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Washington Wizards vs New York Knicks — 2026-10-08 NBA Game Analysis

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Washington Wizards 111, New York Knicks 109. Final.

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FinalMadison Square Garden
Washington WizardsWAS111
New York KnicksNYK109
  1. 1st 11:281WSHAJ Dybantsa makes free throw 1 of 21–0
  2. 1st 10:083NYJalen Brunson makes 23-foot three point jumper (OG Anunoby assists)1–3
  3. 1st 9:512NYJosh Hart makes running layup (Mikal Bridges assists)1–5
  4. 1st 8:593WSHTrae Young makes 22-foot three point jumper (Kyshawn George assists)4–5
  5. 1st 8:341NYKarl-Anthony Towns makes free throw 1 of 24–6
  6. 1st 8:262WSHTrae Young makes 6-foot running pullup jump shot6–6
  7. 1st 7:593NYJosh Hart makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jalen Brunson assists)6–9
  8. 1st 7:272WSHAnthony Davis makes 14-foot pullup jump shot8–9
  9. 1st 7:131NYOG Anunoby makes free throw 1 of 28–10
  10. 1st 7:131NYOG Anunoby makes free throw 2 of 28–11
  11. 1st 7:012WSHDeandre Ayton makes alley oop layup (Kyshawn George assists)10–11
  12. 1st 6:492NYJalen Brunson makes 1-foot two point shot10–13
  13. 1st 6:422WSHAJ Dybantsa makes driving layup (Trae Young assists)12–13
  14. 1st 6:092WSHKyshawn George makes layup (Anthony Davis assists)14–13
  15. 1st 5:563WSHKyshawn George makes 22-foot running jump shot (Trae Young assists)17–13
  16. 1st 4:373WSHAnthony Davis makes 25-foot three pointer20–13
  17. 1st 4:262NYJalen Brunson makes 2-foot driving floating jump shot20–15
  18. 1st 3:573NYMiles McBride makes 23-foot three point jumper (Mikal Bridges assists)20–18
  19. 1st 3:571NYMiles McBride makes free throw 1 of 120–19
  20. 1st 3:271NYAndre Drummond makes free throw 1 of 220–20
  21. 1st 3:271NYAndre Drummond makes free throw 2 of 220–21
  22. 1st 3:143WSHAnthony Davis makes 25-foot three point jumper23–21
  23. 1st 3:002NYMiles McBride makes 10-foot pullup jump shot (Josh Hart assists)23–23
  24. 1st 2:412WSHKyshawn George makes two point shot25–23
  25. 1st 2:231NYJosh Hart makes free throw 1 of 225–24
  26. 1st 2:231NYJosh Hart makes free throw 2 of 225–25
  27. 1st 2:113WSHTrae Young makes 24-foot driving floating jump shot28–25
  28. 1st 1:442NYJosh Hart makes 8-foot fade away jump shot28–27
  29. 1st 1:182NYLandry Shamet makes running layup28–29
  30. 1st 1:051WSHTrae Young makes free throw 1 of 229–29
  31. 1st 42.01WSHTrae Young makes free throw 1 of 230–29
  32. 2nd 11:471NYLandry Shamet makes free throw 1 of 230–30
  33. 2nd 11:471NYLandry Shamet makes free throw 2 of 230–31
  34. 2nd 10:493WSHTrae Young makes 25-foot three pointer33–31
  35. 2nd 9:422NYJose Alvarado makes 15-foot driving floating jump shot (Andre Drummond assists)33–33
  36. 2nd 8:502WSHTre Johnson makes 1-foot two point shot35–33
  37. 2nd 8:432NYJose Alvarado makes driving layup (Mohamed Diawara assists)35–35
  38. 2nd 8:212WSHAJ Dybantsa makes driving layup (Trae Young assists)37–35
  39. 2nd 8:062NYJordan Clarkson makes 1-foot layup (Andre Drummond assists)37–37
  40. 2nd 7:362WSHBilal Coulibaly makes running dunk (AJ Dybantsa assists)39–37
  41. 2nd 7:091NYJose Alvarado makes free throw 1 of 239–38
  42. 2nd 7:091NYJose Alvarado makes free throw 2 of 239–39
  43. 2nd 6:223NYJordan Clarkson makes 24-foot three pointer (Karl-Anthony Towns assists)39–42
  44. 2nd 6:082WSHKyshawn George makes 1-foot alley oop dunk (AJ Dybantsa assists)41–42
  45. 2nd 5:502NYKarl-Anthony Towns makes two point shot41–44
  46. 2nd 5:082NYOG Anunoby makes 1-foot layup (Karl-Anthony Towns assists)41–46
  47. 2nd 4:582WSHAJ Dybantsa makes 18-foot turnaround jump shot43–46
  48. 2nd 4:522NYOG Anunoby makes running dunk (Josh Hart assists)43–48
  49. 2nd 4:291NYOG Anunoby makes free throw 1 of 343–49
  50. 2nd 4:291NYOG Anunoby makes free throw 2 of 343–50
  51. 2nd 4:142WSHJustin Champagnie makes 1-foot layup (Anthony Davis assists)45–50
  52. 2nd 3:452WSHAnthony Davis makes two point shot47–50
  53. 2nd 3:402NYMikal Bridges makes driving layup (Jalen Brunson assists)47–52
  54. 2nd 3:151WSHAnthony Davis makes free throw 1 of 248–52
  55. 2nd 3:151WSHAnthony Davis makes free throw 2 of 249–52
  56. 2nd 3:042NYJalen Brunson makes driving layup (Karl-Anthony Towns assists)49–54
  57. 2nd 2:551WSHTrae Young makes free throw 1 of 250–54
