The New York Knicks defeated the Houston Rockets 108-106 on February 21, 2026 at Madison Square Garden. A crowd of 19,812 witnessed the New York Knicks secure the victory in this matchup.
Game Information
Quarter-by-Quarter Scoring
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NY | 27 | 26 | 22 | 33 | 108 |
| HOU | 21 | 33 | 37 | 15 | 106 |
Game Officials
Sean Wright (Referee), Andy Nagy (Referee), Nate Green (Referee)
Injury Report
| Team | Player | Position | Status | Injury | Expected Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NY | Miles McBride | G | Out | Pelvis – Surgery | 2026-04-01 |
| HOU | Steven Adams | C | Out | Ankle – Surgery | 2026-10-01 |
| HOU | Fred VanVleet | G | Out | Knee – Surgery | 2026-06-01 |
Team Statistics
| Team | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 48 | 39 | 78 | 44 | 24 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 106 |
| NY | 49 | 38 | 88 | 29 | 26 | 11 | 0 | 12 | 108 |
Houston Rockets Player Statistics
| Player | POS | MIN | PTS | FGM-A | FG% | 3PM-A | 3P% | FTM-A | FT% | OREB | DREB | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Durant | F | 38 | 30 | 10-26 | 38.5 | 4-10 | 40.0 | 6-7 | 85.7 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +15 |
| Jabari Smith Jr. | F | 36 | 21 | 8-13 | 61.5 | 4-8 | 50.0 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -9 |
| Tari Eason | F | 35 | 11 | 4-8 | 50.0 | 1-4 | 25.0 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | -7 |
| Alperen Sengun | C | 31 | 16 | 6-12 | 50.0 | 1-1 | 100.0 | 3-4 | 75.0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 2 | -6 |
| Amen Thompson | G | 41 | 12 | 5-9 | 55.6 | 0-2 | 0.0 | 2-4 | 50.0 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +5 |
| Dorian Finney-Smith | F | 21 | 2 | 1-4 | 25.0 | 0-2 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | -13 |
| Jae’Sean Tate | F | 5 | 0 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -7 |
| Clint Capela | C | 11 | 4 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 0-0 | 0 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +12 |
| Reed Sheppard | G | 21 | 10 | 3-5 | 60.0 | 2-4 | 50.0 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
New York Knicks Player Statistics
| Player | POS | MIN | PTS | FGM-A | FG% | 3PM-A | 3P% | FTM-A | FT% | OREB | DREB | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OG Anunoby | F | 40 | 20 | 8-16 | 50.0 | 2-7 | 28.6 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | +6 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | C | 34 | 25 | 10-15 | 66.7 | 3-3 | 100.0 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | +23 |
| Josh Hart | G | 27 | 2 | 1-7 | 14.3 | 0-3 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | -14 |
| Mikal Bridges | G | 31 | 11 | 5-11 | 45.5 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +3 |
| Jalen Brunson | G | 36 | 20 | 6-12 | 50.0 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 8-9 | 88.9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | -10 |
| Jeremy Sochan | F | 4 | 0 | 0-2 | 0.0 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 |
| Mohamed Diawara | F | 4 | 2 | 1-1 | 100.0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 |
| Mitchell Robinson | C | 18 | 6 | 3-5 | 60.0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -21 |
| Landry Shamet | G | 26 | 14 | 5-7 | 71.4 | 2-4 | 50.0 | 2-3 | 66.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +8 |
| Jose Alvarado | G | 20 | 8 | 3-9 | 33.3 | 2-5 | 40.0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +19 |
Complete player statistics and team performance data are detailed in the tables above.
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