Game ID: 22400511
Toronto Raptors @ New York Knicks
Wednesday, January 8, 2025 at 7:30 PM ET
Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
NYK 28 27 31 26 112TOR 24 27 25 22 98
NYK vs TOR ScoutingNYK vs TOR 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 1/01 · 1 day's rest
full strength
NYK availability going into 1/03 · 1 day's restNEW Bridges 37 to 43 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 1/04 · back-to-backOUT McBride missed 2 since 1/01, out tonight
OUT Sims missed 2 since 1/01, returns tonight: 2 min (15% of 11)
NYK availability going into 1/06 · 1 day's restOUT McBride missed 3 since 1/01, out tonight
BACK Sims back 1/04 after 2, 2 min since (15% of 11)
NYK availability going into 1/08 · 1 day's restOUT McBride missed 4 since 1/01, out tonight
BACK Sims back 1/04 after 2, 16 min since (144% of 11)
NEW Hart 37 to 43 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 1/10 · 1 day's restOUT McBride missed 5 since 1/01, returns tonight: 20 min (84% of 24)
BACK Sims back 1/04 after 2, 12 min since (108% of 11)
NYK availability going into 1/12 · 1 day's restBACK McBride back 1/10 after 5, 20 min since (84% of 24)
BACK Sims back 1/04 after 2, 12 min since (108% of 11)
NYK availability going into 1/13 · back-to-backOUT Sims missed 2 since 1/10, out tonight
BACK McBride back 1/10 after 5, 20 min since (84% of 24)
NYK availability going into 1/15 · 1 day's restOUT Sims missed 3 since 1/10, returns tonight: 23 min (211% of 11)
BACK McBride back 1/10 after 5, 19 min since (79% of 24)
TOR availability going into 12/31 · 1 day's restOUT Quickley missed 21 since 11/12, out tonight
BACK Barnes back 12/19 after 2, 36 min since (111% of 33)
BACK Barrett back 12/23 after 2, 32 min since (101% of 32)
BACK Poeltl back 12/29 after 4, 27 min since (90% of 30)
BACK Mitchell back 12/23 after 2, 20 min since (79% of 25)
BACK Shead back 12/29 after 2, 25 min since (128% of 20)
BACK Lawson back 12/23 after 3, 5 min since (26% of 19)
TOR availability going into 1/01 · back-to-backOUT Quickley missed 22 since 11/12, returns tonight: 32 min (115% of 28)
BACK Barrett back 12/23 after 2, 32 min since (101% of 32)
BACK Poeltl back 12/29 after 4, 28 min since (95% of 30)
BACK Mitchell back 12/23 after 2, 22 min since (88% of 25)
BACK Shead back 12/29 after 2, 25 min since (127% of 20)
BACK Lawson back 12/23 after 3, 5 min since (24% of 19)
TOR availability going into 1/03 · 1 day's restOUT Barrett missed 2 since 12/31, out tonight
BACK Poeltl back 12/29 after 4, 30 min since (101% of 30)
BACK Quickley back 1/01 after 22, 32 min since (115% of 28)
BACK Mitchell back 12/23 after 2, 18 min since (73% of 25)
BACK Shead back 12/29 after 2, 23 min since (115% of 20)
BACK Lawson back 12/23 after 3, 5 min since (24% of 19)
TOR availability going into 1/06 · 2 days' restOUT Barrett missed 3 since 12/31, returns tonight: 32 min (101% of 32)
OUT Lawson missed 2 since 1/01, out tonight
BACK Poeltl back 12/29 after 4, 31 min since (104% of 30)
BACK Quickley back 1/01 after 22, 33 min since (118% of 28)
BACK Shead back 12/29 after 2, 20 min since (104% of 20)
TOR availability going into 1/08 · 1 day's restOUT Lawson missed 3 since 1/01, out tonight
OUT Battle missed 2 since 1/03, out tonight
OUT Boucher missed 2 since 1/03, returns tonight: 4 min (23% of 17)
BACK Barrett back 1/06 after 3, 32 min since (101% of 32)
BACK Poeltl back 12/29 after 4, 31 min since (105% of 30)
BACK Quickley back 1/01 after 22, 32 min since (115% of 28)
BACK Shead back 12/29 after 2, 20 min since (101% of 20)
TOR availability going into 1/09 · back-to-backOUT Lawson missed 4 since 1/01, out tonight
OUT Battle missed 3 since 1/03, out tonight
BACK Barrett back 1/06 after 3, 30 min since (94% of 32)
BACK Quickley back 1/01 after 22, 32 min since (114% of 28)
BACK Boucher back 1/08 after 2, 4 min since (23% of 17)
