Game ID: 22300151
LA Clippers @ New York Knicks
Monday, November 6, 2023 at 7:30 PM ET
Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
NYK 19 23 34 35 111LAC 21 25 30 21 97
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Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
NYK availability going into 10/28 · back-to-backOUT McBride missed 2 since 10/25, returns tonight: 4 min (22% of 21)
OUT Fournier missed 2 since 10/25, out tonight
OUT Sims missed 2 since 10/25, returns tonight: 4 min (37% of 12)
NYK availability going into 10/31 · 2 days' restOUT Fournier missed 3 since 10/25, out tonight
BACK McBride back 10/28 after 2, 4 min since (22% of 21)
BACK Sims back 10/28 after 2, 4 min since (37% of 12)
NEW Robinson 24 to 30 min over the last 3
NYK availability going into 11/01 · back-to-backOUT Fournier missed 4 since 10/25, out tonight
BACK McBride back 10/28 after 2, 4 min since (21% of 21)
BACK Sims back 10/28 after 2, 4 min since (30% of 12)
NYK availability going into 11/03 · 1 day's restOUT Fournier missed 5 since 10/25, out tonight
BACK McBride back 10/28 after 2, 6 min since (29% of 21)
BACK Sims back 10/28 after 2, 4 min since (30% of 12)
NYK availability going into 11/06 · 2 days' restOUT Barrett missed 2 since 11/01, returns tonight: 31 min (104% of 30)
OUT Fournier missed 6 since 10/25, out tonight
OUT Sims missed 2 since 11/01, out tonight
BACK McBride back 10/28 after 2, 5 min since (24% of 21)
NEW Robinson 24 to 30 min over the last 5
NEW Grimes 20 to 26 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 11/08 · 1 day's restOUT Fournier missed 7 since 10/25, out tonight
OUT Sims missed 3 since 11/01, returns tonight: 2 min (12% of 12)
BACK Barrett back 11/06 after 2, 31 min since (104% of 30)
BACK McBride back 10/28 after 2, 5 min since (24% of 21)
NEW Robinson 24 to 30 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 11/12 · 3 days' restOUT Fournier missed 8 since 10/25, out tonight
BACK Barrett back 11/06 after 2, 31 min since (106% of 30)
BACK Sims back 11/08 after 3, 2 min since (12% of 12)
NEW Robinson 24 to 30 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 11/13 · back-to-backOUT Fournier missed 9 since 10/25, out tonight
BACK Barrett back 11/06 after 2, 31 min since (105% of 30)
BACK Sims back 11/08 after 3, 4 min since (33% of 12)
NEW Robinson 24 to 30 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 11/15 · 1 day's restOUT Fournier missed 10 since 10/25, out tonight
BACK Barrett back 11/06 after 2, 31 min since (105% of 30)
BACK Sims back 11/08 after 3, 3 min since (24% of 12)
NEW Robinson 24 to 30 min over the last 5
LAC availability going into 10/27 · 1 day's rest
full strength
LAC availability going into 10/29 · 1 day's rest
full strength
LAC availability going into 10/31 · 1 day's restNEW Westbrook 22 to 31 min over the last 3
NEW Hyland 14 to 22 min over the last 3
LAC availability going into 11/01 · back-to-backNEW Westbrook 22 to 31 min over the last 4
NEW Hyland 14 to 24 min over the last 4
LAC availability going into 11/06 · 4 days' restNEW Westbrook 22 to 34 min over the last 5
NEW Hyland 14 to 26 min over the last 5
LAC availability going into 11/08 · 1 day's restNEW Westbrook 22 to 34 min over the last 5
NEW Hyland 14 to 26 min over the last 5
LAC availability going into 11/10 · 1 day's restNEW Westbrook 22 to 33 min over the last 5
NEW Hyland 14 to 23 min over the last 5
LAC availability going into 11/12 · 1 day's restOUT Plumlee missed 2 since 11/08, out tonight
NEW Westbrook 22 to 32 min over the last 5
NEW Hyland 14 to 25 min over the last 5
LAC availability going into 11/14 · 1 day's restOUT Plumlee missed 3 since 11/08, out tonight
NEW Westbrook 22 to 31 min over the last 5
NEW Hyland 14 to 23 min over the last 4
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New York comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 103 a night and allowing 102, shooting 41 percent and 30 from three, 25 free throws a game; Brunson at 27 and Barrett at 20 a game. It has won the glass by 8 a night. Without Barrett (2 straight). 2 days' rest. The Clippers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 109, shooting 51 percent and 42 from three, 23 free throws a game; George at 29 and Leonard at 23 a game. 4 days' rest.
