Game ID: 22301175
Brooklyn Nets @ New York Knicks
Friday, April 12, 2024 at 7:30 PM ET
Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
NYK 14 40 30 27 111BKN 30 33 13 31 107
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 4/05 · back-to-backOUT Anunoby missed 9 since 3/18, returns tonight: 29 min (82% of 35)
BACK Robinson back 3/27 after 50, 14 min since (60% of 24)
BACK Burks back 3/31 after 3, 8 min since (54% of 15)
BACK Sims back 4/04 after 3, 1 min since (5% of 12)
NEW Hart 35 to 42 min over the last 5
NEW DiVincenzo 30 to 39 min over the last 5
NEW McBride 21 to 44 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 4/07 · 1 day's restBACK Anunoby back 4/05 after 9, 29 min since (82% of 35)
BACK Burks back 3/31 after 3, 8 min since (54% of 15)
BACK Sims back 4/04 after 3, 1 min since (5% of 12)
NEW DiVincenzo 30 to 39 min over the last 5
NEW McBride 21 to 43 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 4/09 · 1 day's restOUT Sims missed 2 since 4/05, out tonight
BACK Anunoby back 4/05 after 9, 33 min since (94% of 35)
BACK Burks back 3/31 after 3, 8 min since (54% of 15)
NEW DiVincenzo 30 to 37 min over the last 5
NEW McBride 21 to 38 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 4/11 · 1 day's restOUT Burks missed 2 since 4/07, out tonight
OUT Sims missed 3 since 4/05, out tonight
BACK Anunoby back 4/05 after 9, 34 min since (96% of 35)
NEW DiVincenzo 30 to 36 min over the last 5
NEW McBride 21 to 33 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 4/12 · back-to-backOUT Burks missed 3 since 4/07, returns tonight: 12 min (77% of 15)
OUT Sims missed 4 since 4/05, returns tonight: 23 min (189% of 12)
BACK Anunoby back 4/05 after 9, 32 min since (91% of 35)
NEW DiVincenzo 30 to 38 min over the last 5
NEW McBride 21 to 28 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 4/14 · 1 day's restBACK Anunoby back 4/05 after 9, 32 min since (92% of 35)
BACK Burks back 4/12 after 3, 12 min since (77% of 15)
BACK Sims back 4/12 after 4, 23 min since (189% of 12)
NEW DiVincenzo 30 to 39 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 4/20 · 5 days' restBACK Burks back 4/12 after 3, 12 min since (77% of 15)
BACK Sims back 4/12 after 4, 23 min since (189% of 12)
NEW DiVincenzo 30 to 43 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 4/22 · 1 day's restOUT Burks missed 2 since 4/14, out tonight
OUT Sims missed 2 since 4/14, out tonight
NEW Hart 35 to 40 min over the last 5
NEW DiVincenzo 30 to 40 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 4/25 · 2 days' restOUT Achiuwa missed 2 since 4/20, returns tonight: 10 min (43% of 24)
OUT Burks missed 3 since 4/14, out tonight
OUT Sims missed 3 since 4/14, out tonight
NEW Hart 35 to 40 min over the last 5
NEW DiVincenzo 30 to 40 min over the last 5
BKN availability going into 4/03 · 1 day's restOUT Keo. Johnson missed 18 since 2/29, out tonight
OUT Gilyard missed 3 since 3/29, out tonight
BACK Cam. Johnson back 3/31 after 3, 20 min since (72% of 28)
BACK Smith Jr. back 3/31 after 3, 4 min since (19% of 19)
NEW Thomas 31 to 37 min over the last 4
NEW Watford 14 to 25 min over the last 5
BKN availability going into 4/06 · 2 days' restOUT Smith Jr. missed 2 since 4/01, out tonight
OUT Keo. Johnson missed 19 since 2/29, out tonight
OUT Gilyard missed 4 since 3/29, out tonight
BACK Cam. Johnson back 3/31 after 3, 21 min since (77% of 28)
NEW Thomas 31 to 38 min over the last 5
NEW Watford 14 to 24 min over the last 5
BKN availability going into 4/07 · back-to-backOUT Smith Jr. missed 3 since 4/01, out tonight
OUT Keo. Johnson missed 20 since 2/29, out tonight
OUT Gilyard missed 5 since 3/29, out tonight
BACK Cam. Johnson back 3/31 after 3, 21 min since (77% of 28)
NEW Thomas 31 to 36 min over the last 5
