Game ID: 22300028
New York Knicks @ Washington Wizards
Friday, November 17, 2023 at 7:00 PM ET
Capital One Arena, Washington, DC
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
WAS 25 29 30 15 99NYK 35 30 24 31 120
NYK @ WAS ScoutingNYK @ WAS 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.
WAS availability going into 11/10 · 1 day's restOUT Butler missed 4 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Baldwin Jr. missed 4 since 11/01, out tonight
BACK Gafford back 11/03 after 2, 21 min since (79% of 26)
WAS availability going into 11/12 · 1 day's restOUT Butler missed 5 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Muscala missed 2 since 11/08, out tonight
OUT Baldwin Jr. missed 5 since 11/01, out tonight
BACK Gafford back 11/03 after 2, 23 min since (88% of 26)
WAS availability going into 11/13 · back-to-backOUT Butler missed 6 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Muscala missed 3 since 11/08, returns tonight: 7 min (51% of 14)
OUT Baldwin Jr. missed 6 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Davis missed 2 since 11/10, out tonight
BACK Gafford back 11/03 after 2, 22 min since (83% of 26)
WAS availability going into 11/15 · 1 day's restOUT Butler missed 7 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Wright missed 2 since 11/12, out tonight
OUT Baldwin Jr. missed 7 since 11/01, returns tonight: 2 min (14% of 13)
OUT Davis missed 3 since 11/10, returns tonight: 7 min (54% of 12)
BACK Muscala back 11/13 after 3, 7 min since (51% of 14)
WAS availability going into 11/17 · 1 day's restOUT Butler missed 8 since 11/01, returns tonight: 2 min (16% of 14)
OUT Wright missed 3 since 11/12, out tonight
BACK Muscala back 11/13 after 3, 7 min since (51% of 14)
BACK Baldwin Jr. back 11/15 after 7, 2 min since (14% of 13)
BACK Davis back 11/15 after 3, 7 min since (54% of 12)
WAS availability going into 11/20 · 2 days' restOUT Muscala missed 2 since 11/15, out tonight
OUT Wright missed 4 since 11/12, out tonight
BACK Butler back 11/17 after 8, 2 min since (16% of 14)
BACK Baldwin Jr. back 11/15 after 7, 2 min since (14% of 13)
BACK Davis back 11/15 after 3, 4 min since (36% of 12)
WAS availability going into 11/22 · 1 day's restOUT Muscala missed 3 since 11/15, out tonight
OUT Wright missed 5 since 11/12, out tonight
OUT Baldwin Jr. missed 2 since 11/17, out tonight
BACK Butler back 11/17 after 8, 2 min since (12% of 14)
BACK Davis back 11/15 after 3, 5 min since (41% of 12)
WAS availability going into 11/24 · 1 day's restOUT Muscala missed 4 since 11/15, out tonight
OUT Wright missed 6 since 11/12, out tonight
OUT Baldwin Jr. missed 3 since 11/17, out tonight
BACK Butler back 11/17 after 8, 2 min since (12% of 14)
BACK Davis back 11/15 after 3, 5 min since (41% of 12)
WAS availability going into 11/25 · back-to-backOUT Butler missed 2 since 11/22, returns tonight: 16 min (116% of 14)
OUT Muscala missed 5 since 11/15, returns tonight: 18 min (125% of 14)
OUT Wright missed 7 since 11/12, out tonight
OUT Baldwin Jr. missed 4 since 11/17, out tonight
BACK Davis back 11/15 after 3, 7 min since (53% of 12)
NYK availability going into 11/08 · 1 day's restOUT Fournier missed 7 since 10/25, out tonight
OUT Sims missed 3 since 11/01, returns tonight: 2 min (12% of 12)
BACK Barrett back 11/06 after 2, 31 min since (104% of 30)
BACK McBride back 10/28 after 2, 5 min since (24% of 21)
NEW Robinson 24 to 30 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 11/12 · 3 days' restOUT Fournier missed 8 since 10/25, out tonight
BACK Barrett back 11/06 after 2, 31 min since (106% of 30)
BACK Sims back 11/08 after 3, 2 min since (12% of 12)
NEW Robinson 24 to 30 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 11/13 · back-to-backOUT Fournier missed 9 since 10/25, out tonight
BACK Barrett back 11/06 after 2, 31 min since (105% of 30)
BACK Sims back 11/08 after 3, 4 min since (33% of 12)
NEW Robinson 24 to 30 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 11/15 · 1 day's restOUT Fournier missed 10 since 10/25, out tonight
BACK Barrett back 11/06 after 2, 31 min since (105% of 30)
BACK Sims back 11/08 after 3, 3 min since (24% of 12)
NEW Robinson 24 to 30 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 11/17 · 1 day's restOUT Barrett missed 2 since 11/13, out tonight
OUT Fournier missed 11 since 10/25, returns tonight: 16 min (121% of 13)
BACK Sims back 11/08 after 3, 3 min since (24% of 12)
