Game ID: 22301019
Brooklyn Nets @ New York Knicks
Saturday, March 23, 2024 at 1:00 PM ET
Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
NYK 28 28 24 25 105BKN 30 27 20 16 93
BKN @ NYK ScoutingBKN @ NYK 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 3/14 · 1 day's restOUT Robinson missed 44 since 12/11, out tonight
BACK Anunoby back 3/12 after 18, 29 min since (82% of 35)
NEW Hart 35 to 43 min over the last 5
NEW DiVincenzo 30 to 38 min over the last 5
NEW Achiuwa 24 to 29 min over the last 5
NEW McBride 21 to 30 min over the last 5
NEW Sims 12 to 21 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 3/16 · 1 day's restOUT Robinson missed 45 since 12/11, out tonight
BACK Anunoby back 3/12 after 18, 32 min since (92% of 35)
NEW Hart 35 to 42 min over the last 5
NEW DiVincenzo 30 to 38 min over the last 5
NEW Achiuwa 24 to 29 min over the last 5
NEW Sims 12 to 20 min over the last 4
NYK availability going into 3/18 · 1 day's restOUT Robinson missed 46 since 12/11, out tonight
OUT Sims missed 2 since 3/14, returns tonight: 5 min (39% of 12)
BACK Anunoby back 3/12 after 18, 33 min since (92% of 35)
NEW Hart 35 to 41 min over the last 5
NEW DiVincenzo 30 to 36 min over the last 5
NEW Achiuwa 24 to 29 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 3/21 · 2 days' restOUT Robinson missed 47 since 12/11, out tonight
BACK Anunoby back 3/12 after 18, 33 min since (92% of 35)
BACK Sims back 3/18 after 2, 5 min since (39% of 12)
NEW Hart 35 to 42 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 3/23 · 1 day's restOUT Anunoby missed 2 since 3/18, out tonight
OUT Robinson missed 48 since 12/11, out tonight
BACK Sims back 3/18 after 2, 7 min since (54% of 12)
NEW Hart 35 to 41 min over the last 5
NEW McBride 21 to 29 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 3/25 · 1 day's restOUT Anunoby missed 3 since 3/18, out tonight
OUT Robinson missed 49 since 12/11, out tonight
BACK Sims back 3/18 after 2, 10 min since (86% of 12)
NEW Hart 35 to 42 min over the last 5
NEW McBride 21 to 34 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 3/27 · 1 day's restOUT Anunoby missed 4 since 3/18, out tonight
OUT Robinson missed 50 since 12/11, returns tonight: 12 min (52% of 24)
BACK Sims back 3/18 after 2, 9 min since (78% of 12)
NEW Hart 35 to 41 min over the last 5
NEW McBride 21 to 39 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 3/29 · 1 day's restOUT Anunoby missed 5 since 3/18, out tonight
OUT Burks missed 2 since 3/25, out tonight
BACK Robinson back 3/27 after 50, 12 min since (52% of 24)
BACK Sims back 3/18 after 2, 9 min since (73% of 12)
NEW Hart 35 to 40 min over the last 5
NEW DiVincenzo 30 to 35 min over the last 5
NEW McBride 21 to 44 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 3/31 · 1 day's restOUT Anunoby missed 6 since 3/18, out tonight
OUT Burks missed 3 since 3/25, returns tonight: 12 min (83% of 15)
BACK Robinson back 3/27 after 50, 16 min since (67% of 24)
NEW DiVincenzo 30 to 39 min over the last 5
NEW McBride 21 to 44 min over the last 5
BKN availability going into 3/16 · 2 days' restOUT Keo. Johnson missed 8 since 2/29, out tonight
BACK Thomas back 3/09 after 6, 33 min since (106% of 31)
BACK Cam. Johnson back 3/13 after 3, 29 min since (104% of 28)
BACK Clowney back 3/07 after 8, 6 min since (40% of 16)
BACK Sharpe back 3/09 after 2, 14 min since (91% of 15)
