Lakers win their fifth of last six, this time wire-to-wire, taking down the Knicks, 110-97. Los Angeles rises to 39-25.

Player Stats

KNICKS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
3Josh HartSF	22	4-8	0-1	0-0	6	2	2	0	1	3	-5	8
8OG AnunobyPF	37	5-11	1-4	2-2	8	1	1	0	2	4	-9	13
32Karl-Anthony TownsC	33	8-17	1-5	8-8	16	2	1	1	2	4	-9	25
25Mikal BridgesSG	27	0-6	0-4	0-0	6	5	1	1	2	4	-4	0
11Jalen BrunsonPG	42	8-19	3-8	5-7	6	7	0	0	7	2	-8	24
23Mitchell Robinson	16	2-3	0-0	0-0	4	0	1	0	0	1	-11	4
44Landry Shamet	27	4-8	2-6	0-0	1	2	1	0	3	0	-18	10
51Mohamed Diawara	14	1-4	0-3	2-2	0	2	0	0	0	2	+1	4
5Jose Alvarado	7	0-2	0-1	0-0	0	1	0	0	1	0	-6	0
00Jordan Clarkson	10	3-4	1-2	2-2	0	1	0	0	0	3	+4	9
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 —
10Jeremy Sochan	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	35-8242.7%	8-3423.5%	19-2190.5%	47	23	7	2	18	23	-	97

LAKERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
36Marcus SmartSF	29	1-10	0-5	3-4	3	4	2	0	1	2	+27	5
28Rui HachimuraPF	36	5-11	3-8	0-0	7	2	0	1	1	0	+5	13
5Deandre AytonC	19	3-4	0-0	0-0	8	0	0	2	0	2	+3	6
15Austin ReavesSG	38	8-16	3-6	6-7	4	5	3	1	1	2	+5	25
77Luka DoncicPG	38	11-25	5-16	8-10	8	4	2	0	6	3	+14	35
10Luke Kennard	26	4-8	3-7	1-1	2	1	1	0	2	2	0	12
11Jaxson Hayes	16	0-3	0-0	5-6	4	0	1	0	1	2	+8	5
12Jake LaRavia	12	2-2	0-0	2-2	4	3	0	0	1	3	+8	6
14Maxi Kleber	9	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	2	-1	0
2Jarred Vanderbilt	10	1-2	1-2	0-0	2	1	0	1	0	2	-4	3
44Kobe Bufkin	— did not play —												— did not play —
4Dalton Knecht	— did not play —												— did not play —
17Drew Timme	— did not play —												— did not play —


