Game ID: 22501089
New York Knicks @ Oklahoma City Thunder
Sunday, March 29, 2026 at 7:30 PM ET
Paycom Center, Oklahoma City, OK
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
OKC 26 27 31 27 111NYK 23 29 26 22 100
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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.
OKC availability going into 3/21 · 2 days' restOUT Jal. Williams missed 15 since 2/12, out tonight
OUT Carlson missed 10 since 2/27, out tonight
BACK Holmgren back 3/12 after 2, 29 min since (99% of 29)
BACK Mitchell back 3/09 after 20, 28 min since (105% of 26)
BACK Hartenstein back 3/15 after 3, 18 min since (77% of 24)
BACK Caruso back 3/12 after 2, 18 min since (94% of 19)
BACK Sandfort back 3/18 after 7, 5 min since (30% of 16)
BACK K. Williams back 3/18 after 3, 21 min since (151% of 14)
OKC availability going into 3/23 · 1 day's restOUT Jal. Williams missed 16 since 2/12, returns tonight: 20 min (75% of 27)
OUT Dort missed 2 since 3/18, returns tonight: 22 min (85% of 26)
OUT Carlson missed 11 since 2/27, returns tonight: 2 min (16% of 12)
BACK Holmgren back 3/12 after 2, 29 min since (98% of 29)
BACK Hartenstein back 3/15 after 3, 21 min since (86% of 24)
BACK Caruso back 3/12 after 2, 19 min since (96% of 19)
BACK Sandfort back 3/18 after 7, 5 min since (30% of 16)
BACK K. Williams back 3/18 after 3, 17 min since (125% of 14)
OKC availability going into 3/25 · 1 day's restOUT Sandfort missed 2 since 3/21, out tonight
BACK Jal. Williams back 3/23 after 16, 20 min since (75% of 27)
BACK Dort back 3/23 after 2, 22 min since (85% of 26)
BACK Hartenstein back 3/15 after 3, 21 min since (87% of 24)
BACK K. Williams back 3/18 after 3, 12 min since (87% of 14)
BACK Carlson back 3/23 after 11, 2 min since (16% of 12)
OKC availability going into 3/27 · 1 day's restOUT Sandfort missed 3 since 3/21, returns tonight: 2 min (14% of 16)
BACK Jal. Williams back 3/23 after 16, 22 min since (81% of 27)
BACK Dort back 3/23 after 2, 22 min since (84% of 26)
BACK K. Williams back 3/18 after 3, 12 min since (87% of 14)
BACK Carlson back 3/23 after 11, 2 min since (16% of 12)
OKC availability going into 3/29 · 1 day's restBACK Jal. Williams back 3/23 after 16, 24 min since (86% of 27)
BACK Dort back 3/23 after 2, 21 min since (79% of 26)
BACK Sandfort back 3/18 after 7, 3 min since (22% of 16)
BACK K. Williams back 3/18 after 3, 10 min since (73% of 14)
BACK Carlson back 3/23 after 11, 2 min since (20% of 12)
OKC availability going into 3/30 · back-to-backBACK Jal. Williams back 3/23 after 16, 25 min since (91% of 27)
BACK Dort back 3/23 after 2, 22 min since (85% of 26)
BACK Sandfort back 3/27 after 3, 2 min since (14% of 16)
BACK Carlson back 3/23 after 11, 2 min since (20% of 12)
OKC availability going into 4/02 · 2 days' restOUT Sandfort missed 2 since 3/29, out tonight
OUT Carlson missed 2 since 3/29, returns tonight: 12 min (103% of 12)
BACK Jal. Williams back 3/23 after 16, 25 min since (91% of 27)
BACK Dort back 3/23 after 2, 22 min since (85% of 26)
OKC availability going into 4/05 · 2 days' restOUT Sandfort missed 3 since 3/29, out tonight
BACK Carlson back 4/02 after 2, 12 min since (103% of 12)
OKC availability going into 4/07 · 1 day's restOUT Sandfort missed 4 since 3/29, out tonight
BACK Carlson back 4/02 after 2, 10 min since (87% of 12)
NYK availability going into 3/20 · 2 days' restOUT McBride missed 24 since 1/28, out tonight
BACK Hart back 3/15 after 2, 28 min since (92% of 31)
BACK Kolek back 3/17 after 2, 21 min since (193% of 11)
NEW Shamet 21 to 27 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 3/22 · 1 day's restOUT McBride missed 25 since 1/28, out tonight
BACK Hart back 3/15 after 2, 28 min since (92% of 31)
BACK Kolek back 3/17 after 2, 11 min since (96% of 11)
NEW Shamet 21 to 26 min over the last 5
NEW Clarkson 16 to 22 min over the last 5
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)
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
OKC comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 108, shooting 51 percent and 37 from three, 24 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 28 and Jal. Williams at 14 a game. It has won the glass by 6 a night. One day's rest. New York comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 109, shooting 52 percent and 41 from three, 19 free throws a game; Brunson at 24 and Towns at 22 a game. It has won the glass by 7 a night. Without McBride (28 straight), Shamet (3 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: OKC wins, and the game turns on the arc, New York at 41 percent from three to OKC's 37. Call it OKC 117, New York 111.