NEW Watford 14 to 23 min over the last 5
BKN availability going into 4/10 · 2 days' restOUT Cam. Johnson missed 2 since 4/06, returns tonight: 27 min (97% of 28)
OUT Smith Jr. missed 4 since 4/01, not on tonight's roster
OUT Keo. Johnson missed 21 since 2/29, out tonight
OUT Gilyard missed 6 since 3/29, out tonight
NEW Clowney 16 to 23 min over the last 5
NEW Watford 14 to 25 min over the last 5
BKN availability going into 4/12 · 1 day's restOUT Finney-Smith missed 2 since 4/07, out tonight
OUT Keo. Johnson missed 22 since 2/29, out tonight
OUT Gilyard missed 7 since 3/29, returns tonight: 12 min (106% of 11)
BACK Cam. Johnson back 4/10 after 2, 27 min since (97% of 28)
NEW Clowney 16 to 27 min over the last 5
NEW Wilson 16 to 21 min over the last 5
NEW Watford 14 to 22 min over the last 5
BKN availability going into 4/14 · 1 day's restOUT Finney-Smith missed 3 since 4/07, out tonight
OUT Keo. Johnson missed 23 since 2/29, returns tonight: 10 min (84% of 12)
BACK Cam. Johnson back 4/10 after 2, 27 min since (97% of 28)
BACK Gilyard back 4/12 after 7, 12 min since (106% of 11)
NEW Thomas 31 to 38 min over the last 5
NEW Walker IV 17 to 23 min over the last 3
NEW Clowney 16 to 28 min over the last 5
NEW Wilson 16 to 23 min over the last 5
NEW Watford 14 to 23 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 118 a night and allowing 110, shooting 50 percent and 42 from three, 21 free throws a game; Brunson at 39 and DiVincenzo at 19 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Second night of a back-to-back. Brooklyn comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 104 a night and allowing 111, shooting 45 percent and 34 from three, 25 free throws a game; Thomas at 25 and Bridges at 14 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Finney-Smith (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the arc, New York at 42 percent from three to Brooklyn's 34 and the glass, where Brooklyn has been plus-5 a night and New York minus-1. Call it New York 114, Brooklyn 108.
4/05 @ CHI 100-108 — NYK notes
NYK lost 100-108. NYK shot 43% (36 of 83) to CHI's 47%, 10 of 29 from three, and went to the line 24 times to CHI's 16 — 18 points from the stripe to their 13. The glass went 38-57 against them. Brunson led with 35 (13 of 28, 1 of 5 from three, 8 of 10 at the line); McBride added 19, Anunoby 12. Q3 was theirs, 31-20, the deficit cut from 16 to 5, but the other 3 periods went 88-69 against them. Hart's -12 in 11 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/07 @ MIL 122-109 — NYK notes
NYK won 122-109. NYK shot 49% (45 of 92) to MIL's 47%, 14 of 29 from three, and got to the line 22 times to MIL's 32. NYK turned it over 5 times to MIL's 14. Brunson led with 43 (16 of 32, 2 of 6 from three, 9 of 11 at the line); DiVincenzo added 26, Hartenstein 18. The hinge was Q3, 39-24: NYK came in trailing by 11 and left it ahead by 4, and the lead reached 16. NYK trailed 50-61 at the half and won the second half 72-48. DiVincenzo was the night's best plus/minus at +15.
4/09 @ CHI 128-117 — NYK notes
NYK won 128-117. NYK shot 55% (46 of 83) to CHI's 53%, 17 of 36 from three. Brunson led with 45 (13 of 24, 7 of 12 from three, 12 of 12 at the line); Anunoby added 24, DiVincenzo 21. The hinge was Q1, 36-27: from level to 9 ahead, and the lead reached 17. Hart was the night's best plus/minus at +17.
4/11 @ BOS 118-109 — NYK notes
NYK won 118-109. NYK shot 49% (49 of 99) to BOS's 47%, 14 of 36 from three, and got to the line 10 times to BOS's 16. The glass went 52-36 for them. Brunson led with 39 (15 of 23, 6 of 11 from three); DiVincenzo added 17, Hart 16. The hinge was Q2, 37-19: a lead of 3 became 21, and the lead reached 31. Brunson was the night's best plus/minus at +28.
