Who won LA Clippers vs New York Knicks?

The New York Knicks beat the LA Clippers 123-111 on January 7, 2026.

Kawhi Leonard scored 25 for the LA Clippers; Jalen Brunson scored 26 for the New York Knicks.

LA Clippers at New York Knicks

2025-26 · Regular season Wed, Jan 7, 2026 · 7:30 pm EST · All results that day · LA Clippers vs New York Knicks head-to-head · LA Clippers schedule · New York Knicks schedule

Final

Away

New York Knicks

123

Venue: Madison Square Garden

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

Game recap

The New York Knicks beat the LA Clippers 123-111 at home on Wednesday, January 7, 2026 at Madison Square Garden. Jalen Brunson had 26 points, 3 rebounds and 7 assists for the New York Knicks. Kawhi Leonard had 25 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists for the LA Clippers.

The New York Knicks trailed 56-51 at halftime and came back to win. Their best stretch was the fourth quarter, won 33-24. Double-digit figures in two or more categories: Karl-Anthony Towns (double-double, New York Knicks), Ivica Zubac (double-double, LA Clippers), John Collins (double-double, LA Clippers). Bench points: LA Clippers 16, New York Knicks 26. Karl-Anthony Towns had 20 points, 11 rebounds and 7 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 LA Clippers vs New York Knicks?: The New York Knicks beat the LA Clippers 123-111 on January 7, 2026.
Who led the scoring?: Kawhi Leonard scored 25 for the LA Clippers; Jalen Brunson scored 26 for the New York Knicks.

Box score

Score by quarter
Team	q1	q2	q3	q4	Final
LA Clippers	31	25	31	24	111
New York Knicks	27	24	39	33	123

Game leaders

LA Clippers

Points: 25 Kawhi Leonard
Rebounds: 11 Ivica Zubac
Assists: 9 James Harden

New York Knicks

Points: 26 Jalen Brunson
Rebounds: 11 Karl-Anthony Towns
Assists: 7 Jalen Brunson

John Collins double-double (18 PTS, 10 REB) · Ivica Zubac double-double (22 PTS, 11 REB) · Karl-Anthony Towns double-double (20 PTS, 11 REB)

LA Clippers
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
James Harden starter	37:50	23	3	9	1	0	3	6-17	4-7	7-7	1	-5
Kawhi Leonard starter	36:16	25	3	4	3	0	3	10-20	3-7	2-3	1	-14
John Collins starter	33:04	18	10	0	1	0	1	7-9	3-5	1-1	4	-7
Kris Dunn starter	31:52	7	4	1	0	0	1	2-9	1-6	2-2	2	-4
Ivica Zubac starter	30:30	22	11	2	0	2	1	11-14	0-0	0-0	5	-10
Nicolas Batum bench	18:01	3	1	1	1	1	1	1-5	1-5	0-0	1	-5
Kobe Sanders bench	17:21	0	1	3	1	1	0	0-3	0-1	0-0	2	-8
Brook Lopez bench	15:58	6	0	0	0	1	0	2-8	2-8	0-0	0	-3
Jordan Miller bench	14:32	6	5	1	0	0	0	1-4	1-3	3-4	0	-7
Yanic Konan Niederhauser bench	1:32	1	2	0	0	0	0	0-2	0-0	1-2	0	+1
Kobe Brown bench	1:32	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	+1
Cam Christie bench	1:32	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	+1

Not available: Bradley Beal, Bogdan Bogdanović, Derrick Jones Jr.

New York Knicks
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Miles McBride starter	33:29	16	1	4	1	1	0	6-15	4-11	0-0	3	-1
Jalen Brunson starter	33:19	26	3	7	0	1	2	9-12	4-5	4-4	2	-6
Mikal Bridges starter	32:57	15	9	5	1	1	1	7-14	1-3	0-0	0	+10
OG Anunoby starter	31:57	20	3	0	1	0	2	8-10	2-3	2-2	3	+7
Karl-Anthony Towns starter	31:12	20	11	7	1	1	2	6-18	0-4	8-10	1	+16
Mitchell Robinson bench	24:28	4	9	1	0	2	0	2-5	0-0	0-0	1	+14
Jordan Clarkson bench	20:41	12	3	2	1	0	1	5-9	1-3	1-1	3	+2
Tyler Kolek bench	14:26	2	4	5	0	0	2	1-4	0-1	0-0	3	+18
Guerschon Yabusele bench	13:08	8	2	0	0	0	0	3-6	2-2	0-0	0	+1
Mohamed Diawara bench	1:47	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	-1
Pacome Dadiet bench	1:18	0	1	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	+0
Ariel Hukporti bench	1:18	0	2	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	+0

Not available: Josh Hart, Landry Shamet

Team statistics
LA Clippers	Stat	New York Knicks
16/19 (84%)	Free throws	15/17 (88%)
25/50 (50%)	2 pointers	33/61 (54%)
15/42 (35%)	3 pointers	14/33 (42%)
40/92 (43%)	Field goals	47/94 (50%)
40	Rebounds	48
25	Defensive rebounds	32
15	Offensive rebounds	16
21	Assists	31
10	Turnovers	10
7	Steals	5
5	Blocks	6
16	Fouls	17
7	Max points in a row	8
28:24	Time spent in lead	15:35
9	Biggest lead	15

Scoring margin by minute (above the line: New York Knicks ahead)

Largest margin: 13 points.

