Game ID: 22500868
San Antonio Spurs @ New York Knicks
Sunday, March 1, 2026 at 1:00 PM ET
Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
NYK 22 29 29 34 114SAS 21 20 28 20 89
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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.
NYK availability going into 2/21 · 1 day's restOUT McBride missed 10 since 1/28, out tonight
BACK Anunoby back 2/19 after 4, 32 min since (95% of 33)
NEW Shamet 21 to 28 min over the last 5
NEW Alvarado 14 to 21 min over the last 4
NYK availability going into 2/22 · back-to-backOUT McBride missed 11 since 1/28, out tonight
OUT Clarkson missed 2 since 2/19, out tonight
OUT Kolek missed 2 since 2/19, out tonight
BACK Anunoby back 2/19 after 4, 36 min since (108% of 33)
NEW Shamet 21 to 29 min over the last 5
NEW Alvarado 14 to 20 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 2/24 · 1 day's restOUT McBride missed 12 since 1/28, out tonight
OUT Clarkson missed 3 since 2/19, returns tonight: 1 min (7% of 16)
OUT Kolek missed 3 since 2/19, returns tonight: 3 min (24% of 11)
BACK Anunoby back 2/19 after 4, 35 min since (105% of 33)
NEW Shamet 21 to 28 min over the last 5
NEW Alvarado 14 to 20 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 2/27 · 2 days' restOUT McBride missed 13 since 1/28, out tonight
BACK Anunoby back 2/19 after 4, 35 min since (105% of 33)
BACK Clarkson back 2/24 after 3, 1 min since (7% of 16)
BACK Kolek back 2/24 after 3, 3 min since (24% of 11)
NEW Alvarado 14 to 21 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 3/01 · 1 day's restOUT McBride missed 14 since 1/28, out tonight
BACK Anunoby back 2/19 after 4, 34 min since (100% of 33)
BACK Clarkson back 2/24 after 3, 4 min since (22% of 16)
BACK Kolek back 2/24 after 3, 4 min since (37% of 11)
NEW Alvarado 14 to 20 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 3/03 · 1 day's restOUT McBride missed 15 since 1/28, out tonight
BACK Clarkson back 2/24 after 3, 4 min since (22% of 16)
BACK Kolek back 2/24 after 3, 4 min since (32% of 11)
NEW Alvarado 14 to 19 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 3/04 · back-to-backOUT McBride missed 16 since 1/28, out tonight
OUT Clarkson missed 2 since 3/01, out tonight
BACK Kolek back 2/24 after 3, 3 min since (26% of 11)
NYK availability going into 3/06 · 1 day's restOUT McBride missed 17 since 1/28, out tonight
OUT Clarkson missed 3 since 3/01, returns tonight: 7 min (43% of 16)
BACK Kolek back 2/24 after 3, 3 min since (26% of 11)
NYK availability going into 3/08 · 1 day's restOUT McBride missed 18 since 1/28, out tonight
BACK Clarkson back 3/06 after 3, 7 min since (43% of 16)
SAS availability going into 2/21 · 1 day's restBACK Sochan back 2/07 after 6, 4 min since (30% of 13)
NEW Bryant 11 to 17 min over the last 5
SAS availability going into 2/23 · 1 day's restBACK Sochan back 2/07 after 6, 4 min since (30% of 13)
NEW Bryant 11 to 16 min over the last 5
SAS availability going into 2/25 · 1 day's rest
full strength
SAS availability going into 2/26 · back-to-back
full strength
SAS availability going into 3/01 · 2 days' rest
full strength
SAS availability going into 3/03 · 1 day's rest
full strength
SAS availability going into 3/05 · 1 day's rest
full strength
SAS availability going into 3/06 · back-to-backOUT Barnes missed 2 since 3/03, out tonight
SAS availability going into 3/08 · 1 day's restOUT Barnes missed 3 since 3/03, out tonight
NEW Bryant 11 to 16 min over the last 5
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 109 a night and allowing 108, shooting 47 percent and 35 from three, 20 free throws a game; Brunson at 24 and Towns at 21 a game. Without McBride (14 straight). One day's rest. San Antonio comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 107, shooting 49 percent and 41 from three, 23 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 18 and Castle at 17 a game. That is 5 straight wins. 2 days' rest.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the arc, San Antonio at 41 percent from three to New York's 35. Call it New York 114, San Antonio 113, San Antonio keeping it close.
