Game ID: 22400529
Oklahoma City Thunder @ New York Knicks
Friday, January 10, 2025 at 7:30 PM ET
Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
NYK 17 26 31 27 101OKC 31 39 32 24 126
NYK vs OKC ScoutingNYK vs OKC 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 1/03 · 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)
NYK availability going into 1/17 · 1 day's restBACK McBride back 1/10 after 5, 20 min since (83% of 24)
BACK Sims back 1/15 after 3, 23 min since (211% of 11)
OKC availability going into 1/02 · 1 day's restOUT Holmgren missed 22 since 11/11, out tonight
OUT Caruso missed 4 since 12/26, out tonight
NEW Mitchell 14 to 22 min over the last 5
OKC availability going into 1/03 · back-to-backOUT Holmgren missed 23 since 11/11, out tonight
OUT Caruso missed 5 since 12/26, out tonight
NEW Mitchell 14 to 22 min over the last 5
OKC availability going into 1/05 · 1 day's restOUT Holmgren missed 24 since 11/11, out tonight
OUT Caruso missed 6 since 12/26, out tonight
NEW Mitchell 14 to 22 min over the last 5
OKC availability going into 1/08 · 2 days' restOUT Holmgren missed 25 since 11/11, out tonight
OUT Caruso missed 7 since 12/26, out tonight
NEW Mitchell 14 to 19 min over the last 4
OKC availability going into 1/10 · 1 day's restOUT Holmgren missed 26 since 11/11, out tonight
OUT Caruso missed 8 since 12/26, out tonight
OUT Mitchell missed 2 since 1/05, out tonight
OKC availability going into 1/12 · 1 day's restOUT Holmgren missed 27 since 11/11, out tonight
OUT Caruso missed 9 since 12/26, out tonight
OUT Mitchell missed 3 since 1/05, out tonight
OKC availability going into 1/14 · 1 day's restOUT Holmgren missed 28 since 11/11, out tonight
OUT Caruso missed 10 since 12/26, returns tonight: 18 min (86% of 21)
OUT Mitchell missed 4 since 1/05, out tonight
NEW Wallace 26 to 32 min over the last 5
OKC availability going into 1/16 · 1 day's restOUT Holmgren missed 29 since 11/11, out tonight
OUT Mitchell missed 5 since 1/05, out tonight
BACK Caruso back 1/14 after 10, 18 min since (86% of 21)
NEW Wallace 26 to 32 min over the last 5
OKC availability going into 1/17 · back-to-backOUT Holmgren missed 30 since 11/11, out tonight
OUT Mitchell missed 6 since 1/05, out tonight
BACK Caruso back 1/14 after 10, 16 min since (75% of 21)
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.
1/03 @ 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 101-126 — NYK notes
NYK lost 101-126. NYK shot 39% (37 of 96) to OKC's 54%, 4 of 31 from three. NYK turned it over 10 times to OKC's 15. Brunson led with 27 (7 of 15, 12 of 12 at the line); Towns added 23, Hart 16. Q4 was theirs, 27-24, the deficit cut from 28 to 25, but the other 3 periods went 102-74 against them. Brunson's -23 in 33 minutes was the worst on the floor.
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.
1/17 vs MIN — 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 115, shooting 49 percent and 36 from three, 24 free throws a game; Brunson at 31 and Towns at 26 a game. It has won the glass by 6 a night. One day's rest. Minnesota comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 107, shooting 46 percent and 39 from three, 26 free throws a game; Edwards at 27 and Randle at 19 a game. It has won the glass by 4 a night. One day's rest.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the defense, Minnesota allowing 107 a night to New York's 115. Call it New York 114, Minnesota 111, Minnesota keeping it close.
1/02 vs LAC 116-98 — OKC notes
OKC won 116-98. OKC shot 50% (43 of 86) to LAC's 47%, 14 of 38 from three. OKC turned it over 9 times to LAC's 19. The glass went 35-45 against them. Gilgeous-Alexander led with 29 (9 of 17, 2 of 5 from three, 9 of 9 at the line); Jal. Williams added 18, Mitchell 11. The hinge was Q3, 42-20: OKC came in trailing by 4 and left it ahead by 18, and the lead reached 28. OKC trailed 48-52 at the half and won the second half 68-46. Jal. Williams was the night's best plus/minus at +33.
1/03 vs NYK 117-107 — OKC notes
OKC won 117-107. OKC shot 51% (43 of 84) to NYK's 48%, 14 of 27 from three. Gilgeous-Alexander led with 33 (12 of 26, 2 of 3 from three, 7 of 7 at the line); Jal. Williams added 20, Wiggins 19. The hinge was Q4, 37-19: OKC came in trailing by 8 and left it ahead by 10. OKC trailed 54-66 at the half and won the second half 63-41. Wallace was the night's best plus/minus at +14.
1/05 vs BOS 105-92 — OKC notes
OKC won 105-92. OKC shot 45% (39 of 87) to BOS's 36%, 16 of 38 from three, and got to the line 13 times to BOS's 24. Gilgeous-Alexander led with 33 (11 of 23, 3 of 6 from three, 8 of 8 at the line); Wiggins added 15, Dort 14. The hinge was Q4, 29-12: OKC came in trailing by 4 and left it ahead by 13. OKC trailed 55-65 at the half and won the second half 50-27. Jal. Williams was the night's best plus/minus at +19.
