Game ID: 22400246
Washington Wizards @ New York Knicks
Monday, November 18, 2024 at 7:30 PM ET
Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
NYK 40 33 36 25 134WAS 27 27 21 31 106
NYK vs WAS ScoutingNYK vs 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.
NYK availability going into 11/12 · 1 day's restOUT Payne missed 4 since 11/04, returns tonight: 9 min (65% of 14)
NYK availability going into 11/13 · back-to-backBACK Payne back 11/12 after 4, 9 min since (65% of 14)
NYK availability going into 11/15 · 1 day's restBACK Payne back 11/12 after 4, 13 min since (94% of 14)
NYK availability going into 11/17 · 1 day's restBACK Payne back 11/12 after 4, 15 min since (108% of 14)
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
WAS availability going into 11/11 · back-to-backOUT Kuzma missed 5 since 10/30, returns tonight: 24 min (87% of 28)
OUT Champagnie missed 7 since 10/26, out tonight
BACK Holmes back 11/02 after 4, 4 min since (23% of 17)
NEW George 26 to 33 min over the last 5
WAS availability going into 11/13 · 1 day's restOUT Champagnie missed 8 since 10/26, returns tonight: 1 min (3% of 22)
OUT Holmes missed 2 since 11/10, out tonight
BACK Kuzma back 11/11 after 5, 24 min since (87% of 28)
NEW George 26 to 32 min over the last 5
WAS availability going into 11/15 · 1 day's restOUT Holmes missed 3 since 11/10, out tonight
BACK Kuzma back 11/11 after 5, 25 min since (89% of 28)
BACK Champagnie back 11/13 after 8, 1 min since (3% of 22)
NEW George 26 to 33 min over the last 5
WAS availability going into 11/17 · 1 day's restOUT Holmes missed 4 since 11/10, out tonight
OUT Butler missed 2 since 11/13, returns tonight: 4 min (35% of 11)
BACK Kuzma back 11/11 after 5, 26 min since (94% of 28)
BACK Champagnie back 11/13 after 8, 1 min since (3% of 22)
WAS availability going into 11/18 · back-to-backOUT Champagnie missed 2 since 11/15, out tonight
OUT Holmes missed 5 since 11/10, out tonight
BACK Kuzma back 11/11 after 5, 27 min since (97% of 28)
BACK Butler back 11/17 after 2, 4 min since (35% of 11)
WAS availability going into 11/22 · 3 days' restOUT Champagnie missed 3 since 11/15, out tonight
OUT Holmes missed 6 since 11/10, out tonight
BACK Kuzma back 11/11 after 5, 26 min since (95% of 28)
BACK Butler back 11/17 after 2, 5 min since (43% of 11)
WAS availability going into 11/24 · 1 day's restOUT Champagnie missed 4 since 11/15, out tonight
OUT Holmes missed 7 since 11/10, out tonight
BACK Butler back 11/17 after 2, 5 min since (43% of 11)
WAS availability going into 11/26 · 1 day's restOUT Champagnie missed 5 since 11/15, out tonight
OUT Holmes missed 8 since 11/10, out tonight
BACK Butler back 11/17 after 2, 5 min since (44% of 11)
WAS availability going into 11/27 · back-to-backOUT Poole missed 2 since 11/24, returns tonight: 25 min (84% of 29)
OUT Champagnie missed 6 since 11/15, out tonight
OUT Holmes missed 9 since 11/10, out tonight
BACK Butler back 11/17 after 2, 5 min since (47% of 11)
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 119 a night and allowing 116, shooting 51 percent and 33 from three, 21 free throws a game; Towns at 31 and Brunson at 25 a game. It has won the glass by 7 a night. Without McBride (2 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Washington comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 124, shooting 45 percent and 37 from three, 19 free throws a game; Poole at 24 and Kuzma at 18 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 9 a night. Without Champagnie (2 straight), Holmes (5 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the glass, where New York has been plus-7 a night and Washington minus-9 and the turnovers, Washington giving it away 17 times a game to New York's 12. Call it New York 122, Washington 110, New York by 12.
11/12 @ PHI 111-99 — NYK notes
NYK won 111-99. NYK shot 49% (44 of 89) to PHI's 37%, 9 of 31 from three, and got to the line 15 times to PHI's 24. Anunoby led with 24 (11 of 16, 2 of 4 from three); Towns added 21, Brunson 18. The hinge was Q4, 33-24: a lead of 3 became 12, and the lead reached 15. Anunoby was the night's best plus/minus at +18.
11/13 vs CHI 123-124 — NYK notes
NYK lost 123-124. NYK took 12 more shots (94 to 82), fed by 10 offensive rebounds, but shot 51% to CHI's 54%, 15 of 37 from three, and got to the line 18 times to CHI's 27. Towns led with 46 (18 of 30, 6 of 12 from three, 4 of 8 at the line); Brunson added 24, Bridges 20. Q3 was theirs, 38-31, the deficit cut from 12 to 5, but the other 3 periods went 93-85 against them.
