Who won New York Knicks vs Houston Rockets?

The Houston Rockets beat the New York Knicks 111-94 on March 31, 2026.

Karl-Anthony Towns scored 22 for the New York Knicks; Kevin Durant scored 27 for the Houston Rockets.

New York Knicks at Houston Rockets

2025-26 · Regular season Tue, Mar 31, 2026 · 8:00 pm EDT · All results that day · New York Knicks vs Houston Rockets head-to-head · New York Knicks schedule · Houston Rockets schedule

Final

Away

Houston Rockets

111

Venue: Toyota Center

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

Game recap

The Houston Rockets beat the New York Knicks 111-94 at home on Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at Toyota Center. Kevin Durant had 27 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists for the Houston Rockets. Karl-Anthony Towns had 22 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists for the New York Knicks.

The Houston Rockets led 63-50 at halftime and pulled away after the break. Their best stretch was the first quarter, won 37-21. Double-digit figures in two categories: Alperen Sengun (double-double, Houston Rockets). Bench points: New York Knicks 32, Houston Rockets 22. Reed Sheppard had 20 points, 5 rebounds and 2 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 Houston Rockets?: The Houston Rockets beat the New York Knicks 111-94 on March 31, 2026.
Who led the scoring?: Karl-Anthony Towns scored 22 for the New York Knicks; Kevin Durant scored 27 for the Houston Rockets.

Box score

Score by quarter
Team	q1	q2	q3	q4	Final
New York Knicks	21	29	22	22	94
Houston Rockets	37	26	29	19	111

Game leaders

New York Knicks

Points: 22 Karl-Anthony Towns
Rebounds: 8 Karl-Anthony Towns
Assists: 8 Jalen Brunson

Houston Rockets

Points: 27 Kevin Durant
Rebounds: 8 Tari Eason
Assists: 10 Alperen Sengun

Alperen Sengun double-double (13 PTS, 10 AST)

New York Knicks
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
OG Anunoby starter	38:13	8	6	0	2	1	0	3-9	2-8	0-0	1	-14
Jalen Brunson starter	37:02	12	6	8	1	0	3	5-14	1-5	1-2	2	-26
Karl-Anthony Towns starter	34:11	22	8	3	0	0	1	7-17	2-4	6-8	0	-11
Mikal Bridges starter	33:43	7	3	4	1	0	1	3-4	1-2	0-0	1	-11
Josh Hart starter	28:32	13	5	2	0	0	3	5-12	1-6	2-2	3	-22
Jordan Clarkson bench	19:10	10	2	0	0	0	0	4-6	0-0	2-2	2	+2
Mitchell Robinson bench	15:52	5	5	0	1	0	0	2-4	0-0	1-2	3	-14
Miles McBride bench	12:37	3	1	2	0	1	3	1-9	1-5	0-0	2	-8
Jose Alvarado bench	11:40	12	1	2	0	0	0	5-6	2-2	0-0	2	+9
Mohamed Diawara bench	1:52	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	+2
Jeremy Sochan bench	1:47	2	0	0	0	0	0	1-2	0-1	0-0	0	+2
Ariel Hukporti bench	1:47	0	2	0	0	0	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	+2
Tyler Kolek bench	1:47	0	1	1	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	+2
Pacome Dadiet bench	1:47	0	1	0	0	0	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	+2

Not available: Landry Shamet, Kevin McCullar Jr.

Houston Rockets
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Jabari Smith Jr. starter	39:04	15	6	2	1	0	1	5-10	3-6	2-2	2	+14
Amen Thompson starter	38:51	17	4	8	0	2	1	8-14	0-2	1-2	0	+19
Kevin Durant starter	34:31	27	6	8	0	2	2	10-18	4-7	3-4	1	+28
Tari Eason starter	30:22	17	8	3	2	1	0	6-10	3-6	2-2	4	+21
Alperen Sengun starter	29:55	13	5	10	1	0	2	4-5	1-2	4-6	5	+8
Reed Sheppard bench	27:32	20	5	2	2	1	2	8-12	4-7	0-0	3	+10
Clint Capela bench	12:07	0	2	1	0	0	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	+11
Jae'Sean Tate bench	10:34	2	1	0	0	0	0	1-4	0-1	0-0	2	-11
Josh Okogie bench	7:07	0	0	1	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	+0
Aaron Holiday bench	6:23	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-2	0-2	0-0	0	-11
JD Davison bench	1:47	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	-2
Jeff Green bench	1:47	0	1	0	0	0	0	0-2	0-2	0-0	0	-2