BKN availability going into 3/17 · back-to-backOUT Keo. Johnson missed 9 since 2/29, out tonight
BACK Thomas back 3/09 after 6, 33 min since (105% of 31)
BACK Cam. Johnson back 3/13 after 3, 28 min since (100% of 28)
BACK Clowney back 3/07 after 8, 6 min since (35% of 16)
BACK Sharpe back 3/09 after 2, 14 min since (90% of 15)
BKN availability going into 3/19 · 1 day's restOUT Keo. Johnson missed 10 since 2/29, out tonight
BACK Thomas back 3/09 after 6, 34 min since (109% of 31)
BACK Cam. Johnson back 3/13 after 3, 27 min since (99% of 28)
BACK Sharpe back 3/09 after 2, 15 min since (98% of 15)
BKN availability going into 3/21 · 1 day's restOUT Clowney missed 2 since 3/17, returns tonight: 14 min (87% of 16)
OUT Keo. Johnson missed 11 since 2/29, out tonight
BACK Cam. Johnson back 3/13 after 3, 26 min since (94% of 28)
BKN availability going into 3/23 · 1 day's restOUT Keo. Johnson missed 12 since 2/29, out tonight
BACK Cam. Johnson back 3/13 after 3, 28 min since (101% of 28)
BACK Clowney back 3/21 after 2, 14 min since (87% of 16)
NEW Thomas 31 to 37 min over the last 5
BKN availability going into 3/25 · 1 day's restOUT Keo. Johnson missed 13 since 2/29, out tonight
BACK Clowney back 3/21 after 2, 8 min since (50% of 16)
BKN availability going into 3/27 · 1 day's restOUT Keo. Johnson missed 14 since 2/29, out tonight
BACK Clowney back 3/21 after 2, 12 min since (77% of 16)
NEW Thomas 31 to 37 min over the last 4
BKN availability going into 3/29 · 1 day's restOUT Cam. Johnson missed 2 since 3/25, out tonight
OUT Smith Jr. missed 2 since 3/25, out tonight
OUT Keo. Johnson missed 15 since 2/29, out tonight
BACK Clowney back 3/21 after 2, 12 min since (74% of 16)
NEW Thomas 31 to 38 min over the last 4
BKN availability going into 3/31 · 1 day's restOUT Cam. Johnson missed 3 since 3/25, returns tonight: 20 min (72% of 28)
OUT Smith Jr. missed 3 since 3/25, returns tonight: 4 min (19% of 19)
OUT Keo. Johnson missed 16 since 2/29, out tonight
BACK Clowney back 3/21 after 2, 13 min since (78% of 16)
NEW Thomas 31 to 40 min over the last 4
NEW Claxton 30 to 35 min over the last 5
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New York comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 98, shooting 47 percent and 32 from three, 19 free throws a game; Brunson at 33 and DiVincenzo at 14 a game. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without Anunoby (2 straight), Robinson (48 straight). One day's rest. Brooklyn comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 104 a night and allowing 115, shooting 44 percent and 30 from three, 23 free throws a game; Thomas at 24 and Bridges at 15 a game. That is 5 straight losses. One day's rest.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the defense, New York allowing 98 a night to Brooklyn's 115 and the glass, where New York has been plus-6 a night and Brooklyn minus-1. Call it New York 113, Brooklyn 104.
3/14 @ POR 105-93 — NYK notes
NYK won 105-93. NYK shot 44% (38 of 87) to POR's 40%, 6 of 29 from three, and went to the line 26 times to POR's 16 — 23 points from the stripe to their 14. NYK turned it over 12 times to POR's 17. Brunson led with 45 (14 of 30, 2 of 10 from three, 15 of 17 at the line); DiVincenzo added 12, Anunoby 12. The hinge was Q2, 29-16: a lead of 1 became 14, and the lead reached 22. Brunson was the night's best plus/minus at +17.