11/15 vs BKN 124-122 — NYK notes
NYK won 124-122. NYK shot 53% (44 of 83) to BKN's 44%, 13 of 38 from three. Brunson led with 37 (12 of 20, 3 of 8 from three, 10 of 12 at the line); Anunoby added 25, Bridges 22. The hinge was Q3, 32-23: a lead of 9 became 18, and the lead reached 21.
11/17 vs BKN 114-104 — NYK notes
NYK won 114-104. NYK shot 49% (43 of 88) to BKN's 42%, 13 of 40 from three, and got to the line 19 times to BKN's 30. The glass went 47-35 for them. Towns led with 26 (10 of 16, 1 of 3 from three); Anunoby added 24, Bridges 21. The hinge was Q3, 35-24: a lead of 3 became 14. Bridges was the night's best plus/minus at +16.
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 — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Phoenix comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 105 a night and allowing 113, shooting 43 percent and 35 from three, 26 free throws a game; Booker at 24 and Allen at 17 a game. That is 4 straight losses. Without Durant (6 straight), Beal (4 straight). One day's rest. New York comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 111, shooting 52 percent and 38 from three, 19 free throws a game; Towns at 29 and Brunson at 23 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without McBride (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: New York wins, on the road, and the game turns on the line, where Phoenix takes 26 free throws a game to New York's 19. Call it New York 115, Phoenix 111, Phoenix keeping it close.
11/23 @ 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 120, shooting 48 percent and 34 from three, 25 free throws a game; Markkanen at 22 and Clarkson at 19 a game. That is 4 straight losses. Without Kessler (6 straight), Hendricks (12 straight), Mykhailiuk (3 straight). One day's rest. New York comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 127 a night and allowing 116, shooting 53 percent and 41 from three, 20 free throws a game; Towns at 32 and Brunson at 27 a game. That is 4 straight wins. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without McBride (4 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: New York wins, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, New York at 41 percent from three to Utah's 34 and the turnovers, Utah giving it away 15 times a game to New York's 11. Call it New York 120, Utah 114.
11/25 @ DEN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Denver comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 108, shooting 48 percent and 38 from three, 19 free throws a game; Porter Jr. at 20 and Murray at 17 a game. Without Gordon (8 straight). One day's rest. New York comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 115, shooting 51 percent and 39 from three, 19 free throws a game; Brunson at 27 and Towns at 25 a game. Without McBride (5 straight). One day's rest.
So: Denver wins, and the game turns on the glass, where New York has been plus-3 a night and Denver minus-2 and the turnovers, Denver giving it away 14 times a game to New York's 10. Call it Denver 116, New York 115, New York keeping it close.
11/27 @ DAL — 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.
11/11 @ HOU 92-107 — WAS notes
WAS lost 92-107. WAS shot 41% (36 of 88) to HOU's 46%, 11 of 31 from three, and got to the line 13 times to HOU's 25. The glass went 34-58 against them. Kuzma led with 18 (7 of 18, 3 of 8 from three); Kispert added 12, Coulibaly 11. Q1 was theirs, 28-30, but the other 3 periods went 77-64 against them. Coulibaly's -23 in 35 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/13 @ SAS 130-139 — WAS notes
WAS lost 130-139. WAS shot 52% (49 of 95) to SAS's 52%, 18 of 44 from three, and got to the line 16 times to SAS's 32. WAS turned it over 18 times to SAS's 9. Poole led with 42 (15 of 22, 6 of 9 from three, 6 of 6 at the line); Kispert added 19, Valančiūnas 16. Q4 was theirs, 39-31, the deficit cut from 17 to 9, but the other 3 periods went 108-91 against them.
11/15 @ ATL 117-129 — WAS notes
WAS lost 117-129. WAS took 8 more shots (106 to 98), fed by 13 offensive rebounds, but shot 41% to ATL's 47%, 15 of 43 from three, and got to the line 21 times to ATL's 30. Kuzma led with 24 (11 of 28, 2 of 11 from three); Poole added 22, Sarr 20. Q1 was theirs, 39-29, but the other 3 periods went 100-78 against them. They led by as many as 14. Valančiūnas's -22 in 17 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/17 vs DET 104-124 — WAS notes
WAS lost 104-124. WAS shot 47% (39 of 83) to DET's 47%, 12 of 27 from three. WAS turned it over 17 times to DET's 8, and DET turned those into 11 steals. The glass went 39-51 against them. Kuzma led with 22 (10 of 14); Poole added 22, Coulibaly 15. Q4 was theirs, 25-22, the deficit cut from 23 to 20, but the other 3 periods went 102-79 against them. Poole's -33 in 27 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/18 @ NYK 106-134 — WAS notes
WAS lost 106-134. WAS shot 47% (43 of 91) to NYK's 56%, 11 of 33 from three. Carrington led with 18 (7 of 16, 4 of 8 from three); Kispert added 18, Valančiūnas 18. Q4 was theirs, 31-25, the deficit cut from 34 to 28, but the other 3 periods went 109-75 against them. Brogdon's -27 in 19 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/22 vs BOS — 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 110 a night and allowing 127, shooting 45 percent and 38 from three, 17 free throws a game; Poole at 21 and Kuzma at 17 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Without Champagnie (3 straight), Holmes (6 straight). 3 days' rest. Boston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 116, shooting 48 percent and 42 from three, 22 free throws a game; Tatum at 29 and Brown at 24 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Without Porziņģis (2 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Boston wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Boston allowing 116 a night to Washington's 127 and the glass, where Boston has been minus-0 a night and Washington minus-7. Call it Boston 123, Washington 113, Boston by 10.