2/21 vs HOU 108-106 — NYK notes
NYK won 108-106. NYK shot 49% (42 of 85) to HOU's 48%, 10 of 26 from three, and got to the line 16 times to HOU's 23. NYK turned it over 11 times to HOU's 19. The glass went 29-44 against them. Towns led with 25 (10 of 15, 3 of 3 from three); Anunoby added 20, Brunson 20. The hinge was Q4, 33-15: NYK came in trailing by 16 and left it ahead by 2. NYK trailed 53-54 at the half and won the second half 55-52. Towns was the night's best plus/minus at +23.
2/22 @ CHI 105-99 — NYK notes
NYK won 105-99. NYK shot 45% (38 of 84) to CHI's 40%, 15 of 42 from three. Towns led with 28 (10 of 17, 5 of 9 from three); Brunson added 19, Shamet 16. The hinge was Q3, 31-25: NYK came in trailing by 1 and left it ahead by 5. NYK trailed 52-53 at the half and won the second half 53-46. Anunoby was the night's best plus/minus at +17.
2/24 @ CLE 94-109 — NYK notes
NYK lost 94-109. NYK shot 41% (35 of 86) to CLE's 43%, 10 of 37 from three, and got to the line 21 times to CLE's 30. NYK turned it over 16 times to CLE's 11, and CLE turned those into 11 steals. Brunson led with 20 (6 of 19, 3 of 7 from three, 5 of 7 at the line); Bridges added 18, Towns 14. Q2 was theirs, 28-25, the deficit cut from 9 to 6, but the other 3 periods went 84-66 against them. Shamet's -22 in 20 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/27 @ MIL 127-98 — NYK notes
NYK won 127-98. NYK shot 52% (46 of 88) to MIL's 43%, 21 of 42 from three, and got to the line 16 times to MIL's 22. NYK turned it over 10 times to MIL's 16. The glass went 44-34 for them. Brunson led with 27 (11 of 17, 4 of 6 from three); Anunoby added 24, Towns 17. The hinge was Q2, 39-27: a lead of 8 became 20, and the lead reached 32. Diawara was the night's best plus/minus at +25.
3/01 vs SAS 114-89 — NYK notes
NYK won 114-89. NYK shot 44% (43 of 97) to SAS's 42%, 17 of 48 from three. NYK turned it over 13 times to SAS's 22. The glass went 54-41 for them. Bridges led with 25 (10 of 17, 5 of 9 from three); Brunson added 24, Diawara 14. The hinge was Q4, 34-20: a lead of 11 became 25. Bridges was the night's best plus/minus at +21.
3/03 @ TOR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Toronto comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 109, shooting 47 percent and 38 from three, 24 free throws a game; Ingram at 22 and Quickley at 22 a game. 2 days' rest. New York comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 100, shooting 46 percent and 37 from three, 19 free throws a game; Brunson at 22 and Towns at 19 a game. Without McBride (15 straight). One day's rest.
So: Toronto wins, and the game turns on the defense, New York allowing 100 a night to Toronto's 109 and the line, where Toronto takes 24 free throws a game to New York's 19. Call it Toronto 112, New York 110, New York keeping it close.
3/04 vs OKC — 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 110 a night and allowing 98, shooting 48 percent and 37 from three, 18 free throws a game; Brunson at 23 and Towns at 18 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 7 a night. Without McBride (16 straight), Clarkson (2 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. OKC comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 109, shooting 44 percent and 31 from three, 20 free throws a game; Wallace at 16 and McCain at 14 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Without Jal. Williams (8 straight), Mitchell (18 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the defense, New York allowing 98 a night to OKC's 109 and the glass, where New York has been plus-7 a night and OKC plus-0. Call it New York 112, OKC 110, OKC keeping it close.
