Game ID: 22501003
New York Knicks @ Memphis Grizzlies
Wednesday, April 1, 2026 at 8:00 PM ET
FedExForum, Memphis, TN
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
MEM 30 32 28 29 119NYK 48 31 20 31 130
MEM vs NYK ScoutingMEM vs NYK Scouting
Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
MEM availability going into 3/25 · 1 day's restOUT Coward missed 3 since 3/20, returns tonight: 27 min (104% of 26)
OUT Mashack missed 4 since 3/18, out tonight
OUT Clarke missed 41 since 12/22, not on tonight's roster
BACK Rupert back 3/23 after 3, 30 min since (97% of 31)
BACK Clayton Jr. back 3/16 after 3, 25 min since (98% of 25)
BACK Jackson back 3/18 after 2, 27 min since (124% of 22)
NEW Prosper 19 to 26 min over the last 5
MEM availability going into 3/27 · 1 day's restOUT Mashack missed 5 since 3/18, out tonight
BACK Rupert back 3/23 after 3, 30 min since (97% of 31)
BACK Coward back 3/25 after 3, 27 min since (104% of 26)
BACK Jackson back 3/18 after 2, 27 min since (127% of 22)
NEW Small 20 to 26 min over the last 4
NEW Prosper 19 to 26 min over the last 5
MEM availability going into 3/28 · back-to-backOUT Rupert missed 2 since 3/25, returns tonight: 30 min (98% of 31)
OUT Wells missed 2 since 3/25, out tonight
OUT Jerome missed 2 since 3/25, not on tonight's roster
OUT Mashack missed 6 since 3/18, returns tonight: 30 min (138% of 22)
BACK Coward back 3/25 after 3, 26 min since (101% of 26)
NEW Jackson 22 to 28 min over the last 4
NEW Small 20 to 28 min over the last 4
NEW Prosper 19 to 27 min over the last 5
MEM availability going into 3/30 · 1 day's restOUT Wells missed 3 since 3/25, out tonight
BACK Rupert back 3/23 after 3, 30 min since (98% of 31)
BACK Coward back 3/25 after 3, 25 min since (99% of 26)
BACK Mashack back 3/28 after 6, 30 min since (138% of 22)
NEW Jackson 22 to 27 min over the last 5
NEW Prosper 19 to 24 min over the last 5
MEM availability going into 4/01 · 1 day's restOUT Wells missed 4 since 3/25, out tonight
BACK Rupert back 3/23 after 3, 30 min since (98% of 31)
BACK Coward back 3/25 after 3, 25 min since (97% of 26)
BACK Mashack back 3/28 after 6, 34 min since (155% of 22)
NEW Prosper 19 to 24 min over the last 4
MEM availability going into 4/03 · 1 day's restOUT Rupert missed 2 since 3/30, returns tonight: 25 min (80% of 31)
OUT Wells missed 5 since 3/25, out tonight
BACK Coward back 3/25 after 3, 26 min since (100% of 26)
BACK Mashack back 3/28 after 6, 30 min since (140% of 22)
MEM availability going into 4/05 · 1 day's restOUT Wells missed 6 since 3/25, out tonight
BACK Rupert back 3/28 after 2, 28 min since (89% of 31)
BACK Mashack back 3/28 after 6, 26 min since (121% of 22)
MEM availability going into 4/06 · back-to-backOUT Wells missed 7 since 3/25, out tonight
OUT Spencer missed 2 since 4/03, returns tonight: 21 min (88% of 24)
BACK Rupert back 3/28 after 2, 31 min since (101% of 31)
BACK Mashack back 3/28 after 6, 26 min since (121% of 22)
MEM availability going into 4/08 · 1 day's restOUT Wells missed 8 since 3/25, not on tonight's roster
OUT Mashack missed 2 since 4/05, returns tonight: 33 min (151% of 22)
OUT Small missed 2 since 4/05, out tonight
BACK Rupert back 4/03 after 2, 32 min since (103% of 31)
BACK Spencer back 4/06 after 2, 21 min since (88% of 24)
NYK availability going into 3/24 · 1 day's restOUT McBride missed 26 since 1/28, out tonight
BACK Hart back 3/15 after 2, 28 min since (91% of 31)
BACK Kolek back 3/17 after 2, 9 min since (80% of 11)
NYK availability going into 3/26 · 1 day's restOUT McBride missed 27 since 1/28, out tonight
OUT Shamet missed 2 since 3/22, out tonight
BACK Hart back 3/15 after 2, 30 min since (99% of 31)
BACK Kolek back 3/17 after 2, 9 min since (80% of 11)
NEW Clarkson 16 to 21 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 3/29 · 2 days' restOUT McBride missed 28 since 1/28, returns tonight: 11 min (46% of 24)
OUT Shamet missed 3 since 3/22, out tonight
BACK Kolek back 3/17 after 2, 8 min since (73% of 11)
NYK availability going into 3/31 · 1 day's restOUT Shamet missed 4 since 3/22, out tonight
BACK McBride back 3/29 after 28, 11 min since (46% of 24)
NYK availability going into 4/01 · back-to-backOUT Shamet missed 5 since 3/22, returns tonight: 31 min (144% of 21)
BACK McBride back 3/29 after 28, 12 min since (50% of 24)
NYK availability going into 4/03 · 1 day's restBACK McBride back 3/29 after 28, 12 min since (50% of 24)
