Game ID: 22300494
New York Knicks @ Washington Wizards
Saturday, January 6, 2024 at 7:00 PM ET
Capital One Arena, Washington, DC
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
WAS 19 24 32 30 105NYK 34 29 28 30 121
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 12/29 · 1 day's restOUT Butler missed 2 since 12/26, out tonight
BACK Shamet back 12/22 after 8, 10 min since (66% of 16)
BACK Wright back 12/26 after 20, 13 min since (97% of 14)
BACK Baldwin Jr. back 12/22 after 3, 7 min since (53% of 13)
BACK Davis back 12/27 after 10, 6 min since (51% of 12)
WAS availability going into 12/31 · 1 day's restOUT Butler missed 3 since 12/26, out tonight
BACK Shamet back 12/22 after 8, 12 min since (78% of 16)
BACK Wright back 12/26 after 20, 15 min since (109% of 14)
BACK Baldwin Jr. back 12/22 after 3, 7 min since (53% of 13)
BACK Davis back 12/27 after 10, 6 min since (51% of 12)
WAS availability going into 1/03 · 2 days' restOUT Gallinari missed 2 since 12/29, out tonight
OUT Butler missed 4 since 12/26, returns tonight: 9 min (62% of 14)
OUT Baldwin Jr. missed 2 since 12/29, out tonight
OUT Davis missed 2 since 12/29, returns tonight: 5 min (42% of 12)
BACK Shamet back 12/22 after 8, 14 min since (86% of 16)
BACK Wright back 12/26 after 20, 16 min since (115% of 14)
WAS availability going into 1/05 · 1 day's restOUT Gallinari missed 3 since 12/29, out tonight
OUT Baldwin Jr. missed 3 since 12/29, out tonight
BACK Butler back 1/03 after 4, 9 min since (62% of 14)
BACK Wright back 12/26 after 20, 17 min since (120% of 14)
BACK Davis back 12/27 after 10, 6 min since (47% of 12)
NEW Muscala 14 to 20 min over the last 4
WAS availability going into 1/06 · back-to-backOUT Gallinari missed 4 since 12/29, out tonight
OUT Baldwin Jr. missed 4 since 12/29, out tonight
BACK Butler back 1/03 after 4, 7 min since (50% of 14)
BACK Davis back 12/27 after 10, 6 min since (48% of 12)
NEW Muscala 14 to 19 min over the last 5
WAS availability going into 1/08 · 1 day's restOUT Shamet missed 2 since 1/05, returns tonight: 16 min (103% of 16)
OUT Gallinari missed 5 since 12/29, out tonight
OUT Baldwin Jr. missed 5 since 12/29, out tonight
BACK Butler back 1/03 after 4, 6 min since (42% of 14)
BACK Davis back 1/03 after 2, 5 min since (41% of 12)
NEW Muscala 14 to 21 min over the last 5
WAS availability going into 1/10 · 1 day's restOUT Gallinari missed 6 since 12/29, out tonight
OUT Baldwin Jr. missed 6 since 12/29, out tonight
BACK Shamet back 1/08 after 2, 16 min since (103% of 16)
BACK Butler back 1/03 after 4, 6 min since (42% of 14)
BACK Davis back 1/03 after 2, 5 min since (41% of 12)
WAS availability going into 1/13 · 2 days' restOUT Gallinari missed 7 since 12/29, out tonight
OUT Butler missed 2 since 1/08, out tonight
OUT Baldwin Jr. missed 7 since 12/29, returns tonight: 18 min (140% of 13)
OUT Davis missed 2 since 1/08, out tonight
BACK Shamet back 1/08 after 2, 16 min since (103% of 16)
WAS availability going into 1/15 · 1 day's restOUT Shamet missed 2 since 1/10, returns tonight: 14 min (88% of 16)
OUT Gallinari missed 8 since 12/29, not on tonight's roster
OUT Butler missed 3 since 1/08, out tonight
OUT Davis missed 3 since 1/08, returns tonight: 1 min (9% of 12)
BACK Baldwin Jr. back 1/13 after 7, 18 min since (140% of 13)
NYK availability going into 12/30 · back-to-backOUT Robinson missed 10 since 12/11, out tonight
OUT McBride missed 3 since 12/25, returns tonight: 18 min (85% of 21)
OUT Fournier missed 19 since 11/18, returns tonight: 17 min (135% of 13)
OUT Sims missed 5 since 12/20, out tonight
NEW Hartenstein 26 to 32 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 1/01 · 1 day's restOUT Robinson missed 11 since 12/11, out tonight
