New York Knicks vs Brooklyn Nets Prediction, 3/20/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: New York Knicks vs Brooklyn Nets

Date: Friday, March 20, 2026

Location: Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY

TV: YES

The New York Knicks (45-25) are headed to Barclays Center on Friday where they will try to defeat the Brooklyn Nets (17-52).

The Knicks stepped onto the hardwood against the Pacers and notched a win by a score of 136-110 in their last game. In regard to personal fouls, the Knicks ended up with 12 and the Pacers totaled 15 personal fouls. They also converted 17 of their 38 attempts from beyond the arc. Indiana walked away from this one shooting 71.4% at the charity stripe by burying 5 of 7 shots. Furthermore, Indiana pulled down 36 rebounds (8 offensive, 28 defensive) and earned 3 rejections. Indiana totaled 31 assists and had 7 steals for the game. In relation to defense, New York allowed 51.8% from the floor on 44 out of 85 shooting. They also doled out 38 dimes in this game while forcing 18 turnovers and having 13 steals. Concerning grabbing rebounds, they collected 49 with 19 of them being offensive. From the free throw line, the Knicks made 10 of their 13 attempts for a percentage of 76.9%. New York ended having earned a 54.0% field goal percentage (54 out of 100) and knocked down 18 of their 41 3-pointers.

Josh Hart is someone who was a factor in the matchup. He ended up with 33 points on 12 out of 13 shooting. He was on the court for 26 minutes and also totaled 7 rebounds. Hart went 92.3% from the floor and earned 5 assists.

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New York comes into this one with a win-loss record of 45-25 this season. They turn the ball over 13.7 times per game and as a basketball team are committing 20.3 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, New York is grabbing 46.2 boards per game and is sitting with 1,927 dimes so far this year, which ranks 10th in basketball in terms of passing the ball. The Knicks are connecting on 37.3% on shots from downtown (1,019 of 2,731) and 78.9% from the free throw line. They have an average of 117.1 pts per game (10th in the league) while hitting 47.4% from the floor.

On defense, the Knicks are forcing 14.4 turnovers per contest and they draw 19.3 personal fouls. They are 8th in the league in allowing assists with 1,732 conceded on the year. The Knicks are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 45.8% (2,758 of 6,026) and they relinquish 41.1 boards per game as a unit. They are conceding 35.8% from beyond the arc and they rank 5th in basketball in points per game allowed (110.6).

For their last game, the Nets took a loss by a final score of 121-92 when they faced the Thunder. In regard to rebounds, Brooklyn permitted Oklahoma City to get 45 in all (9 on the offensive side). They finished 40.0% from 3-point land by shooting 14 of 35 and finished the game at 17 out of 22 from the free throw line (77.3%). The Nets permitted the Thunder to bury 45 of their 85 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 52.9% in this game. When this game wrapped up, the Nets finished the game shooting 29 for 79 from the field which gave them a percentage of 36.7%. When it comes to shots from downtown, Brooklyn converted 11 out of 35 attempts (31.4%). They were able to bury 23 of the free throw tries for a rate of 74.2%. The Thunder committed 20 fouls in this matchup which took the Nets to the charity stripe for 31 shots. They turned the ball over 23 times, while getting 8 steals for this game. The Nets recorded 30 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive boards for a total of 41 in the matchup.

Jalen Wilson pitched in for the Nets for this game. Wilson racked up 15 points in his 19 mins on the court, but wasn't able to notch an assist. He knocked down 5 of 11 for the game for a field goal percentage of 45.5%, and had 5 rebounds.

Brooklyn has a record of 17-52 on the year. The Nets have committed 20.7 fouls every game while shooting 77.6% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 25.2 times per game (22nd in basketball) and they turn the ball over 16.0 times per contest. Brooklyn has totaled 7,339 pts for the campaign (106.4 per game) and they collect 40.2 boards per contest. In terms of offensive execution, the Nets are connecting on 44.3% from the field, which has them ranked 30th in the league.

The Brooklyn defense allows 37.9% on 3-point shots (857 of 2,264) and their opponents are connecting on 78.4% of their free throw shots. They have relinquished 27.4 dimes and 43.0 rebounds on a nightly basis, which ranks 20th and 10th in the league. The Nets defensively are ranked 16th in the league in points per game surrendered with 115.7. They are forcing 13.9 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 49.4% from the floor (30th in the league).

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take New York

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