NEW Robinson 24 to 31 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 11/18 · back-to-backOUT Barrett missed 3 since 11/13, returns tonight: 26 min (88% of 30)
BACK Fournier back 11/17 after 11, 16 min since (121% of 13)
BACK Sims back 11/08 after 3, 3 min since (21% of 12)
NEW Robinson 24 to 29 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 11/20 · 1 day's restOUT Grimes missed 2 since 11/17, returns tonight: 25 min (123% of 20)
BACK Barrett back 11/18 after 3, 26 min since (88% of 30)
BACK Fournier back 11/17 after 11, 16 min since (121% of 13)
NEW Robinson 24 to 30 min over the last 5
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)
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Washington comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 117, shooting 47 percent and 36 from three, 21 free throws a game; Kuzma at 24 and Poole at 13 a game. That is 4 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 14 a night. One day's rest. New York comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 107, shooting 47 percent and 43 from three, 21 free throws a game; Randle at 25 and Barrett at 25 a game. It has won the glass by 7 a night. Without Barrett (2 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-7 a night and Washington minus-14 and the arc, New York at 43 percent from three to Washington's 36. Call it New York 115, Washington 112, Washington keeping it close.
11/10 vs CHA 117-124 — WAS notes
WAS lost 117-124. WAS shot 49% (43 of 88) to CHA's 45%, 14 of 38 from three, and got to the line 20 times to CHA's 28. WAS turned it over 15 times to CHA's 9, and CHA turned those into 10 steals. The glass went 36-67 against them. Kuzma led with 17 (7 of 17, 2 of 5 from three); Jones added 16, Kispert 15. Q1 was theirs, 27-22, but the other 3 periods went 102-90 against them. They led by as many as 16. Jones's -29 in 34 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/12 @ BKN 94-102 — WAS notes
WAS lost 94-102. WAS shot 38% (33 of 88) to BKN's 38%, 10 of 41 from three. WAS turned it over 12 times to BKN's 18. The glass went 42-66 against them. Coulibaly led with 20 (8 of 12, 4 of 7 from three); Kuzma added 15, Avdija 14. Q2 was theirs, 26-19, the deficit cut from 15 to 8, but the other 3 periods went 83-68 against them. Kuzma's -29 in 31 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/13 @ TOR 107-111 — WAS notes
WAS lost 107-111. WAS shot 51% (43 of 84) to TOR's 50%, 12 of 26 from three, and got to the line just 12 times against 22 fouls committed. WAS turned it over 22 times to TOR's 16, and TOR turned those into 11 steals. The glass went 38-48 against them. Kuzma led with 34 (14 of 25, 4 of 7 from three); Poole added 14, Gafford 14. Q2 was theirs, 32-20, but the other 3 periods went 91-75 against them. They led by as many as 23. Coulibaly's -18 in 33 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/15 vs DAL 117-130 — WAS notes
WAS lost 117-130. WAS shot 48% (43 of 89) to DAL's 52%, 12 of 36 from three, and got to the line 23 times to DAL's 29. Kuzma led with 22 (6 of 18, 2 of 6 from three, 8 of 10 at the line); Poole added 16, Avdija 15. Q4 was theirs, 34-26, the deficit cut from 21 to 13, but the other 3 periods went 104-83 against them. Kuzma's -24 in 30 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/17 vs NYK 99-120 — WAS notes
WAS lost 99-120. WAS shot 45% (37 of 82) to NYK's 49%, 10 of 32 from three. The glass went 32-48 against them. Kuzma led with 19 (8 of 21, 3 of 8 from three); Avdija added 18, Jones 11. Q3 was theirs, 30-24, the deficit cut from 11 to 5, but the other 3 periods went 96-69 against them. Kuzma's -20 in 32 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/20 vs MIL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Washington comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 117, shooting 46 percent and 34 from three, 19 free throws a game; Kuzma at 21 and Avdija at 13 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 16 a night. 2 days' rest. Milwaukee comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 111, shooting 51 percent and 40 from three, 21 free throws a game; Antetokounmpo at 32 and Lillard at 26 a game. That is 4 straight wins. Without Crowder (4 straight). One day's rest.
So: Milwaukee wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Milwaukee has been minus-3 a night and Washington minus-16 and the arc, Milwaukee at 40 percent from three to Washington's 34. Call it Milwaukee 118, Washington 114, Washington keeping it close.
