Game ID: 22400292
New York Knicks @ Dallas Mavericks
Wednesday, November 27, 2024 at 7:30 PM ET
American Airlines Center, Dallas, TX
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
DAL 28 32 30 39 129NYK 15 23 33 43 114
DAL vs NYK ScoutingDAL 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.
DAL availability going into 11/19 · 1 day's restOUT Edwards missed 5 since 11/10, out tonight
BACK Washington back 11/16 after 5, 24 min since (73% of 32)
BACK Lively II back 11/12 after 4, 22 min since (95% of 23)
BACK Kleber back 11/14 after 9, 14 min since (77% of 19)
BACK Williams back 11/16 after 4, 6 min since (37% of 15)
BACK Prosper back 11/16 after 2, 7 min since (62% of 11)
DAL availability going into 11/22 · 2 days' restOUT Edwards missed 6 since 11/10, out tonight
BACK Washington back 11/16 after 5, 24 min since (75% of 32)
BACK Lively II back 11/12 after 4, 22 min since (95% of 23)
BACK Kleber back 11/14 after 9, 15 min since (80% of 19)
BACK Williams back 11/16 after 4, 4 min since (27% of 15)
BACK Prosper back 11/16 after 2, 5 min since (49% of 11)
DAL availability going into 11/24 · 1 day's restOUT Edwards missed 7 since 11/10, out tonight
BACK Washington back 11/16 after 5, 27 min since (84% of 32)
BACK Kleber back 11/14 after 9, 14 min since (75% of 19)
BACK Williams back 11/16 after 4, 4 min since (27% of 15)
BACK Prosper back 11/16 after 2, 5 min since (49% of 11)
DAL availability going into 11/25 · back-to-backOUT Dončić missed 2 since 11/22, out tonight
OUT Edwards missed 8 since 11/10, out tonight
OUT Williams missed 2 since 11/22, out tonight
OUT Prosper missed 2 since 11/22, returns tonight: 4 min (38% of 11)
OUT Powell missed 2 since 11/22, out tonight
BACK Washington back 11/16 after 5, 30 min since (92% of 32)
DAL availability going into 11/27 · 1 day's restOUT Dončić missed 3 since 11/22, out tonight
OUT Edwards missed 9 since 11/10, out tonight
OUT Williams missed 3 since 11/22, out tonight
OUT Powell missed 3 since 11/22, returns tonight: 7 min (67% of 10)
BACK Prosper back 11/25 after 2, 4 min since (38% of 11)
DAL availability going into 11/30 · 2 days' restOUT Dončić missed 4 since 11/22, out tonight
OUT Thompson missed 2 since 11/25, out tonight
OUT Edwards missed 10 since 11/10, returns tonight: 1 min (8% of 15)
OUT Williams missed 4 since 11/22, out tonight
BACK Prosper back 11/25 after 2, 4 min since (38% of 11)
BACK Powell back 11/27 after 3, 7 min since (67% of 10)
DAL availability going into 12/01 · back-to-backOUT Dončić missed 5 since 11/22, returns tonight: 36 min (102% of 36)
OUT Thompson missed 3 since 11/25, out tonight
OUT Williams missed 5 since 11/22, out tonight
BACK Edwards back 11/30 after 10, 1 min since (8% of 15)
BACK Prosper back 11/25 after 2, 3 min since (25% of 11)
BACK Powell back 11/27 after 3, 4 min since (40% of 10)
NEW Grimes 23 to 28 min over the last 4
DAL availability going into 12/03 · 1 day's restOUT Thompson missed 4 since 11/25, returns tonight: 20 min (75% of 27)
OUT Williams missed 6 since 11/22, out tonight
BACK Dončić back 12/01 after 5, 36 min since (102% of 36)
BACK Edwards back 11/30 after 10, 1 min since (8% of 15)
BACK Prosper back 11/25 after 2, 3 min since (26% of 11)
BACK Powell back 11/27 after 3, 8 min since (78% of 10)
NEW Dinwiddie 27 to 32 min over the last 5
NEW Grimes 23 to 30 min over the last 4
DAL availability going into 12/05 · 1 day's restOUT Marshall missed 2 since 12/01, out tonight
OUT Edwards missed 2 since 12/01, out tonight
OUT Williams missed 7 since 11/22, out tonight
BACK Dončić back 12/01 after 5, 38 min since (108% of 36)
BACK Thompson back 12/03 after 4, 20 min since (75% of 27)
BACK Prosper back 11/25 after 2, 3 min since (26% of 11)
BACK Powell back 11/27 after 3, 8 min since (78% of 10)
NEW Grimes 23 to 28 min over the last 4
NYK availability going into 11/18 · back-to-backOUT McBride missed 2 since 11/15, out tonight
BACK Payne back 11/12 after 4, 15 min since (111% of 14)
NYK availability going into 11/20 · 1 day's restOUT McBride missed 3 since 11/15, out tonight
BACK Payne back 11/12 after 4, 17 min since (122% of 14)
NYK availability going into 11/23 · 2 days' restOUT McBride missed 4 since 11/15, out tonight
NEW Payne 14 to 20 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 11/25 · 1 day's restOUT McBride missed 5 since 11/15, returns tonight: 28 min (118% of 24)
