Game ID: 22400161
New York Knicks @ Houston Rockets
Monday, November 4, 2024 at 8:45 PM ET
Toyota Center, Houston, TX
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
HOU 31 30 20 28 109NYK 26 30 19 22 97
HOU vs NYK ScoutingHOU 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.
HOU availability going into 10/26 · back-to-backOUT Dante missed 2 since 10/23, out tonight
OUT Jef. Green missed 2 since 10/23, out tonight
HOU availability going into 10/28 · 1 day's restOUT Dante missed 3 since 10/23, out tonight
OUT Jef. Green missed 3 since 10/23, out tonight
HOU availability going into 10/31 · 2 days' restOUT Dante missed 4 since 10/23, out tonight
OUT Holiday missed 2 since 10/26, out tonight
OUT Jef. Green missed 4 since 10/23, out tonight
OUT Tate missed 2 since 10/26, out tonight
HOU availability going into 11/02 · 1 day's restOUT Dante missed 5 since 10/23, out tonight
OUT Holiday missed 3 since 10/26, returns tonight: 16 min (130% of 13)
OUT Landale missed 2 since 10/28, returns tonight: 5 min (45% of 12)
OUT Jef. Green missed 5 since 10/23, returns tonight: 3 min (27% of 12)
OUT Tate missed 3 since 10/26, out tonight
HOU availability going into 11/04 · 1 day's restOUT Dante missed 6 since 10/23, out tonight
OUT Tate missed 4 since 10/26, out tonight
BACK Holiday back 11/02 after 3, 16 min since (130% of 13)
BACK Landale back 11/02 after 2, 5 min since (45% of 12)
BACK Jef. Green back 11/02 after 5, 3 min since (27% of 12)
HOU availability going into 11/06 · 1 day's restOUT Dante missed 7 since 10/23, out tonight
OUT Tate missed 5 since 10/26, returns tonight: 5 min (46% of 11)
BACK Holiday back 11/02 after 3, 16 min since (130% of 13)
BACK Landale back 11/02 after 2, 5 min since (45% of 12)
BACK Jef. Green back 11/02 after 5, 3 min since (27% of 12)
HOU availability going into 11/08 · 1 day's restOUT Dante missed 8 since 10/23, out tonight
BACK Holiday back 11/02 after 3, 12 min since (92% of 13)
BACK Landale back 11/02 after 2, 12 min since (102% of 12)
BACK Jef. Green back 11/02 after 5, 4 min since (37% of 12)
BACK Tate back 11/06 after 5, 5 min since (46% of 11)
HOU availability going into 11/10 · 1 day's restOUT Dante missed 9 since 10/23, out tonight
BACK Holiday back 11/02 after 3, 10 min since (77% of 13)
BACK Landale back 11/02 after 2, 10 min since (85% of 12)
BACK Jef. Green back 11/02 after 5, 4 min since (35% of 12)
BACK Tate back 11/06 after 5, 6 min since (50% of 11)
HOU availability going into 11/11 · back-to-backOUT Whitmore missed 2 since 11/08, out tonight
OUT Dante missed 10 since 10/23, out tonight
BACK Holiday back 11/02 after 3, 10 min since (77% of 13)
BACK Landale back 11/02 after 2, 12 min since (99% of 12)
BACK Jef. Green back 11/02 after 5, 4 min since (35% of 12)
BACK Tate back 11/06 after 5, 6 min since (50% of 11)
NYK availability going into 10/25 · 2 days' rest
full strength
NYK availability going into 10/28 · 2 days' rest
full strength
NYK availability going into 10/30 · 1 day's rest
full strength
NYK availability going into 11/01 · 1 day's rest
full strength
NYK availability going into 11/04 · 2 days' rest
full strength
NYK availability going into 11/06 · 1 day's rest
full strength
NYK availability going into 11/08 · 1 day's restOUT Payne missed 2 since 11/04, out tonight
NYK availability going into 11/10 · 1 day's restOUT Payne missed 3 since 11/04, out tonight
NYK availability going into 11/12 · 1 day's restOUT Payne missed 4 since 11/04, returns tonight: 9 min (65% of 14)
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Houston comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 109, shooting 42 percent and 34 from three, 26 free throws a game; Green at 23 and Smith Jr. at 15 a game. One day's rest. New York comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 109, shooting 50 percent and 42 from three, 19 free throws a game; Brunson at 25 and Towns at 22 a game. 2 days' rest.
