Who won New York Knicks vs Los Angeles Lakers?

The Los Angeles Lakers beat the New York Knicks 110-97 on March 8, 2026.

Karl-Anthony Towns scored 25 for the New York Knicks with 16 rebounds; Luka Dončić scored 35 for the Los Angeles Lakers.

New York Knicks at Los Angeles Lakers

2025-26 · Regular season Sun, Mar 8, 2026 · 3:30 pm EDT · All results that day · New York Knicks vs Los Angeles Lakers head-to-head · New York Knicks schedule · Los Angeles Lakers schedule

Final

Away

Los Angeles Lakers

110

Venue: Crypto.com Arena

Schedule source: whynba · Observed Oct 9, 2026, 06:29 UTC.

Game recap

The Los Angeles Lakers beat the New York Knicks 110-97 at home on Sunday, March 8, 2026 at Crypto.com Arena. Luka Dončić had 35 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists for the Los Angeles Lakers. Karl-Anthony Towns had 25 points, 16 rebounds and 2 assists for the New York Knicks.

The Los Angeles Lakers led 54-49 at halftime and pulled away after the break. Their best stretch was the third quarter, won 34-20. Double-digit figures in two categories: Karl-Anthony Towns (double-double, New York Knicks). Bench points: New York Knicks 27, Los Angeles Lakers 26. Austin Reaves had 25 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists in support for the winners.

Written by the whynba data desk from the licensed final box score and period scores.

Score source: whynba · Retrieved Oct 9, 2026, 06:29:14 UTC. Source update time is unavailable.

Quick answers

Who won New York Knicks vs Los Angeles Lakers?: The Los Angeles Lakers beat the New York Knicks 110-97 on March 8, 2026.
Who led the scoring?: Karl-Anthony Towns scored 25 for the New York Knicks with 16 rebounds; Luka Dončić scored 35 for the Los Angeles Lakers.

Box score

Score by quarter
Team	q1	q2	q3	q4	Final
New York Knicks	23	26	20	28	97
Los Angeles Lakers	31	23	34	22	110

Game leaders

New York Knicks

Points: 25 Karl-Anthony Towns
Rebounds: 16 Karl-Anthony Towns
Assists: 7 Jalen Brunson

Los Angeles Lakers

Points: 35 Luka Dončić
Rebounds: 8 Luka Dončić
Assists: 5 Austin Reaves

Karl-Anthony Towns double-double (25 PTS, 16 REB)

New York Knicks
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Jalen Brunson starter	42:08	24	6	7	0	0	7	8-19	3-8	5-7	2	-8
OG Anunoby starter	37:58	13	8	1	1	0	2	5-11	1-4	2-2	4	-9
Karl-Anthony Towns starter	33:52	25	16	2	1	1	2	8-17	1-5	8-8	4	-9
Mikal Bridges starter	27:21	0	6	5	1	1	2	0-6	0-4	0-0	4	-4
Josh Hart starter	22:29	8	6	2	2	0	1	4-8	0-1	0-0	3	-5
Landry Shamet bench	27:23	10	1	2	1	0	3	4-8	2-6	0-0	0	-18
Mitchell Robinson bench	16:54	4	4	0	1	0	0	2-3	0-0	0-0	1	-11
Mohamed Diawara bench	14:35	4	0	2	0	0	0	1-4	0-3	2-2	2	+1
Jordan Clarkson bench	10:07	9	0	1	0	0	0	3-4	1-2	2-2	3	+4
Jose Alvarado bench	7:13	0	0	1	0	0	1	0-2	0-1	0-0	0	-6

Not available: Miles McBride

Los Angeles Lakers
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Austin Reaves starter	38:49	25	4	5	3	1	1	8-16	3-6	6-7	2	+5
Luka Dončić starter	38:24	35	8	4	2	0	6	11-25	5-16	8-10	3	+14
Rui Hachimura starter	36:45	13	7	2	0	1	1	5-11	3-8	0-0	0	+5
Marcus Smart starter	29:17	5	3	4	2	0	1	1-10	0-5	3-4	2	+27
Deandre Ayton starter	19:55	6	8	0	0	2	0	3-4	0-0	0-0	2	+3
Luke Kennard bench	26:51	12	2	1	1	0	2	4-8	3-7	1-1	2	+0
Jaxson Hayes bench	16:38	5	4	0	1	0	1	0-3	0-0	5-6	2	+8
Jake LaRavia bench	12:54	6	4	3	0	0	1	2-2	0-0	2-2	3	+8
Jarred Vanderbilt bench	10:28	3	2	1	0	1	0	1-2	1-2	0-0	2	-4
Maxi Kleber bench	9:59	0	0	0	1	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	2	-1

Not available: LeBron James

Team statistics
New York Knicks	Stat	Los Angeles Lakers
19/21 (90%)	Free throws	25/30 (83%)
27/48 (56%)	2 pointers	20/37 (54%)
8/34 (23%)	3 pointers	15/44 (34%)
35/82 (42%)	Field goals	35/81 (43%)
47	Rebounds	42
37	Defensive rebounds	30
10	Offensive rebounds	12
23	Assists	20
18	Turnovers	13
7	Steals	10
2	Blocks	5
23	Fouls	20
7	Max points in a row	11
0:00	Time spent in lead	47:44
0	Biggest lead	23

Scoring margin by minute (above the line: Los Angeles Lakers ahead)

Largest margin: 23 points.