11/22 @ 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 108 a night and allowing 122, shooting 45 percent and 38 from three, 17 free throws a game; Ball at 33 and Bridges at 17 a game. Without Rozier (8 straight), Richards (2 straight), Maledon (2 straight). One day's rest. Washington comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 121, shooting 48 percent and 33 from three, 17 free throws a game; Kuzma at 22 and Poole at 16 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 16 a night. One day's rest.
So: Charlotte wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Charlotte has been minus-2 a night and Washington minus-16 and the arc, Charlotte at 38 percent from three to Washington's 33. Call it Charlotte 118, Washington 116, Washington keeping it close.
11/24 @ 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 130 a night and allowing 117, shooting 52 percent and 43 from three, 20 free throws a game; Antetokounmpo at 30 and Lillard at 28 a game. Without Crowder (6 straight). One day's rest. Washington comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 124, shooting 49 percent and 35 from three, 16 free throws a game; Kuzma at 25 and Poole at 18 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 11 a night. One day's rest.
So: Milwaukee wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Milwaukee has been plus-3 a night and Washington minus-11 and the arc, Milwaukee at 43 percent from three to Washington's 35. Call it Milwaukee 126, Washington 114, Milwaukee by 12.
11/25 vs ATL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Washington comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 128, shooting 49 percent and 35 from three, 18 free throws a game; Kuzma at 23 and Poole at 21 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 10 a night. Second night of a back-to-back. Atlanta comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 131 a night and allowing 133, shooting 51 percent and 39 from three, 28 free throws a game; Young at 30 and Murray at 21 a game. Without Fernando (6 straight), Mathews (4 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Atlanta wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Atlanta has been minus-2 a night and Washington minus-10 and the line, where Atlanta takes 28 free throws a game to Washington's 18. Call it Atlanta 126, Washington 123, Washington keeping it close.
11/08 vs SAS 126-105 — NYK notes
NYK won 126-105. NYK shot 46% (46 of 100) to SAS's 49%, 19 of 42 from three, and went to the line 22 times to SAS's 13 — 15 points from the stripe to their 8. NYK turned it over 3 times to SAS's 13. Brunson led with 25 (8 of 19, 5 of 8 from three); Barrett added 24, Randle 23. The hinge was Q1, 33-16: from level to 17 ahead, and the lead reached 30. Randle was the night's best plus/minus at +31.
11/12 vs CHA 129-107 — NYK notes
NYK won 129-107. NYK shot 54% (47 of 87) to CHA's 47%, 15 of 36 from three, and went to the line 30 times to CHA's 11 — 20 points from the stripe to their 7. Barrett led with 24 (9 of 16, 4 of 6 from three); Randle added 23, Brunson 20. The hinge was Q3, 35-25: a lead of 10 became 20, and the lead reached 29. Barrett was the night's best plus/minus at +26.
11/13 @ BOS 98-114 — NYK notes
NYK lost 98-114. NYK shot 42% (33 of 79) to BOS's 51%, 15 of 35 from three, and went to the line 24 times to BOS's 16 — 17 points from the stripe to their 15. Brunson led with 26 (10 of 21, 3 of 7 from three); Randle added 25, Hart 16. Q2 was theirs, 29-27, turning a 1-point deficit into a 1-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 87-69 against them. Brunson's -20 in 39 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/15 @ ATL 116-114 — NYK notes
NYK won 116-114. NYK shot 48% (45 of 94) to ATL's 55%, 16 of 34 from three, and got to the line 11 times to ATL's 26. The glass went 42-30 for them. Randle led with 29 (12 of 24, 3 of 5 from three); Brunson added 24, Quickley 20. The hinge was Q1, 33-22: from level to 11 ahead.
11/17 @ WAS 120-99 — NYK notes
NYK won 120-99. NYK shot 49% (45 of 91) to WAS's 45%, 16 of 38 from three. The glass went 48-32 for them. Brunson led with 32 (10 of 23, 6 of 10 from three, 6 of 6 at the line); Quickley added 27, Randle 22. The hinge was Q4, 31-15: a lead of 5 became 21. Hart was the night's best plus/minus at +27.
11/18 @ 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 110 a night and allowing 124, shooting 46 percent and 32 from three, 24 free throws a game; Ball at 31 and Mar. Williams at 13 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without Rozier (6 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. New York comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 108, shooting 48 percent and 44 from three, 21 free throws a game; Brunson at 25 and Randle at 24 a game. It has won the glass by 7 a night. Without Barrett (3 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: New York wins, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, New York at 44 percent from three to Charlotte's 32 and the defense, New York allowing 108 a night to Charlotte's 124. Call it New York 118, Charlotte 110.
