Game ID: 22400773
Atlanta Hawks @ New York Knicks
Wednesday, February 12, 2025 at 7:30 PM ET
Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT1 Final
NYK 38 30 36 33 12 149ATL 29 31 41 36 11 148
ATL @ NYK ScoutingATL @ 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.
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
NYK availability going into 2/12 · back-to-backOUT Anunoby missed 4 since 2/03, out tonight
NEW Achiuwa 18 to 33 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 2/20 · 7 days' restOUT Anunoby missed 5 since 2/03, out tonight
OUT Wright missed 2 since 2/11, returns tonight: 0 min (4% of 14)
NEW Achiuwa 18 to 36 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 2/21 · back-to-backOUT Anunoby missed 6 since 2/03, returns tonight: 27 min (72% of 37)
BACK Wright back 2/20 after 2, 0 min since (4% of 14)
NEW Achiuwa 18 to 38 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 2/23 · 1 day's restOUT Hart missed 2 since 2/20, returns tonight: 40 min (108% of 37)
BACK Anunoby back 2/21 after 6, 27 min since (72% of 37)
BACK Wright back 2/20 after 2, 5 min since (34% of 14)
NEW Achiuwa 18 to 37 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 2/26 · 2 days' restBACK Hart back 2/23 after 2, 40 min since (108% of 37)
BACK Anunoby back 2/21 after 6, 31 min since (84% of 37)
BACK Wright back 2/20 after 2, 5 min since (34% of 14)
NEW Achiuwa 18 to 33 min over the last 5
ATL availability going into 2/05 · 1 day's restOUT Johnson missed 6 since 1/25, out tonight
OUT Capela missed 4 since 1/28, out tonight
OUT Gueye missed 2 since 2/01, out tonight
OUT Roddy missed 2 since 2/01, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 25 since 12/11, out tonight
OUT Plowden missed 5 since 1/27, out tonight
BACK Risacher back 1/27 after 6, 25 min since (102% of 25)
BACK Wallace back 1/27 after 5, 20 min since (123% of 16)
NEW Krejčí 20 to 27 min over the last 5
ATL availability going into 2/07 · 1 day's restOUT Johnson missed 7 since 1/25, out tonight
OUT Capela missed 5 since 1/28, out tonight
OUT Gueye missed 3 since 2/01, returns tonight: 23 min (142% of 16)
OUT Roddy missed 3 since 2/01, not on tonight's roster
OUT Bufkin missed 26 since 12/11, out tonight
OUT Plowden missed 6 since 1/27, out tonight
ATL availability going into 2/08 · back-to-backOUT Johnson missed 8 since 1/25, out tonight
OUT Capela missed 6 since 1/28, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 27 since 12/11, out tonight
OUT Plowden missed 7 since 1/27, out tonight
BACK Gueye back 2/07 after 3, 23 min since (142% of 16)
ATL availability going into 2/10 · 1 day's restOUT Johnson missed 9 since 1/25, out tonight
OUT Capela missed 7 since 1/28, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 28 since 12/11, out tonight
OUT Plowden missed 8 since 1/27, out tonight
BACK Gueye back 2/07 after 3, 23 min since (142% of 16)
ATL availability going into 2/12 · 1 day's restOUT Johnson missed 10 since 1/25, out tonight
OUT Capela missed 8 since 1/28, out tonight
OUT Mathews missed 2 since 2/08, out tonight
OUT Wallace missed 2 since 2/08, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 29 since 12/11, out tonight
OUT Plowden missed 9 since 1/27, out tonight
OUT Barlow missed 2 since 2/08, returns tonight: 12 min (115% of 11)
BACK Gueye back 2/07 after 3, 19 min since (117% of 16)
NEW Krejčí 20 to 26 min over the last 5
ATL availability going into 2/20 · 7 days' restOUT Johnson missed 11 since 1/25, out tonight
OUT Capela missed 9 since 1/28, returns tonight: 18 min (86% of 21)
OUT Mathews missed 3 since 2/08, out tonight
OUT Wallace missed 3 since 2/08, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 30 since 12/11, out tonight
OUT Plowden missed 10 since 1/27, out tonight
BACK Gueye back 2/07 after 3, 18 min since (111% of 16)
BACK Barlow back 2/12 after 2, 12 min since (115% of 11)
NEW Niang 23 to 28 min over the last 3
ATL availability going into 2/23 · 2 days' restOUT Johnson missed 12 since 1/25, out tonight
OUT Krejčí missed 2 since 2/12, out tonight
OUT Mathews missed 4 since 2/08, out tonight
OUT Wallace missed 4 since 2/08, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 31 since 12/11, out tonight
OUT Plowden missed 11 since 1/27, out tonight
BACK Capela back 2/20 after 9, 18 min since (86% of 21)
BACK Gueye back 2/07 after 3, 17 min since (106% of 16)