Game flow

Lead changes: 0
Times tied: 0
Largest lead · New York Knicks: Never led
Largest lead · Los Angeles Lakers: 23 Q4 11:46
Longest run: 11-0 Los Angeles Lakers · Q3 4:09 to Q3 0:52

Scoring plays

Q1 · 32 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q1
Time left	Team	Play	New York Knicks	Los Angeles Lakers
11:44	Los Angeles Lakers	Austin Reaves Free throw	0	1
11:44	Los Angeles Lakers	Austin Reaves Free throw	0	2
11:02	Los Angeles Lakers	Austin Reaves 3-pt field goal	0	5
9:39	New York Knicks	Josh Hart 2-pt field goal	2	5
9:11	New York Knicks	Josh Hart 2-pt field goal	4	5
8:36	Los Angeles Lakers	Luka Dončić Free throw	4	6
8:01	Los Angeles Lakers	Luka Dončić 3-pt field goal	4	9
7:36	Los Angeles Lakers	Deandre Ayton 2-pt field goal	4	11
7:24	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns 2-pt field goal	6	11
7:02	Los Angeles Lakers	Rui Hachimura 3-pt field goal	6	14
6:49	New York Knicks	OG Anunoby Free throw	7	14
6:49	New York Knicks	OG Anunoby Free throw	8	14
5:39	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 2-pt field goal	10	14
5:25	Los Angeles Lakers	Luka Dončić 2-pt field goal	10	16
5:02	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson Free throw	11	16
4:37	Los Angeles Lakers	Rui Hachimura 2-pt field goal	11	18
4:23	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson Free throw	12	18
4:11	New York Knicks	Landry Shamet 3-pt field goal	15	18
3:53	Los Angeles Lakers	Luka Dončić 2-pt field goal	15	20
3:17	New York Knicks	Mohamed Diawara 2-pt field goal	17	20
2:56	Los Angeles Lakers	Rui Hachimura 2-pt field goal	17	22
2:36	New York Knicks	Landry Shamet 2-pt field goal	19	22
2:14	Los Angeles Lakers	Luka Dončić Free throw	19	23
2:14	Los Angeles Lakers	Luka Dončić Free throw	19	24
1:48	Los Angeles Lakers	Jaxson Hayes Free throw	19	25
1:48	Los Angeles Lakers	Jaxson Hayes Free throw	19	26
1:35	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson Free throw	20	26
1:35	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson Free throw	21	26
1:17	Los Angeles Lakers	Luka Dončić Free throw	21	27
1:17	Los Angeles Lakers	Luka Dončić Free throw	21	28
0:27	New York Knicks	Mitchell Robinson 2-pt field goal	23	28
0:14	Los Angeles Lakers	Luke Kennard 3-pt field goal	23	31

Q2 · 28 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q2
Time left	Team	Play	New York Knicks	Los Angeles Lakers
11:51	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns Free throw	24	31
11:51	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns Free throw	25	31
11:27	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns 2-pt field goal	27	31
11:01	Los Angeles Lakers	Jake LaRavia 2-pt field goal	27	33
10:19	New York Knicks	OG Anunoby 2-pt field goal	29	33
9:39	Los Angeles Lakers	Austin Reaves 2-pt field goal	29	35
9:24	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns Free throw	30	35
9:24	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns Free throw	31	35
9:08	Los Angeles Lakers	Austin Reaves 2-pt field goal	31	37
8:36	Los Angeles Lakers	Rui Hachimura 3-pt field goal	31	40
8:06	Los Angeles Lakers	Austin Reaves 2-pt field goal	31	42
7:46	New York Knicks	Mitchell Robinson 2-pt field goal	33	42
7:32	Los Angeles Lakers	Jarred Vanderbilt 3-pt field goal	33	45
6:08	Los Angeles Lakers	Marcus Smart Free throw	33	46
5:35	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 3-pt field goal	36	46
4:36	New York Knicks	OG Anunoby 2-pt field goal	38	46
2:54	New York Knicks	OG Anunoby 2-pt field goal	40	46
2:41	Los Angeles Lakers	Austin Reaves Free throw	40	47
2:41	Los Angeles Lakers	Austin Reaves Free throw	40	48
2:24	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns 2-pt field goal	42	48
2:00	Los Angeles Lakers	Austin Reaves Free throw	42	49
2:00	Los Angeles Lakers	Austin Reaves Free throw	42	50
1:49	New York Knicks	OG Anunoby 3-pt field goal	45	50
0:44	Los Angeles Lakers	Luka Dončić Free throw	45	51
0:44	Los Angeles Lakers	Luka Dončić Free throw	45	52
0:36	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 2-pt field goal	47	52
0:11	New York Knicks	Landry Shamet 2-pt field goal	49	52
0:00	Los Angeles Lakers	Austin Reaves 2-pt field goal	49	54

