Game ID: 22300297
Toronto Raptors @ New York Knicks
Monday, December 11, 2023 at 7:30 PM ET
Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
NYK 35 31 32 38 136TOR 35 25 37 33 130
NYK vs TOR ScoutingNYK vs TOR Scouting
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 11/30 · 1 day's restOUT Fournier missed 5 since 11/18, out tonight
BACK Barrett back 11/18 after 3, 28 min since (96% of 30)
BACK McBride back 11/28 after 2, 1 min since (6% of 21)
BACK Grimes back 11/20 after 2, 21 min since (105% of 20)
BACK Sims back 11/28 after 2, 2 min since (14% of 12)
NEW Robinson 24 to 30 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 12/01 · back-to-backOUT Fournier missed 6 since 11/18, out tonight
BACK McBride back 11/28 after 2, 1 min since (6% of 21)
BACK Grimes back 11/20 after 2, 20 min since (100% of 20)
BACK Sims back 11/28 after 2, 2 min since (14% of 12)
NEW Robinson 24 to 30 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 12/05 · 3 days' restOUT McBride missed 2 since 11/30, returns tonight: 2 min (12% of 21)
OUT Fournier missed 7 since 11/18, out tonight
OUT Sims missed 2 since 11/30, returns tonight: 3 min (23% of 12)
NEW Robinson 24 to 30 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 12/08 · 2 days' restOUT Fournier missed 8 since 11/18, out tonight
BACK McBride back 11/28 after 2, 2 min since (9% of 21)
BACK Sims back 11/28 after 2, 2 min since (18% of 12)
NEW Robinson 24 to 31 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 12/11 · 2 days' restOUT Fournier missed 9 since 11/18, out tonight
BACK McBride back 11/28 after 2, 2 min since (9% of 21)
BACK Sims back 11/28 after 2, 2 min since (18% of 12)
NYK availability going into 12/13 · 1 day's restOUT Fournier missed 10 since 11/18, out tonight
BACK McBride back 12/05 after 2, 6 min since (31% of 21)
BACK Sims back 12/05 after 2, 12 min since (97% of 12)
NYK availability going into 12/15 · 1 day's restOUT Robinson missed 2 since 12/11, out tonight
OUT Fournier missed 11 since 11/18, out tonight
BACK McBride back 12/05 after 2, 6 min since (31% of 21)
BACK Sims back 12/05 after 2, 14 min since (114% of 12)
NYK availability going into 12/16 · back-to-backOUT Robinson missed 3 since 12/11, out tonight
OUT Fournier missed 12 since 11/18, out tonight
BACK McBride back 12/05 after 2, 5 min since (23% of 21)
BACK Sims back 12/05 after 2, 15 min since (121% of 12)
NYK availability going into 12/18 · 1 day's restOUT Robinson missed 4 since 12/11, out tonight
OUT Fournier missed 13 since 11/18, out tonight
NEW Sims 12 to 19 min over the last 4
TOR availability going into 11/29 · back-to-backOUT Dick missed 2 since 11/26, out tonight
OUT Freeman-Liberty missed 16 since 10/28, out tonight
OUT Young missed 7 since 11/17, out tonight
OUT Temple missed 4 since 11/22, out tonight
BACK Porter Jr. back 11/21 after 2, 7 min since (60% of 12)
BACK McDaniels back 11/28 after 3, 13 min since (120% of 11)
TOR availability going into 12/01 · 1 day's restOUT Dick missed 3 since 11/26, out tonight
OUT Freeman-Liberty missed 17 since 10/28, out tonight
OUT Young missed 8 since 11/17, out tonight
OUT Porter Jr. missed 2 since 11/28, out tonight
OUT Temple missed 5 since 11/22, out tonight
BACK McDaniels back 11/28 after 3, 11 min since (100% of 11)
TOR availability going into 12/06 · 4 days' restOUT Dick missed 4 since 11/26, out tonight
OUT Freeman-Liberty missed 18 since 10/28, out tonight
OUT Young missed 9 since 11/17, out tonight
OUT Porter Jr. missed 3 since 11/28, returns tonight: 14 min (124% of 12)
OUT Temple missed 6 since 11/22, out tonight
BACK McDaniels back 11/28 after 3, 10 min since (90% of 11)