4/12 vs BKN 111-107 — NYK notes
NYK won 111-107. NYK shot 46% (38 of 83) to BKN's 50%, 14 of 30 from three, and went to the line 25 times to BKN's 19 — 21 points from the stripe to their 14. NYK turned it over 5 times to BKN's 12. The glass went 31-45 against them. Brunson led with 30 (10 of 25, 3 of 7 from three, 7 of 7 at the line); Hart added 16, Anunoby 15. The hinge was Q3, 30-13: NYK came in trailing by 9 and left it ahead by 8. NYK trailed 54-63 at the half and won the second half 57-44. Sims was the night's best plus/minus at +13.
4/14 vs CHI — 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 116 a night and allowing 110, shooting 49 percent and 43 from three, 20 free throws a game; Brunson at 38 and DiVincenzo at 18 a game. That is 4 straight wins. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. One day's rest. Chicago comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 115, shooting 51 percent and 36 from three, 20 free throws a game; DeRozan at 31 and Vučević at 19 a game. It has won the glass by 9 a night. One day's rest.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Chicago has been plus-9 a night and New York minus-4 and the arc, New York at 43 percent from three to Chicago's 36. Call it New York 115, Chicago 111, Chicago keeping it close.
4/20 vs PHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New York comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 112, shooting 50 percent and 44 from three, 20 free throws a game; Brunson at 39 and DiVincenzo at 21 a game. That is 5 straight wins. 5 days' rest. Philadelphia comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 105, shooting 46 percent and 37 from three, 22 free throws a game; Embiid at 33 and Maxey at 28 a game. That is 5 straight wins. 5 days' rest.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the arc, New York at 44 percent from three to Philadelphia's 37 and the defense, Philadelphia allowing 105 a night to New York's 112. Call it New York 114, Philadelphia 113, Philadelphia keeping it close.
4/22 vs PHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New York comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 111, shooting 48 percent and 43 from three, 21 free throws a game; Brunson at 35 and DiVincenzo at 17 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 5 a night. One day's rest. Philadelphia comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 108, shooting 45 percent and 36 from three, 21 free throws a game; Maxey at 35 and Embiid at 33 a game. Without Melton (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the glass, where New York has been plus-5 a night and Philadelphia minus-3 and the arc, New York at 43 percent from three to Philadelphia's 36. Call it New York 114, Philadelphia 111, Philadelphia keeping it close.
4/25 @ PHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Philadelphia comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 103, shooting 45 percent and 37 from three, 22 free throws a game; Embiid at 33 and Maxey at 30 a game. Without Melton (3 straight). 2 days' rest. New York comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 108, shooting 45 percent and 40 from three, 21 free throws a game; Brunson at 31 and Hart at 17 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 7 a night. Without Achiuwa (2 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Philadelphia wins, and the game turns on the glass, where New York has been plus-7 a night and Philadelphia minus-1. Call it Philadelphia 112, New York 108, New York keeping it close.
4/03 vs IND 115-111 — BKN notes
BKN won 115-111. BKN shot 48% (42 of 87) to IND's 45%, 12 of 32 from three, and went to the line 27 times to IND's 11 — 19 points from the stripe to their 9. Thomas led with 27 (9 of 21, 3 of 11 from three, 6 of 8 at the line); Clowney added 22, Bridges 17. The hinge was Q2, 42-31: the deficit went from 12 to 1. BKN trailed 61-62 at the half and won the second half 54-49. Claxton was the night's best plus/minus at +18.
4/06 vs DET 113-103 — BKN notes
BKN won 113-103. BKN shot 52% (38 of 73) to DET's 46%, 11 of 27 from three, and went to the line 33 times to DET's 4 — 26 points from the stripe to their 2. BKN turned it over 18 times to DET's 7, and DET turned those into 9 steals. The glass went 48-28 for them. Thomas led with 32 (10 of 25, 2 of 8 from three, 10 of 11 at the line); Schröder added 24, Clowney 17. The hinge was Q4, 38-20: BKN came in trailing by 8 and left it ahead by 10. BKN trailed 46-57 at the half and won the second half 67-46. Claxton was the night's best plus/minus at +20.