So: The Clippers win, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, the Clippers at 42 percent from three to New York's 30 and the glass, where New York has been plus-8 a night and the Clippers plus-1. Call it the Clippers 111, New York 107, New York keeping it close.
10/28 @ NOP 87-96 — NYK notes
NYK lost 87-96. NYK shot 37% (33 of 90) to NOP's 46%, 7 of 37 from three. NYK turned it over 18 times to NOP's 13, and NOP turned those into 8 steals. The glass went 59-43 for them. Barrett led with 18 (7 of 16, 1 of 6 from three); Brunson added 14, Randle 10. Q3 was theirs, 31-22, the deficit cut from 18 to 9, but the other 3 periods went 74-56 against them. Barrett's -15 in 30 minutes was the worst on the floor.
10/31 @ CLE 109-91 — NYK notes
NYK won 109-91. NYK shot 44% (38 of 86) to CLE's 39%, 13 of 34 from three, and went to the line 25 times to CLE's 12 — 20 points from the stripe to their 9. Brunson led with 19 (7 of 16, 1 of 3 from three); Randle added 19, Quickley 18. The hinge was Q3, 28-16: a lead of 6 became 18, and the lead reached 23. Brunson was the night's best plus/minus at +21.
11/01 vs CLE 89-95 — NYK notes
NYK lost 89-95. NYK took 18 more shots (92 to 74), fed by 16 offensive rebounds, but shot 35% to CLE's 43%, 5 of 30 from three, and went to the line 30 times to CLE's 20 — 20 points from the stripe to their 19. NYK turned it over 13 times to CLE's 18. Brunson led with 24 (8 of 23, 8 of 9 at the line); Quickley added 18, DiVincenzo 16. Q2 was theirs, 28-25, turning a 2-point deficit into a 1-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 70-61 against them. Grimes's -9 in 22 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/03 @ MIL 105-110 — NYK notes
NYK lost 105-110. NYK took 14 more shots (96 to 82), fed by 16 offensive rebounds, but shot 40% to MIL's 43%, 10 of 39 from three. The glass went 56-41 for them. Brunson led with 45 (17 of 30, 2 of 8 from three, 9 of 11 at the line); Grimes added 17, Randle 16. Q1 was theirs, 25-21, but the other 3 periods went 89-80 against them. DiVincenzo's -10 in 18 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/06 vs LAC 111-97 — NYK notes
NYK won 111-97. NYK shot 47% (41 of 88) to LAC's 49%, 12 of 31 from three. The glass went 48-31 for them. Randle led with 27 (9 of 21, 3 of 8 from three, 6 of 6 at the line); Barrett added 26, Robinson 13. The hinge was Q4, 35-21: from level to 14 ahead, and the lead reached 17. NYK trailed 42-46 at the half and won the second half 69-51. Quickley was the night's best plus/minus at +22.
11/08 vs SAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New York comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 100 a night and allowing 98, shooting 40 percent and 27 from three, 23 free throws a game; Brunson at 22 and Barrett at 20 a game. It has won the glass by 11 a night. One day's rest. San Antonio comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 127, shooting 46 percent and 37 from three, 18 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 20 and Vassell at 16 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Vassell (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the defense, New York allowing 98 a night to San Antonio's 127 and the glass, where New York has been plus-11 a night and San Antonio minus-5. Call it New York 116, San Antonio 105, New York by 11.
11/12 vs CHA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New York comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 100, shooting 42 percent and 34 from three, 24 free throws a game; Brunson at 24 and Barrett at 22 a game. It has won the glass by 8 a night. 3 days' rest. Charlotte comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 125, shooting 50 percent and 32 from three, 26 free throws a game; Ball at 24 and Hayward at 21 a game. It has won the glass by 9 a night. Without Bridges (7 straight), Rozier (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the defense, New York allowing 100 a night to Charlotte's 125. Call it New York 117, Charlotte 109.
11/13 @ BOS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Boston comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 107, shooting 45 percent and 33 from three, 24 free throws a game; Tatum at 26 and Brown at 23 a game. One day's rest. New York comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 103, shooting 44 percent and 34 from three, 25 free throws a game; Barrett at 25 and Brunson at 24 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 8 a night. Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the glass, where New York has been plus-8 a night and Boston plus-2. Call it Boston 112, New York 107.
