New York Knicks vs. LA Clippers

Mar 9, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
NYK	24	31	26	37	118
LAC	28	36	24	38	126

Game Recap

Kawhi Leonard and Bennedict Mathurin fuel a 126-118 win that lifts LA back to .500 for the first time since November.

Player Stats

KNICKS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
3Josh HartSF	36	5-7	1-3	1-1	13	3	0	0	3	4	-13	12
8OG AnunobyPF	37	8-15	3-8	3-4	6	2	2	0	4	2	-3	22
32Karl-Anthony TownsC	35	13-17	3-4	6-8	12	7	0	1	3	6	-12	35
25Mikal BridgesSG	26	3-8	1-3	0-0	7	4	2	0	1	2	-17	7
11Jalen BrunsonPG	38	12-23	2-7	2-3	4	8	1	0	3	1	+1	28
55Ariel Hukporti	12	0-1	0-0	0-0	3	1	0	0	0	0	+4	0
51Mohamed Diawara	17	2-3	1-1	0-0	4	2	0	0	2	2	+3	5
44Landry Shamet	22	3-12	3-12	0-0	1	0	0	0	2	4	+6	9
5Jose Alvarado	7	0-4	0-2	0-0	1	3	0	0	0	1	-8	0
00Jordan Clarkson	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0
13Tyler Kolek	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0	-1	0
4Pacome Dadiet	— did not play —												— did not play —
50Trey Jemison III	— did not play —												— did not play —
9Kevin McCullar Jr.	— did not play —												— did not play —
10Jeremy Sochan	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	46-9051.1%	14-4035.0%	12-1675.0%	51	32	5	1	19	23	-	118

CLIPPERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
2Kawhi LeonardSF	35	10-19	2-5	7-7	7	8	2	0	1	3	+26	29
5Derrick Jones Jr.PF	33	6-14	4-7	0-1	7	2	3	2	1	2	+1	16
11Brook LopezC	29	5-8	3-5	3-3	4	3	0	1	0	1	+23	16
8Kris DunnSG	29	2-4	1-3	0-0	7	3	3	0	0	3	-2	5
10Darius GarlandPG	30	7-16	5-9	4-6	1	7	2	0	2	0	+20	23
9Bennedict Mathurin	36	9-20	2-5	8-9	7	1	1	0	2	1	+5	28
22Jordan Miller	17	1-5	0-1	0-0	0	1	0	0	1	2	-7	2
33Nicolas Batum	11	1-4	1-4	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	2	-13	3
23Isaiah Jackson	16	2-3	0-0	0-0	3	0	0	1	1	5	-13	4
7Bogdan Bogdanovic	— did not play —												— did not play —
12Cam Christie	— did not play —												— did not play —
Norchad Omier	— did not play —												— did not play —
Sean Pedulla	— did not play —												— did not play —
4Kobe Sanders	— did not play —												— did not play —