Q3 · 28 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q3
Time left	Team	Play	New York Knicks	Los Angeles Lakers
11:42	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns 2-pt field goal	51	54
11:27	Los Angeles Lakers	Deandre Ayton 2-pt field goal	51	56
11:10	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 3-pt field goal	54	56
10:48	Los Angeles Lakers	Luka Dončić 2-pt field goal	54	58
10:21	Los Angeles Lakers	Deandre Ayton 2-pt field goal	54	60
10:02	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns 2-pt field goal	56	60
9:41	Los Angeles Lakers	Austin Reaves 2-pt field goal	56	62
8:55	Los Angeles Lakers	Luka Dončić 3-pt field goal	56	65
8:18	Los Angeles Lakers	Austin Reaves 3-pt field goal	56	68
7:55	New York Knicks	Landry Shamet 3-pt field goal	59	68
7:24	New York Knicks	Josh Hart 2-pt field goal	61	68
7:07	Los Angeles Lakers	Marcus Smart Free throw	61	69
7:07	Los Angeles Lakers	Marcus Smart Free throw	61	70
6:08	Los Angeles Lakers	Rui Hachimura 3-pt field goal	61	73
5:09	Los Angeles Lakers	Luka Dončić Free throw	61	74
4:48	New York Knicks	Mohamed Diawara Free throw	62	74
4:48	New York Knicks	Mohamed Diawara Free throw	63	74
4:32	New York Knicks	Josh Hart 2-pt field goal	65	74
4:09	Los Angeles Lakers	Luka Dončić 2-pt field goal	65	76
2:52	Los Angeles Lakers	Luka Dončić 3-pt field goal	65	79
2:15	Los Angeles Lakers	Jaxson Hayes Free throw	65	80
2:15	Los Angeles Lakers	Jaxson Hayes Free throw	65	81
1:40	Los Angeles Lakers	Marcus Smart 2-pt field goal	65	83
0:52	Los Angeles Lakers	Jake LaRavia 2-pt field goal	65	85
0:40	New York Knicks	Jordan Clarkson Free throw	66	85
0:40	New York Knicks	Jordan Clarkson Free throw	67	85
0:33	Los Angeles Lakers	Luka Dončić 3-pt field goal	67	88
0:11	New York Knicks	Jordan Clarkson 2-pt field goal	69	88

Q4 · 26 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q4
Time left	Team	Play	New York Knicks	Los Angeles Lakers
11:46	Los Angeles Lakers	Luke Kennard 3-pt field goal	69	91
11:46	Los Angeles Lakers	Luke Kennard Free throw	69	92
11:29	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 2-pt field goal	71	92
11:14	Los Angeles Lakers	Jake LaRavia Free throw	71	93
11:14	Los Angeles Lakers	Jake LaRavia Free throw	71	94
10:55	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns 2-pt field goal	73	94
10:55	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns Free throw	74	94
10:33	Los Angeles Lakers	Austin Reaves 3-pt field goal	74	97
10:17	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 2-pt field goal	76	97
9:46	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 2-pt field goal	78	97
9:23	New York Knicks	Jordan Clarkson 3-pt field goal	81	97
9:02	Los Angeles Lakers	Luke Kennard 2-pt field goal	81	99
8:53	New York Knicks	OG Anunoby 2-pt field goal	83	99
8:17	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 3-pt field goal	86	99
7:39	Los Angeles Lakers	Luka Dončić 2-pt field goal	86	101
6:54	New York Knicks	Jordan Clarkson 2-pt field goal	88	101
6:00	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns Free throw	89	101
6:00	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns Free throw	90	101
4:08	Los Angeles Lakers	Jaxson Hayes Free throw	90	102
3:55	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson Free throw	91	102
2:34	Los Angeles Lakers	Luka Dončić 2-pt field goal	91	104
2:25	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns 3-pt field goal	94	104
1:37	Los Angeles Lakers	Luke Kennard 3-pt field goal	94	107
1:28	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns 2-pt field goal	96	107
1:28	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns Free throw	97	107
1:05	Los Angeles Lakers	Luka Dončić 3-pt field goal	97	110

2025-26 season series

After this game: tied 1-1. Final series: tied 1-1.

Feb 1: Los Angeles Lakers 100 at New York Knicks 112
Mar 8: New York Knicks 97 at Los Angeles Lakers 110 (this game)

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Lakers 110 - 97 Knicks — Full Highlights (YouTube)

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