  58. 2nd 2:551WSHTrae Young makes free throw 2 of 251–54
  59. 2nd 1:342WSHAnthony Davis makes 6-foot driving floating jump shot53–54
  60. 2nd 1:092NYJosh Hart makes 16-foot pullup jump shot (Jalen Brunson assists)53–56
  61. 2nd 56.92WSHDeandre Ayton makes dunk (Trae Young assists)55–56
  62. 2nd 47.93NYKarl-Anthony Towns makes 24-foot three point jumper (Mikal Bridges assists)55–59
  63. 2nd 32.92NYJosh Hart makes driving layup55–61
  64. 2nd 9.32WSHAnthony Davis makes layup (Deandre Ayton assists)57–61
  65. 2nd 5.22NYOG Anunoby makes 1-foot running dunk (Josh Hart assists)57–63
  66. 3rd 10:302NYJalen Brunson makes running layup57–65
  67. 3rd 10:153WSHTre Johnson makes 28-foot three point jumper (Kyshawn George assists)60–65
  68. 3rd 9:291NYKarl-Anthony Towns makes free throw 1 of 260–66
  69. 3rd 9:291NYKarl-Anthony Towns makes free throw 2 of 260–67
  70. 3rd 8:392WSHAJ Dybantsa makes driving layup (Kyshawn George assists)62–67
  71. 3rd 8:302NYJalen Brunson makes 9-foot driving floating jump shot62–69
  72. 3rd 7:333WSHKyshawn George makes 23-foot three point jumper (Bilal Coulibaly assists)65–69
  73. 3rd 7:152WSHAJ Dybantsa makes running layup (Kyshawn George assists)67–69
  74. 3rd 6:353NYLandry Shamet makes 23-foot three point jumper (Andre Drummond assists)67–72
  75. 3rd 5:113NYLandry Shamet makes 24-foot three point step back jumpshot (Tyler Kolek assists)67–75
  76. 3rd 4:372NYTyler Kolek makes running layup67–77
  77. 3rd 4:022WSHFelix Okpara makes dunk69–77
  78. 3rd 3:432NYAndre Drummond makes tip shot69–79
  79. 3rd 2:513WSHBub Carrington makes 25-foot running pullup jump shot (Tre Mann assists)72–79
  80. 3rd 2:353NYLandry Shamet makes 22-foot three point jumper (Andre Drummond assists)72–82
  81. 3rd 1:512WSHFelix Okpara makes tip shot74–82
  82. 3rd 1:183WSHBub Carrington makes 26-foot three point step back jumpshot77–82
  83. 3rd 59.22NYAndre Drummond makes tip in dunk77–84
  84. 3rd 43.31WSHBub Carrington makes free throw 1 of 378–84
  85. 3rd 43.31WSHBub Carrington makes free throw 3 of 379–84
  86. 3rd 26.62WSHAnthony Gill makes 1-foot layup (Bub Carrington assists)81–84
  87. 4th 11:352NYPacome Dadiet makes running dunk (Tyler Kolek assists)81–86
  88. 4th 11:071WSHJustin Champagnie makes free throw 1 of 282–86
  89. 4th 11:071WSHJustin Champagnie makes free throw 2 of 283–86
  90. 4th 10:371WSHBub Carrington makes free throw 1 of 184–86
  91. 4th 10:251WSHAnthony Gill makes free throw 2 of 285–86
  92. 4th 9:522NYJordan Clarkson makes 2-foot driving floating jump shot (Tyler Kolek assists)85–88
  93. 4th 9:262WSHTre Mann makes 3-foot floating jump shot87–88
  94. 4th 9:202WSHJustin Champagnie makes layup89–88
  95. 4th 9:091NYAndre Drummond makes free throw 1 of 289–89
  96. 4th 9:091NYAndre Drummond makes free throw 2 of 289–90
  97. 4th 8:532WSHWill Riley makes 2-foot two point shot (Felix Okpara assists)91–90
  98. 4th 8:271WSHFelix Okpara makes free throw 2 of 292–90
  99. 4th 7:332NYJames Wiseman makes layup (Jose Alvarado assists)92–92
  100. 4th 7:262WSHBub Carrington makes 19-foot step back jumpshot94–92
  101. 4th 6:461WSHJustin Champagnie makes free throw 2 of 295–92
  102. 4th 6:292NYBruce Brown makes 3-foot two point shot (Mohamed Diawara assists)95–94
  103. 4th 6:142WSHFelix Okpara makes 1-foot alley oop dunk (Will Riley assists)97–94
  104. 4th 5:471WSHJustin Champagnie makes free throw 1 of 298–94
  105. 4th 5:471WSHJustin Champagnie makes free throw 2 of 299–94
  106. 4th 5:312NYJames Wiseman makes 1-foot dunk (Mohamed Diawara assists)99–96
  107. 4th 4:313WSHChris Livingston makes 22-foot three point jumper (Tre Mann assists)102–96
  108. 4th 3:551WSHTre Mann makes free throw 2 of 2103–96
  109. 4th 3:333NYPacome Dadiet makes 26-foot three point jumper (Bruce Brown assists)103–99
  110. 4th 3:082WSHChris Livingston makes driving layup (Tre Mann assists)105–99
  111. 4th 2:473WSHJustin Champagnie makes 27-foot running jump shot (Tre Mann assists)108–99
  112. 4th 1:433NYJaden Akins makes 25-foot three point jumper (Tyler Nickel assists)108–102
  113. 4th 1:233WSHTre Mann makes 25-foot three point jumper111–102
  114. 4th 1:122NYJaden Akins makes driving layup111–104
  115. 4th 1:022NYBruce Brown makes running layup (Tyler Nickel assists)111–106
  116. 4th 27.93NYTyler Nickel makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jaden Akins assists)111–109