TOR availability going into 1/11 · 1 day's restOUT Mogbo missed 2 since 1/08, out tonight
OUT Lawson missed 5 since 1/01, out tonight
OUT Battle missed 4 since 1/03, out tonight
BACK Barrett back 1/06 after 3, 33 min since (102% of 32)
BACK Quickley back 1/01 after 22, 31 min since (113% of 28)
BACK Boucher back 1/08 after 2, 15 min since (89% of 17)
TOR availability going into 1/13 · 1 day's restOUT Agbaji missed 2 since 1/09, returns tonight: 25 min (92% of 27)
OUT Mogbo missed 3 since 1/08, out tonight
OUT Lawson missed 6 since 1/01, out tonight
OUT Battle missed 5 since 1/03, out tonight
BACK Barrett back 1/06 after 3, 33 min since (102% of 32)
BACK Boucher back 1/08 after 2, 17 min since (98% of 17)
TOR availability going into 1/15 · 1 day's restOUT Mogbo missed 4 since 1/08, out tonight
OUT Lawson missed 7 since 1/01, out tonight
OUT Battle missed 6 since 1/03, returns tonight: 4 min (23% of 18)
BACK Barrett back 1/06 after 3, 32 min since (98% of 32)
BACK Agbaji back 1/13 after 2, 25 min since (92% of 27)
BACK Boucher back 1/08 after 2, 18 min since (106% of 17)
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 114 a night and allowing 114, shooting 49 percent and 30 from three, 23 free throws a game; Towns at 31 and Brunson at 24 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without McBride (4 straight). One day's rest. Toronto comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 102 a night and allowing 122, shooting 46 percent and 32 from three, 17 free throws a game; Barnes at 22 and Quickley at 14 a game. Without Lawson (3 straight), Battle (2 straight), Boucher (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the turnovers, Toronto giving it away 18 times a game to New York's 11 and the defense, New York allowing 114 a night to Toronto's 122. Call it New York 119, Toronto 108, New York by 11.
1/01 vs UTA 119-103 — NYK notes
NYK won 119-103. NYK shot 55% (47 of 85) to UTA's 41%, 9 of 23 from three, and went to the line 23 times to UTA's 15 — 16 points from the stripe to their 12. Towns led with 31 (10 of 20, 3 of 6 from three, 8 of 9 at the line); Bridges added 27, Anunoby 22. The hinge was Q2, 32-21: NYK came in trailing by 1 and left it ahead by 10, and the lead reached 20. Hart was the night's best plus/minus at +15.
1/03 @ OKC 107-117 — NYK notes
NYK lost 107-117. NYK shot 48% (43 of 90) to OKC's 51%, 9 of 32 from three. Bridges led with 24 (10 of 19, 4 of 11 from three); Brunson added 22, Anunoby 20. Q2 was theirs, 36-21, turning a 3-point deficit into a 12-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 96-71 against them. They led by as many as 14. Hart's -12 in 44 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/04 @ CHI 126-139 — NYK notes
NYK lost 126-139. NYK shot 49% (48 of 97) to CHI's 54%, 8 of 30 from three, and went to the line 28 times to CHI's 18 — 22 points from the stripe to their 17. Towns led with 44 (17 of 29, 3 of 7 from three, 7 of 10 at the line); Brunson added 33, Bridges 18. Q2 was theirs, 39-34, but the other 3 periods went 105-87 against them. They led by as many as 11. Bridges's -21 in 33 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/06 vs ORL 94-103 — NYK notes
NYK lost 94-103. NYK shot 44% (36 of 81) to ORL's 50%, 4 of 22 from three. Bridges led with 24 (10 of 20, 1 of 7 from three); Brunson added 24, Hart 15. Q1 was theirs, 28-24, but the other 3 periods went 79-66 against them. Achiuwa's -14 in 22 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/08 vs TOR 112-98 — NYK notes
NYK won 112-98. NYK shot 48% (42 of 88) to TOR's 49%, 12 of 33 from three. The glass went 43-33 for them. Anunoby led with 27 (8 of 13, 4 of 6 from three, 7 of 8 at the line); Towns added 27, Hart 21. The hinge was Q3, 31-25: a lead of 4 became 10, and the lead reached 26. Bridges was the night's best plus/minus at +26.