OUT Sims missed 6 since 12/20, out tonight
BACK McBride back 12/30 after 3, 18 min since (85% of 21)
BACK Fournier back 12/30 after 19, 17 min since (135% of 13)
NEW Hartenstein 26 to 32 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 1/03 · 1 day's restOUT Robinson missed 12 since 12/11, out tonight
OUT Sims missed 7 since 12/20, returns tonight: 1 min (9% of 12)
BACK McBride back 12/30 after 3, 12 min since (60% of 21)
BACK Fournier back 12/30 after 19, 17 min since (135% of 13)
NEW Hartenstein 26 to 33 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 1/05 · 1 day's restOUT Robinson missed 13 since 12/11, out tonight
OUT Fournier missed 2 since 1/01, out tonight
BACK McBride back 12/30 after 3, 12 min since (56% of 21)
BACK Sims back 1/03 after 7, 1 min since (9% of 12)
NEW Hartenstein 26 to 34 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 1/06 · back-to-backOUT Robinson missed 14 since 12/11, out tonight
OUT Fournier missed 3 since 1/01, out tonight
OUT Gibson missed 2 since 1/03, out tonight
BACK McBride back 12/30 after 3, 12 min since (60% of 21)
BACK Sims back 1/03 after 7, 2 min since (14% of 12)
NEW Hartenstein 26 to 34 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 1/09 · 2 days' restOUT Robinson missed 15 since 12/11, out tonight
OUT Fournier missed 4 since 1/01, out tonight
OUT Gibson missed 3 since 1/03, out tonight
BACK McBride back 12/30 after 3, 13 min since (61% of 21)
BACK Sims back 1/03 after 7, 2 min since (15% of 12)
NEW Hartenstein 26 to 37 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 1/11 · 1 day's restOUT Robinson missed 16 since 12/11, out tonight
OUT Fournier missed 5 since 1/01, out tonight
OUT Gibson missed 4 since 1/03, out tonight
BACK Sims back 1/03 after 7, 3 min since (26% of 12)
NEW Hartenstein 26 to 36 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 1/13 · 1 day's restOUT Robinson missed 17 since 12/11, out tonight
OUT Fournier missed 6 since 1/01, out tonight
OUT Gibson missed 5 since 1/03, out tonight
BACK Sims back 1/03 after 7, 3 min since (26% of 12)
NEW Hartenstein 26 to 34 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 1/15 · 1 day's restOUT Robinson missed 18 since 12/11, out tonight
OUT Fournier missed 7 since 1/01, out tonight
OUT Sims missed 2 since 1/11, out tonight
OUT Gibson missed 6 since 1/03, out tonight
NEW Hartenstein 26 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.
Washington comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 124, shooting 45 percent and 32 from three, 14 free throws a game; Kuzma at 21 and Avdija at 14 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 19 a night. Second night of a back-to-back. New York comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 111, shooting 47 percent and 38 from three, 24 free throws a game; Randle at 30 and Brunson at 25 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 8 a night. Without Robinson (14 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: New York wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where New York has been plus-8 a night and Washington minus-19 and the defense, New York allowing 111 a night to Washington's 124. Call it New York 120, Washington 112.
12/29 vs BKN 110-104 — WAS notes
WAS won 110-104. WAS shot 51% (46 of 91) to BKN's 43%, 15 of 38 from three, and got to the line 7 times to BKN's 27. The glass went 43-54 against them. Kuzma led with 26 (11 of 22, 4 of 10 from three); Avdija added 21, Kispert 15. The hinge was Q4, 26-18: WAS came in trailing by 2 and left it ahead by 6. Muscala was the night's best plus/minus at +21.