11/20 @ MIN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Minnesota comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 115, shooting 49 percent and 35 from three, 27 free throws a game; Towns at 27 and Edwards at 23 a game. One day's rest. New York comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 108, shooting 49 percent and 43 from three, 21 free throws a game; Brunson at 27 and Randle at 24 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 9 a night. Without Grimes (2 straight). 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 Minnesota's 35 and the glass, where New York has been plus-9 a night and Minnesota plus-1. Call it New York 112, Minnesota 111, Minnesota keeping it close.
11/24 vs MIA — 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 111 a night and allowing 110, shooting 45 percent and 40 from three, 22 free throws a game; Brunson at 28 and Randle at 24 a game. It has won the glass by 9 a night. 3 days' rest. Miami comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 104, shooting 49 percent and 42 from three, 23 free throws a game; Butler III at 24 and Adebayo at 22 a game. Without Herro (7 straight), Jović (11 straight). One day's rest.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the glass, where New York has been plus-9 a night and Miami minus-1 and the defense, Miami allowing 104 a night to New York's 110. Call it New York 110, Miami 109, Miami keeping it close.
11/26 vs PHX — 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 112 a night and allowing 107, shooting 46 percent and 38 from three, 20 free throws a game; Brunson at 27 and Randle at 21 a game. It has won the glass by 10 a night. One day's rest. Phoenix comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 125 a night and allowing 115, shooting 51 percent and 42 from three, 32 free throws a game; Durant at 35 and Booker at 29 a game. That is 5 straight wins. Without Beal (6 straight). One day's rest.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the glass, where New York has been plus-10 a night and Phoenix minus-1 and the line, where Phoenix takes 32 free throws a game to New York's 20. Call it New York 114, Phoenix 112, Phoenix keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
NYKDD D. DiVincenzo
EF E. Fournier
IH I. Hartenstein
IQ I. Quickley
JB J. Brunson
JH J. Hart
JR J. Randle
JS J. Sims
MM M. McBride
MR M. Robinson
WASAG A. Gill
BC B. Coulibaly
CK C. Kispert
DA D. Avdija
DG D. Gafford
DG D. Gallinari
EO E. Omoruyi
JP J. Poole
KK K. Kuzma
LS L. Shamet
TJ T. Jones
NYK/WAS 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 Washington 120-99; Wizards out of contention in NBA In-Season Tournament
WASHINGTON -- — New York Knicks coach Tom Thibodeau is treating the NBA In-Season Tournament the same way he approaches other games.
“In season, out of season, any season, I love winning,” Thibodeau said. “That's all that matters. Get the win. They're keeping score. Try to win the game.”
Jalen Brunson scored 32 points and Immanuel Quickley added 27 to lift the Knicks to a 120-99 victory over Washington on Friday night, eliminating the Wizards from contention in this new tourney. Washington has dropped all three of its games so far in the in-season tournament. New York improved to 1-1.
Teams play four games apiece in the preliminary round , with the six group winners and two wild cards advancing. Point differential is a potential tiebreaker, so winning by 21 was a good result for the Knicks, but they didn't make any special effort to inflate the margin at the end. Twelve players received court time for New York.
“I just want to make sure we have one more point than they do," Thibodeau said.
New York has won five of six overall and sent the Wizards to their fifth straight defeat. The Knicks led by 21 in the second quarter, but Washington had the margin down to five on several occasions after halftime.
New York had an answer each time. It was 95-90 after Corey Kispert 's layup with 9:28 to play. Then the Knicks clamped down, holding Washington to two points over the next seven-plus minutes.
“I like how we kind of responded from their run when they cut it to five,” Brunson said. “That team can score the ball. Despite their record, they got a lot of talent over there.”
Brunson's 3-pointer made it 105-92 with 4:44 to play, and it was smooth sailing from there for the Knicks, who led 115-92 after a 3 by Quickley.
Washington entered the game ranked No. 1 in the NBA in pace at 104.6 possessions per game. But the Wizards were held under 100 points by the defensive-minded Knicks.
“They want to slow you down, play physical basketball, especially on the defensive end of the floor,” Washington's Tyus Jones said. “They want to play physical, hard-nosed, pack the paint, kind of wear you down throughout the night, throughout the game. That's what they did.”
Julius Randle scored 22 points for New York. Kyle Kuzma led the Wizards with 19, and Deni Avdija added 18. Randle had eight assists and seven rebounds, and Brunson had seven of each.
The Knicks outscored Washington 31-15 in the fourth quarter.
New York was up 35-25 after one. An 11-2 run capped by Donte DiVincenzo 's 3-pointer gave the Knicks a 60-39 lead.
“I thought Donte gave us great minutes and then Quick gave us great minutes,” Thibodeau said. “So we got terrific wing play from those two guys. And then Jalen was Jalen and Julius was Julius."
New York's RJ Barrett did not play because of an illness.