TOTAL	-	43-9346.2%	18-3946.2%	22-2684.6%	36	25	12	4	8	19	-	126

Play-by-Play

Scores OnlyExpand All

1st quarterNYKLAC

(11:55) Jump Ball Lopez vs. Towns: Tip to Garland
(11:40) MISS Leonard 11' Fadeaway Jumper
(11:38) Anunoby REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:32) MISS Anunoby 1' Running Finger Roll Layup
(11:30) Dunn REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (11:26) Jones Jr. 24' 3PT Running Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Leonard 1 AST)
03
(11:01) Anunoby Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
(11:01) Dunn STEAL (1 STL)
+3 (10:52) Leonard 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (3 PTS)
06
(10:30) MISS Bridges 13' Fadeaway Jumper
(10:27) Dunn REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (10:24) Garland 27' 3PT Running Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Dunn 1 AST)
09
+2 (10:08) Brunson 12' Fadeaway Jumper (2 PTS)
29
(10:08) Jones Jr. S.FOUL (P1.T1) (M.Kallio)
+1 (10:08) Brunson Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
39
(9:50) MISS Garland 27' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(9:47) Bridges REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (9:44) Towns 1' Running Dunk (2 PTS) (Brunson 1 AST)
59
(9:32) MISS Leonard 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(9:30) Towns REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:24) MISS Anunoby 4' Driving Finger Roll Layup
(9:23) Hart REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(9:21) Hart Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(9:21) Garland STEAL (1 STL)
(9:10) MISS Dunn 3PT Jump Shot
(9:07) Towns REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(8:48) Hart Lost Ball Turnover (P2.T3)
(8:48) Leonard STEAL (1 STL)
+3 (8:35) Dunn 27' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Garland 1 AST)
512
+2 (8:18) Brunson 2' Driving Finger Roll Layup (5 PTS)
712
(8:09) Garland Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(8:09) Bridges STEAL (1 STL)
(8:04) MISS Bridges 2' Running Layup
(8:02) Hart REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
+3 (8:00) Brunson 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Hart 1 AST)
1012
(7:44) MISS Leonard 16' Pullup Jump Shot
(7:43) Hart REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
(7:41) Hart Step Out of Bounds Turnover (P3.T4)
(7:30) Towns S.FOUL (P1.T1) (M.Kallio)
+1 (7:30) Lopez Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
1013
+1 (7:30) Lopez Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
1014
(7:14) MISS Anunoby 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(7:10) Jones Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (7:01) Leonard 4' Driving Layup (5 PTS) (Jones Jr. 1 AST)
1016
+2 (6:48) Towns 2' Driving Layup (4 PTS) (Brunson 2 AST)
1216
(6:40) MISS Leonard 8' Pullup Jump Shot
(6:38) Towns REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+3 (6:28) Anunoby 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Hart 2 AST)
1516
(6:26) CLIPPERS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(6:03) MISS Garland 21' Step Back Jump Shot
(6:00) Anunoby REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(5:53) Leonard S.FOUL (P1.T2) (M.Kallio)
(5:53) MISS Anunoby Free Throw 1 of 2
(5:53) Knicks Rebound
+1 (5:53) Anunoby Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
1616
+2 (5:40) Leonard 15' Pullup Jump Shot (7 PTS)
1618
(5:21) Towns OFF.Foul (P2) (M.Kallio)
(5:21) Towns Offensive Foul Turnover (P1.T5)
+3 (5:07) Jones Jr. 27' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Leonard 2 AST)
1621
(4:57) MISS Brunson 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(4:53) Leonard REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(4:49) MISS Leonard 27' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot
(4:48) Hart REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)
(4:37) MISS Hart 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(4:32) Mathurin REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(4:25) Diawara S.FOUL (P1.T2) (K.Lane)
+1 (4:25) Mathurin Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
1622
+1 (4:25) Mathurin Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
1623
(4:06) MISS Hukporti 8' Floating Jump Shot
(4:03) Hukporti REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+3 (4:01) Brunson 24' 3PT Jump Shot (11 PTS) (Hukporti 1 AST)
1923
+2 (3:45) Miller 3' Driving Layup (2 PTS)
1925
(3:32) MISS Shamet 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(3:29) Jones Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(3:19) MISS Mathurin 12' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(3:17) Brunson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(3:12) MISS Brunson 26' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot
(3:09) Hukporti REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
(3:06) MISS Shamet 3PT Jump Shot
(3:04) Lopez REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(3:04) Hart P.FOUL (P1.T3) (K.Lane)
(2:54) MISS Mathurin 18' Pullup Jump Shot
(2:51) Anunoby REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(2:35) MISS Diawara 3' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot
(2:32) Mathurin REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(2:30) MISS Mathurin 27' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot
(2:26) Diawara REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:18) Miller P.FOUL (P1.T3) (M.Lindsay)
(2:18) Knicks Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(2:14) Jackson P.FOUL (P1.T4) (M.Kallio)
(2:05) Brunson Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T6)
(2:05) Dunn STEAL (2 STL)
(1:45) MISS Batum 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(1:43) Diawara REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (1:26) Anunoby 3PT Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Brunson 3 AST)
2225
+3 (1:07) Batum 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Miller 1 AST)
2228
(0:47) Anunoby Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T7)
(0:47) Batum STEAL (1 STL)
(0:38) MISS Mathurin 14' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(0:36) Brunson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (0:30) Brunson 10' Running Pull-Up Jump Shot (13 PTS)
2428
(0:17) Shamet P.FOUL (P1.T4) (M.Lindsay)
(0:05) MISS Miller 14' Fadeaway Jumper
(0:03) Knicks Rebound
(0:00) MISS Shamet 28' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(0:00) Knicks Rebound

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

NYK

LAC

118Points126

46-90(51.1%)Field Goal(%)43-93(46.2%)

14-40(35.0%)3-Point(%)18-39(46.2%)

12-16(75.0%)Free Throw(%)22-26(84.6%)

51(14)Rebounds(Offensive)36(9)

32Assists25

5Steals12

1Blocks4

19Turnovers8

23Fouls19

58Pts In The Paint46

11Fast Break Pts19

10Pts Off Turnovers24

14Bench Pts37

1Largest Lead15

Game Details

Monday, March 9, 2026 · 10:00 PM

Intuit Dome · Inglewood, CA

attendance: 17,927 (99.6%)

tv: NBC Sports Network