12/31 vs ATL 126-130 — WAS notes
WAS lost 126-130. WAS shot 47% (46 of 98) to ATL's 49%, 17 of 53 from three, and got to the line 21 times to ATL's 37. The glass went 42-58 against them. Kuzma led with 38 (15 of 31, 7 of 18 from three); Avdija added 17, Kispert 15. Q4 was theirs, 39-30, the deficit cut from 13 to 4, but the other 3 periods went 100-87 against them. They led by as many as 13. Coulibaly's -18 in 17 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/03 @ CLE 101-140 — WAS notes
WAS lost 101-140. WAS shot 42% (42 of 101) to CLE's 53%, 12 of 35 from three. The glass went 36-62 against them. Kuzma led with 16 (7 of 12, 2 of 6 from three); Muscala added 12, Gafford 12. Q1 was theirs, 31-34, but the other 3 periods went 106-70 against them. Coulibaly's -24 in 33 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/05 @ CLE 90-114 — WAS notes
WAS lost 90-114. WAS shot 42% (35 of 84) to CLE's 53%, 9 of 30 from three, and got to the line 15 times to CLE's 23. WAS turned it over 16 times to CLE's 23. The glass went 31-52 against them. Jones led with 16 (6 of 10, 4 of 6 from three); Coulibaly added 15, Avdija 13. Q4 was theirs, 31-30, the deficit cut from 25 to 24, but the other 3 periods went 84-59 against them. Avdija's -22 in 26 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/06 vs NYK 105-121 — WAS notes
WAS lost 105-121. WAS shot 47% (40 of 85) to NYK's 49%, 13 of 37 from three. WAS turned it over 20 times to NYK's 14, and NYK turned those into 9 steals. Kuzma led with 27 (10 of 21, 4 of 10 from three); Avdija added 23, Jones 11. Q3 was theirs, 32-28, the deficit cut from 20 to 16, but the other 3 periods went 93-73 against them. Coulibaly's -22 in 28 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/08 vs OKC — 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 106 a night and allowing 122, shooting 46 percent and 34 from three, 15 free throws a game; Kuzma at 23 and Avdija at 16 a game. That is 4 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 15 a night. Without Shamet (2 straight). One day's rest. OKC comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 125 a night and allowing 118, shooting 53 percent and 43 from three, 21 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 33 and Holmgren at 17 a game. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. 2 days' rest.
So: OKC wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where OKC has been minus-4 a night and Washington minus-15 and the arc, OKC at 43 percent from three to Washington's 34. Call it OKC 122, Washington 115.
1/10 @ IND — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Indiana comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 130 a night and allowing 122, shooting 52 percent and 34 from three, 26 free throws a game; Mathurin at 21 and Haliburton at 18 a game. One day's rest. Washington comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 128, shooting 45 percent and 35 from three, 19 free throws a game; Kuzma at 22 and Avdija at 15 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 13 a night. One day's rest.
So: Indiana wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Indiana has been minus-3 a night and Washington minus-13 and the line, where Indiana takes 26 free throws a game to Washington's 19. Call it Indiana 129, Washington 117, Indiana by 12.
1/13 @ ATL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Atlanta comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 133, shooting 46 percent and 32 from three, 31 free throws a game; Murray at 26 and Young at 22 a game. Without Hunter (10 straight), Krejčí (9 straight), Mathews (2 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Washington comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 125, shooting 45 percent and 34 from three, 21 free throws a game; Kuzma at 17 and Avdija at 15 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 11 a night. 2 days' rest.
So: Atlanta wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Atlanta has been minus-2 a night and Washington minus-11 and the line, where Atlanta takes 31 free throws a game to Washington's 21. Call it Atlanta 124, Washington 119.
1/15 vs DET — 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 111 a night and allowing 116, shooting 46 percent and 35 from three, 24 free throws a game; Kuzma at 20 and Avdija at 17 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Shamet (2 straight). One day's rest. Detroit comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 123, shooting 47 percent and 34 from three, 18 free throws a game; Bogdanović at 18 and Duren at 17 a game. That is 5 straight losses. Without Cunningham (3 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Washington wins, and the game turns on the line, where Washington takes 24 free throws a game to Detroit's 18 and the defense, Washington allowing 116 a night to Detroit's 123. Call it Washington 119, Detroit 115, Detroit keeping it close.
