Game ID: 22400692
Los Angeles Lakers @ New York Knicks
Saturday, February 1, 2025 at 8:30 PM ET
Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
NYK 32 22 35 23 112LAL 32 27 32 37 128
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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 1/21 · back-to-backBACK Towns back 1/20 after 2, 36 min since (104% of 35)
BACK Shamet back 1/20 after 2, 10 min since (72% of 14)
BACK Sims back 1/15 after 3, 21 min since (192% of 11)
NYK availability going into 1/25 · 3 days' restOUT Sims missed 2 since 1/20, returns tonight: 2 min (21% of 11)
BACK Towns back 1/20 after 2, 38 min since (108% of 35)
BACK Shamet back 1/20 after 2, 8 min since (58% of 14)
NYK availability going into 1/27 · 1 day's restBACK Towns back 1/20 after 2, 35 min since (98% of 35)
BACK Shamet back 1/20 after 2, 10 min since (70% of 14)
BACK Sims back 1/15 after 3, 15 min since (135% of 11)
NEW Achiuwa 18 to 24 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 1/29 · 1 day's restBACK Towns back 1/20 after 2, 34 min since (97% of 35)
BACK Shamet back 1/20 after 2, 10 min since (73% of 14)
BACK Sims back 1/25 after 2, 3 min since (29% of 11)
NYK availability going into 2/01 · 2 days' restBACK Towns back 1/20 after 2, 33 min since (95% of 35)
BACK Shamet back 1/20 after 2, 9 min since (65% of 14)
BACK Sims back 1/25 after 2, 3 min since (29% of 11)
NYK availability going into 2/03 · 1 day's restBACK Sims back 1/25 after 2, 3 min since (25% of 11)
NYK availability going into 2/04 · back-to-backBACK Sims back 1/25 after 2, 2 min since (19% of 11)
NEW Achiuwa 18 to 26 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 2/08 · 3 days' restOUT Anunoby missed 2 since 2/03, out tonight
NEW Achiuwa 18 to 29 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 2/11 · 2 days' restOUT Anunoby missed 3 since 2/03, out tonight
NEW Achiuwa 18 to 32 min over the last 5
LAL availability going into 1/25 · 1 day's restOUT Vanderbilt missed 36 since 11/04, returns tonight: 12 min (79% of 16)
BACK Finney-Smith back 1/19 after 2, 22 min since (73% of 29)
BACK Reddish back 1/23 after 4, 3 min since (19% of 18)
BACK Milton back 1/15 after 2, 6 min since (50% of 11)
NEW Christie 25 to 31 min over the last 5
LAL availability going into 1/27 · 1 day's restOUT Jemison III missed 2 since 1/23, out tonight
BACK Finney-Smith back 1/19 after 2, 23 min since (77% of 29)
BACK Reddish back 1/23 after 4, 3 min since (19% of 18)
BACK Vanderbilt back 1/25 after 36, 12 min since (79% of 16)
BACK Milton back 1/23 after 2, 3 min since (31% of 11)
LAL availability going into 1/28 · back-to-backOUT Hachimura missed 2 since 1/25, returns tonight: 24 min (75% of 32)
OUT Reddish missed 2 since 1/25, returns tonight: 18 min (100% of 18)
OUT Jemison III missed 3 since 1/23, out tonight
BACK Finney-Smith back 1/19 after 2, 23 min since (80% of 29)
BACK Vanderbilt back 1/25 after 36, 13 min since (82% of 16)
BACK Milton back 1/23 after 2, 8 min since (71% of 11)
NEW Christie 25 to 31 min over the last 5
LAL availability going into 1/30 · 1 day's restOUT Vincent missed 2 since 1/27, out tonight
OUT Jemison III missed 4 since 1/23, returns tonight: 18 min (171% of 10)
BACK Hachimura back 1/28 after 2, 24 min since (75% of 32)
BACK Reddish back 1/23 after 4, 11 min since (59% of 18)
BACK Vanderbilt back 1/25 after 36, 13 min since (82% of 16)
BACK Milton back 1/23 after 2, 7 min since (66% of 11)
NEW Christie 25 to 31 min over the last 5
LAL availability going into 2/01 · 1 day's restOUT Vincent missed 3 since 1/27, returns tonight: 20 min (97% of 21)
BACK Hachimura back 1/28 after 2, 25 min since (78% of 32)
BACK Reddish back 1/23 after 4, 11 min since (59% of 18)
BACK Vanderbilt back 1/25 after 36, 14 min since (89% of 16)
BACK Milton back 1/23 after 2, 12 min since (114% of 11)
BACK Jemison III back 1/30 after 4, 18 min since (171% of 10)
