Houston Rockets at New York Knicks
· National Basketball AssociationKnicks overcome an 18-point deficit in the 4th quarter to beat the Rockets 108-106
OG Anunoby added 20 points, and Mikal Bridges had 11 for New York. The Knicks bounced back two nights after a disappointing loss to Eastern Conference-leading Detroit.
Kevin Durant scored 30 points for Houston. Jabari Smith Jr. had 21, Alperen Sengun added 16, and Amen Thompson had 12 points and 10 rebounds. The Rockets had won five a row.
The Knicks, who led by 13 points in the first half, began their comeback with an 8-1 run in the opening minutes of the fourth before Smith hit a 3-pointer in front of the Houston bench.
Houston missed eight consecutive shots and turned the ball over two times as the Knicks went on a 14-2 run, capped by Towns’ layup off the glass that cut it to 99-97 with 3:32 left.
Bruson's jumper tied it at 103 with 1:26 left. Durant then lost the ball near the sideline and committed an offensive foul on the following possession as he plowed into Brunson.
Brunson answered with a pullup jumper that gave New York the lead for good. Durant had a chance to win it at the buzzer, but missed a 40-footer.
Knicks: At Chicago on Sunday night.
Regular Season Series
NY leads series 1-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 106 - 108 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 106 - 108 |
| 4th 0.1 |  |
Rockets offensive team rebound | 106 - 108 |
| 4th 0.4 | |
Kevin Durant misses 40-foot jump bank shot | 106 - 108 |
| 4th 1.4 |  |
Landry Shamet makes free throw 2 of 2 | 106 - 108 |
Statistics
 HOU |
 NY |
|
|---|---|---|
| 38-80 | FG | 42-85 |
| 48 | Field Goal % | 49 |
| 12-31 | 3PT | 10-26 |
| 39 | Three Point % | 38 |
| 18-23 | FT | 14-16 |
| 78 | Free Throw % | 88 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 29 |
| 13 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 31 | Defensive Rebounds | 21 |
| 24 | Assists | 26 |
| 5 | Steals | 11 |
| 6 | Blocks | 0 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 20 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 30 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 15 |
| 14 | Fast Break Points | 23 |
| 50 | Points in Paint | 48 |
| 20 | Fouls | 19 |
| 18 | Largest Lead | 13 |
| 2 | Lead Changes | 2 |
| 48 | Percent Led | 48 |
New York Knicks Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Miles McBride, G | Out | Feb 5 |
Houston Rockets Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Jabari Smith Jr., F | Out | Feb 28 |
| Jae'Sean Tate, F | Out | Feb 23 |
| Steven Adams, C | Out | Jan 28 |
| Fred VanVleet, G | Out | Sep 22 |
Game Information
Location: New York, NY
Attendance: 19,812 · Capacity:
2025-26 Southwest Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 San Antonio |
43 | 17 | .717 | - | L1 |
 Houston |
37 | 22 | .627 | 5.5 | L1 |
 Memphis |
23 | 36 | .390 | 19.5 | W2 |
 Dallas |
21 | 39 | .350 | 22 | L3 |
 New Orleans |
19 | 43 | .306 | 25 | L1 |
2025-26 Atlantic Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston |
40 | 20 | .667 | - | W2 |
 New York |
39 | 22 | .639 | 1.5 | W2 |
 Toronto |
35 | 25 | .583 | 5 | W1 |
 Philadelphia |
33 | 27 | .550 | 7 | L1 |
 Brooklyn |
15 | 45 | .250 | 25 | L8 |
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