Game ID: 22300276
New York Knicks @ Toronto Raptors
Friday, December 1, 2023 at 7:30 PM ET
Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, ON
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
TOR 26 31 20 29 106NYK 34 23 33 29 119
NYK @ TOR ScoutingNYK @ 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.
TOR availability going into 11/24 · 1 day's restOUT Freeman-Liberty missed 13 since 10/28, out tonight
OUT Young missed 4 since 11/17, out tonight
BACK Anunoby back 11/19 after 3, 31 min since (93% of 33)
BACK Trent Jr. back 11/17 after 3, 26 min since (92% of 28)
BACK Porter Jr. back 11/21 after 2, 8 min since (67% of 12)
BACK Temple back 11/21 after 2, 4 min since (36% of 11)
NEW Flynn 15 to 21 min over the last 5
TOR availability going into 11/26 · 1 day's restOUT Freeman-Liberty missed 14 since 10/28, out tonight
OUT Young missed 5 since 11/17, out tonight
OUT McDaniels missed 2 since 11/22, out tonight
OUT Temple missed 2 since 11/22, out tonight
BACK Anunoby back 11/19 after 3, 32 min since (95% of 33)
BACK Trent Jr. back 11/17 after 3, 25 min since (88% of 28)
BACK Porter Jr. back 11/21 after 2, 8 min since (67% of 12)
TOR availability going into 11/28 · 1 day's restOUT Freeman-Liberty missed 15 since 10/28, out tonight
OUT Young missed 6 since 11/17, out tonight
OUT McDaniels missed 3 since 11/22, returns tonight: 13 min (120% of 11)
OUT Temple missed 3 since 11/22, out tonight
BACK Anunoby back 11/19 after 3, 32 min since (97% of 33)
BACK Porter Jr. back 11/21 after 2, 7 min since (60% of 12)
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)
NYK availability going into 11/24 · 3 days' restOUT Fournier missed 2 since 11/18, out tonight
BACK Barrett back 11/18 after 3, 24 min since (81% of 30)
BACK Grimes back 11/20 after 2, 25 min since (123% of 20)
NEW Robinson 24 to 31 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 11/26 · 1 day's restOUT Fournier missed 3 since 11/18, out tonight
BACK Barrett back 11/18 after 3, 27 min since (93% of 30)
BACK Grimes back 11/20 after 2, 23 min since (112% of 20)
NYK availability going into 11/28 · 1 day's restOUT McBride missed 2 since 11/24, returns tonight: 1 min (6% of 21)
OUT Fournier missed 4 since 11/18, out tonight
OUT Sims missed 2 since 11/24, returns tonight: 2 min (14% of 12)
BACK Barrett back 11/18 after 3, 28 min since (96% of 30)
BACK Grimes back 11/20 after 2, 22 min since (108% of 20)
NEW Robinson 24 to 29 min over the last 5
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)
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Toronto comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 113, shooting 46 percent and 34 from three, 25 free throws a game; Siakam at 22 and Barnes at 18 a game. Without Dick (3 straight), Freeman-Liberty (17 straight), Young (8 straight). One day's rest. New York comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 107, shooting 44 percent and 35 from three, 26 free throws a game; Brunson at 28 and Randle at 23 a game. Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Toronto wins, and the game turns on the defense, New York allowing 107 a night to Toronto's 113. Call it Toronto 111, New York 110, New York keeping it close.
11/24 vs CHI 121-108 — TOR notes
TOR won 121-108. TOR shot 53% (44 of 83) to CHI's 51%, 13 of 39 from three, and went to the line 27 times to CHI's 19 — 20 points from the stripe to their 12. Anunoby led with 26 (10 of 14, 5 of 7 from three); Siakam added 18, Schröder 17. The hinge was Q1, 36-22: from level to 14 ahead, and the lead reached 20. Barnes was the night's best plus/minus at +19.
