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 by 2 points.
Game Information
Quarter-by-Quarter Scoring
| Team |
Q1 |
Q2 |
Q3 |
Q4 |
Total |
| NY |
27 |
26 |
22 |
33 |
108 |
| HOU |
21 |
33 |
37 |
15 |
106 |
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 |
The statistical leaders were Kevin Durant with 30 points, Tari Eason with 12 rebounds, and Amen Thompson with 7 assists. All player performance data is detailed in the tables above.
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