4/07 vs SAC 77-107 — BKN notes
BKN lost 77-107. BKN shot 35% (30 of 86) to SAC's 43%, 7 of 30 from three. BKN turned it over 16 times to SAC's 9, and SAC turned those into 8 steals. Thomas led with 21 (8 of 18, 2 of 7 from three); Watford added 16, Wilson 11. Q3 was theirs, 24-13, the deficit cut from 25 to 14, but the other 3 periods went 94-53 against them. Watford's -36 in 33 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/10 vs TOR 106-102 — BKN notes
BKN won 106-102. BKN shot 44% (38 of 86) to TOR's 37%, 11 of 36 from three, and went to the line 24 times to TOR's 18 — 19 points from the stripe to their 16. The glass went 56-45 for them. Thomas led with 23 (7 of 22, 5 of 10 from three); Schröder added 21, Claxton 14. The hinge was Q4, 29-22: BKN came in trailing by 3 and left it ahead by 4. BKN trailed 53-54 at the half and won the second half 53-48. Johnson was the night's best plus/minus at +6.
4/12 @ NYK 107-111 — BKN notes
BKN lost 107-111. BKN shot 50% (41 of 82) to NYK's 46%, 11 of 32 from three, and got to the line 19 times to NYK's 25. BKN turned it over 12 times to NYK's 5, and NYK turned those into 10 steals. The glass went 45-31 for them. Thomas led with 41 (15 of 26, 4 of 9 from three, 7 of 7 at the line); Watford added 17, Walker IV 15. Q1 was theirs, 30-14, but the other 3 periods went 97-77 against them. They led by as many as 17. Clowney's -14 in 28 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/14 @ PHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Philadelphia comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 108, shooting 47 percent and 38 from three, 21 free throws a game; Embiid at 32 and Maxey at 31 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. One day's rest. Brooklyn comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 104 a night and allowing 107, shooting 46 percent and 33 from three, 23 free throws a game; Thomas at 29 and Schröder at 15 a game. It has won the glass by 8 a night. Without Finney-Smith (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: Philadelphia wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Brooklyn has been plus-8 a night and Philadelphia minus-4 and the arc, Philadelphia at 38 percent from three to Brooklyn's 33. Call it Philadelphia 115, Brooklyn 107.
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BrClClThWa 5 11 +6 4 7 57 1 4 25 0 0 0 4 4 4 0 0 1 1
BKN Bridges, Claxton, Clowney, Thomas, Watford
in Bridges, Claxton, Clowney, Thomas, Watford
out ---
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
AnBrDiHaSi 7 5 -7 1 7 14 1 4 25 0 0 0 2 4 1 0 0 1 2
NYK Anunoby, Brunson, DiVincenzo, Hart, Sims
in Anunoby, Brunson, DiVincenzo, Hart, Sims
out ---
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BrClIvWaWi 3 8 +8 2 4 50 1 1 100 1 2 50 0 3 1 0 0 0 0
BKN Bridges, Claxton, Walker IV, Watford, Wilson
in Walker IV, Wilson
out Clowney, Thomas
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
AnBrDiHaSi 7 5 -7 1 7 14 1 4 25 0 0 0 2 4 1 0 0 1 2
NYK Anunoby, Brunson, DiVincenzo, Hart, Sims
in Anunoby, Brunson, DiVincenzo, Hart, Sims
out ---
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BrClIvWaWi 3 8 +8 2 4 50 1 1 100 1 2 50 0 3 1 0 0 0 0
BKN Bridges, Claxton, Walker IV, Watford, Wilson
in Walker IV, Wilson
out Clowney, Thomas
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
AnBrDiHaRo 2 0 -7 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
NYK Anunoby, Brunson, DiVincenzo, Hart, Robinson
in Robinson
out Sims
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
ClGiThIvWi 2 7 -2 2 2 100 1 1 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
BKN Clowney, Gilyard, Thomas, Walker IV, Wilson
in Gilyard
out Watford
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BoBrDiHaRo 2 4 -1 2 4 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0
NYK Bogdanović, Brunson, DiVincenzo, Hart, Robinson
in Bogdanović
out Anunoby
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
ClGiThIvWi 2 7 -2 2 2 100 1 1 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
BKN Clowney, Gilyard, Thomas, Walker IV, Wilson
in Gilyard
out Watford
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BoBuDiHaRo 1 5 -1 0 0 0 1 1 100 2 2 100 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
NYK Bogdanović, Burks, DiVincenzo, Hart, Robinson