NEW Christie 25 to 30 min over the last 5
LAL availability going into 2/04 · 2 days' restOUT Reddish missed 2 since 1/30, out tonight
BACK Hachimura back 1/28 after 2, 29 min since (92% of 32)
BACK Vincent back 2/01 after 3, 20 min since (97% of 21)
BACK Vanderbilt back 1/25 after 36, 14 min since (89% of 16)
BACK Jemison III back 1/30 after 4, 10 min since (94% of 10)
NEW Christie 25 to 31 min over the last 5
LAL availability going into 2/06 · 1 day's restOUT Reddish missed 3 since 1/30, out tonight
BACK Hachimura back 1/28 after 2, 30 min since (95% of 32)
BACK Vincent back 2/01 after 3, 21 min since (101% of 21)
BACK Jemison III back 1/30 after 4, 8 min since (80% of 10)
NEW Christie 25 to 31 min over the last 4
NEW Milton 11 to 17 min over the last 4
LAL availability going into 2/08 · 1 day's restOUT Reddish missed 4 since 1/30, out tonight
OUT Morris missed 2 since 2/04, returns tonight: 6 min (39% of 16)
BACK Hachimura back 1/28 after 2, 32 min since (100% of 32)
BACK Vincent back 2/01 after 3, 24 min since (114% of 21)
BACK Jemison III back 1/30 after 4, 8 min since (80% of 10)
NEW Milton 11 to 17 min over the last 4
LAL availability going into 2/10 · 1 day's restOUT Knecht missed 2 since 2/06, out tonight
OUT Reddish missed 5 since 1/30, out tonight
BACK Vincent back 2/01 after 3, 24 min since (115% of 21)
BACK Morris back 2/08 after 2, 6 min since (39% of 16)
BACK Jemison III back 1/30 after 4, 9 min since (88% of 10)
NEW Hayes 19 to 25 min over the last 5
NEW Milton 11 to 20 min over the last 4
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New York comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 125 a night and allowing 109, shooting 50 percent and 39 from three, 19 free throws a game; Brunson at 25 and Bridges at 21 a game. That is 5 straight wins. 2 days' rest. The Lakers come in 4-1 over their last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 105, shooting 52 percent and 36 from three, 21 free throws a game; Davis at 26 and James at 24 a game. They have won the glass by 7 a night. Without Vincent (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the glass, where the Lakers have been plus-7 a night and New York minus-1 and the turnovers, the Lakers giving it away 13 times a game to New York's 10. Call it New York 116, the Lakers 111.
1/21 @ BKN 99-95 — NYK notes
NYK won 99-95. NYK shot 46% (40 of 87) to BKN's 37%, 8 of 28 from three, and got to the line 14 times to BKN's 25. NYK turned it over 10 times to BKN's 16. Towns led with 25 (11 of 18, 0 of 3 from three); Anunoby added 20, Brunson 17. The hinge was Q2, 35-25: NYK came in trailing by 2 and left it ahead by 8. Towns was the night's best plus/minus at +16.
1/25 vs SAC 143-120 — NYK notes
NYK won 143-120. NYK shot 50% (52 of 105) to SAC's 48%, 17 of 36 from three, and went to the line 23 times to SAC's 16 — 22 points from the stripe to their 14. The glass went 53-38 for them. Anunoby led with 33 (12 of 18, 4 of 7 from three, 5 of 6 at the line); Bridges added 27, Brunson 25. The hinge was Q1, 38-25: from level to 13 ahead, and the lead reached 24. Achiuwa was the night's best plus/minus at +27.
1/27 vs MEM 143-106 — NYK notes
NYK won 143-106. NYK shot 52% (56 of 108) to MEM's 45%, 17 of 44 from three. NYK turned it over 10 times to MEM's 26. Bridges led with 28 (12 of 19, 2 of 6 from three); Towns added 24, Brunson 20. The hinge was Q4, 41-22: a lead of 18 became 37. Bridges was the night's best plus/minus at +43.
1/29 vs DEN 122-112 — NYK notes
NYK won 122-112. NYK shot 52% (48 of 93) to DEN's 49%, 14 of 34 from three. NYK turned it over 5 times to DEN's 14. The glass went 35-47 against them. Brunson led with 30 (10 of 16, 3 of 6 from three, 7 of 7 at the line); Anunoby added 23, Hart 15. The hinge was Q1, 31-27: from level to 4 ahead. Brunson was the night's best plus/minus at +16.