Not available: Fred VanVleet, Steven Adams

Team statistics
New York Knicks	Stat	Houston Rockets
12/16 (75%)	Free throws	12/16 (75%)
26/51 (51%)	2 pointers	27/43 (62%)
10/34 (29%)	3 pointers	15/35 (42%)
36/85 (42%)	Field goals	42/78 (53%)
41	Rebounds	38
29	Defensive rebounds	32
12	Offensive rebounds	6
22	Assists	35
11	Turnovers	8
5	Steals	6
2	Blocks	6
16	Fouls	17
10	Max points in a row	14
0:10	Time spent in lead	47:11
1	Biggest lead	21

Scoring margin by minute (above the line: Houston Rockets ahead)

Largest margin: 21 points.

Game flow

Lead changes: 1
Times tied: 0
Largest lead · New York Knicks: 1 Q1 11:21
Largest lead · Houston Rockets: 21 Q4 3:01
Longest run: 14-0 Houston Rockets · Q1 11:11 to Q1 8:50

Scoring plays

Q1 · 27 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q1
Time left	Team	Play	New York Knicks	Houston Rockets
11:21	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson Free throw	1	0
11:11	Houston Rockets	Amen Thompson 2-pt field goal	1	2
10:45	Houston Rockets	Kevin Durant 2-pt field goal	1	4
10:00	Houston Rockets	Kevin Durant 3-pt field goal	1	7
9:43	Houston Rockets	Kevin Durant 2-pt field goal	1	9
9:12	Houston Rockets	Kevin Durant 3-pt field goal	1	12
8:50	Houston Rockets	Amen Thompson 2-pt field goal	1	14
8:25	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 2-pt field goal	3	14
7:55	Houston Rockets	Alperen Sengun 3-pt field goal	3	17
7:26	New York Knicks	Josh Hart 2-pt field goal	5	17
7:06	Houston Rockets	Tari Eason 3-pt field goal	5	20
6:52	Houston Rockets	Tari Eason 2-pt field goal	5	22
6:37	New York Knicks	Josh Hart 3-pt field goal	8	22
6:15	Houston Rockets	Tari Eason 2-pt field goal	8	24
5:54	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns 2-pt field goal	10	24
5:40	Houston Rockets	Tari Eason 3-pt field goal	10	27
5:20	New York Knicks	Mikal Bridges 2-pt field goal	12	27
4:49	Houston Rockets	Amen Thompson 2-pt field goal	12	29
4:17	New York Knicks	Mitchell Robinson 2-pt field goal	14	29
3:54	Houston Rockets	Reed Sheppard 2-pt field goal	14	31
2:23	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 2-pt field goal	16	31
1:47	Houston Rockets	Kevin Durant Free throw	16	32
1:29	New York Knicks	Jordan Clarkson 2-pt field goal	18	32
0:56	New York Knicks	Mitchell Robinson 2-pt field goal	20	32
0:45	Houston Rockets	Reed Sheppard 3-pt field goal	20	35
0:31	Houston Rockets	Kevin Durant 2-pt field goal	20	37
0:08	New York Knicks	Mitchell Robinson Free throw	21	37

Q2 · 27 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q2
Time left	Team	Play	New York Knicks	Houston Rockets
11:40	New York Knicks	Jose Alvarado 3-pt field goal	24	37
10:53	New York Knicks	OG Anunoby 2-pt field goal	26	37
10:15	New York Knicks	Jordan Clarkson 2-pt field goal	28	37
9:51	Houston Rockets	Jabari Smith Jr. Free throw	28	38
9:51	Houston Rockets	Jabari Smith Jr. Free throw	28	39
9:33	New York Knicks	Jose Alvarado 3-pt field goal	31	39
8:52	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns Free throw	32	39
8:52	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns Free throw	33	39
8:26	New York Knicks	Jordan Clarkson 2-pt field goal	35	39
8:07	Houston Rockets	Jae'Sean Tate 2-pt field goal	35	41
7:46	New York Knicks	Jose Alvarado 2-pt field goal	37	41
7:24	Houston Rockets	Jabari Smith Jr. 2-pt field goal	37	43
7:24	Houston Rockets	Alperen Sengun Free throw	37	44
6:43	Houston Rockets	Tari Eason 3-pt field goal	37	47
5:06	Houston Rockets	Reed Sheppard 3-pt field goal	37	50
4:21	Houston Rockets	Reed Sheppard 2-pt field goal	37	52
4:13	New York Knicks	Miles McBride 3-pt field goal	40	52
3:54	Houston Rockets	Reed Sheppard 2-pt field goal	40	54
3:38	Houston Rockets	Kevin Durant 2-pt field goal	40	56
2:21	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 2-pt field goal	42	56
2:05	Houston Rockets	Kevin Durant 3-pt field goal	42	59
1:38	Houston Rockets	Amen Thompson 2-pt field goal	42	61
1:16	New York Knicks	Josh Hart 2-pt field goal	44	61
1:00	Houston Rockets	Tari Eason Free throw	44	62
1:00	Houston Rockets	Tari Eason Free throw	44	63
0:29	New York Knicks	Mikal Bridges 3-pt field goal	47	63
0:00	New York Knicks	OG Anunoby 3-pt field goal	50	63

