Game ID: 22401188
New York Knicks @ Brooklyn Nets
Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 1:00 PM ET
Barclays Center, Brooklyn, NY
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
BKN 37 29 17 22 105NYK 38 24 27 24 113
BKN vs NYK ScoutingBKN vs 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.
BKN availability going into 4/06 · 2 days' restOUT Clowney missed 2 since 3/31, out tonight
BACK Russell back 3/26 after 2, 22 min since (89% of 25)
BACK Evbuomwan back 3/28 after 15, 22 min since (95% of 24)
BACK Etienne back 3/28 after 12, 17 min since (81% of 22)
BACK Beekman back 3/28 after 5, 12 min since (90% of 14)
BACK Whitehead back 3/26 after 11, 19 min since (153% of 12)
BKN availability going into 4/08 · 1 day's restOUT Wilson missed 2 since 4/03, returns tonight: 21 min (82% of 26)
OUT Clowney missed 3 since 3/31, out tonight
OUT Martin missed 2 since 4/03, out tonight
BACK Evbuomwan back 3/28 after 15, 23 min since (98% of 24)
BACK Etienne back 3/28 after 12, 22 min since (104% of 22)
BACK Beekman back 3/28 after 5, 20 min since (146% of 14)
NEW Lewis 14 to 20 min over the last 5
NEW Whitehead 12 to 19 min over the last 5
BKN availability going into 4/10 · 1 day's restOUT Clowney missed 4 since 3/31, out tonight
OUT Martin missed 3 since 4/03, returns tonight: 25 min (116% of 22)
BACK Wilson back 4/08 after 2, 21 min since (82% of 26)
BACK Evbuomwan back 4/03 after 2, 26 min since (111% of 24)
BACK Etienne back 4/03 after 2, 28 min since (128% of 22)
BACK Beekman back 4/03 after 2, 28 min since (206% of 14)
NEW Lewis 14 to 24 min over the last 5
NEW Whitehead 12 to 22 min over the last 5
BKN availability going into 4/11 · back-to-backOUT Clowney missed 5 since 3/31, out tonight
BACK Wilson back 4/08 after 2, 23 min since (89% of 26)
BACK Evbuomwan back 4/03 after 2, 27 min since (113% of 24)
BACK Martin back 4/10 after 3, 25 min since (116% of 22)
BACK Etienne back 4/03 after 2, 28 min since (131% of 22)
BACK Beekman back 4/03 after 2, 24 min since (178% of 14)
NEW Lewis 14 to 22 min over the last 5
NEW Whitehead 12 to 21 min over the last 5
BKN availability going into 4/13 · 1 day's restOUT Clowney missed 6 since 3/31, not on tonight's roster
BACK Wilson back 4/08 after 2, 27 min since (105% of 26)
BACK Evbuomwan back 4/03 after 2, 26 min since (109% of 24)
BACK Martin back 4/10 after 3, 21 min since (94% of 22)
BACK Etienne back 4/03 after 2, 25 min since (115% of 22)
BACK Beekman back 4/03 after 2, 26 min since (189% of 14)
NEW Lewis 14 to 20 min over the last 5
NEW Whitehead 12 to 22 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 4/06 · back-to-backOUT Brunson missed 15 since 3/07, returns tonight: 34 min (96% of 36)
OUT McBride missed 8 since 3/22, returns tonight: 16 min (67% of 24)
OUT Robinson missed 2 since 4/02, returns tonight: 13 min (67% of 19)
OUT Tucker missed 9 since 3/20, out tonight
BACK Payne back 4/05 after 4, 22 min since (155% of 14)
NEW Wright 14 to 32 min over the last 5
NEW Shamet 14 to 26 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 4/08 · 1 day's restOUT Tucker missed 10 since 3/20, out tonight
BACK Brunson back 4/06 after 15, 34 min since (96% of 36)
BACK McBride back 4/06 after 8, 16 min since (67% of 24)
BACK Robinson back 4/06 after 2, 13 min since (67% of 19)
BACK Payne back 4/05 after 4, 18 min since (126% of 14)
NEW Wright 14 to 32 min over the last 4
NEW Shamet 14 to 25 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 4/10 · 1 day's restOUT Achiuwa missed 2 since 4/06, returns tonight: 40 min (215% of 18)
OUT Tucker missed 11 since 3/20, returns tonight: 27 min (172% of 16)
OUT Wright missed 2 since 4/06, returns tonight: 13 min (94% of 14)
BACK Brunson back 4/06 after 15, 36 min since (102% of 36)
BACK McBride back 4/06 after 8, 18 min since (77% of 24)
BACK Robinson back 4/06 after 2, 14 min since (75% of 19)