3/16 @ SAC 98-91 — NYK notes
NYK won 98-91. NYK shot 43% (37 of 86) to SAC's 35%, 11 of 39 from three, and got to the line 16 times to SAC's 26. The glass went 52-42 for them. Brunson led with 42 (17 of 28, 5 of 10 from three); DiVincenzo added 15, Burks 12. The hinge was Q2, 32-26: NYK came in trailing by 1 and left it ahead by 5. Burks was the night's best plus/minus at +13.
3/18 @ GSW 119-112 — NYK notes
NYK won 119-112. NYK shot 48% (44 of 91) to GSW's 48%, 14 of 37 from three. Brunson led with 34 (12 of 25, 3 of 9 from three, 7 of 8 at the line); McBride added 29, DiVincenzo 18. The hinge was Q1, 30-22: from level to 8 ahead, and the lead reached 15. Hartenstein was the night's best plus/minus at +26.
3/21 @ DEN 100-113 — NYK notes
NYK lost 100-113. NYK shot 48% (38 of 79) to DEN's 54%, 11 of 31 from three. The glass went 31-42 against them. Brunson led with 26 (11 of 23, 2 of 7 from three); Hartenstein added 20, Burks 18. Q4 was theirs, 24-25, but the other 3 periods went 88-76 against them. Hart's -21 in 36 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/23 vs BKN 105-93 — NYK notes
NYK won 105-93. NYK shot 43% (42 of 97) to BKN's 45%, 15 of 40 from three. NYK turned it over 9 times to BKN's 15. DiVincenzo led with 31 (12 of 24, 4 of 13 from three); McBride added 26, Brunson 17. The hinge was Q4, 25-16: a lead of 3 became 12, and the lead reached 18. NYK trailed 56-57 at the half and won the second half 49-36. Hart was the night's best plus/minus at +15.
3/25 vs DET — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New York comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 105 a night and allowing 100, shooting 45 percent and 32 from three, 18 free throws a game; Brunson at 33 and DiVincenzo at 17 a game. Without Anunoby (3 straight), Robinson (49 straight). One day's rest. Detroit comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 100 a night and allowing 118, shooting 44 percent and 30 from three, 21 free throws a game; Cunningham at 18 and Ivey at 16 a game. That is 5 straight losses. Without Duren (2 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the defense, New York allowing 100 a night to Detroit's 118 and the turnovers, Detroit giving it away 15 times a game to New York's 11. Call it New York 116, Detroit 103, New York by 13.
3/27 @ TOR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Toronto comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 97 a night and allowing 113, shooting 45 percent and 28 from three, 18 free throws a game; Trent Jr. at 20 and Dick at 12 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 13 a night. Without Barrett (7 straight), Quickley (4 straight). One day's rest. New York comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 102, shooting 47 percent and 36 from three, 17 free throws a game; Brunson at 29 and DiVincenzo at 23 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Anunoby (4 straight), Robinson (50 straight). One day's rest.
So: New York wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where New York has been plus-5 a night and Toronto minus-13 and the turnovers, Toronto giving it away 18 times a game to New York's 11. Call it New York 112, Toronto 106.
3/29 @ SAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
San Antonio comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 111, shooting 45 percent and 31 from three, 21 free throws a game; Vassell at 21 and Wembanyama at 19 a game. One day's rest. New York comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 104, shooting 50 percent and 41 from three, 17 free throws a game; Brunson at 26 and DiVincenzo at 23 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without Anunoby (5 straight). One day's rest.
So: New York wins, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, New York at 41 percent from three to San Antonio's 31 and the turnovers, San Antonio giving it away 15 times a game to New York's 10. Call it New York 114, San Antonio 109.
3/31 vs OKC — 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 120 a night and allowing 107, shooting 49 percent and 41 from three, 16 free throws a game; Brunson at 32 and DiVincenzo at 24 a game. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without Anunoby (6 straight). One day's rest. OKC comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 114, shooting 49 percent and 38 from three, 19 free throws a game; Giddey at 22 and Jal. Williams at 21 a game. Without Gilgeous-Alexander (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the glass, where New York has been plus-6 a night and OKC minus-1 and the defense, New York allowing 107 a night to OKC's 114. Call it New York 116, OKC 112, OKC keeping it close.