in Burks
out Brunson
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
ClGiThIvWi 2 6 -1 0 0 0 2 2 100 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0
BKN Clowney, Gilyard, Thomas, Walker IV, Wilson
in ---
out ---
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
AcBoBuDiRo 4 14 +2 4 7 57 1 2 50 1 2 50 2 3 2 1 0 1 0
NYK Achiuwa, Bogdanović, Burks, DiVincenzo, Robinson
in Achiuwa
out Hart
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BrClGiIvWi 2 6 -1 0 1 0 2 5 40 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1
BKN Bridges, Clowney, Gilyard, Walker IV, Wilson
in Bridges
out Thomas
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
AcBoBuDiRo 4 14 +2 4 7 57 1 2 50 1 2 50 2 3 2 1 0 1 0
NYK Achiuwa, Bogdanović, Burks, DiVincenzo, Robinson
in Achiuwa
out Hart
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BrClIvWaWi 3 5 -1 1 3 33 1 2 50 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 2 1 2
BKN Bridges, Claxton, Walker IV, Watford, Wilson
in Claxton, Watford
out Clowney, Gilyard
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
AcAnBoBuSi 1 3 -2 0 1 0 1 1 100 2 2 100 0 0 1 1 0 0 0
NYK Achiuwa, Anunoby, Bogdanović, Burks, Sims
in Anunoby, Sims
out DiVincenzo, Robinson
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BrClIvWaWi 3 5 -1 1 3 33 1 2 50 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 2 1 2
BKN Bridges, Claxton, Walker IV, Watford, Wilson
in Claxton, Watford
out Clowney, Gilyard
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
AcAnBoBrSi 2 3 +3 0 3 0 1 2 50 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0
NYK Achiuwa, Anunoby, Bogdanović, Brunson, Sims
in Brunson
out Burks
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
ClClThIvWa 3 10 -4 4 6 67 0 2 0 2 2 100 2 2 1 1 0 1 2
BKN Claxton, Clowney, Thomas, Walker IV, Watford
in Walker IV
out Bridges
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
AnBrDiHaSi 12 42 +21 5 10 50 9 12 75 5 5 100 0 6 9 4 1 1 5
NYK Anunoby, Brunson, DiVincenzo, Hart, Sims
in DiVincenzo
out Bogdanović
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BrClClThWa 6 7 -13 1 2 50 1 5 20 1 2 50 2 3 2 0 1 4 1
BKN Bridges, Claxton, Clowney, Thomas, Watford
in Bridges
out Walker IV
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
AnBrDiHaSi 12 42 +21 5 10 50 9 12 75 5 5 100 0 6 9 4 1 1 5
NYK Anunoby, Brunson, DiVincenzo, Hart, Sims
in DiVincenzo
out Bogdanović
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BrClThWaWi 3 4 -2 2 3 67 0 1 0 1 2 50 0 2 2 0 0 0 0
BKN Bridges, Claxton, Thomas, Watford, Wilson
in Wilson
out Clowney
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
AnBrDiHaSi 12 42 +21 5 10 50 9 12 75 5 5 100 0 6 9 4 1 1 5
NYK Anunoby, Brunson, DiVincenzo, Hart, Sims
in DiVincenzo
out Bogdanović
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
ClThIvWaWi 1 2 0 1 3 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
BKN Claxton, Thomas, Walker IV, Watford, Wilson
in Walker IV
out Bridges
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
AnBrDiHaRo 1 2 0 1 1 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
NYK Anunoby, Brunson, DiVincenzo, Hart, Robinson
in Robinson
out Sims
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
ClGiIvWaWi 2 0 -2 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 1 0
BKN Clowney, Gilyard, Walker IV, Watford, Wilson
in Clowney, Gilyard
out Claxton, Thomas
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BoBrDiHaRo 2 2 +2 1 1 100 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 1
NYK Bogdanović, Brunson, DiVincenzo, Hart, Robinson
in Bogdanović
out Anunoby
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
ClGiThIvWi 2 7 +1 2 5 40 1 2 50 0 0 0 3 1 2 0 1 0 0
BKN Clowney, Gilyard, Thomas, Walker IV, Wilson
in Thomas
out Watford
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BoBuDiHaRo 5 10 -2 4 8 50 0 1 0 2 2 100 2 3 2 1 1 0 2
NYK Bogdanović, Burks, DiVincenzo, Hart, Robinson
in Burks
out Brunson
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
ClThIvWaWi 9 24 +7 7 8 88 1 3 33 7 9 78 1 6 4 0 0 2 7
BKN Claxton, Thomas, Walker IV, Watford, Wilson
in Watford
out Gilyard
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BoBuDiHaRo 5 10 -2 4 8 50 0 1 0 2 2 100 2 3 2 1 1 0 2
NYK Bogdanović, Burks, DiVincenzo, Hart, Robinson