2/01 vs LAL 112-128 — NYK notes
NYK lost 112-128. NYK took 14 more shots (95 to 81), fed by 16 offensive rebounds, but shot 46% to LAL's 58%, 10 of 28 from three. Hart led with 26 (11 of 16, 1 of 5 from three); Brunson added 17, Bridges 16. Q3 was theirs, 35-32, the deficit cut from 5 to 2, but the other 3 periods went 96-77 against them. Hart's -20 in 38 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/03 vs HOU — 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 124 a night and allowing 112, shooting 49 percent and 39 from three, 18 free throws a game; Brunson at 22 and Anunoby at 21 a game. One day's rest. Houston comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 114, shooting 46 percent and 36 from three, 26 free throws a game; Green at 23 and Brooks at 20 a game. Without Sengun (2 straight), Smith Jr. (15 straight). One day's rest.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the line, where Houston takes 26 free throws a game to New York's 18. Call it New York 117, Houston 112.
2/04 @ TOR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Toronto comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 102, shooting 46 percent and 36 from three, 21 free throws a game; Barnes at 21 and Barrett at 18 a game. Without Mogbo (7 straight), Shead (2 straight), Lawson (6 straight). One day's rest. New York comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 129 a night and allowing 117, shooting 50 percent and 38 from three, 22 free throws a game; Brunson at 27 and Bridges at 21 a game. Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Toronto wins, and the game turns on the defense, Toronto allowing 102 a night to New York's 117 and the turnovers, Toronto giving it away 13 times a game to New York's 10. Call it Toronto 115, New York 114, New York keeping it close.
2/08 vs BOS — 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 124 a night and allowing 116, shooting 50 percent and 35 from three, 22 free throws a game; Brunson at 27 and Towns at 20 a game. Without Anunoby (2 straight). 3 days' rest. Boston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 112, shooting 48 percent and 40 from three, 20 free throws a game; Brown at 24 and Tatum at 23 a game. One day's rest.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the arc, Boston at 40 percent from three to New York's 35. Call it New York 117, Boston 114, Boston keeping it close.
2/11 @ 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 114 a night and allowing 117, shooting 46 percent and 30 from three, 24 free throws a game; Siakam at 23 and Mathurin at 16 a game. It has lost the glass by 10 a night. Without Isa. Jackson (45 straight). 2 days' rest. New York comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 121, shooting 48 percent and 34 from three, 24 free throws a game; Brunson at 31 and Hart at 18 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Anunoby (3 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Indiana wins, and the game turns on the glass, where New York has been minus-5 a night and Indiana minus-10 and the arc, New York at 34 percent from three to Indiana's 30. Call it Indiana 117, New York 115, New York keeping it close.
1/25 @ GSW 118-108 — LAL notes
LAL won 118-108. LAL shot 55% (47 of 86) to GSW's 46%, 10 of 29 from three. Davis led with 36 (13 of 23, 0 of 3 from three, 10 of 12 at the line); James added 25, Reaves 16. The hinge was Q3, 30-25: a lead of 1 became 6, and the lead reached 15. Finney-Smith was the night's best plus/minus at +20.
1/27 @ CHA 112-107 — LAL notes
LAL won 112-107. LAL shot 51% (44 of 86) to CHA's 45%, 6 of 28 from three, and went to the line 24 times to CHA's 18 — 18 points from the stripe to their 15. The glass went 48-34 for them. Davis led with 42 (17 of 28, 8 of 10 at the line); James added 22, Reaves 17. The hinge was Q1, 39-19: from level to 20 ahead, and the lead reached 23. Davis was the night's best plus/minus at +16.
1/28 @ PHI 104-118 — LAL notes
LAL lost 104-118. LAL shot 51% (37 of 72) to PHI's 47%, 10 of 33 from three. LAL turned it over 22 times to PHI's 9, and PHI turned those into 14 steals. L. James led with 31 (10 of 16, 1 of 4 from three, 10 of 11 at the line); Knecht added 24, Reaves 13. Q4 was theirs, 28-19, the deficit cut from 23 to 14, but the other 3 periods went 99-76 against them. Hayes's -19 in 19 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/30 @ WAS 134-96 — LAL notes
LAL won 134-96. LAL shot 54% (49 of 90) to WAS's 32%, 15 of 32 from three, and got to the line 22 times to WAS's 34. The glass went 48-38 for them. L. James led with 24 (9 of 19, 1 of 4 from three); Hachimura added 22, Milton 21. The hinge was Q2, 36-16: a lead of 13 became 33, and the lead reached 42. L. James was the night's best plus/minus at +29.
2/01 @ NYK 128-112 — LAL notes
LAL won 128-112. LAL shot 58% (47 of 81) to NYK's 46%, 19 of 40 from three. L. James led with 33 (14 of 26, 3 of 8 from three); Reaves added 27, Hachimura 21. The hinge was Q4, 37-23: a lead of 2 became 16. Christie was the night's best plus/minus at +21.