11/15 @ ATL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Atlanta comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 117, shooting 46 percent and 36 from three, 26 free throws a game; Young at 28 and Murray at 24 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Fernando (2 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. New York comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 107, shooting 46 percent and 39 from three, 24 free throws a game; Barrett at 25 and Brunson at 25 a game. It has won the glass by 7 a night. One day's rest.
So: New York wins, on the road, and the game turns on the turnovers, Atlanta giving it away 16 times a game to New York's 10 and the defense, New York allowing 107 a night to Atlanta's 117. Call it New York 114, Atlanta 113, Atlanta keeping it close.
10/27 @ UTA 118-120 — LAC notes
LAC lost 118-120. LAC shot 53% (41 of 77) to UTA's 44%, 14 of 35 from three, and went to the line 28 times to UTA's 22 — 22 points from the stripe to their 20. P. George led with 36 (9 of 17, 3 of 9 from three, 15 of 15 at the line); Leonard added 25, Powell 20. Q4 was theirs, 35-31, the deficit cut from 6 to 2, but the other 3 periods went 89-83 against them. Plumlee's -11 in 12 minutes was the worst on the floor.
10/29 vs SAS 123-83 — LAC notes
LAC won 123-83. LAC shot 52% (47 of 91) to SAS's 38%, 16 of 42 from three. LAC turned it over 16 times to SAS's 25. The glass went 48-37 for them. Leonard led with 21 (6 of 13, 3 of 7 from three, 6 of 7 at the line); George added 19, Westbrook 19. The hinge was Q3, 37-23: a lead of 19 became 33, and the lead reached 41. Westbrook was the night's best plus/minus at +30.
10/31 vs ORL 118-102 — LAC notes
LAC won 118-102. LAC shot 49% (44 of 89) to ORL's 47%, 14 of 31 from three, and got to the line 23 times to ORL's 33. George led with 27 (8 of 17, 6 of 9 from three, 5 of 6 at the line); Westbrook added 18, Hyland 17. The hinge was Q3, 41-21: LAC came in trailing by 3 and left it ahead by 17, and the lead reached 20. LAC trailed 47-50 at the half and won the second half 71-52. Zubac was the night's best plus/minus at +19.
11/01 @ LAL 125-130 — LAC notes
LAC lost 125-130 in 1 overtime. LAC took 9 more shots (99 to 90), fed by 12 offensive rebounds, but shot 47% to LAL's 51%, 14 of 34 from three, and got to the line 27 times to LAL's 36. Leonard led with 38 (15 of 28, 5 of 11 from three, 3 of 6 at the line); George added 35, Westbrook 24. Q1 was theirs, 37-24, but the other 4 periods went 106-88 against them. They led by as many as 19. Tucker's -15 in 21 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/06 @ NYK 97-111 — LAC notes
LAC lost 97-111. LAC shot 49% (36 of 73) to NYK's 47%, 11 of 32 from three. The glass went 31-48 against them. Leonard led with 18 (8 of 16, 2 of 6 from three); Harden added 17, Westbrook 17. Q1 was theirs, 21-19, but the other 3 periods went 92-76 against them. Harden's -18 in 31 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/08 @ BKN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Brooklyn comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 117, shooting 48 percent and 37 from three, 19 free throws a game; Thomas at 27 and Bridges at 23 a game. Without Claxton (6 straight), Cam. Johnson (6 straight), Clowney (7 straight). One day's rest. The Clippers come in 2-3 over their last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 109, shooting 50 percent and 40 from three, 23 free throws a game; George at 25 and Leonard at 22 a game. One day's rest.
So: The Clippers win, on the road, and the game turns on the turnovers, the Clippers giving it away 16 times a game to Brooklyn's 10 and the defense, the Clippers allowing 109 a night to Brooklyn's 117. Call it the Clippers 116, Brooklyn 115, Brooklyn keeping it close.
11/10 @ DAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Dallas comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 115, shooting 48 percent and 39 from three, 27 free throws a game; Dončić at 27 and Irving at 21 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. One day's rest. The Clippers come in 2-3 over their last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 105, shooting 47 percent and 36 from three, 20 free throws a game; George at 23 and Leonard at 20 a game. That is 3 straight losses. One day's rest.
So: Dallas wins, and the game turns on the defense, the Clippers allowing 105 a night to Dallas's 115 and the line, where Dallas takes 27 free throws a game to the Clippers' 20. Call it Dallas 114, the Clippers 113, the Clippers keeping it close.