TOTAL	-	35-8143.2%	15-4434.1%	25-3083.3%	42	20	10	5	13	20	-	110

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterNYKLAL

(11:57) Jump Ball Ayton vs. Towns: Tip to Reaves
(11:44) Bridges S.FOUL (P1.T1) (T.Maddox)
+1 (11:44) Reaves Free Throw 1 of 3 (1 PTS)
01
+1 (11:44) Reaves Free Throw 2 of 3 (2 PTS)
02
(11:44) MISS Reaves Free Throw 3 of 3
(11:42) Anunoby REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:25) MISS Brunson 16' Pullup Jump Shot
(11:21) Doncic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:07) MISS Doncic 27' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(11:04) Ayton REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+3 (11:02) Reaves 24' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Doncic 1 AST)
05
(10:50) MISS Hart 11' Pullup Jump Shot
(10:47) Smart REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:43) MISS Reaves 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(10:38) Towns REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:30) MISS Bridges 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(10:26) Anunoby REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(10:23) MISS Towns 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(10:20) Ayton REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(10:07) MISS Reaves 15' Pullup Jump Shot
(10:04) Hart REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:01) MISS Hart 4' Running Layup
(10:01) Hachimura BLOCK (1 BLK)
(10:01) Knicks Rebound
(9:53) MISS Brunson 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(9:49) Bridges REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(9:44) MISS Towns 3' Cutting Layup Shot
(9:44) Ayton BLOCK (1 BLK)
(9:40) Hart REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (9:39) Hart 2' Putback Layup (2 PTS)
25
(9:24) MISS Doncic 11' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(9:24) Towns REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(9:22) Smart P.FOUL (P1.T1) (J.Williams)
+2 (9:11) Hart 9' Driving Floating Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Towns 1 AST)
45
(8:57) MISS Doncic 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(8:54) Towns REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(8:46) MISS Towns 4' Driving Layup
(8:43) Hachimura REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:36) Hart S.FOUL (P1.T2) (T.Maddox)
+1 (8:36) Doncic Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
46
(8:36) MISS Doncic Free Throw 2 of 2
(8:33) Anunoby REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(8:09) MISS Bridges 27' 3PT Turnaround Jump Shot
(8:05) Ayton REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
+3 (8:01) Doncic 27' 3PT Running Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Smart 1 AST)
49
(7:50) Towns Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
(7:50) Towns L.B.FOUL (P1.T3) (J.Williams)
+2 (7:36) Ayton 4' Alley Oop Dunk (2 PTS) (Doncic 2 AST)
411
(7:36) Knicks Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
+2 (7:24) Towns 1' Cutting Dunk Shot (2 PTS) (Bridges 1 AST)
611
+3 (7:02) Hachimura 27' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Smart 2 AST)
614
(6:49) Doncic S.FOUL (P1.T2) (C.Washington)
+1 (6:49) Anunoby Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
714
+1 (6:49) Anunoby Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
814
(6:36) MISS Reaves 14' Step Back Jump Shot
(6:33) Towns REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
(6:14) MISS Towns 4' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(6:14) LAKERS Rebound
(6:14) LAKERS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(6:01) MISS Doncic 14' Pullup Jump Shot
(5:58) Hart REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
+2 (5:39) Brunson 2' Driving Layup (2 PTS)
1014
+2 (5:25) Doncic 4' Turnaround Jump Shot (6 PTS)
1016
(5:02) Ayton S.FOUL (P1.T3) (T.Maddox)
(5:02) MISS Brunson Free Throw 1 of 2
(5:02) Knicks Rebound
+1 (5:02) Brunson Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)
1116
+2 (4:37) Hachimura 22' Pullup Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Reaves 1 AST)
1118
(4:28) MISS Brunson 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(4:26) Reaves REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(4:23) Hayes OFF.Foul (P1) (T.Maddox)
(4:23) Hayes Offensive Foul Turnover (P1.T1)
(4:23) Hayes T.FOUL (P1.T3) (T.Maddox)
+1 (4:23) Brunson Free Throw Technical (4 PTS)
1218
+3 (4:11) Shamet 28' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Brunson 1 AST)
1518
+2 (3:53) Doncic 15' Driving Floating Jump Shot (8 PTS) (LaRavia 1 AST)
1520
(3:33) MISS Shamet 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(3:29) Doncic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(3:22) MISS Doncic 28' 3PT Jump Shot
(3:19) Brunson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (3:17) Diawara 2' Running Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS) (Brunson 2 AST)
1720
+2 (2:56) Hachimura 3' Finger Roll Layup (7 PTS)
1722
+2 (2:36) Shamet 3' Driving Layup (5 PTS)
1922
(2:19) Diawara P.FOUL (P1.T4) (T.Maddox)
(2:14) Anunoby P.FOUL (P1.PN) (T.Maddox)
+1 (2:14) Doncic Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)
1923
+1 (2:14) Doncic Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)
1924
(1:59) Shamet Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T2)
(1:48) Brunson P.FOUL (P1.PN) (C.Washington)
+1 (1:48) Hayes Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
1925
+1 (1:48) Hayes Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
1926
(1:35) Doncic S.FOUL (P2.T4) (T.Maddox)
+1 (1:35) Brunson Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
2026
+1 (1:35) Brunson Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
2126
(1:21) MISS Kennard 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(1:18) Hayes REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(1:17) Brunson S.FOUL (P2.PN) (C.Washington)
+1 (1:17) Doncic Free Throw 1 of 2 (11 PTS)
2127
+1 (1:17) Doncic Free Throw 2 of 2 (12 PTS)
2128
(1:04) MISS Brunson 4' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot
(1:03) LAKERS Rebound
(0:50) MISS Smart 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:45) Anunoby REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
+2 (0:26) Robinson 3' Alley Oop Dunk (2 PTS) (Anunoby 1 AST)
2328
+3 (0:13) Kennard 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Doncic 3 AST)
2331
(0:01) MISS Anunoby 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:00) Knicks Rebound

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

NYK

LAL

97Points110

35-82(42.7%)Field Goal(%)35-81(43.2%)

8-34(23.5%)3-Point(%)15-44(34.1%)

19-21(90.5%)Free Throw(%)25-30(83.3%)

47(10)Rebounds(Offensive)42(12)

23Assists20

7Steals10

2Blocks5

18Turnovers13

23Fouls20

46Pts In The Paint32

16Fast Break Pts11

14Pts Off Turnovers21

27Bench Pts26

0Largest Lead23

Game Details

Sunday, March 8, 2026 · 3:30 PM

Crypto.com Arena · Los Angeles, CA

attendance: 18,997 (99.6%)

tv: ABC