TOR availability going into 12/08 · 1 day's restOUT Dick missed 5 since 11/26, out tonight
OUT Freeman-Liberty missed 19 since 10/28, out tonight
OUT Young missed 10 since 11/17, out tonight
OUT Temple missed 7 since 11/22, out tonight
BACK Porter Jr. back 12/06 after 3, 14 min since (124% of 12)
BACK McDaniels back 11/28 after 3, 10 min since (90% of 11)
TOR availability going into 12/11 · 2 days' restOUT Dick missed 6 since 11/26, returns tonight: 4 min (20% of 21)
OUT Freeman-Liberty missed 20 since 10/28, out tonight
OUT Young missed 11 since 11/17, out tonight
OUT McDaniels missed 2 since 12/06, out tonight
OUT Temple missed 8 since 11/22, out tonight
BACK Porter Jr. back 12/06 after 3, 10 min since (87% of 12)
TOR availability going into 12/13 · 1 day's restOUT Freeman-Liberty missed 21 since 10/28, out tonight
OUT Young missed 12 since 11/17, out tonight
OUT McDaniels missed 3 since 12/06, out tonight
OUT Temple missed 9 since 11/22, out tonight
BACK Dick back 12/11 after 6, 4 min since (20% of 21)
BACK Porter Jr. back 12/06 after 3, 10 min since (87% of 12)
TOR availability going into 12/15 · 1 day's restOUT Freeman-Liberty missed 22 since 10/28, out tonight
OUT Young missed 13 since 11/17, returns tonight: 3 min (18% of 15)
OUT Porter Jr. missed 2 since 12/11, out tonight
OUT McDaniels missed 4 since 12/06, returns tonight: 3 min (25% of 11)
OUT Temple missed 10 since 11/22, returns tonight: 3 min (25% of 11)
BACK Dick back 12/11 after 6, 4 min since (20% of 21)
TOR availability going into 12/18 · 2 days' restOUT Freeman-Liberty missed 23 since 10/28, out tonight
OUT Porter Jr. missed 3 since 12/11, out tonight
BACK Dick back 12/11 after 6, 4 min since (17% of 21)
BACK Young back 12/15 after 13, 3 min since (18% of 15)
BACK McDaniels back 12/15 after 4, 3 min since (25% of 11)
BACK Temple back 12/15 after 10, 3 min since (25% of 11)
TOR availability going into 12/20 · 1 day's restOUT Freeman-Liberty missed 24 since 10/28, out tonight
OUT Porter Jr. missed 4 since 12/11, out tonight
BACK Dick back 12/11 after 6, 4 min since (17% of 21)
BACK Young back 12/15 after 13, 3 min since (18% of 15)
BACK McDaniels back 12/15 after 4, 3 min since (25% of 11)
BACK Temple back 12/15 after 10, 3 min since (25% of 11)
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 119 a night and allowing 118, shooting 49 percent and 39 from three, 25 free throws a game; Randle at 27 and Brunson at 25 a game. 2 days' rest. Toronto comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 114, shooting 44 percent and 30 from three, 19 free throws a game; Siakam at 23 and Barnes at 22 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without Dick (6 straight), Freeman-Liberty (20 straight), Young (11 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the arc, New York at 39 percent from three to Toronto's 30 and the line, where New York takes 25 free throws a game to Toronto's 19. Call it New York 116, Toronto 110.
11/30 vs DET 118-112 — NYK notes
NYK won 118-112. NYK shot 47% (41 of 88) to DET's 53%, 16 of 41 from three, and went to the line 28 times to DET's 17 — 20 points from the stripe to their 11. NYK turned it over 11 times to DET's 20. Brunson led with 42 (13 of 24, 7 of 12 from three, 9 of 10 at the line); Randle added 29, Barrett 15. The hinge was Q1, 31-17: from level to 14 ahead. Brunson was the night's best plus/minus at +11.
12/01 @ TOR 119-106 — NYK notes
NYK won 119-106. NYK shot 50% (45 of 90) to TOR's 44%, 16 of 36 from three. Brunson led with 22 (9 of 21, 3 of 8 from three); DiVincenzo added 21, Randle 20. The hinge was Q3, 33-20: from level to 13 ahead, and the lead reached 19. Quickley was the night's best plus/minus at +16.