1/08 @ CLE 122-129 — OKC notes
OKC lost 122-129. OKC shot 53% (48 of 90) to CLE's 52%, 11 of 31 from three, and got to the line 17 times to CLE's 27. Gilgeous-Alexander led with 31 (13 of 27, 1 of 6 from three); Jal. Williams added 25, Hartenstein 18. Q1 was theirs, 32-25, but the other 3 periods went 104-90 against them. Dort's -15 in 34 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/10 @ NYK 126-101 — OKC notes
OKC won 126-101. OKC shot 54% (48 of 89) to NYK's 39%, 14 of 27 from three. OKC turned it over 15 times to NYK's 10. Gilgeous-Alexander led with 39 (15 of 21, 8 of 8 at the line); Joe added 31, Jal. Williams 19. The hinge was Q1, 31-17: from level to 14 ahead, and the lead reached 30. Joe was the night's best plus/minus at +31.
1/12 @ 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 108 a night and allowing 125, shooting 45 percent and 36 from three, 17 free throws a game; Butler at 15 and Kuzma at 15 a game. That is 5 straight losses. Without Brogdon (3 straight). One day's rest. OKC comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 105, shooting 51 percent and 43 from three, 18 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 33 and Jal. Williams at 18 a game. Without Holmgren (27 straight), Caruso (9 straight). One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, OKC allowing 105 a night to Washington's 125 and the arc, OKC at 43 percent from three to Washington's 36. Call it OKC 118, Washington 108, OKC by 10.
1/14 @ PHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Philadelphia comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 107, shooting 45 percent and 37 from three, 23 free throws a game; Maxey at 27 and George at 20 a game. Without Embiid (4 straight), Lowry (4 straight), Drummond (4 straight). One day's rest. OKC comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 105, shooting 50 percent and 43 from three, 21 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 33 and Jal. Williams at 18 a game. Without Holmgren (28 straight), Caruso (10 straight). One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where OKC has been plus-3 a night and Philadelphia minus-3 and the arc, OKC at 43 percent from three to Philadelphia's 37. Call it OKC 113, Philadelphia 107.
1/16 vs CLE — 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 121 a night and allowing 104, shooting 51 percent and 40 from three, 20 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 32 and Jal. Williams at 19 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Without Holmgren (29 straight). One day's rest. Cleveland comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 116, shooting 48 percent and 35 from three, 23 free throws a game; Garland at 25 and Mitchell at 21 a game. Without Jerome (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, and the game turns on the defense, OKC allowing 104 a night to Cleveland's 116 and the arc, OKC at 40 percent from three to Cleveland's 35. Call it OKC 117, Cleveland 111.
1/17 @ DAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Dallas comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 111, shooting 46 percent and 36 from three, 23 free throws a game; Dinwiddie at 16 and Washington at 14 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. Without Edwards (8 straight). One day's rest. OKC comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 127 a night and allowing 108, shooting 52 percent and 37 from three, 20 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 34 and Jal. Williams at 21 a game. That is 4 straight wins. Without Holmgren (30 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: OKC wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where OKC has been plus-2 a night and Dallas minus-4. Call it OKC 115, Dallas 111, Dallas keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
NYKAH A. Hukporti
CP C. Payne
JB J. Brunson
JH J. Hart
JT J. Toppin
KT K. Towns
LS L. Shamet
MB M. Bridges
MM M. McBride
MR M. Ryan
OA O. Anunoby
PA P. Achiuwa
TK T. Kolek
OKCAD A. Ducas
AW A. Wiggins
BC B. Carlson
CW C. Wallace
IH I. Hartenstein
IJ I. Joe
JW J. Williams
JW Jal. Williams
JW Jay. Williams
KW K. Williams
LD L. Dort
SG S. Gilgeous-Alexander
NYK/OKC 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
Thunder bounce back to rout Knicks 126-101 in first game since end of 15-game win streak
NEW YORK -- — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 39 points in 29 minutes, and the Oklahoma City Thunder emphatically bounced back to rout the New York Knicks 126-101 on Friday night in the first game since their 15-game winning streak was snapped.
Isaiah Joe added 23 of his 31 points in the first half for the Thunder, who were coming off a 129-122 loss at NBA-leading Cleveland on Wednesday in the biggest game of the season thus far. There was no hangover at Madison Square Garden, where Oklahoma City had a 36-12 run in the first half en route to a 70-43 lead.
Jalen Brunson scored 27 points and Karl-Anthony Towns had 23 in the Knicks' fourth loss in five games, a stretch that began when the Thunder used a big fourth quarter to win 117-107 last Friday and snap New York's nine-game winning streak.
No big finish needed this time. The Thunder had the game in hand by halftime.
Takeaways Thunder: Oklahoma City made it clear quickly it wasn't letting Wednesday's loss linger and gave coach Mark Daigneault an easy one on a night when he wasn’t feeling well and wore a mask at times.
Knicks: The Knicks were booed multiple times in the first half of perhaps the low point of their season, which featured an 0-for-9 night by Mikal Bridges .
Key moment Oklahoma City closed the first quarter with a 12-0 spurt to lead 31-17. The Thunder then unleashed a 19-5 run over more than six minutes of the second to extend a 12-point lead to 55-29. Joe got 11 points in that stretch.
Key stat Adding Oklahoma City's 37-19 advantage in the decisive fourth quarter last Friday to its 31-17 lead after the first period of this game, the Thunder outscored the Knicks 68-36 over consecutive quarters.
Up next The Knicks host Milwaukee on Sunday. The Thunder visit Washington that night.