BACK Payne back 4/05 after 4, 16 min since (119% of 14)
NEW Shamet 14 to 22 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 4/11 · back-to-backBACK Brunson back 4/06 after 15, 34 min since (95% of 36)
BACK McBride back 4/06 after 8, 25 min since (106% of 24)
BACK Robinson back 4/06 after 2, 14 min since (75% of 19)
BACK Achiuwa back 4/10 after 2, 40 min since (215% of 18)
BACK Tucker back 4/10 after 11, 27 min since (172% of 16)
BACK Payne back 4/05 after 4, 16 min since (115% of 14)
BACK Wright back 4/10 after 2, 13 min since (94% of 14)
NYK availability going into 4/13 · 1 day's restBACK Brunson back 4/06 after 15, 35 min since (96% of 36)
BACK McBride back 4/06 after 8, 23 min since (98% of 24)
BACK Robinson back 4/06 after 2, 20 min since (108% of 19)
BACK Achiuwa back 4/10 after 2, 27 min since (148% of 18)
BACK Tucker back 4/10 after 11, 27 min since (172% of 16)
BACK Payne back 4/05 after 4, 15 min since (109% of 14)
BACK Wright back 4/10 after 2, 13 min since (94% of 14)
NYK availability going into 4/19 · 5 days' restOUT Towns missed 2 since 4/11, returns tonight: 39 min (112% of 35)
BACK Brunson back 4/06 after 15, 35 min since (96% of 36)
BACK McBride back 4/06 after 8, 25 min since (104% of 24)
BACK Robinson back 4/06 after 2, 20 min since (108% of 19)
BACK Achiuwa back 4/10 after 2, 29 min since (158% of 18)
BACK Tucker back 4/10 after 11, 28 min since (180% of 16)
BACK Wright back 4/10 after 2, 17 min since (121% of 14)
NEW Shamet 14 to 19 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 4/21 · 1 day's restBACK Towns back 4/19 after 2, 39 min since (112% of 35)
BACK Achiuwa back 4/10 after 2, 29 min since (158% of 18)
BACK Tucker back 4/10 after 11, 28 min since (180% of 16)
BACK Wright back 4/10 after 2, 17 min since (121% of 14)
NYK availability going into 4/24 · 2 days' restOUT Achiuwa missed 2 since 4/19, out tonight
OUT Tucker missed 2 since 4/19, out tonight
OUT Wright missed 2 since 4/19, out tonight
BACK Towns back 4/19 after 2, 36 min since (104% of 35)
NYK availability going into 4/27 · 2 days' restOUT Achiuwa missed 3 since 4/19, out tonight
OUT Tucker missed 3 since 4/19, out tonight
OUT Wright missed 3 since 4/19, out tonight
BACK Towns back 4/19 after 2, 38 min since (108% of 35)
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Brooklyn comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 104 a night and allowing 118, shooting 43 percent and 35 from three, 19 free throws a game; Wilson at 14 and Watford at 14 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Clowney (6 straight). One day's rest. New York comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 109, shooting 48 percent and 38 from three, 19 free throws a game; Towns at 27 and Anunoby at 21 a game. That is 3 straight losses. One day's rest.
So: New York wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where New York has been plus-1 a night and Brooklyn minus-6 and the defense, New York allowing 109 a night to Brooklyn's 118. Call it New York 113, Brooklyn 109, Brooklyn keeping it close.
4/06 vs TOR 109-120 — BKN notes
BKN lost 109-120. BKN shot 48% (39 of 82) to TOR's 50%, 10 of 35 from three. BKN turned it over 23 times to TOR's 18, and TOR turned those into 16 steals. Beekman led with 14 (6 of 13, 0 of 4 from three); Whitehead added 13, Lewis 13. Q3 was theirs, 26-21, the deficit cut from 15 to 10, but the other 3 periods went 99-83 against them. Beekman's -26 in 36 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/08 vs NOP 119-114 — BKN notes
BKN won 119-114. BKN shot 49% (41 of 83) to NOP's 48%, 17 of 40 from three, and got to the line 24 times to NOP's 31. Watford led with 22 (7 of 8, 2 of 3 from three, 6 of 6 at the line); Timme added 16, Whitehead 14. The hinge was Q3, 43-26: a lead of 1 became 18. Watford was the night's best plus/minus at +23.