BACK Barlow back 2/12 after 2, 10 min since (90% of 11)
ATL availability going into 2/24 · back-to-backOUT Johnson missed 13 since 1/25, out tonight
OUT Krejčí missed 3 since 2/12, out tonight
OUT Mathews missed 5 since 2/08, out tonight
OUT Wallace missed 5 since 2/08, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 32 since 12/11, out tonight
OUT Plowden missed 12 since 1/27, out tonight
BACK Capela back 2/20 after 9, 18 min since (85% of 21)
BACK Barlow back 2/12 after 2, 10 min since (90% of 11)
NEW Niang 23 to 29 min over the last 5
ATL availability going into 2/26 · 1 day's restOUT Johnson missed 14 since 1/25, out tonight
OUT Krejčí missed 4 since 2/12, out tonight
OUT Mathews missed 6 since 2/08, out tonight
OUT Wallace missed 6 since 2/08, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 33 since 12/11, out tonight
OUT Plowden missed 13 since 1/27, out tonight
OUT Barlow missed 2 since 2/23, out tonight
BACK Capela back 2/20 after 9, 18 min since (86% of 21)
NEW Niang 23 to 29 min over the last 5
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 118 a night and allowing 121, shooting 49 percent and 33 from three, 25 free throws a game; Brunson at 26 and Towns at 22 a game. Without Anunoby (4 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Atlanta comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 117, shooting 50 percent and 39 from three, 24 free throws a game; Young at 29 and Daniels at 15 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Without Johnson (10 straight), Capela (8 straight), Mathews (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the arc, Atlanta at 39 percent from three to New York's 33. Call it New York 119, Atlanta 118, Atlanta keeping it close.
2/03 vs HOU 124-118 — NYK notes
NYK won 124-118. NYK shot 51% (47 of 93) to HOU's 46%, 6 of 26 from three, and went to the line 30 times to HOU's 15 — 24 points from the stripe to their 14. The glass went 40-50 against them. Brunson led with 42 (14 of 27, 1 of 4 from three, 13 of 14 at the line); Bridges added 22, Towns 22. The hinge was Q4, 46-29: NYK came in trailing by 11 and left it ahead by 6. NYK trailed 52-57 at the half and won the second half 72-61. Bridges was the night's best plus/minus at +29.
2/04 @ TOR 121-115 — NYK notes
NYK won 121-115. NYK shot 50% (47 of 94) to TOR's 52%, 8 of 25 from three. Brunson led with 28 (10 of 21, 2 of 7 from three, 6 of 8 at the line); Towns added 27, Bridges 17. The hinge was Q2, 38-17: NYK came in trailing by 4 and left it ahead by 17, and the lead reached 23. Bridges was the night's best plus/minus at +14.
2/08 vs BOS 104-131 — NYK notes
NYK lost 104-131. NYK shot 42% (35 of 83) to BOS's 54%, 9 of 24 from three. The glass went 30-48 against them. Brunson led with 36 (10 of 18, 3 of 7 from three, 13 of 13 at the line); Hart added 17, Payne 14. Q2 was theirs, 29-31, but the other 3 periods went 100-75 against them. Achiuwa's -37 in 33 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/11 @ IND 128-115 — NYK notes
NYK won 128-115. NYK shot 54% (49 of 91) to IND's 48%, 10 of 27 from three. The glass went 48-36 for them. Towns led with 40 (14 of 23, 3 of 8 from three, 9 of 9 at the line); Hart added 30, McBride 15. The hinge was Q2, 41-34: a lead of 1 became 8, and the lead reached 21. McBride was the night's best plus/minus at +25.
2/12 vs ATL 149-148 — NYK notes
NYK won 149-148 in 1 overtime. NYK shot 57% (54 of 94) to ATL's 50%, 11 of 26 from three. NYK turned it over 17 times to ATL's 12, and ATL turned those into 12 steals. Towns led with 44 (14 of 25, 7 of 10 from three, 9 of 11 at the line); Brunson added 36, Achiuwa 26. The hinge was Q1, 38-29: from level to 9 ahead, and the lead reached 18.
2/20 vs CHI — 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 125 a night and allowing 125, shooting 51 percent and 34 from three, 28 free throws a game; Brunson at 30 and Towns at 28 a game. Without Anunoby (5 straight). 7 days' rest. Chicago comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 129, shooting 44 percent and 33 from three, 25 free throws a game; Giddey at 16 and White at 16 a game. That is 4 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 12 a night. Without Ball (4 straight). 7 days' rest.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the glass, where New York has been minus-3 a night and Chicago minus-12. Call it New York 124, Chicago 115.
