NBA Final Intelligence
New York Knicks 97, Los Angeles Lakers 110 — Recap
Game Summary
Final (regular season): New York Knicks 97, Los Angeles Lakers 110. Scoring by quarter: Q1 NYK 23-31 LAL; Q2 NYK 26-23 LAL; Q3 NYK 20-34 LAL; Q4 NYK 28-22 LAL.
Top performers (box score): Luka Doncic (LAL) 35 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists, 5 threes on 11-of-25 shooting; Karl-Anthony Towns (NYK) 25 points, 16 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 threes on 8-of-17 shooting; Austin Reaves (LAL) 25 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 threes on 8-of-16 shooting; Jalen Brunson (NYK) 24 points, 6 rebounds, 7 assists, 3 threes on 8-of-19 shooting; OG Anunoby (NYK) 13 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assists, 1 threes on 5-of-11 shooting.
Standouts
Top Scorer · LAL
35 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST, 5 3PM · 11-25 FG
Scoring · NYK
25 PTS, 16 REB, 2 AST, 1 3PM · 8-17 FG
Scoring · LAL
25 PTS, 4 REB, 5 AST, 3 3PM · 8-16 FG
Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.
📊 Game Flow
NYK
0 largest lead
Never led · 10-0 run, Q3 6:00–Q3 3:36
LAL
23 largest lead
Q4 11:46 (NYK 69, LAL 92) · 7-0 run, Q2 9:08–Q2 8:06
Swings
0 lead changes
Tied 0 times
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYK | 23 | 26 | 20 | 28 | 97 | |
| LAL | 31 | 23 | 34 | 22 | 110 |
🧮 How They Scored
NYKLAL
46Points in the paint32
16Fast-break points11
9Second-chance points15
14Points off turnovers21
27Bench points26
Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor
47.6%Effective FG%52.5%
16.5%Turnover %12.1%
25.0%Offensive rebound %24.5%
0.256Free-throw rate0.370
Box Score
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jalen Brunson G | 42 | 24 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8-19 | 3-8 | 5-7 | -8 |
| OG Anunoby F | 38 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5-11 | 1-4 | 2-2 | -9 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns C | 34 | 25 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8-17 | 1-5 | 8-8 | -9 |
| Landry Shamet G | 27 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4-8 | 2-6 | 0-0 | -18 |
| Mikal Bridges F | 27 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0-6 | 0-4 | 0-0 | -4 |
| Josh Hart G | 23 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4-8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -5 |
| Mitchell Robinson C | 17 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -11 |
| Mohamed Diawara F | 15 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-3 | 2-2 | +1 |
| Jordan Clarkson G | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-4 | 1-2 | 2-2 | +4 |
| Jose Alvarado G | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -6 |
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Reaves G | 39 | 25 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8-16 | 3-6 | 6-7 | +5 |
| Luka Doncic F-G | 38 | 35 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 11-25 | 5-16 | 8-10 | +14 |
| Rui Hachimura F | 37 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5-11 | 3-8 | 0-0 | +5 |
| Marcus Smart G | 29 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1-10 | 0-5 | 3-4 | +27 |
| Luke Kennard G | 27 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4-8 | 3-7 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Deandre Ayton C | 20 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +3 |
| Jaxson Hayes C | 17 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 5-6 | +8 |
| Jake LaRavia F | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | +8 |
| Jarred Vanderbilt F | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | -4 |
| Maxi Kleber F | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -1 |
🔬 Advanced Stats
New York KnicksTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact
| Player | Role | MIN | PTS | TS% | USG% | NET | PIE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karl-Anthony Towns | Starter | 34 | 25 | 60.9 | 26.8 | -11.4 | 22.6 |
| Jalen Brunson | Starter | 42 | 24 | 54.3 | 29.3 | -9.2 | 10.0 |
| OG Anunoby | Starter | 38 | 13 | 54.7 | 15.2 | -11.4 | 7.1 |
| Josh Hart | Starter | 23 | 8 | 50.0 | 17.3 | -6.4 | 11.7 |
| Mikal Bridges | Starter | 27 | 0 | 0.0 | 11.8 | -3.5 | -1.0 |
| Landry Shamet | Bench | 27 | 10 | 62.5 | 17.7 | -34.3 | 7.0 |
| Jordan Clarkson | Bench | 10 | 9 | 92.2 | 20.8 | +19.0 | 17.9 |
| Mitchell Robinson | Bench | 17 | 4 | 66.7 | 7.9 | -38.5 | 11.2 |
| Mohamed Diawara | Bench | 15 | 4 | 41.0 | 14.7 | -0.3 | 1.8 |
| Jose Alvarado | Bench | 07 | 0 | 0.0 | 17.6 | -42.9 | -6.9 |
| Jeremy Sochan | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Pacome Dadiet | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Tyler Kolek | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Ariel Hukporti | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Kevin McCullar Jr. | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Los Angeles LakersTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact
| Player | Role | MIN | PTS | TS% | USG% | NET | PIE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luka Doncic | Starter | 38 | 35 | 59.5 | 39.6 | +17.5 | 19.4 |
| Austin Reaves | Starter | 39 | 25 | 65.5 | 22.7 | +3.7 | 17.8 |
| Rui Hachimura | Starter | 37 | 13 | 59.1 | 14.3 | +5.3 | 11.9 |
| Deandre Ayton | Starter | 20 | 6 | 75.0 | 8.9 | +9.7 | 15.7 |
| Marcus Smart | Starter | 29 | 5 | 21.3 | 18.6 | +47.1 | 0.5 |
| Luke Kennard | Bench | 27 | 12 | 71.1 | 16.7 | +5.8 | 8.4 |
| Jake LaRavia | Bench | 13 | 6 | 104.2 | 13.3 | +36.9 | 12.6 |
| Jaxson Hayes | Bench | 17 | 5 | 44.3 | 17.1 | +23.5 | 2.9 |
| Jarred Vanderbilt | Bench | 10 | 3 | 75.0 | 9.1 | -19.0 | 6.0 |
| Maxi Kleber | Bench | 10 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -12.1 | -2.0 |
| Kobe Bufkin | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Dalton Knecht | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Drew Timme | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
⚔️ Season Series & What's Next
2025-26 season series
NYK 1
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Last 12 meetings · since 2020-21
NYK 5
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