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Game recap

Preseason. Final. Quarters: Washington Wizards 30, 27, 24, 30; New York Knicks 29, 34, 21, 25.

Anthony Davis 16 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists. Trae Young 15 points, 4 assists. Kyshawn George 12 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists

Josh Hart 13 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists. Landry Shamet 13 points, 4 rebounds. Jalen Brunson 13 points, 3 assists

Sources: ESPN NBA scoreboard · ESPN WNBA scoreboard

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Washington Wizards vs New York Knicks — NBA Game Analysis

Washington Wizards defeated New York Knicks 111–109, a 2-point margin. Washington Wizards shot 47% from the field, compared with 42% from the field for New York Knicks. Washington Wizards shot 39% from three-point range, compared with 29% from three-point range for New York Knicks. Washington Wizards led the rebounding count, 53 to 47. New York Knicks committed fewer turnovers, 15 to 22.

Analysis based on ESPN’s recorded final score and available box-score statistics.

Team stats

StatWashington WizardsNew York Knicks
FG40-8640-95
Field Goal %4742
3PT13-3311-38
Three Point %3929
FT18-2718-23
Free Throw %6778
Rebounds5347
Offensive Rebounds1517
Defensive Rebounds3830
Assists2228
Steals1110
Blocks45
Turnovers2215
Total Turnovers2216
Fast Break Points1918
Points in Paint4852

Leaders

  • PointsJosh Hart · NY · 13
  • AssistsAndre Drummond · NY · 4
  • ReboundsAndre Drummond · NY · 9
  • PointsAnthony Davis · WSH · 16
  • AssistsKyshawn George · WSH · 5
  • ReboundsDeandre Ayton · WSH · 10

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