11/26 @ CLE 102-105 — TOR notes
TOR lost 102-105. TOR shot 42% (37 of 89) to CLE's 46%, 8 of 32 from three, and went to the line 29 times to CLE's 6 — 20 points from the stripe to their 5. Siakam led with 18 (7 of 17, 0 of 4 from three, 4 of 6 at the line); Poeltl added 18, Barnes 15. Q2 was theirs, 24-17, but the other 3 periods went 88-78 against them. They led by as many as 12. Barnes's -20 in 33 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/28 @ BKN 103-115 — TOR notes
TOR lost 103-115. TOR took 12 more shots (101 to 89), fed by 15 offensive rebounds, but shot 39% to BKN's 45%, 13 of 36 from three, and got to the line 19 times to BKN's 26. TOR turned it over 7 times to BKN's 15. The glass went 46-59 against them. Barnes led with 17 (5 of 19, 3 of 7 from three); Siakam added 17, Trent Jr. 15. Q3 was theirs, 31-24, the deficit cut from 8 to 1, but the other 3 periods went 91-72 against them. Barnes's -22 in 36 minutes was the worst on the floor.
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 — 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 109 a night and allowing 110, shooting 44 percent and 30 from three, 23 free throws a game; Barnes at 19 and Siakam at 19 a game. Without Dick (4 straight), Freeman-Liberty (18 straight), Young (9 straight). 4 days' rest. Miami comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 124, shooting 49 percent and 37 from three, 25 free throws a game; Butler III at 31 and Adebayo at 20 a game. Without Herro (12 straight), Jović (3 straight). 3 days' rest.
So: Toronto wins, and the game turns on the defense, Toronto allowing 110 a night to Miami's 124 and the arc, Miami at 37 percent from three to Toronto's 30. Call it Toronto 115, Miami 112, Miami keeping it close.
12/08 @ CHA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Charlotte comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 121, shooting 47 percent and 43 from three, 16 free throws a game; Rozier at 24 and Bridges at 19 a game. It has lost the glass by 10 a night. Without Ball (4 straight), Maledon (3 straight). One day's rest. Toronto comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 105 a night and allowing 111, shooting 42 percent and 31 from three, 21 free throws a game; Siakam at 22 and Barnes at 19 a game. Without Dick (5 straight), Freeman-Liberty (19 straight), Young (10 straight). One day's rest.
So: Toronto wins, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, Charlotte at 43 percent from three to Toronto's 31 and the glass, where Toronto has been minus-1 a night and Charlotte minus-10. Call it Toronto 114, Charlotte 113, Charlotte keeping it close.
12/11 @ NYK — 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.
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.
11/24 vs MIA 100-98 — NYK notes
NYK won 100-98. NYK shot 48% (39 of 81) to MIA's 39%, 10 of 29 from three. NYK turned it over 18 times to MIA's 11, and MIA turned those into 11 steals. Brunson led with 24 (10 of 16, 1 of 4 from three); Quickley added 20, Barrett 18. The hinge was Q4, 29-11: NYK came in trailing by 16 and left it ahead by 2. Quickley was the night's best plus/minus at +22.
11/26 vs PHX 113-116 — NYK notes
NYK lost 113-116. NYK shot 45% (39 of 86) to PHX's 46%, 12 of 29 from three, and went to the line 32 times to PHX's 21 — 23 points from the stripe to their 16. NYK turned it over 6 times to PHX's 11. Brunson led with 35 (15 of 25, 5 of 10 from three); Randle added 28, Quickley 18. Q3 was theirs, 36-31, the deficit cut from 8 to 3, but the other 3 periods went 85-77 against them.
11/28 vs CHA 115-91 — NYK notes
NYK won 115-91. NYK shot 47% (41 of 88) to CHA's 42%, 15 of 38 from three, and went to the line 20 times to CHA's 7 — 18 points from the stripe to their 4. The glass went 54-41 for them. Randle led with 25 (8 of 15, 2 of 7 from three, 7 of 8 at the line); Quickley added 23, Hart 17. The hinge was Q1, 29-16: from level to 13 ahead, and the lead reached 26. Randle was the night's best plus/minus at +27.