NEW Payne 14 to 23 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 11/27 · 1 day's restBACK McBride back 11/25 after 5, 28 min since (118% of 24)
NEW Payne 14 to 23 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 11/29 · 1 day's restBACK McBride back 11/25 after 5, 22 min since (91% of 24)
NEW Payne 14 to 23 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 12/01 · 1 day's restBACK McBride back 11/25 after 5, 23 min since (98% of 24)
NEW Payne 14 to 21 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 12/03 · 1 day's restBACK McBride back 11/25 after 5, 23 min since (97% of 24)
NEW Payne 14 to 19 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 12/05 · 1 day's restBACK McBride back 11/25 after 5, 23 min since (99% of 24)
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Dallas comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 125 a night and allowing 114, shooting 48 percent and 38 from three, 27 free throws a game; Irving at 24 and Marshall at 19 a game. It has won the glass by 10 a night. Without Dončić (3 straight), Edwards (9 straight). One day's rest. New York comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 127 a night and allowing 114, shooting 52 percent and 43 from three, 16 free throws a game; Towns at 26 and Anunoby at 24 a game. One day's rest.
So: Dallas wins, and the game turns on the line, where Dallas takes 27 free throws a game to New York's 16 and the glass, where Dallas has been plus-10 a night and New York plus-3. Call it Dallas 118, New York 117, New York keeping it close.
11/19 vs NOP 132-91 — DAL notes
DAL won 132-91. DAL shot 52% (49 of 94) to NOP's 40%, 14 of 31 from three. DAL turned it over 11 times to NOP's 21. The glass went 48-37 for them. Dončić led with 26 (10 of 16, 3 of 8 from three); Thompson added 19, Irving 18. The hinge was Q3, 34-18: a lead of 12 became 28, and the lead reached 41. Kleber was the night's best plus/minus at +30.
11/22 @ DEN 123-120 — DAL notes
DAL won 123-120. DAL shot 51% (46 of 91) to DEN's 48%, 10 of 27 from three. Marshall led with 26 (11 of 15, 3 of 4 from three); Washington added 22, Irving 19. The hinge was Q2, 40-22: a lead of 2 became 20, and the lead reached 24. Thompson was the night's best plus/minus at +9.
11/24 @ MIA 118-123 — DAL notes
DAL lost 118-123 in 1 overtime. DAL shot 42% (44 of 105) to MIA's 43%, 10 of 40 from three. Irving led with 27 (9 of 21, 3 of 12 from three, 6 of 7 at the line); Washington added 21, Marshall 20. Q4 was theirs, 30-25, the deficit cut from 5 to 0, but the other 4 periods went 98-88 against them. Marshall's -18 in 30 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/25 @ ATL 129-119 — DAL notes
DAL won 129-119. DAL shot 50% (47 of 94) to ATL's 48%, 16 of 35 from three, and went to the line 22 times to ATL's 16 — 19 points from the stripe to their 14. The glass went 51-39 for them. Irving led with 32 (11 of 28, 6 of 13 from three); Hardy added 23, Dinwiddie 22. The hinge was Q4, 33-24: a lead of 1 became 10. DAL trailed 61-67 at the half and won the second half 68-52. Kleber was the night's best plus/minus at +15.
11/27 vs NYK 129-114 — DAL notes
DAL won 129-114. DAL shot 56% (48 of 85) to NYK's 47%, 17 of 33 from three, and got to the line 21 times to NYK's 30. DAL turned it over 13 times to NYK's 8, and NYK turned those into 9 steals. The glass went 43-33 for them. Marshall led with 24 (10 of 17, 2 of 6 from three); Irving added 23, Dinwiddie 21. The hinge was Q1, 28-15: from level to 13 ahead, and the lead reached 24. Grimes was the night's best plus/minus at +16.
11/30 @ 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 115 a night and allowing 121, shooting 47 percent and 38 from three, 20 free throws a game; Markkanen at 25 and Sexton at 22 a game. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without Clarkson (2 straight), Hendricks (15 straight), Williams (2 straight). 2 days' rest. Dallas comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 126 a night and allowing 113, shooting 50 percent and 40 from three, 24 free throws a game; Irving at 24 and Marshall at 21 a game. It has won the glass by 7 a night. Without Dončić (4 straight), Thompson (2 straight), Edwards (10 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Dallas wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Dallas allowing 113 a night to Utah's 121 and the turnovers, Utah giving it away 17 times a game to Dallas's 13. Call it Dallas 119, Utah 114.