1/10 vs OKC — 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 49 percent and 30 from three, 22 free throws a game; Towns at 30 and Brunson at 23 a game. Without McBride (5 straight). One day's rest. OKC comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 106, shooting 49 percent and 39 from three, 19 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 33 and Jal. Williams at 17 a game. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. Without Holmgren (26 straight), Caruso (8 straight). One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, OKC at 39 percent from three to New York's 30 and the glass, where New York has been plus-4 a night and OKC minus-4. Call it OKC 112, New York 111, New York keeping it close.
1/12 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 1-4 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 117, shooting 46 percent and 25 from three, 22 free throws a game; Towns at 28 and Brunson at 24 a game. One day's rest. Milwaukee comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 107, shooting 49 percent and 39 from three, 19 free throws a game; Antetokounmpo at 27 and Lillard at 24 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Without Wright (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the arc, Milwaukee at 39 percent from three to New York's 25 and the defense, Milwaukee allowing 107 a night to New York's 117. Call it New York 113, Milwaukee 112, Milwaukee keeping it close.
1/13 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 115 a night and allowing 114, shooting 48 percent and 29 from three, 23 free throws a game; Towns at 31 and Brunson at 28 a game. It has won the glass by 4 a night. Second night of a back-to-back. Detroit comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 108, shooting 49 percent and 40 from three, 18 free throws a game; Cunningham at 28 and Beasley at 18 a game. One day's rest.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the arc, Detroit at 40 percent from three to New York's 29 and the defense, Detroit allowing 108 a night to New York's 114. Call it New York 114, Detroit 112, Detroit keeping it close.
1/15 @ 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 105 a night and allowing 111, shooting 44 percent and 35 from three, 21 free throws a game; Maxey at 30 and George at 21 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without C. Martin (2 straight), Embiid (5 straight), Lowry (5 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. New York comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 111, shooting 48 percent and 32 from three, 24 free throws a game; Brunson at 28 and Towns at 26 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-4 a night and Philadelphia minus-6. Call it New York 113, Philadelphia 109, Philadelphia keeping it close.
12/31 @ BOS 71-125 — TOR notes
TOR lost 71-125. TOR shot 31% (27 of 86) to BOS's 54%, 10 of 40 from three. TOR turned it over 21 times to BOS's 13, and BOS turned those into 14 steals. Barnes led with 16 (7 of 19, 1 of 8 from three). Q2 was theirs, 23-22, the deficit cut from 11 to 10, but the other 3 periods went 103-48 against them. Barnes's -39 in 31 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/01 vs BKN 130-113 — TOR notes
TOR won 130-113. TOR shot 59% (52 of 88) to BKN's 48%, 16 of 32 from three, and got to the line 13 times to BKN's 20. Barnes led with 33 (14 of 18, 3 of 4 from three); Dick added 22, Quickley 21. The hinge was Q4, 36-22: a lead of 3 became 17, and the lead reached 21. Agbaji was the night's best plus/minus at +23.
1/03 vs ORL 97-106 — TOR notes
TOR lost 97-106. TOR shot 48% (38 of 80) to ORL's 47%, 10 of 29 from three. Poeltl led with 25 (11 of 12); Barnes added 20, Agbaji 15. Q4 was theirs, 29-18, the deficit cut from 20 to 9, but the other 3 periods went 88-68 against them. Shead's -11 in 14 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/06 vs MIL 104-128 — TOR notes
TOR lost 104-128. TOR took 9 more shots (91 to 82), fed by 10 offensive rebounds, but shot 45% to MIL's 57%, 9 of 35 from three, and went to the line 21 times to MIL's 15 — 13 points from the stripe to their 12. TOR turned it over 15 times to MIL's 21. The glass went 35-46 against them. Barrett led with 25 (11 of 18, 2 of 5 from three); Barnes added 21, Poeltl 12. Q4 was theirs, 29-29, but the other 3 periods went 99-75 against them. Poeltl's -30 in 31 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/08 @ NYK 98-112 — TOR notes
TOR lost 98-112. TOR shot 49% (38 of 77) to NYK's 48%, 10 of 26 from three. The glass went 33-43 against them. Quickley led with 22 (7 of 12, 3 of 6 from three, 5 of 6 at the line); Barnes added 18, Barrett 16. Q2 was theirs, 27-27, but the other 3 periods went 85-71 against them. Shead's -21 in 16 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/09 @ CLE — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Cleveland comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 111, shooting 49 percent and 38 from three, 18 free throws a game; Mobley at 20 and Garland at 20 a game. That is 5 straight wins. Without Merrill (3 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Toronto comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 100 a night and allowing 117, shooting 46 percent and 34 from three, 15 free throws a game; Barnes at 22 and Quickley at 16 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Lawson (4 straight), Battle (3 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Cleveland wins, and the game turns on the arc, Cleveland at 38 percent from three to Toronto's 34 and the defense, Cleveland allowing 111 a night to Toronto's 117. Call it Cleveland 121, Toronto 107, Cleveland by 14.