2/21 @ 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 124 a night and allowing 110, shooting 48 percent and 37 from three, 23 free throws a game; Mitchell at 26 and Mobley at 23 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 7 a night. Without Wade (11 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. New York comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 124, shooting 49 percent and 35 from three, 24 free throws a game; Towns at 30 and Brunson at 26 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Without Anunoby (6 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Cleveland wins, and the game turns on the defense, Cleveland allowing 110 a night to New York's 124 and the glass, where Cleveland has been plus-7 a night and New York minus-1. Call it Cleveland 122, New York 115.
2/23 @ BOS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Boston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 105, shooting 49 percent and 39 from three, 17 free throws a game; Tatum at 27 and Porziņģis at 20 a game. That is 4 straight wins. It has won the glass by 9 a night. 2 days' rest. New York comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 129, shooting 49 percent and 36 from three, 23 free throws a game; Towns at 30 and Brunson at 26 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Hart (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the defense, Boston allowing 105 a night to New York's 129 and the glass, where Boston has been plus-9 a night and New York minus-6. Call it Boston 121, New York 111, Boston by 10.
2/26 vs PHI — 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 120 a night and allowing 127, shooting 49 percent and 36 from three, 20 free throws a game; Towns at 33 and Brunson at 23 a game. 2 days' rest. Philadelphia comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 103 a night and allowing 115, shooting 42 percent and 24 from three, 23 free throws a game; Embiid at 19 and Oubre Jr. at 18 a game. That is 5 straight losses. Without Edwards (3 straight), Okeke (6 straight), Lowry (5 straight). One day's rest.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the arc, New York at 36 percent from three to Philadelphia's 24 and the defense, Philadelphia allowing 115 a night to New York's 127. Call it New York 118, Philadelphia 112.
2/05 vs SAS 125-126 — ATL notes
ATL lost 125-126. ATL shot 53% (48 of 91) to SAS's 50%, 16 of 42 from three. ATL turned it over 20 times to SAS's 10, and SAS turned those into 16 steals. Young led with 32 (10 of 21, 3 of 11 from three, 9 of 11 at the line); Okongwu added 30, Hunter 22. Q3 was theirs, 43-31, the deficit cut from 18 to 6, but the other 3 periods went 95-82 against them. Nance Jr.'s -13 in 17 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/07 vs MIL 115-110 — ATL notes
ATL won 115-110. ATL shot 49% (45 of 92) to MIL's 43%, 13 of 36 from three, and went to the line 18 times to MIL's 10 — 12 points from the stripe to their 9. Young led with 24 (9 of 22, 2 of 8 from three); Daniels added 15, Gueye 15. The hinge was Q3, 37-17: ATL came in trailing by 18 and left it ahead by 2. ATL trailed 55-73 at the half and won the second half 60-37. Nance Jr. was the night's best plus/minus at +23.
2/08 @ WAS 125-111 — ATL notes
ATL won 125-111. ATL shot 48% (47 of 97) to WAS's 44%, 18 of 44 from three. ATL turned it over 11 times to WAS's 17. The glass went 41-53 against them. Young led with 35 (13 of 26, 5 of 14 from three); Risacher added 18, Niang 16. The hinge was Q3, 41-25: a lead of 5 became 21. Young was the night's best plus/minus at +36.
2/10 @ ORL 112-106 — ATL notes
ATL won 112-106. ATL shot 49% (38 of 77) to ORL's 47%, 12 of 32 from three. Young led with 19 (6 of 17, 1 of 8 from three, 6 of 7 at the line); LeVert added 18, Mann 12. The hinge was Q3, 33-25: ATL came in trailing by 7 and left it ahead by 1. ATL trailed 50-57 at the half and won the second half 62-49. Risacher was the night's best plus/minus at +10.
2/12 @ NYK 148-149 — ATL notes
ATL lost 148-149 in 1 overtime. ATL took 16 more shots (110 to 94), fed by 19 offensive rebounds, but shot 50% to NYK's 57%, 14 of 38 from three. ATL turned it over 12 times to NYK's 17. Young led with 38 (11 of 29, 4 of 11 from three, 12 of 14 at the line); Daniels added 23, Okongwu 21. Q3 was theirs, 41-36, the deficit cut from 8 to 3, but the other 4 periods went 113-107 against them. Gueye's -19 in 16 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/20 vs ORL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Atlanta comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 125 a night and allowing 120, shooting 50 percent and 38 from three, 23 free throws a game; Young at 30 and Okongwu at 16 a game. Without Johnson (11 straight), Capela (9 straight), Mathews (3 straight). 7 days' rest. Orlando comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 106, shooting 47 percent and 35 from three, 22 free throws a game; Wagner at 26 and Banchero at 23 a game. 7 days' rest.