3/21 @ WAS 132-111 — OKC notes
OKC won 132-111. OKC shot 54% (50 of 93) to WAS's 45%, 11 of 30 from three, and went to the line 30 times to WAS's 18 — 21 points from the stripe to their 13. The glass went 55-34 for them. Gilgeous-Alexander led with 40 (17 of 27, 5 of 8 at the line); McCain added 18, Holmgren 18. The hinge was Q4, 29-15: a lead of 7 became 21, and the lead reached 25. Holmgren was the night's best plus/minus at +24.
3/23 @ PHI 123-103 — OKC notes
OKC won 123-103. OKC shot 53% (48 of 90) to PHI's 44%, 18 of 41 from three. Gilgeous-Alexander led with 22 (9 of 13, 1 of 4 from three); Jal. Williams added 18, Jay. Williams 18. The hinge was Q2, 30-18: a lead of 10 became 22. McCain was the night's best plus/minus at +19.
3/25 @ BOS 109-119 — OKC notes
OKC lost 109-119. OKC shot 48% (38 of 80) to BOS's 47%, 12 of 37 from three. OKC turned it over 7 times to BOS's 13. Gilgeous-Alexander led with 33 (10 of 12, 3 of 4 from three, 10 of 12 at the line); Dort added 14, Holmgren 10. Q1 was theirs, 31-20, but the other 3 periods went 99-78 against them. They led by as many as 13. McCain's -17 in 13 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/27 vs CHI 131-113 — OKC notes
OKC won 131-113. OKC shot 47% (47 of 101) to CHI's 42%, 14 of 45 from three, and went to the line 31 times to CHI's 21 — 23 points from the stripe to their 16. The glass went 58-47 for them. Gilgeous-Alexander led with 25 (8 of 24, 0 of 10 from three, 9 of 12 at the line); Wallace added 21, Jal. Williams 18. The hinge was Q3, 33-21: OKC came in trailing by 5 and left it ahead by 7, and the lead reached 24. OKC trailed 62-67 at the half and won the second half 69-46. Wallace was the night's best plus/minus at +21.
3/29 vs NYK 111-100 — OKC notes
OKC won 111-100. OKC shot 47% (35 of 75) to NYK's 44%, 10 of 28 from three, and went to the line 38 times to NYK's 17 — 31 points from the stripe to their 13. OKC turned it over 13 times to NYK's 18. Gilgeous-Alexander led with 30 (8 of 18, 1 of 3 from three, 13 of 16 at the line); Jal. Williams added 22, Holmgren 16. The hinge was Q3, 31-26: a lead of 1 became 6. Holmgren was the night's best plus/minus at +16.
3/30 vs DET — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
OKC comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 109, shooting 50 percent and 36 from three, 27 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 30 and Jal. Williams at 16 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Second night of a back-to-back. Detroit comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 107, shooting 51 percent and 37 from three, 22 free throws a game; Duren at 22 and Jenkins at 21 a game. Without Cunningham (6 straight), Stewart (8 straight). One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, and the game turns on the turnovers, Detroit giving it away 15 times a game to OKC's 11 and the glass, where OKC has been plus-5 a night and Detroit plus-1. Call it OKC 115, Detroit 112, Detroit keeping it close.
4/02 vs LAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
OKC comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 109, shooting 48 percent and 35 from three, 27 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 31 and Jal. Williams at 16 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Without Sandfort (2 straight). 2 days' rest. The Lakers come in 4-1 over their last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 111, shooting 54 percent and 36 from three, 33 free throws a game; Dončić at 40 and Reaves at 23 a game. That is 4 straight wins. They have won the glass by 7 a night. Without Smart (5 straight). One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, and the game turns on the glass, where the Lakers have been plus-7 a night and OKC plus-0 and the line, where the Lakers take 33 free throws a game to OKC's 27. Call it OKC 117, the Lakers 112.
4/05 vs UTA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
OKC comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 108, shooting 49 percent and 35 from three, 28 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 33 and Jal. Williams at 14 a game. That is 4 straight wins. Without Sandfort (3 straight). 2 days' rest. Utah comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 132, shooting 48 percent and 34 from three, 21 free throws a game; Filipowski at 23 and Sensabaugh at 21 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 9 a night. Without Collier (9 straight), Mykhailiuk (3 straight), Harkless (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, and the game turns on the defense, OKC allowing 108 a night to Utah's 132 and the glass, where OKC has been plus-2 a night and Utah minus-9. Call it OKC 126, Utah 110, OKC by 16.