So: Houston wins, and the game turns on the arc, New York at 42 percent from three to Houston's 34 and the line, where Houston takes 26 free throws a game to New York's 19. Call it Houston 113, New York 112, New York keeping it close.
10/26 @ SAS 106-109 — HOU notes
HOU lost 106-109. HOU took 13 more shots (92 to 79), but shot 41% to SAS's 49%, 13 of 41 from three, and got to the line 21 times to SAS's 28. HOU turned it over 10 times to SAS's 17. The glass went 34-49 against them. Green led with 29 (10 of 22, 3 of 10 from three, 6 of 6 at the line); VanVleet added 18, Brooks 16. Q4 was theirs, 37-22, the deficit cut from 18 to 3, but the other 3 periods went 87-69 against them. Thompson's -12 in 20 minutes was the worst on the floor.
10/28 @ SAS 106-101 — HOU notes
HOU won 106-101. HOU shot 41% (35 of 85) to SAS's 43%, 15 of 37 from three. HOU turned it over 12 times to SAS's 17. Green led with 36 (11 of 22, 7 of 13 from three, 7 of 7 at the line); Smith Jr. added 17, Sengun 12. The hinge was Q1, 29-15: from level to 14 ahead, and the lead reached 21. Adams was the night's best plus/minus at +11.
10/31 @ DAL 108-102 — HOU notes
HOU won 108-102. HOU shot 41% (40 of 97) to DAL's 46%, 8 of 34 from three, and went to the line 27 times to DAL's 20 — 20 points from the stripe to their 14. The glass went 50-37 for them. Green led with 23 (9 of 21, 3 of 8 from three); Brooks added 17, Sengun 17. The hinge was Q1, 34-21: from level to 13 ahead, and the lead reached 23. Green was the night's best plus/minus at +12.
11/02 vs GSW 121-127 — HOU notes
HOU lost 121-127 in 1 overtime. HOU took 29 more shots (107 to 78), fed by 18 offensive rebounds, but shot 41% to GSW's 51%, 15 of 45 from three, and got to the line 24 times to GSW's 50. Eason led with 27 (11 of 19, 3 of 5 from three); Smith Jr. added 21, Thompson 18. Q4 was theirs, 39-23, the deficit cut from 16 to 0, but the other 4 periods went 104-82 against them. Ja. Green's -20 in 34 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/04 vs NYK 109-97 — HOU notes
HOU won 109-97. HOU shot 49% (43 of 88) to NYK's 39%, 8 of 33 from three. The glass went 50-39 for them. Sengun led with 25 (11 of 15, 0 of 3 from three); VanVleet added 19, Green 15. The hinge was Q4, 28-22: a lead of 6 became 12, and the lead reached 15. Sengun was the night's best plus/minus at +14.
11/06 vs SAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Houston comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 107, shooting 43 percent and 31 from three, 23 free throws a game; Green at 22 and Sengun at 15 a game. One day's rest. San Antonio comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 103 a night and allowing 103, shooting 44 percent and 30 from three, 19 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 17 and Paul at 16 a game. It has won the glass by 4 a night. Without Jones (6 straight). One day's rest.
So: Houston wins, and the game turns on the turnovers, San Antonio giving it away 14 times a game to Houston's 10. Call it Houston 109, San Antonio 105, San Antonio keeping it close.