So: Atlanta wins, and the game turns on the defense, Orlando allowing 106 a night to Atlanta's 120. Call it Atlanta 115, Orlando 111, Orlando keeping it close.
2/23 vs DET — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Atlanta comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 118, shooting 47 percent and 37 from three, 25 free throws a game; Young at 31 and LeVert at 15 a game. Without Johnson (12 straight), Krejčí (2 straight), Mathews (4 straight). 2 days' rest. Detroit comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 124 a night and allowing 105, shooting 50 percent and 37 from three, 22 free throws a game; Cunningham at 23 and Beasley at 21 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 14 a night. Without Harper Jr. (6 straight). One day's rest.
So: Detroit wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Detroit has been plus-14 a night and Atlanta plus-1 and the defense, Detroit allowing 105 a night to Atlanta's 118. Call it Detroit 118, Atlanta 115, Atlanta keeping it close.
2/24 vs MIA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Atlanta comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 127 a night and allowing 126, shooting 47 percent and 39 from three, 29 free throws a game; Young at 34 and Niang at 16 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without Johnson (13 straight), Krejčí (3 straight), Mathews (5 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Miami comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 113, shooting 45 percent and 30 from three, 22 free throws a game; Herro at 30 and Adebayo at 23 a game. Without Highsmith (3 straight), Jaquez Jr. (2 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Atlanta wins, and the game turns on the arc, Atlanta at 39 percent from three to Miami's 30 and the defense, Miami allowing 113 a night to Atlanta's 126. Call it Atlanta 118, Miami 115, Miami keeping it close.
2/26 @ MIA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Miami comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 112, shooting 45 percent and 28 from three, 24 free throws a game; Herro at 27 and Adebayo at 21 a game. Without Highsmith (4 straight). One day's rest. Atlanta comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 121, shooting 47 percent and 36 from three, 28 free throws a game; Young at 29 and Daniels at 15 a game. Without Johnson (14 straight), Krejčí (4 straight), Mathews (6 straight). One day's rest.
So: Miami wins, and the game turns on the arc, Atlanta at 36 percent from three to Miami's 28 and the defense, Miami allowing 112 a night to Atlanta's 121. Call it Miami 115, Atlanta 114, Atlanta keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
NYKAH A. Hukporti
CP C. Payne
JB J. Brunson
JH J. Hart
KT K. Towns
LS L. Shamet
MB M. Bridges
MM M. McBride
PA P. Achiuwa
ATLCL C. LeVert
DB D. Barlow
DD D. Daniels
GN G. Niang
MG M. Gueye
OO O. Okongwu
TM T. Mann
TY T. Young
ZR Z. Risacher
NYK/ATL 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 hits go-ahead jumper, Towns scores 44 points in Knicks' 149-148 OT win over Hawks
NEW YORK -- — Jalen Brunson made the go-ahead jumper with 11.1 seconds left in overtime, Karl-Anthony Towns scored 44 points and the New York Knicks outlasted the Atlanta Hawks 149-148 on Wednesday night in a thrilling final game before the All-Star break for both teams.
Towns reached 40 points in consecutive games for the first time in his career and became the fifth Knicks player to do so. Brunson — who was the last Knicks player to do it — added 36 points and eight assists.
Trae Young had 38 points and 19 assists for the Hawks. They had a three-game winning streak snapped, but not until erasing a six-point deficit in the final 10 seconds of regulation.
They had a chance to win it after Brunson's jumper, but Young missed a jumper and Georges Niang a 3-pointer.
Takeaways Hawks: After playing an NBA-high 31 road games before the break, the Hawks play 10 of their first 12 afterward at home. But they will be without a couple more players after announcing Wednesday that Larry Nance Jr . has a right knee fracture and will miss at least six weeks, and Vit Krejci will be out at least a month with a lower back fracture.
Knicks: A ninth win in 11 games sends New York into the break third in the Eastern Conference at 36-18.
Key moment The Knicks led by six with 10 seconds remaining in regulation. After Niang's 3-pointer, Towns' inbounds pass was stolen by Dyson Daniels , who was fouled and made the first free throw to cut it to 137-135. He missed the second but the Knicks failed to get the rebound and the Hawks got the ball to Young, who was fouled and made both to tie with 2.9 seconds to go.
Key stat Every Knicks starter played at least 42 minutes. Towns led the way at just over 47.
Up next The Knicks host Chicago on Feb. 20 in their first game after the break. The Hawks host Orlando that night.