11/24 @ IND — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Indiana comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 125, shooting 49 percent and 36 from three, 21 free throws a game; Siakam at 22 and Mathurin at 17 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without Nembhard (8 straight), Nesmith (10 straight), Sheppard (3 straight). One day's rest. Washington comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 127, shooting 46 percent and 36 from three, 18 free throws a game; Poole at 23 and Kuzma at 18 a game. That is 5 straight losses. Without Champagnie (4 straight), Holmes (7 straight). One day's rest.
So: Indiana wins, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it Indiana 121, Washington 115.
11/26 vs CHI — 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 105 a night and allowing 122, shooting 45 percent and 34 from three, 20 free throws a game; Poole at 19 and Kuzma at 18 a game. That is 5 straight losses. Without Champagnie (5 straight), Holmes (8 straight). One day's rest. Chicago comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 128, shooting 47 percent and 40 from three, 17 free throws a game; LaVine at 24 and Vučević at 19 a game. It has lost the glass by 10 a night. Without Williams (3 straight), Ball (14 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Chicago wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Washington has been minus-3 a night and Chicago minus-10 and the arc, Chicago at 40 percent from three to Washington's 34. Call it Chicago 119, Washington 118, Washington keeping it close.
11/27 vs LAC — 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 103 a night and allowing 122, shooting 45 percent and 32 from three, 22 free throws a game; Poole at 18 and Kuzma at 17 a game. That is 5 straight losses. Without Poole (2 straight), Champagnie (6 straight), Holmes (9 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. The Clippers come in 4-1 over their last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 101, shooting 47 percent and 36 from three, 19 free throws a game; Harden at 20 and Zubac at 15 a game. They have won the glass by 8 a night. Without Powell (4 straight). One day's rest.
So: The Clippers win, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, the Clippers allowing 101 a night to Washington's 122 and the glass, where the Clippers have been plus-8 a night and Washington minus-4. Call it the Clippers 114, Washington 106.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
WASAG A. Gill
AS A. Sarr
BC B. Carrington
CK C. Kispert
JB J. Butler
JD J. Davis
JP J. Poole
JV J. Valančiūnas
KG K. George
KK K. Kuzma
MB M. Bagley III
MB M. Brogdon
NYKAH A. Hukporti
CP C. Payne
JB J. Brunson
JH J. Hart
JS J. Sims
JT J. Toppin
KT K. Towns
MB M. Bridges
OA O. Anunoby
PD P. Dadiet
TK T. Kolek
WAS/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
Brunson, Towns help Knicks roll to a 134-106 win that extends' Wizards' losing streak to 9
NEW YORK -- — Jalen Brunson had 26 points and 11 assists, and the New York Knicks rolled to a 134-106 victory Monday night that extended the Washington Wizards ' losing streak to nine games.
Karl-Anthony Towns added 24 points and 12 rebounds in just 25 minutes for the Knicks, who were off and running right from the start even while playing for the second straight night. They rang up 40 points in the first quarter and put up 36 more in the third, building the lead to 109-75 at the end of the period.
New York went 20 for 40 from 3-point range and finished with its highest point total while just missing its largest margin of victory.
Cam Payne was 5 for 6 behind the arc and had 17 points off the bench, while OG Anunoby scored 16.
Bub Carrington, Jonas Valanciunas and Corey Kispert each scored 18 points for Washington.
Takeaways Wizards: Since winning two straight games to get to 2-2, Washington hasn't won and has barely even been competitive. All but one loss during its skid has been by double digits.
Knicks: New York easily could have come out with little energy, playing a bad team on the second night of a back-to-back before leaving for a long trip Tuesday. Instead, the Knicks got their starters some extra rest before a flight to Phoenix.
Key moment Reserve Pacome Dadiet hit his first two 3-point attempts in the second quarter. The latter made the Knicks 9 for 12 behind the arc to start the game.
Key stat Brunson made five 3-pointers and shot 9 for 15 overall after he went 3 for 14 and missed all five 3-point attempts in the victory over Brooklyn on Sunday.
Up next The Knicks start their five-game trip Wednesday at Phoenix and aren't back home again in November. The Wizards host Boston on Friday.