12/05 @ MIL 122-146 — NYK notes
NYK lost 122-146. NYK shot 49% (43 of 87) to MIL's 60%, 7 of 23 from three, and went to the line 33 times to MIL's 19 — 29 points from the stripe to their 13. Randle led with 41 (14 of 19, 11 of 12 at the line); Brunson added 24, Barrett 23. Q2 was theirs, 37-38, but the other 3 periods went 108-85 against them. Randle's -21 in 37 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/08 @ BOS 123-133 — NYK notes
NYK lost 123-133. NYK shot 50% (44 of 88) to BOS's 53%, 15 of 37 from three, and went to the line 27 times to BOS's 21 — 20 points from the stripe to their 18. NYK turned it over 13 times to BOS's 7, and BOS turned those into 8 steals. The glass went 44-34 for them. Brunson led with 23 (8 of 17, 0 of 5 from three, 7 of 9 at the line); Barrett added 23, Randle 20. Q4 was theirs, 28-24, the deficit cut from 14 to 10, but the other 3 periods went 109-95 against them. Brunson's -21 in 34 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/11 vs TOR 136-130 — NYK notes
NYK won 136-130. NYK shot 60% (52 of 86) to TOR's 49%, 17 of 29 from three, and got to the line 23 times to TOR's 30. NYK turned it over 15 times to TOR's 10, and TOR turned those into 12 steals. Randle led with 34 (14 of 21, 1 of 3 from three, 5 of 7 at the line); Barrett added 27, Brunson 21. The hinge was Q2, 31-25: from level to 6 ahead. Grimes was the night's best plus/minus at +10.
12/13 @ UTA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Utah comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 122, shooting 44 percent and 30 from three, 20 free throws a game; George at 17 and Sexton at 16 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Markkanen (8 straight), Juzang (5 straight), Sensabaugh (22 straight). One day's rest. New York comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 124 a night and allowing 125, shooting 51 percent and 43 from three, 25 free throws a game; Randle at 29 and Brunson at 26 a game. One day's rest.
So: New York wins, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, New York at 43 percent from three to Utah's 30 and the turnovers, Utah giving it away 17 times a game to New York's 13. Call it New York 119, Utah 114.
12/15 @ PHX — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Phoenix comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 112, shooting 47 percent and 37 from three, 30 free throws a game; Booker at 30 and Durant at 28 a game. Without Allen (3 straight). One day's rest. New York comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 126, shooting 51 percent and 39 from three, 26 free throws a game; Randle at 29 and Brunson at 23 a game. Without Robinson (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Phoenix wins, and the game turns on the defense, Phoenix allowing 112 a night to New York's 126. Call it Phoenix 117, New York 114, New York keeping it close.
12/16 @ LAC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Clippers come in 5-0 over their last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 109, shooting 51 percent and 41 from three, 24 free throws a game; Leonard at 30 and Harden at 19 a game. That is 5 straight wins. Without Tucker (8 straight). One day's rest. New York comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 127 a night and allowing 130, shooting 52 percent and 41 from three, 29 free throws a game; Randle at 30 and Brunson at 28 a game. Without Robinson (3 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: The Clippers win, and the game turns on the defense, the Clippers allowing 109 a night to New York's 130. Call it the Clippers 121, New York 112.
12/18 @ LAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Lakers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 113, shooting 49 percent and 40 from three, 23 free throws a game; Davis at 29 and James at 29 a game. They have won the glass by 4 a night. Without Vincent (22 straight). 2 days' rest. New York comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 127 a night and allowing 129, shooting 52 percent and 41 from three, 27 free throws a game; Brunson at 28 and Randle at 26 a game. Without Robinson (4 straight). One day's rest.
So: The Lakers win, and the game turns on the defense, the Lakers allowing 113 a night to New York's 129. Call it the Lakers 120, New York 116, New York keeping it close.