3/06 @ DEN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Denver comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 113, shooting 47 percent and 38 from three, 27 free throws a game; Murray at 28 and Jokić at 28 a game. Without Johnson (2 straight), Watson (11 straight), Gordon (17 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. New York comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 99, shooting 47 percent and 36 from three, 18 free throws a game; Brunson at 23 and Towns at 16 a game. It has won the glass by 9 a night. Without McBride (17 straight), Clarkson (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: New York wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, New York allowing 99 a night to Denver's 113 and the line, where Denver takes 27 free throws a game to New York's 18. Call it New York 113, Denver 112, Denver keeping it close.
3/08 @ LAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Lakers come in 4-1 over their last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 109, shooting 51 percent and 42 from three, 21 free throws a game; Dončić at 30 and James at 21 a game. One day's rest. New York comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 98, shooting 51 percent and 39 from three, 18 free throws a game; Brunson at 20 and Anunoby at 20 a game. It has won the glass by 13 a night. Without McBride (18 straight). One day's rest.
So: The Lakers win, and the game turns on the glass, where New York has been plus-13 a night and the Lakers minus-1 and the defense, New York allowing 98 a night to the Lakers' 109. Call it the Lakers 114, New York 113, New York keeping it close.
2/21 vs SAC 139-122 — SAS notes
SAS won 139-122. SAS shot 55% (52 of 94) to SAC's 47%, 13 of 34 from three. SAS turned it over 17 times to SAC's 12, and SAC turned those into 11 steals. The glass went 48-35 for them. Wembanyama led with 28 (11 of 20, 1 of 5 from three, 5 of 7 at the line); Fox added 18, Castle 18. The hinge was Q4, 34-28: a lead of 11 became 17, and the lead reached 28. Wembanyama was the night's best plus/minus at +32.
2/23 @ DET 114-103 — SAS notes
SAS won 114-103. SAS shot 42% (42 of 101) to DET's 38%, 18 of 40 from three. Vassell led with 28 (10 of 14, 7 of 11 from three); Wembanyama added 21, Champagnie 17. The hinge was Q3, 26-20: a lead of 2 became 8, and the lead reached 15. Fox was the night's best plus/minus at +14.
2/25 @ TOR 110-107 — SAS notes
SAS won 110-107. SAS shot 47% (40 of 86) to TOR's 42%, 17 of 39 from three. The glass went 40-50 against them. Vassell led with 21 (8 of 13, 5 of 6 from three); Fox added 20, Harper 15. The hinge was Q4, 32-17: SAS came in trailing by 12 and left it ahead by 3. SAS trailed 57-59 at the half and won the second half 53-48. Wembanyama was the night's best plus/minus at +19.
2/26 @ BKN 126-110 — SAS notes
SAS won 126-110. SAS shot 49% (43 of 87) to BKN's 46%, 17 of 42 from three, and went to the line 27 times to BKN's 17 — 23 points from the stripe to their 15. SAS turned it over 8 times to BKN's 15. The glass went 39-50 against them. Champagnie led with 26 (10 of 14, 6 of 9 from three); Castle added 18, Vassell 14. The hinge was Q1, 36-22: from level to 14 ahead, and the lead reached 26. Barnes was the night's best plus/minus at +19.
3/01 @ NYK 89-114 — SAS notes
SAS lost 89-114. SAS shot 42% (32 of 77) to NYK's 44%, 9 of 34 from three. SAS turned it over 22 times to NYK's 13, and NYK turned those into 13 steals. The glass went 41-54 against them. Wembanyama led with 25 (8 of 17, 1 of 7 from three, 8 of 9 at the line); Vassell added 18, Castle 13. Q1 was theirs, 21-22, but the other 3 periods went 92-68 against them. They led by as many as 12. Harper's -21 in 22 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/03 @ PHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Philadelphia comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 116, shooting 47 percent and 38 from three, 24 free throws a game; Maxey at 32 and Edgecombe at 21 a game. Without George (13 straight). One day's rest. San Antonio comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 111, shooting 47 percent and 39 from three, 24 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 20 and Vassell at 18 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. One day's rest.
So: Philadelphia wins, and the game turns on the turnovers, San Antonio giving it away 14 times a game to Philadelphia's 11. Call it Philadelphia 116, San Antonio 115, San Antonio keeping it close.