12/01 @ POR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Portland comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 104 a night and allowing 113, shooting 41 percent and 31 from three, 21 free throws a game; Simons at 18 and Sharpe at 17 a game. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. Without Grant (2 straight), Thybulle (20 straight), Clingan (3 straight). One day's rest. Dallas comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 114, shooting 49 percent and 39 from three, 22 free throws a game; Irving at 26 and Marshall at 19 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 4 a night. Without Dončić (5 straight), Thompson (3 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Dallas wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Dallas has been plus-4 a night and Portland minus-4 and the arc, Dallas at 39 percent from three to Portland's 31. Call it Dallas 114, Portland 111, Portland keeping it close.
12/03 vs MEM — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Dallas comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 124 a night and allowing 116, shooting 49 percent and 42 from three, 22 free throws a game; Irving at 28 and Grimes at 19 a game. That is 4 straight wins. Without Thompson (4 straight). One day's rest. Memphis comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 130 a night and allowing 114, shooting 53 percent and 37 from three, 23 free throws a game; Morant at 23 and Jackson Jr. at 21 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 7 a night. Without Edey (7 straight), Williams Jr. (6 straight). One day's rest.
So: Memphis wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Memphis has been plus-7 a night and Dallas plus-3 and the arc, Dallas at 42 percent from three to Memphis's 37. Call it Memphis 119, Dallas 118, Dallas keeping it close.
12/05 @ WAS — 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 102 a night and allowing 121, shooting 43 percent and 26 from three, 25 free throws a game; Poole at 17 and Brogdon at 16 a game. That is 5 straight losses. Without Kuzma (2 straight), Champagnie (9 straight). One day's rest. Dallas comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 124 a night and allowing 115, shooting 51 percent and 45 from three, 26 free throws a game; Irving at 24 and Grimes at 20 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 4 a night. Without Marshall (2 straight), Edwards (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Dallas wins, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, Dallas at 45 percent from three to Washington's 26 and the glass, where Dallas has been plus-4 a night and Washington minus-2. Call it Dallas 120, Washington 110, Dallas by 10.
11/18 vs WAS 134-106 — NYK notes
NYK won 134-106. NYK shot 56% (51 of 91) to WAS's 47%, 20 of 40 from three. Brunson led with 26 (9 of 15, 5 of 9 from three); Towns added 24, Payne 17. The hinge was Q3, 36-21: a lead of 19 became 34. Bridges was the night's best plus/minus at +32.
11/20 @ PHX 138-122 — NYK notes
NYK won 138-122. NYK shot 58% (50 of 86) to PHX's 49%, 19 of 39 from three. Brunson led with 36 (12 of 21, 7 of 11 from three); Towns added 34, Hart 19. The hinge was Q1, 44-28: from level to 16 ahead, and the lead reached 24. Towns was the night's best plus/minus at +23.
11/23 @ UTA 106-121 — NYK notes
NYK lost 106-121. NYK took 13 more shots (100 to 87), fed by 11 offensive rebounds, but shot 39% to UTA's 51%, 17 of 51 from three, and got to the line just 12 times against 19 fouls committed. NYK turned it over 9 times to UTA's 18. The glass went 40-52 against them. Anunoby led with 27 (10 of 19, 7 of 12 from three); Brunson added 23, Hart 17. Q3 was theirs, 27-21, the deficit cut from 15 to 9, but the other 3 periods went 100-79 against them. Hart's -37 in 41 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/25 @ DEN 145-118 — NYK notes
NYK won 145-118. NYK shot 61% (56 of 92) to DEN's 45%, 19 of 36 from three, and got to the line 16 times to DEN's 27. The glass went 43-33 for them. Anunoby led with 40 (16 of 23, 5 of 7 from three); Towns added 30, Brunson 23. The hinge was Q1, 36-24: from level to 12 ahead, and the lead reached 30. Anunoby was the night's best plus/minus at +21.