11/29 vs PHX 112-105 — TOR notes
TOR won 112-105. TOR shot 45% (42 of 93) to PHX's 40%, 10 of 27 from three. Barnes led with 23 (7 of 15, 1 of 3 from three, 8 of 8 at the line); Siakam added 22, Poeltl 17. The hinge was Q1, 27-20: from level to 7 ahead. Barnes was the night's best plus/minus at +14.
12/01 vs NYK 106-119 — TOR notes
TOR lost 106-119. TOR took 10 more shots (100 to 90), fed by 19 offensive rebounds, but shot 44% to NYK's 50%, 6 of 32 from three. Barnes led with 29 (13 of 19, 3 of 7 from three); Siakam added 21, Poeltl 12. Q2 was theirs, 31-23, the deficit cut from 8 to 0, but the other 3 periods went 96-75 against them. Achiuwa's -22 in 17 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/06 vs MIA 103-112 — TOR notes
TOR lost 103-112. TOR shot 43% (37 of 86) to MIA's 46%, 14 of 37 from three. TOR turned it over 14 times to MIA's 7. Siakam led with 30 (9 of 13, 11 of 11 at the line); Anunoby added 23, Trent Jr. 15. Q2 was theirs, 34-27, turning a 5-point deficit into a 2-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 85-69 against them. Barnes's -25 in 34 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/08 @ CHA 116-119 — TOR notes
TOR lost 116-119. TOR took 14 more shots (93 to 79), fed by 14 offensive rebounds, but shot 51% to CHA's 56%, 6 of 32 from three. The glass went 42-31 for them. Barnes led with 31 (12 of 18, 3 of 6 from three, 4 of 8 at the line); Siakam added 25, Achiuwa 17. Q4 was theirs, 39-29, the deficit cut from 13 to 3, but the other 3 periods went 90-77 against them. Siakam's -9 in 33 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/11 @ NYK 130-136 — TOR notes
TOR lost 130-136. TOR took 10 more shots (96 to 86), fed by 17 offensive rebounds, but shot 49% to NYK's 60%, 14 of 39 from three, and went to the line 30 times to NYK's 23 — 22 points from the stripe to their 15. TOR turned it over 10 times to NYK's 15. Anunoby led with 29 (11 of 20, 5 of 11 from three); Barnes added 20, Siakam 20. Q3 was theirs, 37-32, the deficit cut from 6 to 1, but the other 3 periods went 104-93 against them. Barnes's -10 in 38 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/13 vs ATL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Toronto comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 118, shooting 46 percent and 30 from three, 21 free throws a game; Siakam at 24 and Barnes at 23 a game. That is 4 straight losses. Without Freeman-Liberty (21 straight), Young (12 straight). One day's rest. Atlanta comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 127, shooting 45 percent and 38 from three, 21 free throws a game; Young at 32 and Bogdanović at 22 a game. That is 4 straight losses. Without Johnson (7 straight), Fernando (5 straight). One day's rest.
So: Toronto wins, and the game turns on the arc, Atlanta at 38 percent from three to Toronto's 30 and the glass, where Toronto has been plus-3 a night and Atlanta minus-3. Call it Toronto 120, Atlanta 118, Atlanta keeping it close.
12/15 vs ATL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Toronto comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 123, shooting 49 percent and 33 from three, 22 free throws a game; Siakam at 26 and Barnes at 24 a game. Without Freeman-Liberty (22 straight), Young (13 straight). One day's rest. Atlanta comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 127, shooting 44 percent and 38 from three, 19 free throws a game; Young at 29 and Bogdanović at 23 a game. That is 5 straight losses. Without Johnson (8 straight), Hunter (2 straight), Fernando (6 straight). One day's rest.
So: Toronto wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Toronto has been plus-4 a night and Atlanta minus-2 and the arc, Atlanta at 38 percent from three to Toronto's 33. Call it Toronto 122, Atlanta 118, Atlanta keeping it close.
12/18 vs CHA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Toronto comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 124, shooting 50 percent and 36 from three, 23 free throws a game; Siakam at 25 and Barnes at 23 a game. Without Freeman-Liberty (23 straight). 2 days' rest. Charlotte comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 105 a night and allowing 119, shooting 47 percent and 36 from three, 17 free throws a game; Rozier at 24 and Bridges at 19 a game. That is 4 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 12 a night. Without Ball (9 straight), Washington (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Toronto wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Toronto has been minus-2 a night and Charlotte minus-12 and the line, where Toronto takes 23 free throws a game to Charlotte's 17. Call it Toronto 119, Charlotte 112.
