Tonight the Knicks (31*-18) are away on business, facing the Wizards (13-35) in Washington, D.C. A win tonight would extend New York’s winning streak to seven games, preserve their grip on second place,
and avoid the embarrassment of losing to the Wizards.
When these teams last met on Nov. 3, 2025, the Knicks won 119-102. Karl-Anthony Towns led the victors with 33 points and 13 rebounds, Jalen Brunson added 16 points and nine assists, and OG Anunoby scored 16. For the ‘Zards, Alex Sarr scored 19.
Washington’s season has turned the Capital One Arena into a hall of sadness. Most nights, the answer to What’s in your wallet? is A big fat L. The cellar dwellers score 112.3 points per game (26th) and allow 122.5 (29th). Perhaps things are looking up, though; after nine straight losses, they’ve won three of their last four. Prepare the parade floats.
Sophomore Alex Sarr (17.6 PPG) is their primary weapon, but the boy from Bordeaux is more like a slingshot than a FAMAS. In their backcourt, Kyshawn George (15.7 PPG, 5 APG) has become a high-usage playmaker. Bilal Coulibaly (9.9 PPG) shoots a dreadful 26% from deep, and veteran Khris Middleton (10.3 PPG) is making plans for retirement, logging career-lows for shooting and scoring. That lovable scamp Bub Carrington (10 PPG, 4.7 APG) and Marvin Bagley II (10.1 PPG, 5.7 RPG) are the team’s biggest threats from range. Any one of these fellas could be a Sacramento King by Thursday night.
The injury report lists Mitchell Robinson (ankle), Miles McBride (ankle), and Kevin McCullar Jr. (calf) as OUT for the visitors. For Washington, Anthony Gill (hand) is GTD while Tre Johnson (ankle), Tristan Vukcevic (hamstring), and Trae Young (knee) are all OUT.
Prediction
ESPN.com gives New York an 86% chance to win. You betcha! New York just needs to take it nice and steady, own the glass, make some shots, and limit the silly stuff, like those pesky turnovers and stupid fouls that bedevil them on occasion. A wise plan would be to pile up a huge lead by intermission, then let Kolek and Diawara handle the second half en route to an easy peasy win while Jalen and the starters sneak out of the stadium and take an early flight back to NYC.
Coulibaly is our pick to have the game of his life, as rando players are wont to do. Usually rims and nets are safe as babies when he’s around, but tonight he’ll drill 6-of-7 because it’s the Knicks. Or maybe we’ll see the spirit once again move Justin Champagnie, who shot 13-of-15 in a late December game against New York for a career-high 31 points because it’s the Knicks. Regardless, this should be a glorified scrimmage that our heroes win by 15. Seven in a row, can you imagine?
Game Details
Date: Tuesday, February 3, 2026
Time: 7 PM ET
Place: Capital One Arena, Washington D.C.
TV: MSG
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* Should be one more, but the Cup final doesn’t count.