BACK Shamet back 4/01 after 5, 31 min since (144% of 21)
NYK availability going into 4/06 · 2 days' restBACK McBride back 3/29 after 28, 12 min since (51% of 24)
BACK Shamet back 4/01 after 5, 22 min since (102% of 21)
NYK availability going into 4/09 · 2 days' restBACK McBride back 3/29 after 28, 14 min since (59% of 24)
BACK Shamet back 4/01 after 5, 22 min since (101% of 21)
NYK availability going into 4/10 · back-to-backOUT Alvarado missed 2 since 4/06, returns tonight: 18 min (129% of 14)
OUT Kolek missed 2 since 4/06, out tonight
BACK Shamet back 4/01 after 5, 21 min since (98% of 21)
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Memphis comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 129, shooting 45 percent and 33 from three, 20 free throws a game; Prosper at 17 and Jackson at 17 a game. It has lost the glass by 17 a night. Without Wells (4 straight). One day's rest. New York comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 113, shooting 50 percent and 40 from three, 17 free throws a game; Brunson at 25 and Towns at 19 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without Shamet (5 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: New York wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where New York has been plus-3 a night and Memphis minus-17 and the defense, New York allowing 113 a night to Memphis's 129. Call it New York 117, Memphis 114, Memphis keeping it close.
3/25 vs SAS 98-123 — MEM notes
MEM lost 98-123. MEM shot 40% (34 of 86) to SAS's 52%, 16 of 50 from three. The glass went 33-59 against them. Jackson led with 20 (7 of 15, 3 of 7 from three); Prosper added 17, Jarreau 15. Q4 was theirs, 34-25, the deficit cut from 34 to 25, but the other 3 periods went 98-64 against them. Hendricks's -33 in 28 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/27 vs HOU 109-119 — MEM notes
MEM lost 109-119. MEM shot 44% (40 of 91) to HOU's 47%, 13 of 37 from three, and got to the line 18 times to HOU's 26. The glass went 39-57 against them. Prosper led with 31 (12 of 15, 4 of 5 from three); Jackson added 14, Small 14. Q3 was theirs, 33-31, the deficit cut from 7 to 5, but the other 3 periods went 88-76 against them. Spencer's -16 in 29 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/28 vs CHI 125-124 — MEM notes
MEM won 125-124. MEM shot 47% (50 of 107) to CHI's 50%, 12 of 38 from three, and got to the line 17 times to CHI's 43. MEM turned it over 14 times to CHI's 23. The glass went 37-53 against them. Coward led with 24 (10 of 19, 2 of 6 from three); Burton added 18, Mashack 17. The hinge was Q3, 42-30: MEM came in trailing by 2 and left it ahead by 10. MEM trailed 56-58 at the half and won the second half 69-66. Jackson was the night's best plus/minus at +18.
3/30 vs PHX 105-131 — MEM notes
MEM lost 105-131. MEM shot 51% (38 of 75) to PHX's 50%, 11 of 30 from three, and went to the line 20 times to PHX's 8 — 18 points from the stripe to their 4. MEM turned it over 22 times to PHX's 10, and PHX turned those into 13 steals. The glass went 33-47 against them. Burton led with 17 (7 of 13, 3 of 7 from three); Spencer added 16, Mashack 14. Q3 was theirs, 28-26, the deficit cut from 4 to 2, but the other 3 periods went 105-77 against them. Mashack's -32 in 37 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/01 vs NYK 119-130 — MEM notes
MEM lost 119-130. MEM shot 51% (39 of 76) to NYK's 55%, 16 of 36 from three, and went to the line 30 times to NYK's 24 — 25 points from the stripe to their 21. MEM turned it over 13 times to NYK's 19. The glass went 20-49 against them. Jackson led with 20 (8 of 12, 3 of 4 from three); Prosper added 17, Coward 15. Q3 was theirs, 28-20, the deficit cut from 17 to 9, but the other 3 periods went 110-91 against them. Clayton Jr.'s -23 in 23 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/03 vs TOR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Memphis comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 125, shooting 46 percent and 36 from three, 21 free throws a game; Prosper at 19 and Jackson at 16 a game. It has lost the glass by 21 a night. Without Rupert (2 straight), Wells (5 straight). One day's rest. Toronto comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 112, shooting 51 percent and 38 from three, 23 free throws a game; Barrett at 20 and Ingram at 18 a game. Without Quickley (6 straight). One day's rest.