Q3 · 28 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q3
Time left	Team	Play	New York Knicks	Houston Rockets
11:07	New York Knicks	Josh Hart 2-pt field goal	52	63
10:31	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns Free throw	53	63
10:31	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns Free throw	54	63
10:20	Houston Rockets	Alperen Sengun 2-pt field goal	54	65
9:27	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns 3-pt field goal	57	65
9:04	Houston Rockets	Jabari Smith Jr. 2-pt field goal	57	67
8:43	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns Free throw	58	67
8:43	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns Free throw	59	67
8:22	Houston Rockets	Kevin Durant 2-pt field goal	59	69
8:05	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns 2-pt field goal	61	69
7:56	Houston Rockets	Amen Thompson 2-pt field goal	61	71
7:28	Houston Rockets	Kevin Durant 3-pt field goal	61	74
6:52	Houston Rockets	Jabari Smith Jr. 3-pt field goal	61	77
6:38	New York Knicks	Josh Hart 2-pt field goal	63	77
4:10	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 2-pt field goal	65	77
3:44	Houston Rockets	Amen Thompson Free throw	65	78
3:20	Houston Rockets	Amen Thompson 2-pt field goal	65	80
2:57	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 3-pt field goal	68	80
2:33	Houston Rockets	Kevin Durant 2-pt field goal	68	82
2:11	Houston Rockets	Reed Sheppard 3-pt field goal	68	85
1:46	Houston Rockets	Alperen Sengun Free throw	68	86
1:46	Houston Rockets	Alperen Sengun Free throw	68	87
1:23	New York Knicks	Jordan Clarkson Free throw	69	87
1:23	New York Knicks	Jordan Clarkson Free throw	70	87
1:04	Houston Rockets	Kevin Durant Free throw	70	88
1:04	Houston Rockets	Kevin Durant Free throw	70	89
0:54	New York Knicks	Jordan Clarkson 2-pt field goal	72	89
0:02	Houston Rockets	Jabari Smith Jr. 3-pt field goal	72	92

Q4 · 20 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q4
Time left	Team	Play	New York Knicks	Houston Rockets
11:30	New York Knicks	Jose Alvarado 2-pt field goal	74	92
11:13	Houston Rockets	Reed Sheppard 2-pt field goal	74	94
10:41	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns 2-pt field goal	76	94
10:13	Houston Rockets	Amen Thompson 2-pt field goal	76	96
9:59	New York Knicks	OG Anunoby 3-pt field goal	79	96
9:28	Houston Rockets	Tari Eason 2-pt field goal	79	98
7:31	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns 3-pt field goal	82	98
7:06	Houston Rockets	Jabari Smith Jr. 3-pt field goal	82	101
6:54	New York Knicks	Jose Alvarado 2-pt field goal	84	101
4:54	Houston Rockets	Amen Thompson 2-pt field goal	84	103
4:02	New York Knicks	Mikal Bridges 2-pt field goal	86	103
3:33	Houston Rockets	Reed Sheppard 3-pt field goal	86	106
3:20	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns 2-pt field goal	88	106
3:01	Houston Rockets	Alperen Sengun 2-pt field goal	88	108
3:01	Houston Rockets	Alperen Sengun Free throw	88	109
2:26	New York Knicks	Josh Hart Free throw	89	109
2:26	New York Knicks	Josh Hart Free throw	90	109
2:07	Houston Rockets	Alperen Sengun 2-pt field goal	90	111
1:55	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns 2-pt field goal	92	111
0:40	New York Knicks	Jeremy Sochan 2-pt field goal	94	111

2025-26 season series

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

Feb 21: Houston Rockets 106 at New York Knicks 108
Mar 31: New York Knicks 94 at Houston Rockets 111 (this game)

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Rockets 111 - 94 Knicks — Full Highlights (YouTube)

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