Game flow

Lead changes: 11
Times tied: 9
Largest lead · LA Clippers: 9 Q1 8:10
Largest lead · New York Knicks: 15 Q4 4:47
Longest run: 8-0 New York Knicks · Q1 7:54 to Q1 6:55

Scoring plays

Q1 · 27 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q1
Time left	Team	Play	LA Clippers	New York Knicks
11:14	LA Clippers	Kawhi Leonard 3-pt field goal	3	0
10:34	LA Clippers	Ivica Zubac 2-pt field goal	5	0
9:40	LA Clippers	Ivica Zubac 2-pt field goal	7	0
9:26	New York Knicks	OG Anunoby 2-pt field goal	7	2
9:26	New York Knicks	OG Anunoby Free throw	7	3
9:06	LA Clippers	John Collins 2-pt field goal	9	3
8:53	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns 2-pt field goal	9	5
8:41	LA Clippers	John Collins 3-pt field goal	12	5
8:10	LA Clippers	Kris Dunn 2-pt field goal	14	5
7:54	New York Knicks	Mikal Bridges 3-pt field goal	14	8
7:31	New York Knicks	OG Anunoby 2-pt field goal	14	10
6:55	New York Knicks	Miles McBride 3-pt field goal	14	13
6:41	LA Clippers	Ivica Zubac 2-pt field goal	16	13
6:23	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 2-pt field goal	16	15
6:10	LA Clippers	Kawhi Leonard 2-pt field goal	18	15
6:10	LA Clippers	Kawhi Leonard Free throw	19	15
5:48	New York Knicks	Jordan Clarkson 3-pt field goal	19	18
4:37	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 3-pt field goal	19	21
4:19	LA Clippers	Brook Lopez 3-pt field goal	22	21
2:48	New York Knicks	Jordan Clarkson 2-pt field goal	22	23
1:29	LA Clippers	James Harden 3-pt field goal	25	23
0:54	New York Knicks	OG Anunoby 2-pt field goal	25	25
0:33	LA Clippers	James Harden 3-pt field goal	28	25
0:21	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 2-pt field goal	28	27
0:02	LA Clippers	James Harden Free throw	29	27
0:02	LA Clippers	James Harden Free throw	30	27
0:02	LA Clippers	James Harden Free throw	31	27

Q2 · 22 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q2
Time left	Team	Play	LA Clippers	New York Knicks
11:37	New York Knicks	Miles McBride 3-pt field goal	31	30
10:24	LA Clippers	Kawhi Leonard 3-pt field goal	34	30
10:02	LA Clippers	Jordan Miller 3-pt field goal	37	30
9:46	New York Knicks	Miles McBride 3-pt field goal	37	33
9:03	New York Knicks	Miles McBride 3-pt field goal	37	36
8:55	LA Clippers	Kawhi Leonard 2-pt field goal	39	36
8:29	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns 2-pt field goal	39	38
8:18	LA Clippers	Kawhi Leonard Free throw	40	38
8:08	New York Knicks	Mitchell Robinson 2-pt field goal	40	40
7:51	LA Clippers	Ivica Zubac 2-pt field goal	42	40
7:06	New York Knicks	Miles McBride 2-pt field goal	42	42
5:41	LA Clippers	James Harden 3-pt field goal	45	42
5:07	LA Clippers	Kawhi Leonard 2-pt field goal	47	42
4:54	New York Knicks	Mikal Bridges 2-pt field goal	47	44
4:27	LA Clippers	Ivica Zubac 2-pt field goal	49	44
4:06	New York Knicks	Jordan Clarkson 2-pt field goal	49	46
3:23	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns Free throw	49	47
3:23	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns Free throw	49	48
3:09	LA Clippers	Kawhi Leonard 2-pt field goal	51	48
2:23	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 3-pt field goal	51	51
2:04	LA Clippers	Kawhi Leonard 2-pt field goal	53	51
1:31	LA Clippers	Kawhi Leonard 3-pt field goal	56	51