4/10 vs ATL 109-133 — BKN notes
BKN lost 109-133. BKN shot 40% (36 of 90) to ATL's 57%, 22 of 52 from three, and got to the line 22 times to ATL's 33. The glass went 41-51 against them. Wilson led with 20 (6 of 10, 6 of 10 from three); Evbuomwan added 18, Etienne 16. Q4 was theirs, 35-30, the deficit cut from 29 to 24, but the other 3 periods went 103-74 against them. Claxton's -27 in 19 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/11 @ MIN 91-117 — BKN notes
BKN lost 91-117. BKN took 13 more shots (90 to 77), fed by 15 offensive rebounds, but shot 37% to MIN's 55%, 12 of 41 from three, and got to the line 17 times to MIN's 29. Johnson led with 20 (5 of 7, 2 of 4 from three, 8 of 8 at the line); Watford added 15, Wilson 14. Q2 was theirs, 36-36, but the other 3 periods went 81-55 against them. Evbuomwan's -24 in 22 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/13 vs NYK 105-113 — BKN notes
BKN lost 105-113. BKN shot 51% (38 of 74) to NYK's 43%, 12 of 35 from three. BKN turned it over 18 times to NYK's 11, and NYK turned those into 10 steals. Watford led with 20 (8 of 12); Martin added 20, Wilson 18. Q2 was theirs, 29-24, turning a 1-point deficit into a 4-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 89-76 against them. They led by as many as 10.
4/06 vs PHX 112-98 — NYK notes
NYK won 112-98. NYK shot 54% (40 of 74) to PHX's 42%, 12 of 28 from three. Anunoby led with 32 (13 of 17, 6 of 8 from three); Bridges added 22, Towns 19. The hinge was Q3, 34-27: a lead of 10 became 17. Towns was the night's best plus/minus at +16.
4/08 vs BOS 117-119 — NYK notes
NYK lost 117-119 in 1 overtime. NYK took 14 more shots (101 to 87), fed by 17 offensive rebounds, but shot 48% to BOS's 46%, 11 of 38 from three, and got to the line 16 times to BOS's 25. The glass went 52-38 for them. Towns led with 34 (14 of 21, 1 of 3 from three, 5 of 7 at the line); Brunson added 27, Bridges 14. Q4 was theirs, 29-24, the deficit cut from 5 to 0, but the other 4 periods went 95-88 against them. They led by as many as 11.
4/10 @ DET 106-115 — NYK notes
NYK lost 106-115. NYK took 8 more shots (90 to 82), fed by 11 offensive rebounds, but shot 47% to DET's 57%, 11 of 34 from three. Towns led with 25 (10 of 19); Achiuwa added 18, Bridges 17. Q1 was theirs, 35-29, but the other 3 periods went 86-71 against them. They led by as many as 13. McBride's -15 in 39 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/11 vs CLE 102-108 — NYK notes
NYK lost 102-108. NYK took 11 more shots (88 to 77), fed by 10 offensive rebounds, but shot 41% to CLE's 49%, 16 of 41 from three, and got to the line 20 times to CLE's 30. NYK turned it over 8 times to CLE's 15. The glass went 35-49 against them. Brunson led with 27 (9 of 17, 3 of 7 from three, 6 of 7 at the line); Bridges added 17, Anunoby 15. Q1 was theirs, 39-24, but the other 3 periods went 84-63 against them. They led by as many as 23. Hart's -16 in 34 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/13 @ BKN 113-105 — NYK notes
NYK won 113-105. NYK shot 43% (37 of 86) to BKN's 51%, 16 of 42 from three. NYK turned it over 11 times to BKN's 18. Shamet led with 29 (9 of 17, 7 of 13 from three); Payne added 21, Achiuwa 18. The hinge was Q3, 27-17: NYK came in trailing by 4 and left it ahead by 6. NYK trailed 62-66 at the half and won the second half 51-39. Achiuwa was the night's best plus/minus at +19.