So: Toronto wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Toronto has been minus-1 a night and Memphis minus-21 and the defense, Toronto allowing 112 a night to Memphis's 125. Call it Toronto 118, Memphis 114, Memphis keeping it close.
4/05 @ MIL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Milwaukee comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 121, shooting 46 percent and 40 from three, 15 free throws a game; Trent Jr. at 17 and Dieng at 15 a game. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. Without Porter Jr. (9 straight), Rollins (2 straight), Portis (6 straight). One day's rest. Memphis comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 126, shooting 46 percent and 34 from three, 22 free throws a game; Prosper at 20 and Jackson at 18 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 18 a night. Without Wells (6 straight). One day's rest.
So: Milwaukee wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Milwaukee has been minus-4 a night and Memphis minus-18 and the line, where Memphis takes 22 free throws a game to Milwaukee's 15. Call it Milwaukee 118, Memphis 114, Memphis keeping it close.
4/06 vs CLE — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Memphis comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 129, shooting 46 percent and 35 from three, 24 free throws a game; Jackson at 18 and Rupert at 17 a game. That is 4 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 16 a night. Without Wells (7 straight), Spencer (2 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Cleveland comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 124 a night and allowing 117, shooting 51 percent and 36 from three, 24 free throws a game; Mitchell at 23 and Harden at 19 a game. Without Tyson (8 straight), Wade (6 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Cleveland wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Cleveland has been plus-2 a night and Memphis minus-16 and the defense, Cleveland allowing 117 a night to Memphis's 129. Call it Cleveland 122, Memphis 116.
4/08 @ DEN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Denver comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 131 a night and allowing 121, shooting 49 percent and 40 from three, 24 free throws a game; Jokić at 30 and Murray at 25 a game. That is 5 straight wins. Without Jones (3 straight), Pickett (2 straight). One day's rest. Memphis comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 132, shooting 46 percent and 39 from three, 23 free throws a game; Jackson at 19 and Prosper at 18 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 16 a night. Without Wells (8 straight), Mashack (2 straight), Small (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Denver wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Denver has been plus-3 a night and Memphis minus-16 and the defense, Denver allowing 121 a night to Memphis's 132. Call it Denver 127, Memphis 115, Denver by 12.
3/24 vs NOP 121-116 — NYK notes
NYK won 121-116. NYK shot 52% (44 of 85) to NOP's 51%, 13 of 33 from three, and went to the line 22 times to NOP's 13 — 20 points from the stripe to their 11. Brunson led with 32 (11 of 19, 2 of 4 from three, 8 of 9 at the line); Anunoby added 21, Towns 21. The hinge was Q1, 42-28: from level to 14 ahead. Anunoby was the night's best plus/minus at +17.
3/26 @ CHA 103-114 — NYK notes
NYK lost 103-114. NYK shot 51% (42 of 82) to CHA's 53%, 11 of 29 from three, and got to the line just 9 times against 21 fouls committed. NYK turned it over 10 times to CHA's 16. The glass went 24-43 against them. Brunson led with 26 (10 of 23, 0 of 6 from three, 6 of 6 at the line); Anunoby added 17, Hart 16. Q4 was theirs, 27-20, the deficit cut from 18 to 11, but the other 3 periods went 94-76 against them. Towns's -18 in 22 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/29 @ OKC 100-111 — NYK notes
NYK lost 100-111. NYK shot 44% (36 of 82) to OKC's 47%, 15 of 35 from three, and got to the line 17 times to OKC's 38. NYK turned it over 18 times to OKC's 13, and OKC turned those into 10 steals. Brunson led with 32 (13 of 22, 4 of 7 from three); Bridges added 15, Towns 15. Q2 was theirs, 29-27, the deficit cut from 3 to 1, but the other 3 periods went 84-71 against them. Anunoby's -17 in 33 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/31 @ HOU 94-111 — NYK notes
NYK lost 94-111. NYK shot 42% (36 of 85) to HOU's 54%, 10 of 34 from three. Towns led with 22 (7 of 17, 2 of 4 from three, 6 of 8 at the line); Hart added 13, Brunson 12. Q2 was theirs, 29-26, the deficit cut from 16 to 13, but the other 3 periods went 85-65 against them. Brunson's -26 in 37 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/01 @ MEM 130-119 — NYK notes
NYK won 130-119. NYK shot 55% (48 of 87) to MEM's 51%, 13 of 32 from three, and got to the line 24 times to MEM's 30. NYK turned it over 19 times to MEM's 13, and MEM turned those into 10 steals. The glass went 49-20 for them. Anunoby led with 25 (8 of 17, 4 of 8 from three, 5 of 6 at the line); Bridges added 24, Towns 20. The hinge was Q1, 48-30: from level to 18 ahead, and the lead reached 22. Anunoby was the night's best plus/minus at +15.