Q3 · 39 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q3
Time left	Team	Play	LA Clippers	New York Knicks
11:44	New York Knicks	OG Anunoby 2-pt field goal	56	53
11:25	LA Clippers	Ivica Zubac 2-pt field goal	58	53
11:16	New York Knicks	Mikal Bridges 2-pt field goal	58	55
10:58	LA Clippers	John Collins 2-pt field goal	60	55
10:49	New York Knicks	OG Anunoby 2-pt field goal	60	57
10:49	New York Knicks	OG Anunoby Free throw	60	58
10:15	LA Clippers	Ivica Zubac 2-pt field goal	62	58
9:31	LA Clippers	James Harden 2-pt field goal	64	58
9:14	New York Knicks	Mikal Bridges 2-pt field goal	64	60
9:03	LA Clippers	James Harden Free throw	65	60
9:03	LA Clippers	James Harden Free throw	66	60
8:45	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns Free throw	66	61
8:40	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 3-pt field goal	66	64
8:19	LA Clippers	Ivica Zubac 2-pt field goal	68	64
7:34	New York Knicks	OG Anunoby 3-pt field goal	68	67
7:14	LA Clippers	Kawhi Leonard 2-pt field goal	70	67
6:59	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns 2-pt field goal	70	69
6:59	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns Free throw	70	70
6:31	LA Clippers	James Harden Free throw	71	70
6:31	LA Clippers	James Harden Free throw	72	70
5:58	New York Knicks	Guerschon Yabusele 3-pt field goal	72	73
5:26	LA Clippers	Kawhi Leonard 2-pt field goal	74	73
5:08	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson Free throw	74	74
5:08	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson Free throw	74	75
4:48	LA Clippers	John Collins 2-pt field goal	76	75
4:29	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 2-pt field goal	76	77
4:16	LA Clippers	Nicolas Batum 3-pt field goal	79	77
4:05	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson Free throw	79	78
4:05	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson Free throw	79	79
3:44	LA Clippers	James Harden 3-pt field goal	82	79
3:04	New York Knicks	Jordan Clarkson 2-pt field goal	82	81
2:42	LA Clippers	Brook Lopez 3-pt field goal	85	81
2:18	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 2-pt field goal	85	83
1:47	New York Knicks	Mitchell Robinson 2-pt field goal	85	85
1:45	LA Clippers	Jordan Miller Free throw	86	85
1:45	LA Clippers	Jordan Miller Free throw	87	85
0:54	New York Knicks	Jordan Clarkson 2-pt field goal	87	87
0:54	New York Knicks	Jordan Clarkson Free throw	87	88
0:23	New York Knicks	Mikal Bridges 2-pt field goal	87	90

Q4 · 30 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q4
Time left	Team	Play	LA Clippers	New York Knicks
11:45	LA Clippers	Jordan Miller Free throw	88	90
11:34	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns 2-pt field goal	88	92
11:34	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns Free throw	88	93
10:58	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns 2-pt field goal	88	95
10:25	New York Knicks	Tyler Kolek 2-pt field goal	88	97
10:16	LA Clippers	Ivica Zubac 2-pt field goal	90	97
9:16	LA Clippers	Ivica Zubac 2-pt field goal	92	97
9:06	New York Knicks	Miles McBride 2-pt field goal	92	99
8:21	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns Free throw	92	100
8:21	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns Free throw	92	101
7:54	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns 2-pt field goal	92	103
7:07	New York Knicks	OG Anunoby 2-pt field goal	92	105
6:46	LA Clippers	John Collins 3-pt field goal	95	105
6:12	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 3-pt field goal	95	108
6:09	LA Clippers	John Collins 2-pt field goal	97	108
6:09	LA Clippers	John Collins Free throw	98	108
5:57	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 2-pt field goal	98	110
5:28	New York Knicks	Guerschon Yabusele 2-pt field goal	98	112
5:16	LA Clippers	James Harden 2-pt field goal	100	112
4:47	New York Knicks	Guerschon Yabusele 3-pt field goal	100	115
4:13	LA Clippers	Kris Dunn 3-pt field goal	103	115
3:42	LA Clippers	Ivica Zubac 2-pt field goal	105	115
3:34	New York Knicks	Mikal Bridges 2-pt field goal	105	117
3:18	LA Clippers	John Collins 3-pt field goal	108	117
2:27	New York Knicks	OG Anunoby 3-pt field goal	108	120
2:09	LA Clippers	Kris Dunn Free throw	109	120
2:09	LA Clippers	Kris Dunn Free throw	110	120
2:00	New York Knicks	Mikal Bridges 2-pt field goal	110	122
1:32	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns Free throw	110	123
1:18	LA Clippers	Yanic Konan Niederhauser Free throw	111	123

2025-26 season series

After this game: New York Knicks 1-0. Final series: tied 1-1.

Jan 7: LA Clippers 111 at New York Knicks 123 (this game)
Mar 9: New York Knicks 118 at LA Clippers 126

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Knicks 123 - 111 Clippers — Full Highlights (YouTube)

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