3/16 @ IND 100-121 — BKN notes
BKN lost 100-121. BKN shot 43% (33 of 77) to IND's 48%, 10 of 25 from three, and went to the line 31 times to IND's 16 — 24 points from the stripe to their 15. BKN turned it over 20 times to IND's 10, and IND turned those into 13 steals. Thomas led with 22 (7 of 16, 2 of 6 from three, 6 of 6 at the line); Johnson added 14, Schröder 13. Q1 was theirs, 30-25, but the other 3 periods went 96-70 against them. Watford's -15 in 19 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/17 @ SAS 115-122 — BKN notes
BKN lost 115-122 in 1 overtime. BKN shot 46% (47 of 102) to SAS's 46%, 8 of 31 from three. BKN turned it over 12 times to SAS's 17. Thomas led with 31 (12 of 23, 1 of 5 from three, 6 of 6 at the line); Schröder added 19, Sharpe 15. Q1 was theirs, 29-25, but the other 4 periods went 97-86 against them. They led by as many as 11. Bridges's -14 in 40 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/19 vs NOP 91-104 — BKN notes
BKN lost 91-104. BKN shot 37% (31 of 84) to NOP's 51%, 12 of 40 from three, and went to the line 22 times to NOP's 13 — 17 points from the stripe to their 10. Thomas led with 25 (8 of 19, 3 of 10 from three, 6 of 7 at the line); Bridges added 15, Schröder 12. Q3 was theirs, 24-21, the deficit cut from 19 to 16, but the other 3 periods went 83-67 against them. Thomas's -18 in 34 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/21 @ MIL 108-115 — BKN notes
BKN lost 108-115. BKN shot 45% (41 of 92) to MIL's 47%, 13 of 44 from three. Bridges led with 24 (9 of 19, 6 of 14 from three); Claxton added 22, Thomas 21. Q4 was theirs, 39-34, the deficit cut from 12 to 7, but the other 3 periods went 81-69 against them. Schröder's -17 in 34 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/23 @ NYK 93-105 — BKN notes
BKN lost 93-105. BKN shot 45% (34 of 76) to NYK's 43%, 12 of 34 from three. BKN turned it over 15 times to NYK's 9, and NYK turned those into 10 steals. Thomas led with 19 (6 of 14, 1 of 5 from three, 6 of 6 at the line); Bridges added 18, Johnson 13. Q1 was theirs, 30-28, but the other 3 periods went 77-63 against them. Thomas's -29 in 36 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/25 @ TOR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Toronto comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 100 a night and allowing 116, shooting 45 percent and 32 from three, 19 free throws a game; Trent Jr. at 24 and Nwora at 13 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 9 a night. Without Barrett (6 straight), Quickley (3 straight). One day's rest. Brooklyn comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 101 a night and allowing 113, shooting 43 percent and 32 from three, 21 free throws a game; Thomas at 24 and Bridges at 16 a game. That is 5 straight losses. One day's rest.
So: Toronto wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Brooklyn has been minus-2 a night and Toronto minus-9 and the turnovers, Toronto giving it away 19 times a game to Brooklyn's 15. Call it Toronto 112, Brooklyn 111, Brooklyn keeping it close.
3/27 @ WAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Washington comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 117, shooting 45 percent and 33 from three, 19 free throws a game; Poole at 20 and Kispert at 14 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 4 a night. Without Jones (6 straight). One day's rest. Brooklyn comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 101 a night and allowing 107, shooting 44 percent and 29 from three, 18 free throws a game; Thomas at 24 and Bridges at 17 a game. One day's rest.
So: Washington wins, and the game turns on the defense, Brooklyn allowing 107 a night to Washington's 117 and the arc, Washington at 33 percent from three to Brooklyn's 29. Call it Washington 113, Brooklyn 112, Brooklyn keeping it close.