4/03 vs CHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New York comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 114, shooting 49 percent and 38 from three, 18 free throws a game; Brunson at 26 and Towns at 18 a game. It has won the glass by 4 a night. One day's rest. Chicago comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 137, shooting 47 percent and 31 from three, 28 free throws a game; Sexton at 20 and Jones at 19 a game. That is 5 straight losses. Without Simons (19 straight), Richards (4 straight), Collins (45 straight). One day's rest.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the defense, New York allowing 114 a night to Chicago's 137 and the line, where Chicago takes 28 free throws a game to New York's 18. Call it New York 122, Chicago 115.
4/06 @ ATL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Atlanta comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 106, shooting 49 percent and 41 from three, 22 free throws a game; Alexander-Walker at 23 and Johnson at 22 a game. That is 4 straight wins. 2 days' rest. New York comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 110, shooting 49 percent and 38 from three, 19 free throws a game; Brunson at 22 and Anunoby at 18 a game. It has won the glass by 7 a night. 2 days' rest.
So: Atlanta wins, and the game turns on the glass, where New York has been plus-7 a night and Atlanta plus-0. Call it Atlanta 116, New York 112, New York keeping it close.
4/09 vs BOS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New York comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 108, shooting 49 percent and 37 from three, 20 free throws a game; Brunson at 23 and Towns at 20 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 10 a night. 2 days' rest. Boston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 109, shooting 52 percent and 41 from three, 19 free throws a game; Brown at 32 and Tatum at 24 a game. That is 4 straight wins. It has won the glass by 10 a night. Without Garza (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: New York wins, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it New York 113, Boston 112, Boston keeping it close.
4/10 vs TOR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New York comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 107, shooting 51 percent and 37 from three, 20 free throws a game; Brunson at 21 and Anunoby at 20 a game. That is 4 straight wins. It has won the glass by 7 a night. Second night of a back-to-back. Toronto comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 109, shooting 51 percent and 41 from three, 28 free throws a game; Ingram at 23 and Barrett at 20 a game. Second night of a back-to-back.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the glass, where New York has been plus-7 a night and Toronto plus-0 and the line, where Toronto takes 28 free throws a game to New York's 20. Call it New York 115, Toronto 111, Toronto keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
NYKAH A. Hukporti
JA J. Alvarado
JC J. Clarkson
JH J. Hart
KT K. Towns
LS L. Shamet
MB M. Bridges
MD M. Diawara
OA O. Anunoby
TK T. Kolek
MEMAB A. Bal
CC C. Coward
CS C. Spencer
DJ D. Jarreau
GJ G. Jackson
JM J. Mashack
JS J. Small
LW L. Williamson
OP O. Prosper
TB T. Burton
WC W. Clayton Jr.
NYK/MEM the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur
Anunoby has 25 points, 13 rebounds, Towns adds triple-double as Knicks defeat Grizzlies 130-119
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- — OG Anunoby had 25 points and 13 rebounds, Karl-Anthony Towns had 20 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists for his fourth triple-double of the season, and the New York Knicks beat the Memphis Grizzlies 130-119 on Wednesday night.
Mikal Bridges added 24 points as New York snapped a three-game losing streak.
GG Jackson led Memphis with 20 points, Olivier-Maxence Prosper added 17 and Cedric Coward finished with 15 points.
The Knicks sit in third place in the Eastern Conference, a game and a half ahead of the Cavaliers, who were idle Wednesday night.
The Knicks took an early lead, missing only two of their first 15 shots. New York scored 22 points in the paint and had an 11-2 advantage on the boards in the first quarter. New York shot 71% overall, including 7 of 10 from outside the arc, in the first half and took a 79-62 lead at halftime.
The 79 points were a season-high for a Knicks first half and just short of the 83 New York scored in the second half against Minnesota on Nov. 5.
The Grizzlies were outrebounded 49-20 in the game, the 20 boards a franchise low.
The Grizzlies cut the Knicks' lead to 90-87 in the third quarter before the Knicks pulled ahead to lead 99-90 entering the fourth.
The Grizzlies were again short-handed with injuries throughout their roster. And earlier Wednesday, forward Brandon Clarke , who has missed most of this season recovering from knee surgery and a right calf strain, was arrested in Arkansas on drug and reckless driving charges.
Up next Knicks: Host the Chicago Bulls on Friday night.