12/20 vs DEN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Toronto comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 121, shooting 52 percent and 34 from three, 24 free throws a game; Barnes at 25 and Siakam at 24 a game. Without Freeman-Liberty (24 straight). One day's rest. Denver comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 110, shooting 50 percent and 42 from three, 26 free throws a game; Murray at 20 and Jokić at 17 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. One day's rest.
So: Denver wins, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, Denver at 42 percent from three to Toronto's 34 and the defense, Denver allowing 110 a night to Toronto's 121. Call it Denver 117, Toronto 115, Toronto keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
TORCB C. Boucher
DS D. Schröder
GD G. Dick
GT G. Trent Jr.
JP J. Poeltl
MF M. Flynn
OA O. Anunoby
PA P. Achiuwa
PS P. Siakam
SB S. Barnes
SC Schroder
NYKDD D. DiVincenzo
IH I. Hartenstein
JB J. Brunson
JH J. Hart
JR J. Randle
JS J. Sims
MM M. McBride
QG Q. Grimes
RB R. Barrett
TOR/NYK 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
Knicks beat Raptors 136-130 behind a balanced effort in their first game without Robinson
NEW YORK -- — Facing at least two months without their man in the middle, the New York Knicks showed off the balance they believe can keep them winning without him.
Julius Randle scored 34 points, Quentin Grimes had a season-high 19 and the Knicks shook off some bad injury news to beat the Toronto Raptors 136-130 on Monday night.
RJ Barrett added 27 points and Jalen Brunson had 21 points and nine assists for the Knicks, who had a new starting center for the first time this season after Mitchell Robinson sustained a stress fracture in his left ankle. The injury will require surgery for the NBA leader in offensive rebounds and a recovery of at least eight weeks.
“He covers up for a lot of our mistakes, but we’ll figure it out,” Randle said.
New York broke open the game in the fourth quarter behind two of its bench players. Grimes, who has struggled to find a rhythm this season and recently lost his starting job to Donte DiVincenzo , had a 3-pointer and Josh Hart also scored during a 7-0 run that turned a tie game into a 115-108 lead.
Grimes made another 3 with the Knicks holding a four-point lead with 3:36 to play, and a 3-pointer followed by another basket by Hart made it 129-119 about a minute later.
“Our whole bench unit, I’m very, very pleased with the way they’re playing," Knicks coach Tom Thibodeau said, even though they were also without reserve guard Immanuel Quickley because of knee soreness.
“You need everybody. We’ve got to get everyone playing well together to bring the best out of each other and if we do that, we’ll have a good chance to win.”
Hart finished with 16 points for the Knicks, who were coming off losses last week to Eastern Conference powers Milwaukee and Boston.
OG Anunoby scored a season-high 29 points for the Raptors, who dropped their fourth straight, two of them against New York. Scottie Barnes , Pascal Siakam and Dennis Schroder all had 20.
“It was kind of a shootout,” Anunoby said. “Both teams scored a lot and they made a lot of tough shots. We had some breakdowns. They had breakdowns too, but they just made a bunch of tough shots.”
The Knicks were making their only home appearance in their first nine December games. They play their next five on the road, starting Wednesday in Utah, and aren't back at Madison Square Garden until Dec. 23 against the Bucks.
They began the game with Jericho Sims at center, with Thibodeau opting to keep Isaiah Hartenstein , the normal backup to Robinson, with the second unit. Hartenstein finished with 11 points and eight rebounds, while Sims grabbed seven boards.
Randle scored 15 points in the first quarter but Barnes' 3-pointer tied it at 35 going to the second. The Knicks had a 66-60 advantage at halftime after Barnes again hit from behind the arc for the last basket.
Anunoby made three 3-pointers and scored 15 points in the third as the Raptors closed to 98-97 going to the final 12 minutes.
UP NEXT
Raptors: Host Atlanta for a two-game series Wednesday and Friday.
Knicks: Visit Utah on Wednesday to begin a five-game trip.