4/19 vs DET — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New York comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 109, shooting 46 percent and 36 from three, 20 free throws a game; Towns at 26 and Brunson at 21 a game. Without Towns (2 straight). 5 days' rest. Detroit comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 121, shooting 48 percent and 36 from three, 20 free throws a game; Cunningham at 33 and Beasley at 16 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Stewart (2 straight). 5 days' rest.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the defense, New York allowing 109 a night to Detroit's 121 and the glass, where New York has been plus-1 a night and Detroit minus-6. Call it New York 116, Detroit 113, Detroit keeping it close.
4/21 vs DET — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New York comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 112, shooting 46 percent and 35 from three, 19 free throws a game; Towns at 27 and Brunson at 26 a game. One day's rest. Detroit comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 124, shooting 50 percent and 40 from three, 20 free throws a game; Cunningham at 32 and Beasley at 18 a game. That is 3 straight losses. One day's rest.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the defense, New York allowing 112 a night to Detroit's 124 and the arc, Detroit at 40 percent from three to New York's 35. Call it New York 118, Detroit 113.
4/24 @ DET — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Detroit comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 118, shooting 49 percent and 39 from three, 21 free throws a game; Cunningham at 32 and Beasley at 17 a game. Without Fontecchio (2 straight). 2 days' rest. New York comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 108, shooting 45 percent and 35 from three, 19 free throws a game; Brunson at 28 and Towns at 19 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Achiuwa (2 straight), Tucker (2 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Detroit wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Detroit has been plus-4 a night and New York minus-6 and the defense, New York allowing 108 a night to Detroit's 118. Call it Detroit 114, New York 112, New York keeping it close.
4/27 @ DET — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Detroit comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 120, shooting 47 percent and 40 from three, 23 free throws a game; Cunningham at 28 and Beasley at 17 a game. It has won the glass by 4 a night. Without Stewart (2 straight), Fontecchio (3 straight). 2 days' rest. New York comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 108, shooting 45 percent and 36 from three, 22 free throws a game; Brunson at 32 and Towns at 21 a game. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Without Achiuwa (3 straight), Tucker (3 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Detroit wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Detroit has been plus-4 a night and New York minus-7 and the defense, New York allowing 108 a night to Detroit's 120. Call it Detroit 115, New York 114, New York keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
BKNDT D. Timme
DW D. Whitehead
JW J. Wilson
KJ K. Johnson
NC N. Claxton
TE T. Etienne
TE T. Evbuomwan
TM T. Martin
TW T. Watford
NYKCP C. Payne
DW D. Wright
KM K. McCullar Jr.
LS L. Shamet
MB M. Beauchamp
MB M. Bridges
MM M. McBride
PA P. Achiuwa
PD P. Dadiet
PT P. Tucker
TK T. Kolek
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
Landry Shamet scores 29 after replacing Bridges after 6 seconds, leads Knicks past Nets 113-105
NEW YORK -- — Landry Shamet scored a season-high 29 points, playing starter's minutes after replacing Mikal Bridges just 6 seconds into the game, and the New York Knicks beat the Brooklyn Nets 113-105 on Sunday.
Bridges started the game to extend his consecutive games streak to 556, having never missed a game in his NBA or college career. After the Knicks lost the jump ball, he committed a foul and left the game.
Bridges was the only starter who played for the Knicks, who rested Jalen Brunson , Karl-Anthony Towns , Josh Hart and OG Anunoby before the No. 3 seed in the Eastern Conference opens the playoffs against No. 6 Detroit next weekend.
Cam Payne added 21 points and Precious Achiuwa had 18 for the Knicks, who beat the Nets for the 10th straight time and finished the season 51-31.
Tyrese Martin and Trendon Watford each scored 20 points for the Nets, who finished 26-56.
Takeaways Knicks: Coach Tom Thibodeau opted to rest his regulars and avoid potential injury, rather than give them a chance to find some rhythm after the Knicks had acknowledged not playing well and needing to fix things after dropping their previous three games this week.
Nets: Brooklyn had already shut down most of its top players for the season long before Sunday.
Key moment Bridges played 2 seconds longer in the regular-season finale at Barclays Center than he did two years ago, when he was playing for the Nets. He committed a foul and checked out after 4 seconds of that game against the Philadelphia 76ers .
Key stat The all-time series was tied through last season. The Knicks' sweep in 2024-25 puts them up 111-107.
Up next The Knicks will wait to learn whether Game 1 against the Pistons will be Saturday or Sunday. The Nets await their results in next month's draft lottery.