11/12 vs MEM — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Clippers come in 1-4 over their last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 117, shooting 47 percent and 34 from three, 23 free throws a game; Leonard at 21 and George at 21 a game. That is 4 straight losses. One day's rest. Memphis comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 117, shooting 44 percent and 33 from three, 20 free throws a game; Bane at 27 and Jackson Jr. at 24 a game. Without Morant (9 straight), Williams Jr. (3 straight), Jackson (5 straight). One day's rest.
So: The Clippers win, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it the Clippers 116, Memphis 111.
11/14 @ DEN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Denver comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 109, shooting 50 percent and 37 from three, 22 free throws a game; Jokić at 33 and Porter Jr. at 23 a game. It has won the glass by 7 a night. Without Murray (3 straight). One day's rest. The Clippers come in 0-5 over their last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 118, shooting 46 percent and 33 from three, 23 free throws a game; Leonard at 23 and George at 21 a game. That is 5 straight losses. One day's rest.
So: Denver wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Denver has been plus-7 a night and the Clippers minus-3 and the turnovers, the Clippers giving it away 16 times a game to Denver's 11. Call it Denver 117, the Clippers 108.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
NYKDD D. DiVincenzo
IH I. Hartenstein
IQ I. Quickley
JB J. Brunson
JH J. Hart
JR J. Randle
MR M. Robinson
QG Q. Grimes
RB R. Barrett
LACBH B. Hyland
IZ I. Zubac
JH J. Harden
KB K. Brown
KL K. Leonard
MD M. Diabaté
MP M. Plumlee
NP N. Powell
PG P. George
PT P. Tucker
RW R. Westbrook
NYK/LAC the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur
Randle, Barrett lead Knicks to 111-97 victory in Harden's Clippers debut
NEW YORK -- — Julius Randle scored 27 points, RJ Barrett had 26 in his return to the lineup and the New York Knicks spoiled James Harden’s debut with the Los Angeles Clippers with a 111-97 victory on Monday night.
Barrett had missed the previous two games with a sore left knee.
“The knee is still a little sore, but I’m just happy we got the win,” Barrett said. “You always want to be out there. It sucked that I couldn’t play, but I’m happy I wasn’t out too long.”
Harden played 31 minutes and had 17 points and six assists in his first game since being traded from the Philadelphia 76ers .
“Felt kind of weird out there, not really having a preseason game or an opportunity to participate in a full training camp, none of that,” Harden said. “I was out there just basically winging it, but I tried to go with my basketball instincts and what I’ve been doing for the last few years and whatnot, and just going out there and playing and thinking the game and trying to make the game easier for everybody else.”
Mitchell Robinson added 13 points and 14 rebounds as the Knicks snapped their two-game losing streak and recorded their first home victory of the season.
Donte DiVincenzo scored 12 points and Josh Hart had 10 for New York.
Kawhi Leonard led the Clippers with 18 points and Russell Westbrook scored 17.
The game was tied 76-76 after the third quarter, but a 7-0 run put the Knicks up for good.
New York’s lead grew to a game-high 17 points at 111-94 on Barrett’s 3-pointer with 2:07 left.
“It was terrific to have RJ back,” said Knicks coach Tom Thibodeau. “He’s grown. He’s a gifted scorer. He’s making plays. He’s getting downhill. Just having another wing with his size is critical.”
Westbrook had nine points as the Clippers took a 21-19 lead after the first quarter.
The Knicks took their biggest lead of the first half at 36-32 on Randle’s 3-pointer with 4:45 left in the second quarter.
“I’m not worried about him scoring the ball. We know how gifted a scorer he is,” Thibodeau said of Randle.
The Clippers scored the next six points and went on to lead 46-42 at halftime.
Leonard’s emphatic dunk gave Los Angeles its biggest lead of the game to open the second half, but the Knicks used a 12-4 run to go ahead 54-52.
The Clippers reclaimed a four-point lead on another dunk by Leonard with 4:20 remaining in the third quarter, but the Knicks followed with an 8-0 streak. Los Angeles came back to tie the game, and when Harden’s 3-pointer was countered by Immanuel Quickley’s with just seconds remaining, the third quarter ended in a deadlock.
Norman Powell added 14 points and Paul George finished with 10 for the Clippers, who lost backup center Mason Plumlee to a knee injury when Randle crashed into his leg going for a loose ball.