2/04 @ LAC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Clippers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 113, shooting 50 percent and 36 from three, 22 free throws a game; Powell at 28 and Harden at 25 a game. They have won the glass by 7 a night. Without Dunn (7 straight). One day's rest. The Lakers come in 4-1 over their last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 108, shooting 54 percent and 37 from three, 21 free throws a game; Davis at 27 and James at 27 a game. Without Reddish (2 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: The Clippers win, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it the Clippers 113, the Lakers 112, the Lakers keeping it close.
2/06 vs GSW — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Lakers come in 4-1 over their last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 106, shooting 54 percent and 40 from three, 22 free throws a game; James at 27 and Hachimura at 19 a game. That is 3 straight wins. They have won the glass by 5 a night. Without Reddish (3 straight). One day's rest. Golden State comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 114, shooting 43 percent and 34 from three, 29 free throws a game; Curry at 23 and Wiggins at 22 a game. Without Kuminga (16 straight), Waters III (2 straight), Anderson (2 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: The Lakers win, and the game turns on the glass, where the Lakers have been plus-5 a night and Golden State minus-3 and the defense, the Lakers allowing 106 a night to Golden State's 114. Call it the Lakers 117, Golden State 108.
2/08 vs IND — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Lakers come in 4-1 over their last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 107, shooting 54 percent and 42 from three, 24 free throws a game; James at 31 and Reaves at 20 a game. That is 4 straight wins. They have won the glass by 4 a night. Without Reddish (4 straight), Morris (2 straight). One day's rest. Indiana comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 116, shooting 49 percent and 34 from three, 24 free throws a game; Siakam at 26 and Haliburton at 16 a game. It has lost the glass by 9 a night. Without Isa. Jackson (44 straight). One day's rest.
So: The Lakers win, and the game turns on the glass, where the Lakers have been plus-4 a night and Indiana minus-9 and the arc, the Lakers at 42 percent from three to Indiana's 34. Call it the Lakers 118, Indiana 111.
2/10 vs UTA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Lakers come in 5-0 over their last five, scoring 126 a night and allowing 107, shooting 54 percent and 43 from three, 24 free throws a game; James at 31 and Reaves at 26 a game. That is 5 straight wins. They have won the glass by 6 a night. Without Knecht (2 straight), Reddish (5 straight). One day's rest. Utah comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 121, shooting 46 percent and 35 from three, 24 free throws a game; Clarkson at 23 and Collins at 20 a game. It has won the glass by 11 a night. Without Sexton (3 straight), Hendricks (48 straight). One day's rest.
So: The Lakers win, and the game turns on the defense, the Lakers allowing 107 a night to Utah's 121 and the arc, the Lakers at 43 percent from three to Utah's 35. Call it the Lakers 121, Utah 111, the Lakers by 10.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
LALAR A. Reaves
BJ B. James
DF D. Finney-Smith
DK D. Knecht
GV G. Vincent
JH J. Hayes
JV J. Vanderbilt
LJ L. James
MC M. Christie
RH R. Hachimura
TJ T. Jemison III
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
LAL/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
LeBron James has a triple-double and another win at Madison Square Garden as Lakers beat Knicks
NEW YORK -- — LeBron James had 33 points, 12 assists and 11 rebounds in his 10th triple-double of the season, enjoying another memorable night at Madison Square Garden and leading the Los Angeles Lakers to a 128-112 victory over the New York Knicks on Saturday.
James' big night was quickly overshadowed by news that Luka Doncic is headed to the Lakers in a blockbuster three-team trade that will send Anthony Davis to Dallas.
A person with knowledge of the agreement said early Sunday that Doncic, Maxi Kleber and Markieff Morris are headed to the Lakers, while Davis and Max Christie are going to Dallas. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because neither team can announce the deal while it awaits league approval.
James improved to 23-8 at his favorite arena to visit, easily surpassing the 28 points per game he had been averaging in the building. He also became the seventh NBA player with 2,500 3-pointers . James made three of the Lakers' 19, one off their season high.
Austin Reaves added 27 points and Rui Hachimura had 21 for the Lakers, who shot 58% from the field.
Josh Hart had 26 points, 13 rebounds and 11 assists in his seventh triple-double of the season, but the Knicks had their five-game winning streak snapped. Jalen Brunson added 17 points and Mikal Bridges had 16.
Takeaways Lakers: With five players making at least three 3-pointers, the Lakers showed off the kind of balanced shooting that makes any team with James dangerous.
Knicks: More important than the game for the Knicks is the status of OG Anunoby , who limped off with a sprained right foot in the third quarter after scoring 13 points.
Key moment The chants for Bronny James grew louder late in the game and he finally got in when his father checked out with 1:50 to play. Bronny made a nice lefty layup on his only shot.
Key stat Knicks All-Star Karl-Anthony Towns shot just 3 for 12 and finished with 11 points.
Up next The Lakers go back to Los Angeles but not quite home, finishing their six-game trip Tuesday at the Clippers. The Knicks host Houston on Monday.