in Burks
out Brunson
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
ClThIvWaWi 9 24 +7 7 8 88 1 3 33 7 9 78 1 6 4 0 0 2 7
BKN Claxton, Thomas, Walker IV, Watford, Wilson
in Watford
out Gilyard
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
AnBrDiHaRo 7 17 -2 4 8 50 0 2 0 9 12 75 2 2 1 2 1 1 2
NYK Anunoby, Brunson, DiVincenzo, Hart, Robinson
in Anunoby, Brunson
out Bogdanović, Burks
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
BKNCT C. Thomas
JG J. Gilyard
JW J. Wilson
LW L. Walker IV
MB M. Bridges
NC N. Claxton
NC N. Clowney
TW T. Watford
NYKAB A. Burks
BB B. Bogdanović
BO Bogdanovic
DD D. DiVincenzo
JB J. Brunson
JH J. Hart
JS J. Sims
MR M. Robinson
OA O. Anunoby
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
Knicks top Nets 111-107, earn home-court advantage in 1st round of playoffs and stay alive for No. 2
NEW YORK -- — The New York Knicks will be at Madison Square Garden to begin the first round of the playoffs.
They could even be on their home court again to start the second round.
Jalen Brunson had 30 points and 11 assists after a slow start, OG Anunoby scored all of his 15 points in the third quarter and the Knicks beat the Brooklyn Nets 111-107 on Friday night, clinching home-court advantage in the first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs.
“I heard the lights are really bright in MSG during that time, so that’s really big for us,” forward Josh Hart said.
Hart added 16 points and Mitchell Robinson also had 15 for the Knicks, who guaranteed themselves a top-four finish in the East. Shortly after beating Brooklyn, New York moved into a tie for second in the conference with Milwaukee at 49-32 when the Bucks lost at Oklahoma City.
The Bucks have the head-to-head tiebreaker, so the Knicks will need to beat Chicago at home Sunday and hope the Bucks lose their finale at Orlando.
“We want to go through the finish line so that’s the way we’re looking at it,” Knicks coach Tom Thibodeau said, “and we want to improve and play our best.”
The Knicks won their fourth straight overall and completed a season sweep of the Nets that tied the all-time series between the local rivals at 107 wins apiece. Brooklyn had won nine straight, never losing with Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving in uniform, but New York has won all six meetings since both were traded in the middle of last season.
Anunoby helped turn around a game the Nets led by 17 in the first half. Besides shooting 6 for 7 in the period, he helped hold Cam Thomas scoreless after the Brooklyn guard scored 22 in the first half.
The Knicks improved to 19-3 when Anunoby plays.
Thomas finished with 41 points. Trenton Watford added 17 points and 13 rebounds for the Nets, who had won six of nine.
The Knicks were sluggish to start a night after winning at NBA-leading Boston . They fell behind 11-0 and missed 12 of their first 14 shots, and the Nets raced to a 30-14 lead.
New York then rang up 70 points over the next two quarters.
Brunson finally got on the board with 4:16 left in the half, and quickly had nine before the 3-minute mark. The Knicks trimmed it to 63-54 at the half, then came out with a 9-0 run that tied it for the first time on Anunoby's steal and dunk.
“Got to give them credit. They didn’t make anything easy and I finally just woke up,” Brunson said.
New York outscored Brooklyn 30-13 in the third and went up by 11 in the fourth before the Nets got it close again. Interim coach Kevin Ollie had the Nets intentionally foul Robinson down the stretch, but he went 5 of 8 on his free throws during that span.
“Kudos to Mitchell. He’s shooting 38% on the season, so he made them today and sometimes you’ve got to live with the coach’s decision,” Ollie said. “But I’m going to go with the percentages and it keeps the ball out of Brunson’s hands.”
Words were exchanged between Anunoby and Thomas in the final seconds after Thomas knocked Brunson down while committing a foul. Both players were given technical fouls.
The Nets played without starters and key rotation players such as Dennis Schroder , Dorian Finney-Smith , Cam Johnson and Dennis Smith Jr . Watford got his first start of the season and Jacob Gilyard made just his third appearance with the Nets after signing a two-way contract last month.