11/08 @ OKC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
OKC comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 102, shooting 47 percent and 40 from three, 17 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 24 and Jal. Williams at 20 a game. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. One day's rest. Houston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 105, shooting 46 percent and 32 from three, 22 free throws a game; Green at 20 and Sengun at 17 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Houston has been plus-5 a night and OKC minus-4 and the arc, OKC at 40 percent from three to Houston's 32. Call it OKC 111, Houston 106.
11/10 @ DET — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Detroit comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 110, shooting 49 percent and 31 from three, 19 free throws a game; Cunningham at 20 and Ivey at 18 a game. It has won the glass by 6 a night. One day's rest. Houston comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 110, shooting 46 percent and 31 from three, 22 free throws a game; Sengun at 17 and Green at 16 a game. It has won the glass by 7 a night. One day's rest.
So: Houston wins, on the road, and the game turns on the turnovers, Detroit giving it away 16 times a game to Houston's 11. Call it Houston 111, Detroit 110, Detroit keeping it close.
11/11 vs WAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Houston comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 110, shooting 46 percent and 30 from three, 21 free throws a game; Sengun at 19 and Eason at 15 a game. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without Whitmore (2 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Washington comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 122, shooting 45 percent and 28 from three, 23 free throws a game; Poole at 21 and Coulibaly at 18 a game. That is 4 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 10 a night. Without Kuzma (5 straight), Champagnie (7 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Houston wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Houston has been plus-6 a night and Washington minus-10 and the defense, Houston allowing 110 a night to Washington's 122. Call it Houston 119, Washington 108, Houston by 11.
10/25 vs IND 123-98 — NYK notes
NYK won 123-98. NYK shot 52% (44 of 84) to IND's 49%, 12 of 27 from three, and went to the line 29 times to IND's 20 — 23 points from the stripe to their 13. The glass went 43-33 for them. Brunson led with 26 (10 of 19, 3 of 5 from three); Bridges added 21, Towns 21. The hinge was Q2, 36-21: a lead of 1 became 16, and the lead reached 33. Brunson was the night's best plus/minus at +36.
10/28 vs CLE 104-110 — NYK notes
NYK lost 104-110. NYK took 8 more shots (90 to 82), fed by 13 offensive rebounds, but shot 44% to CLE's 48%, 9 of 28 from three, and got to the line 18 times to CLE's 24. Brunson led with 21 (8 of 24, 0 of 4 from three, 5 of 7 at the line); Bridges added 19, Hart 16. Q2 was theirs, 34-23, turning a 4-point deficit into a 7-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 87-70 against them. They led by as many as 13.
10/30 @ MIA 116-107 — NYK notes
NYK won 116-107. NYK shot 49% (40 of 82) to MIA's 46%, 18 of 40 from three. Towns led with 44 (17 of 25, 4 of 5 from three, 6 of 6 at the line); Brunson added 22, Bridges 17. The hinge was Q3, 35-22: NYK came in trailing by 6 and left it ahead by 7. NYK trailed 52-58 at the half and won the second half 64-49. Towns was the night's best plus/minus at +15.
11/01 @ DET 128-98 — NYK notes
NYK won 128-98. NYK shot 51% (52 of 101) to DET's 51%, 18 of 38 from three. NYK turned it over 9 times to DET's 22. Brunson led with 36 (14 of 22, 6 of 8 from three); Anunoby added 21, Towns 21. The hinge was Q1, 39-13: from level to 26 ahead, and the lead reached 38. Bridges was the night's best plus/minus at +31.
11/04 @ HOU 97-109 — NYK notes
NYK lost 97-109. NYK shot 39% (34 of 88) to HOU's 49%, 11 of 28 from three. The glass went 39-50 against them. Brunson led with 29 (9 of 24, 2 of 4 from three, 9 of 9 at the line); Anunoby added 21, Towns 17. Q2 was theirs, 30-30, but the other 3 periods went 79-67 against them. Towns's -26 in 32 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/06 @ ATL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Atlanta comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 122, shooting 48 percent and 34 from three, 21 free throws a game; Johnson at 23 and Young at 20 a game. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. Without Hunter (6 straight), Bogdanović (7 straight), Krejčí (4 straight). One day's rest. New York comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 104, shooting 47 percent and 42 from three, 20 free throws a game; Brunson at 27 and Towns at 23 a game. One day's rest.