12/30 @ IND 126-140 — NYK notes
NYK lost 126-140. NYK took 10 more shots (95 to 85), fed by 15 offensive rebounds, but shot 47% to IND's 59%, 17 of 37 from three, and went to the line 27 times to IND's 21 — 19 points from the stripe to their 17. DiVincenzo led with 38 (15 of 21, 7 of 11 from three); Brunson added 28, Randle 28. Q2 was theirs, 35-32, the deficit cut from 5 to 2, but the other 3 periods went 108-91 against them. Hart's -19 in 38 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/01 vs MIN 112-106 — NYK notes
NYK won 112-106. NYK shot 44% (39 of 89) to MIN's 47%, 12 of 34 from three. The glass went 49-34 for them. Randle led with 39 (14 of 24, 2 of 6 from three, 9 of 13 at the line); Anunoby added 17, Brunson 16. The hinge was Q2, 38-17: NYK came in trailing by 9 and left it ahead by 12, and the lead reached 22. Anunoby was the night's best plus/minus at +19.
1/03 vs CHI 116-100 — NYK notes
NYK won 116-100. NYK shot 52% (46 of 89) to CHI's 42%, 15 of 38 from three. The glass went 52-39 for them. Randle led with 35 (13 of 23, 3 of 7 from three, 6 of 7 at the line); Brunson added 31, Anunoby 11. The hinge was Q3, 35-23: NYK came in trailing by 4 and left it ahead by 8, and the lead reached 17. NYK trailed 51-55 at the half and won the second half 65-45. Anunoby was the night's best plus/minus at +35.
1/05 @ PHI 128-92 — NYK notes
NYK won 128-92. NYK shot 48% (43 of 89) to PHI's 41%, 18 of 41 from three. The glass went 49-38 for them. Brunson led with 29 (11 of 20, 4 of 9 from three); Grimes added 19, Hartenstein 17. The hinge was Q4, 35-16: a lead of 17 became 36, and the lead reached 39. Hart was the night's best plus/minus at +46.
1/06 @ WAS 121-105 — NYK notes
NYK won 121-105. NYK shot 49% (43 of 87) to WAS's 47%, 14 of 36 from three. NYK turned it over 14 times to WAS's 20. Randle led with 39 (13 of 23, 3 of 8 from three, 10 of 13 at the line); Brunson added 33, DiVincenzo 10. The hinge was Q1, 34-19: from level to 15 ahead, and the lead reached 26. Hartenstein was the night's best plus/minus at +29.
1/09 vs POR — 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 121 a night and allowing 109, shooting 48 percent and 41 from three, 23 free throws a game; Randle at 30 and Brunson at 27 a game. That is 4 straight wins. It has won the glass by 9 a night. Without Robinson (15 straight). 2 days' rest. Portland comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 126, shooting 44 percent and 40 from three, 23 free throws a game; Simons at 20 and Grant at 19 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Ayton (7 straight), Walker (2 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 Portland minus-5 and the defense, New York allowing 109 a night to Portland's 126. Call it New York 121, Portland 109, New York by 12.
1/11 @ DAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Dallas comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 111, shooting 48 percent and 37 from three, 23 free throws a game; Dončić at 31 and Irving at 27 a game. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Without Lively II (3 straight), Kleber (30 straight), Exum (4 straight). One day's rest. New York comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 97, shooting 47 percent and 39 from three, 22 free throws a game; Randle at 28 and Brunson at 24 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 10 a night. Without Robinson (16 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-10 a night and Dallas minus-7 and the defense, New York allowing 97 a night to Dallas's 111. Call it New York 114, Dallas 112, Dallas keeping it close.