4/07 @ LAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Lakers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 117, shooting 52 percent and 34 from three, 32 free throws a game; Dončić at 32 and Reaves at 20 a game. They have won the glass by 5 a night. Without Smart (7 straight). One day's rest. OKC comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 128 a night and allowing 106, shooting 51 percent and 40 from three, 26 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 30 and Jal. Williams at 16 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 4 a night. Without Sandfort (4 straight). One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, OKC allowing 106 a night to the Lakers' 117 and the arc, OKC at 40 percent from three to the Lakers' 34. Call it OKC 119, the Lakers 113.
3/20 @ BKN 93-92 — NYK notes
NYK won 93-92. NYK shot 41% (31 of 76) to BKN's 40%, 8 of 29 from three, and went to the line 32 times to BKN's 10 — 23 points from the stripe to their 10. The glass went 52-40 for them. Towns led with 26 (7 of 16, 1 of 3 from three, 11 of 13 at the line); Brunson added 17, Anunoby 16. The hinge was Q3, 31-15: NYK came in trailing by 6 and left it ahead by 10. NYK trailed 44-50 at the half and won the second half 49-42. Anunoby was the night's best plus/minus at +14.
3/22 vs WAS 145-113 — NYK notes
NYK won 145-113. NYK shot 59% (55 of 94) to WAS's 48%, 17 of 32 from three, and went to the line 19 times to WAS's 13 — 18 points from the stripe to their 9. The glass went 48-28 for them. Towns led with 26 (9 of 13, 7 of 7 at the line); Brunson added 23, Hart 16. The hinge was Q2, 36-25: a lead of 5 became 16, and the lead reached 33. Bridges was the night's best plus/minus at +28.
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 — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Houston comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 115, shooting 48 percent and 36 from three, 23 free throws a game; Durant at 28 and Sengun at 26 a game. It has won the glass by 9 a night. Without Finney-Smith (2 straight). One day's rest. New York comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 109, shooting 50 percent and 41 from three, 20 free throws a game; Brunson at 26 and Towns at 20 a game. It has won the glass by 4 a night. Without Shamet (4 straight). One day's rest.
So: Houston wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Houston has been plus-9 a night and New York plus-4 and the arc, New York at 41 percent from three to Houston's 36. Call it Houston 115, New York 112, New York keeping it close.
4/01 @ MEM — 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.
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.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
OKCAC A. Caruso
AM A. Mitchell
CH C. Holmgren
CW C. Wallace
IH I. Hartenstein
IJ I. Joe
JM J. McCain
JW J. Williams
JW Jal. Williams
JW Jay. Williams
LD L. Dort
SG S. Gilgeous-Alexander
NYKJA J. Alvarado
JB J. Brunson
JC J. Clarkson
JH J. Hart
KT K. Towns
MB M. Bridges
MM M. McBride
MR M. Robinson
OA O. Anunoby
OKC/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
Gilgeous-Alexander scores 30 points and finishes strong as Thunder beat Knicks 111-100
OKLAHOMA CITY -- — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 30 points, including 10 in the fourth quarter, and the Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the New York Knicks 111-100 on Sunday night.
Gilgeous-Alexander was 5 of 15 from the floor in the first three quarters, but drained all three of his shots in the fourth. He made 13 of 16 free throws overall to help him extend his NBA record for consecutive games with at least 20 points to 135.
Jalen Williams scored 22 points for the Thunder, shooting 7 of 11 from the floor and making all seven of his free throws. An All-Star last year, he appears to be rounding into form. He missed the first 19 games of the season with a wrist injury, then later missed 26 with a strained right hamstring.
Chet Holmgren added 16 points and nine rebounds for the Thunder, who won for the 14th time in 15 games. Oklahoma City (59-16) leads San Antonio (56-18) by 2 1/2 games in the race for the league’s best record with eight remaining.
The Knicks are in third place in the Eastern Conference standings, 2 1/2 games behind the Boston Celtics for second with eight games to play. But the Thunder outscored them 31-13 from the free-throw line.
Jalen Brunson scored 32 points for the Knicks on 13-for-22 shooting. Karl-Anthony Towns added 15 points and 18 rebounds for the Knicks, who lost their second straight after a seven-game winning streak.
Josh Hart 's deep 3-pointer at the halftime buzzer cut Oklahoma City's lead to 53-52.
A steal and layup by Williams gave the Thunder a 59-54 lead in the third quarter and excited the crowd. Oklahoma City took an 84-78 lead into the fourth. New York cut its deficit to a point in the final period, but never took the lead.
Up next Knicks: Visit the Houston Rockets on Tuesday.