New York Knicks vs Oklahoma City Thunder Prediction, 3/29/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: New York Knicks vs Oklahoma City Thunder

Date: Sunday, March 29, 2026

Location: Paycom Center in Oklahoma City, OK

TV: NBC

Paycom Center is the location where the Oklahoma City Thunder (57-16) will take on the New York Knicks (48-26) on Sunday.

The Knicks stepped onto the hardwood against the Hornets and went home with a loss by a final score of 114-103 in their last game. When it comes to fouls, the Knicks left the arena with 19 and the Hornets totaled 20 fouls. They also made 16 of 41 shots from 3-point range. Charlotte finished 80.0% from the free throw line by making 16 of 20 shots. On top of that, Charlotte had 43 boards (14 offensive, 29 defensive) and earned 1 block. Charlotte dished out 33 assists and had 12 steals for this contest. Regarding defense, New York allowed their opponent to shoot 52.6% from the floor on 41 of 78 shooting. They also recorded 31 assists for this game while forcing 14 turnovers and having 8 steals. In regard to pulling down rebounds, they collected a total of 50 with 18 of them being offensive. From the charity stripe, the Knicks converted 8 of 9 tries for a percentage of 88.9%. New York ended with a 51.2% field goal percentage (42 of 82) and converted 11 of their 29 three-point shots.

Jalen Brunson is a guy who was a contributor for the game. He accumulated 26 points on 10 of 23 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 40 mins played and also totaled 2 rebounds. Brunson finished 43.5% from the floor and also recorded 13 dimes.

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New York comes into this contest with a record of 48-26 so far this year. They cough up possession 13.7 times per game and as a squad are committing 20.1 personal fouls per contest. As a team, New York is snagging 46.0 rebounds per contest and has 2,036 dimes for the year, which ranks 9th in the league in terms of passing the ball. The Knicks are hitting 37.4% on shots from downtown (1,068 of 2,854) and 79.1% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 117.0 points per game (10th in basketball) while hitting 47.6% from the field.

Defensively, the Knicks are able to force 14.4 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 19.5 fouls. They give up 36.0% on 3-point attempts and they rank 5th in the league in PPG allowed (110.5). The Knicks are giving up a FG percentage of 45.9% (2,921 of 6,367) and they concede 40.9 boards per contest as a group. They currently rank 8th in the NBA in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,846 surrendered this season.

The last time they took the court, the Thunder walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 119-109 when they faced the Celtics. The Thunder earned 36 defensive boards and 9 offensive boards for a total of 45 for this game. They also turned the ball over 8 times, while recording 9 steals in the matchup. The Celtics earned 21 personal fouls in this matchup which got the Thunder to the charity stripe for a total of 26 tries. They were able to knock down 21 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 80.8%. Pertaining to shots from downtown, Oklahoma City made 12 of 37 tries (32.4%). When the final whistle blew, the Thunder shot 38 for 80 from the floor which had them shooting 47.5%. The Thunder allowed the Celtics to make 38 of 81 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 46.9% in the game. They went 43.9% from beyond the perimeter by going 18 of 41 and finished the game at 25 out of 29 from the charity stripe (86.2%). In regard to cleaning the glass, Oklahoma City permitted Boston to snag 48 in total (10 on the offensive glass).

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ended up having an impact for the Thunder for the contest. Gilgeous-Alexander earned 33 points in his 37 minutes on the court and added 8 dimes in this matchup. He converted 10 out of 12 in this matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 83.3%, and accounted for 2 rebounds.

Oklahoma City has a win-loss mark of 57-16 this year. The Thunder commit 19.1 fouls per contest while shooting 82.1% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 25.5 times per contest (20th in basketball) and they lose possession via turnover 12.5 times per game. Oklahoma City has scored 8,658 points so far this season (118.6 per game) and they pull in 44.0 rebounds per contest. As an offensive unit, the Thunder are shooting 48.2% from the floor, which ranks them 5th in the NBA.

The Oklahoma City defense concedes 36.6% on shots from 3-point land (1,045 of 2,853) and their opposition makes 74.8% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have allowed 24.8 assists and 45.4 rebounds every game, which has them ranked 6th and 23rd in the league. The Thunder are ranked 2nd in the league in PPG given up with 107.6. They are forcing their opponents into 16.9 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 43.5% from the floor (1st in the league).

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Oklahoma City

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