So: New York wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, New York allowing 104 a night to Atlanta's 122 and the arc, New York at 42 percent from three to Atlanta's 34. Call it New York 116, Atlanta 112, Atlanta keeping it close.
11/08 vs MIL — 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 109, shooting 47 percent and 43 from three, 17 free throws a game; Brunson at 26 and Towns at 26 a game. One day's rest. Milwaukee comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 114, shooting 47 percent and 37 from three, 22 free throws a game; Antetokounmpo at 33 and Lillard at 30 a game. Second night of a back-to-back.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the arc, New York at 43 percent from three to Milwaukee's 37 and the line, where Milwaukee takes 22 free throws a game to New York's 17. Call it New York 116, Milwaukee 109.
11/10 @ IND — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Indiana comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 120, shooting 50 percent and 40 from three, 19 free throws a game; Siakam at 22 and Mathurin at 21 a game. Without Nesmith (3 straight), Isa. Jackson (3 straight). One day's rest. New York comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 106, shooting 47 percent and 42 from three, 17 free throws a game; Towns at 30 and Brunson at 25 a game. One day's rest.
So: New York wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, New York allowing 106 a night to Indiana's 120. Call it New York 115, Indiana 113, Indiana keeping it close.
11/12 @ PHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Philadelphia comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 115, shooting 45 percent and 35 from three, 21 free throws a game; Maxey at 22 and McCain at 14 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Maxey (2 straight), Embiid (3 straight), Edwards (9 straight). One day's rest. New York comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 111, shooting 48 percent and 39 from three, 18 free throws a game; Brunson at 27 and Towns at 27 a game. 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 Philadelphia minus-6 and the turnovers, Philadelphia giving it away 14 times a game to New York's 11. Call it New York 114, Philadelphia 110, Philadelphia keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
NYKJB J. Brunson
JH J. Hart
JS J. Sims
KT K. Towns
MB M. Bridges
MM M. McBride
OA O. Anunoby
TK T. Kolek
HOUAS A. Sengun
AT A. Thompson
DB D. Brooks
FV F. VanVleet
JG J. Green
JS J. Smith Jr.
JG Ja. Green
RS R. Sheppard
SA S. Adams
TE T. Eason
NYK/HOU 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
Sengun has 25 points and 14 rebounds as Houston Rockets hold on for 109-97 win over Knicks
HOUSTON -- — Alperen Sengun had 25 points and 14 rebounds, and the Houston Rockets held on for a 109-97 win over the New York Knicks on Monday night.
Houston led by 15 points early before the Knicks got within one late in the fourth quarter. But Sengun, who was guarded by Karl-Anthony Towns , scored 10 points in the final period to help the Rockets put it away.
Fred VanVleet added 19 points for Houston and Jalen Green had 15.
Jalen Brunson led the Knicks with 29 points and OG Anunoby added 21. Towns had 17 points and a season-high 19 rebounds.
Takeaways Knicks: New York needs to do a better job of scoring inside with Towns. The Knicks were outscored 62-38 in the paint as their two-game winning streak was snapped.
Rockets: Houston did a good job of getting several players involved offensively. Four starters finished in double figures and Amen Thompson added 12 points off the bench. But they need to find a way to be more consistent throughout games. They squandered a double-digit lead Monday before pulling away late, a game after falling behind by 31 points early before losing to the Warriors in OT Saturday night.
Key moment The Rockets led by three before a soaring, two-handed dunk by Thompson followed by a 3 from Green made it 105-97 with less than a minute to go.
Key stat The Rockets won despite making just 8 of 33 3-pointers. Green started out 0 for 6 and was 2 of 8 and VanVleet and Jabari Smith Jr. each made just 1 of 5 attempts.
Up next The Knicks visit the Hawks on Wednesday night and the Rockets host the Spurs that night.