3/05 vs DET — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
San Antonio comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 105, shooting 47 percent and 40 from three, 22 free throws a game; Vassell at 21 and Wembanyama at 16 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. One day's rest. Detroit comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 111, shooting 46 percent and 24 from three, 26 free throws a game; Duren at 25 and Cunningham at 22 a game. It has won the glass by 11 a night. Without Huerter (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: San Antonio wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Detroit has been plus-11 a night and San Antonio minus-5 and the arc, San Antonio at 40 percent from three to Detroit's 24. Call it San Antonio 114, Detroit 111, Detroit keeping it close.
3/06 vs LAC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
San Antonio comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 106, shooting 49 percent and 38 from three, 24 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 19 and Vassell at 17 a game. Without Barnes (2 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. The Clippers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 106, shooting 50 percent and 33 from three, 27 free throws a game; Leonard at 28 and Mathurin at 17 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Without Collins (2 straight), Bogdanović (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: San Antonio wins, and the game turns on the glass, where the Clippers have been plus-3 a night and San Antonio minus-3 and the arc, San Antonio at 38 percent from three to the Clippers' 33. Call it San Antonio 113, the Clippers 111, the Clippers keeping it close.
3/08 vs HOU — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
San Antonio comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 107, shooting 49 percent and 37 from three, 22 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 22 and Fox at 16 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Without Barnes (3 straight). One day's rest. Houston comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 111, shooting 49 percent and 34 from three, 22 free throws a game; Durant at 29 and Sengun at 21 a game. It has won the glass by 7 a night. One day's rest.
So: San Antonio wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Houston has been plus-7 a night and San Antonio plus-1 and the turnovers, Houston giving it away 16 times a game to San Antonio's 13. Call it San Antonio 115, Houston 110.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
SASCB C. Bryant
DF D. Fox
DH D. Harper
DV D. Vassell
HB H. Barnes
JC J. Champagnie
JM J. McLaughlin
KJ K. Johnson
KO K. Olynyk
LK L. Kornet
LW L. Waters III
SC S. Castle
VW V. Wembanyama
NYKAH A. Hukporti
JA J. Alvarado
JB J. Brunson
JH J. Hart
JS J. Sochan
KM K. McCullar Jr.
KT K. Towns
KO Kolek
LS L. Shamet
MB M. Bridges
MD M. Diawara
MR M. Robinson
OA O. Anunoby
SAS/NYK 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
Knicks snap the Spurs' 11-game winning streak with a 114-89 victory
NEW YORK -- — Mikal Bridges had 25 points, Jalen Brunson scored 24 and the New York Knicks snapped the San Antonio Spurs ' 11-game winning streak with a 114-89 victory on Sunday.
After going unbeaten in February, the Spurs were shut down to open March, never recovering from the Knicks' 26-2 run in the first half and losing for the first time since Jan. 31 in Charlotte.
Victor Wembanyama bounced back from two quiet offensive games with 25 points, 13 rebounds and four blocks, but a Spurs team that became the first in NBA history to go unbeaten and score at least 110 points in every game while playing at least 10 in a month fell flat after a fast start.
Mohamed Diawara had 14 points off the bench for the Knicks, who also beat the Spurs earlier this season to win the NBA Cup in Las Vegas.
Wembanyama had been limited to 12 points in each of the last two games. He was much sharper Sunday in his first game at Madison Square Garden since finishing with 42 points and 18 rebounds in a loss on Christmas 2024 in his first time playing on the holiday.
But the Spurs couldn't overcome 22 turnovers that led to 24 points and were also outrebounded 54-41.
The Knicks beat the Spurs for the Cup title in December, when they started 23-9 and looked like a contender to play for the more important championship that gets decided in June. They had been only 15-13 since, starting with the Spurs' 134-132 victory on New Year's Eve.
But after missing 14 of their first 18 shots, they were the dominant team against one that had been the NBA's hottest.
The Spurs led 19-7 after Stephon Castle 's 3-pointer with 4:05 remaining in the first quarter. But Brunson had 11 points in the final 1:52 to give the Knicks a 22-21 lead after one.
New York opened the second quarter with an 11-0 spurt, with Bridges' basket making it 33-21. New York led by 26.