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 — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Milwaukee comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 119, shooting 50 percent and 35 from three, 24 free throws a game; Antetokounmpo at 31 and Lillard at 27 a game. It has won the glass by 4 a night. Without Crowder (11 straight), Connaughton (2 straight). 2 days' rest. New York comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 105, shooting 47 percent and 40 from three, 23 free throws a game; Brunson at 27 and Randle at 23 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Without McBride (2 straight). 3 days' rest.
So: Milwaukee wins, and the game turns on the defense, New York allowing 105 a night to Milwaukee's 119 and the arc, New York at 40 percent from three to Milwaukee's 35. Call it Milwaukee 115, New York 114, New York keeping it close.
12/08 @ 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 114 a night and allowing 110, shooting 47 percent and 35 from three, 23 free throws a game; Tatum at 27 and Brown at 24 a game. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without Porziņģis (4 straight). 3 days' rest. New York comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 114, shooting 48 percent and 40 from three, 26 free throws a game; Randle at 29 and Brunson at 27 a game. 2 days' rest.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Boston has been plus-6 a night and New York minus-1 and the arc, New York at 40 percent from three to Boston's 35. Call it Boston 114, New York 111, New York keeping it close.
12/11 vs TOR — 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.
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.
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
TORCB C. Boucher
DS D. Schröder
GT G. Trent Jr.
JM J. McDaniels
JP J. Poeltl
MF M. Flynn
OA O. Anunoby
PA P. Achiuwa
PS P. Siakam
SB S. Barnes
SC Schroder
NYK/TOR 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
Brunson scores 22 points as Knicks beat Raptors 119-106 to win 3rd straight
TORONTO -- — Jalen Brunson had 22 points, Josh Hart scored 15 of his 17 in the third quarter and the New York Knicks beat the Toronto Raptors 119-106 on Friday night to match a season high with their third straight win.
Julius Randle had 20 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists as New York improved to 10-0 against teams with losing records. The Raptors are 9-11.
Led by Randle, the Knicks matched a season best with 30 assists.
“Once we got our defense going, I loved the way we played offensively,” New York coach Tom Thibodeau said. “I thought we really shared the ball, made plays for each other and really played well as a team. It was great to see.”
Toronto-born RJ Barrett scored 15 points for the Knicks, while Donte DiVincenzo shot 7 for 9 from 3-point range and finished with 21.
“They were able to spread the ball to the wings and continue moving the ball to create good looks,” Raptors coach Darko Rajakovic said.
Playing their fifth back-to-back of the season, the Knicks swept both games for the second straight time. They also did it at Washington and Charlotte on Nov. 17-18.
“We’re the kings of the back-to-backs,” Thibodeau joked.
Scottie Barnes scored 29 points and Pascal Siakam had 21 for the Raptors, but Toronto failed to extend a season-best three-game home winning streak.
Jakob Poeltl had 12 points and 12 rebounds for the Raptors. Dennis Schroder finished with 10 points and nine assists.
New York outscored Toronto 52-25 in bench points.
“Our bench was terrific,” Thibodeau said. “We got good, solid performances from everybody.”
The Raptors shot 6 for 32 from 3-point range. Barnes finished 3 for 7 from long range but no other Toronto player made more than one 3-pointer.
“You cannot play the game without shooting from the 3-point line,” Rajakovic said. “We’ve got to just continue putting work in and believe that you’re gonna make them.”
The game was tied 57-all at halftime but Hart scored 15 consecutive points for the Knicks in the third as New York outscored Toronto 33-20 to take a 90-77 lead into the fourth.
“We’ve had some trouble in the third quarters, so that was a good sign for us,” Brunson said.
Hart said he didn’t know about his consecutive points streak until someone told him after the game.
“I had no idea,” he said. “I wish I did, because boy, I would have started jacking. I would have tried to make it 20, 25.”
Friday’s meeting was the first between the teams since the Knicks sued the Raptors in August, alleging that Toronto conspired to steal thousands of videos and other scouting secrets. The Raptors called the lawsuit “baseless” and “a public relations stunt by the Knicks” in an October court filing.
Wearing a Knicks vest and an orange knit cap, actor and director Spike Lee watched from a baseline seat.
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