1/13 @ MEM — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Memphis comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 115, shooting 46 percent and 40 from three, 22 free throws a game; Jackson Jr. at 26 and Bane at 23 a game. It has won the glass by 7 a night. Without Aldama (2 straight), Rose (5 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. New York comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 102, shooting 48 percent and 39 from three, 22 free throws a game; Brunson at 27 and Randle at 27 a game. It has won the glass by 9 a night. Without Robinson (17 straight). One day's rest.
So: New York wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, New York allowing 102 a night to Memphis's 115. Call it New York 116, Memphis 111.
1/15 vs ORL — 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 101, shooting 47 percent and 38 from three, 24 free throws a game; Brunson at 26 and Randle at 25 a game. It has won the glass by 10 a night. Without Robinson (18 straight). One day's rest. Orlando comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 105 a night and allowing 111, shooting 44 percent and 34 from three, 24 free throws a game; Banchero at 26 and M. Wagner at 16 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without F. Wagner (5 straight), Carter Jr. (5 straight), Gar. Harris (5 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 Orlando plus-2 and the defense, New York allowing 101 a night to Orlando's 111. Call it New York 115, Orlando 107.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
NYKDD D. DiVincenzo
IH I. Hartenstein
JB J. Brunson
JH J. Hart
JR J. Randle
MF M. Flynn
MM M. McBride
OA O. Anunoby
PA P. Achiuwa
QG Q. Grimes
WASAG A. Gill
BC B. Coulibaly
CK C. Kispert
DA D. Avdija
DG D. Gafford
DW D. Wright
EO E. Omoruyi
JB J. Butler
JD J. Davis
JP J. Poole
KK K. Kuzma
MM M. Muscala
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
Randle scores 39 points, Brunson has 33 to lead Knicks to 4th straight win, 121-105 over Wizards
WASHINGTON -- — Julius Randle scored 39 points, Jalen Brunson had 33 and the New York Knicks won their fourth straight game, beating the Washington Wizards 121-105 on Saturday night.
Coming off an impressive 128-92 win at Philadelphia on Friday night, the Knicks (21-15) led throughout and had a 60-34 lead late in the first half, causing the thousands of New York fans in Washington to loudly chant: “Let’s go Knicks! Let’s go Knicks!”
“It was important to come out with energy, especially on a back-to-back,” Brunson said. “It’s fun whenever you’re winning..”
Brunson and Randle obviously enjoy playing with each other.
“Collectively, we both have the same mindset,” Brunson said. “As long as we’re winning, we can get better the next day and keep going from there.”
Randle’s 39 points were two off his season high. Isaiah Hartenstein had 19 rebounds for the Knicks.
“It was just not the pace. It was the all-around play,” coach Tom Thibodeau said. “Just being ready to play, playing with a lead, good defensive activity.”
New York is 14-1 against teams that currently have losing records.
“Don’t play with your food,” Randle said. “Take care of what you’re supposed to take care of and just keep improving. The basketball gods got a funny way of rewarding you or humbling you. We just try to approach every game the right way.”
Kyle Kuzma scored 27 points but the Wizards lost their fourth straight. Deni Avdija had 23.
The Wizards committed 20 turnovers, two off their season high, and the Knicks scored 23 points off them.
“We knew going in that they’re a very aggressive, a very physical team,” Washington coach Wes Unseld Jr. said. “I don’t think we came out anticipating that amount of force.”
The Wizards (6-29) began the second half strong and cut the lead to 74-69 with 5:23 to play in the third quarter as Avdija and Kuzma combined for 19 points.
“They were just playing zone, trying to junk the game up, trying to slow us down,” Randle said. “We weren’t executing.”
Thibodeau called three timeouts in the third quarter and lambasted his team when Washington cut the lead to five.
“I can’t repeat it. I can’t,” Brunson said when asked what Thibodeau told the team. “Basically, be better.”
New York outscored the Wizards 17-6 to close out the third, with Randle scoring eight points.
“There’s going to be runs in the game,” Thibodeau said. “They started the third on a run. Now that we gave them hope that they could get back into the game, which they did. I knew they play hard.”
The Wizards returned home after two losses at Cleveland by a combined 63 points on Wednesday and Friday.