3/29 vs CHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Brooklyn comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 102 a night and allowing 106, shooting 44 percent and 29 from three, 19 free throws a game; Thomas at 26 and Bridges at 18 a game. Without Cam. Johnson (2 straight), Smith Jr. (2 straight). One day's rest. Chicago comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 113, shooting 47 percent and 36 from three, 21 free throws a game; DeRozan at 25 and Dosunmu at 20 a game. One day's rest.
So: Brooklyn wins, and the game turns on the arc, Chicago at 36 percent from three to Brooklyn's 29 and the glass, where Brooklyn has been plus-4 a night and Chicago minus-3. Call it Brooklyn 111, Chicago 110, Chicago keeping it close.
3/31 vs LAL — 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 109 a night and allowing 107, shooting 46 percent and 36 from three, 19 free throws a game; Thomas at 26 and Bridges at 20 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Cam. Johnson (3 straight), Smith Jr. (3 straight). One day's rest. The Lakers come in 4-1 over their last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 119, shooting 47 percent and 37 from three, 32 free throws a game; Davis at 29 and James at 21 a game. They have won the glass by 5 a night. Without Vanderbilt (24 straight), Vincent (46 straight), Wood (18 straight). One day's rest.
So: Brooklyn wins, and the game turns on the line, where the Lakers take 32 free throws a game to Brooklyn's 19 and the defense, Brooklyn allowing 107 a night to the Lakers' 119. Call it Brooklyn 115, the Lakers 114, the Lakers keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
BKNCJ C. Johnson
CT C. Thomas
DF D. Finney-Smith
DS D. Schröder
DS D. Sharpe
DS D. Smith Jr.
JW J. Wilson
LW L. Walker IV
MB M. Bridges
NC N. Claxton
SC Schroder
TW T. Watford
NYKAB A. Burks
BB B. Bogdanović
DD D. DiVincenzo
IH I. Hartenstein
JB J. Brunson
JH J. Hart
JS J. Sims
MM M. McBride
PA P. Achiuwa
BKN/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
DiVincenzo scores 31 points as New York Knicks beat Brooklyn Nets 105-93
NEW YORK -- — Donte DiVincenzo scored 31 points, Miles McBride had 26 and the New York Knicks beat the Brooklyn Nets 105-93 on Saturday.
Jalen Brunson and Isaiah Hartenstein each had 17 points in New York's fifth win in six games. Brunson also had eight assists, and Hartenstein grabbed nine rebounds.
Hartenstein has been hampered by an Achilles injury this season, but he said he is feeling healthy again.
“We’re playing more unselfish basketball right now and that’s fun for me," he said. "It lets me do what I was brought there to do.”
Brooklyn dropped its sixth consecutive game. Cam Thomas had 19 points for the Nets, and Mikal Bridges finished with 18.
Dennis Smith Jr . opened the fourth quarter with a 3-pointer for Brooklyn, tying it at 80. But New York responded with a 12-0 run.
DiVincenzo scored the first seven points in the spurt on two layups and a 3-pointer. After Josh Hart scored on a putback, DiVincenzo made another 3 to make it 92-80 with 8:56 left.
“I’m just trying to make the right play. Be aggressive,” DiVincenzo said. “They were giving me space at the rim and I was taking advantage of it.”
The Knicks used an 8-0 spurt to open a 102-84 lead with 3:41 remaining. Hartenstein finished the run with a dunk and a three-point play.
New York improved to 3-0 against Brooklyn this season. They finish their season series on April 12 at Madison Square Garden.
“They went for every offensive rebound, they got every loose ball,” interim Nets coach Kevin Ollie said. “They just wanted it more. You could see it. That is where we are at because at those times you gotta go get it. You gotta go headfirst. We have to do those things to win. I know I sound like a broken record, but that is what we have to do.”
Bridges lifted Brooklyn to a 57-56 halftime lead when he connected from about 70 feet away for a buzzer-beating 3. Bridges had 11 points at the break.
New York also got a solid performance from Josh Hart, who finished with 13 rebounds and five assists.
“I knew this game would be a challenge coming off the road the way we did,” said Knicks coach Tom Thibodeau, whose team was back at home after a 3-1 trip out west. “We just needed to find a way to win, and we did.”