11/27 @ DAL 114-129 — NYK notes
NYK lost 114-129. NYK shot 47% (40 of 86) to DAL's 56%, 7 of 29 from three, and went to the line 30 times to DAL's 21 — 27 points from the stripe to their 16. NYK turned it over 8 times to DAL's 13. The glass went 33-43 against them. Brunson led with 37 (14 of 21, 0 of 3 from three, 9 of 10 at the line); Towns added 25, Bridges 20. Q4 was theirs, 43-39, the deficit cut from 19 to 15, but the other 3 periods went 90-71 against them. Anunoby's -15 in 40 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/29 @ 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 107 a night and allowing 111, shooting 43 percent and 39 from three, 18 free throws a game; Ball at 35 and Miller at 28 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without Bridges (4 straight), Gra. Williams (2 straight), Mann (3 straight). One day's rest. New York comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 127 a night and allowing 119, shooting 52 percent and 42 from three, 18 free throws a game; Brunson at 29 and Towns at 26 a game. One day's rest.
So: New York wins, on the road, and the game turns on the turnovers, Charlotte giving it away 17 times a game to New York's 9 and the defense, Charlotte allowing 111 a night to New York's 119. Call it New York 117, Charlotte 113, Charlotte keeping it close.
12/01 vs NOP — 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 120 a night and allowing 118, shooting 50 percent and 40 from three, 20 free throws a game; Brunson at 30 and Towns at 25 a game. One day's rest. New Orleans comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 104 a night and allowing 119, shooting 44 percent and 29 from three, 22 free throws a game; McCollum at 24 and Murphy III at 23 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Ingram (3 straight), Jones (16 straight), Williamson (11 straight). One day's rest.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the arc, New York at 40 percent from three to New Orleans's 29 and the glass, where New York has been plus-0 a night and New Orleans minus-6. Call it New York 119, New Orleans 109, New York by 10.
12/03 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 3-2 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 110, shooting 47 percent and 39 from three, 19 free throws a game; Brunson at 26 and Towns at 21 a game. One day's rest. Orlando comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 99, shooting 47 percent and 34 from three, 24 free throws a game; Wagner at 24 and Suggs at 14 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Banchero (17 straight), Harris (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the defense, Orlando allowing 99 a night to New York's 110 and the arc, New York at 39 percent from three to Orlando's 34. Call it New York 110, Orlando 109, Orlando keeping it close.
12/05 vs CHA — 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 119 a night and allowing 107, shooting 50 percent and 41 from three, 20 free throws a game; Brunson at 26 and Towns at 22 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 5 a night. One day's rest. Charlotte comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 97 a night and allowing 102, shooting 40 percent and 33 from three, 18 free throws a game; Miller at 25 and Micić at 9 a game. That is 5 straight losses. Without Ball (3 straight), Bridges (7 straight), Gra. Williams (5 straight). One day's rest.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the arc, New York at 41 percent from three to Charlotte's 33. Call it New York 114, Charlotte 104, New York by 10.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
DALDL D. Lively II
DP D. Powell
JG J. Gortman
JH J. Hardy
KI K. Irving
MK M. Kleber
NM N. Marshall
PW P. Washington
QG Q. Grimes
SD S. Dinwiddie
NYKCP C. Payne
JB J. Brunson
JH J. Hart
JS J. Sims
KT K. Towns
MB M. Bridges
MM M. McBride
OA O. Anunoby
DAL/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
Irving scores 23 as Mavs beat Knicks 129-114, improve to 4-1 without Doncic
DALLAS -- — Kyrie Irving scored 23 points and the Dallas Mavericks improved to 4-1 this season without superstar Luka Doncic , beating the New York Knicks 129-114 on Wednesday night.
Jalen Brunson tied his season high with 37 points for New York in his second game in Dallas against his former team. Karl-Anthony Towns had 25 points and 14 rebounds, but OG Anunoby was limited to eight points on 3-of-15 shooting two nights after getting a career-high 40.
Doncic missed his fourth consecutive game with a sprained right wrist, and the defending Western Conference champions were without two other starters in Klay Thompson (plantar fascia) and Daniel Gafford (illness).
Dallas' Naji Marshall scored 24 points, Spencer Dinwiddie added 21 and P.J. Washington had 19 points and 10 rebounds.
Takeaways Knicks: Towns was facing the Mavs for the first time since the West finals with Minnesota. He shot 28% through the first three games as the Timberwolves fell behind 3-0 and lost the series in five. Towns came to New York in the blockbuster trade that sent Julius Randle to Minnesota.
Mavericks: Doncic and Brunson, drafted together in 2018, have faced each other just once in five opportunities since Brunson signed with the Knicks as a free agent in 2022. Dallas won the only meeting in December 2022 in New York, six months after the pair went to the West finals together.
Key moment Tom Brady had the courtside crowd buzzing when he walked in during the first quarter. The NFL analyst was in town for Thursday's Dallas-New York Giants Thanksgiving game.
Key stat The Knicks had their season low for any quarter with 15 points in the first two nights after setting the NBA high this season in a 145-118 victory at Denver.
Up next The Knicks are at Charlotte on Friday. The Mavericks play at Utah on Saturday.