1/11 @ DET — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Detroit comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 104, shooting 46 percent and 36 from three, 17 free throws a game; Cunningham at 27 and Beasley at 17 a game. It has won the glass by 4 a night. One day's rest. Toronto comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 118, shooting 52 percent and 39 from three, 15 free throws a game; Barnes at 23 and Barrett at 20 a game. That is 4 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Mogbo (2 straight), Lawson (5 straight), Battle (4 straight). One day's rest.
So: Detroit wins, and the game turns on the defense, Detroit allowing 104 a night to Toronto's 118 and the glass, where Detroit has been plus-4 a night and Toronto minus-5. Call it Detroit 116, Toronto 109.
1/13 vs GSW — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Toronto comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 120, shooting 49 percent and 37 from three, 18 free throws a game; Barnes at 20 and Barrett at 18 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Agbaji (2 straight), Mogbo (3 straight), Lawson (6 straight). One day's rest. Golden State comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 104 a night and allowing 114, shooting 45 percent and 35 from three, 14 free throws a game; Curry at 25 and Wiggins at 17 a game. Without Wiggins (2 straight), Podziemski (7 straight), Kuminga (4 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Golden State wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Golden State allowing 114 a night to Toronto's 120. Call it Golden State 113, Toronto 112, Toronto keeping it close.
1/15 vs BOS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Toronto comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 119, shooting 49 percent and 38 from three, 18 free throws a game; Barnes at 20 and Barrett at 17 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Mogbo (4 straight), Lawson (7 straight), Battle (6 straight). One day's rest. Boston comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 106, shooting 44 percent and 31 from three, 21 free throws a game; Tatum at 26 and Brown at 20 a game. 2 days' rest.
So: Boston wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Boston allowing 106 a night to Toronto's 119 and the glass, where Boston has been plus-2 a night and Toronto minus-6. Call it Boston 115, Toronto 110.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
TORBB B. Brown
CB C. Boucher
GD G. Dick
GT G. Temple
IQ I. Quickley
JP J. Poeltl
JS J. Shead
JW J. Walter
KO K. Olynyk
OA O. Agbaji
RB R. Barrett
SB S. Barnes
NYKCP C. Payne
JB J. Brunson
JH J. Hart
JS J. Sims
JT J. Toppin
KT K. Towns
LS L. Shamet
MB M. Bridges
MR M. Ryan
OA O. Anunoby
PA P. Achiuwa
TK T. Kolek
TOR/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
Towns has 27 points and 13 rebounds, Anunoby scores 27 as Knicks beat Raptors 112-98
NEW YORK -- — Karl-Anthony Towns had 27 points and 13 rebounds, OG Anunoby scored 27 points, and the New York Knicks beat the Toronto Raptors 112-98 on Wednesday night.
Josh Hart added 21 points and 11 rebounds while Jalen Brunson had 13 points for the Knicks, who snapped a three-game losing streak that followed nine consecutive victories.
Towns shot 9 for 14 from the field, including 3 for 3 on 3-pointers, in 34 minutes after missing Monday’s loss against Orlando due to patellar tendinopathy in his right knee.
Immanuel Quickley scored 22 points against his former team and Scottie Barnes had 18 for the Raptors, who have lost two straight and 14 of 15.
The Knicks shot 55% from the field and got 40 combined points from Towns, Anunoby and Hart to head into halftime with a 55-51 lead.
Takeaways Raptors: RJ Barrett , another former Knick, had 16 points.
Knicks: Mikal Bridges had 10 points as all five Knicks starters scored in double digits.
Key Moment New York led 91-81 with 9:22 left in the fourth quarter after a basket from Barnes and followed with a 15-0 run during a five- minute stretch in which the Raptors missed eight shots and had two turnovers.
Key stat The Knicks have won their last seven meetings against Toronto dating back to last season. New York’s last loss to the Raptors was Jan. 22, 2023, at Madison Square Garden.
Up Next Raptors visit Cleveland on Thursday, and Knicks host Oklahoma City on Friday.