Game ID: 22401048
Dallas Mavericks @ New York Knicks
Tuesday, March 25, 2025 at 7:30 PM ET
Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
NYK 37 31 30 30 128DAL 35 33 16 29 113
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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 3/17 · 1 day's restOUT Brunson missed 4 since 3/07, out tonight
OUT Tucker missed 3 since 3/10, out tonight
OUT Wright missed 2 since 3/12, out tonight
NEW McBride 24 to 32 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 3/19 · 1 day's restOUT Brunson missed 5 since 3/07, out tonight
OUT Tucker missed 4 since 3/10, returns tonight: 2 min (12% of 16)
OUT Wright missed 3 since 3/12, returns tonight: 2 min (13% of 14)
NEW McBride 24 to 34 min over the last 5
NEW Shamet 14 to 21 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 3/20 · back-to-backOUT Brunson missed 6 since 3/07, out tonight
BACK Tucker back 3/19 after 4, 2 min since (12% of 16)
BACK Wright back 3/10 after 7, 4 min since (28% of 14)
NEW McBride 24 to 34 min over the last 5
NEW Shamet 14 to 22 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 3/22 · 1 day's restOUT Brunson missed 7 since 3/07, out tonight
BACK Tucker back 3/19 after 4, 2 min since (12% of 16)
BACK Wright back 3/19 after 3, 2 min since (13% of 14)
NEW McBride 24 to 34 min over the last 5
NEW Shamet 14 to 21 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 3/25 · 2 days' restOUT Brunson missed 8 since 3/07, out tonight
OUT Tucker missed 2 since 3/20, out tonight
OUT Wright missed 2 since 3/20, returns tonight: 4 min (26% of 14)
NEW McBride 24 to 33 min over the last 4
NEW Shamet 14 to 20 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 3/26 · back-to-backOUT Brunson missed 9 since 3/07, out tonight
OUT McBride missed 2 since 3/22, out tonight
OUT Tucker missed 3 since 3/20, out tonight
BACK Wright back 3/19 after 3, 3 min since (19% of 14)
NEW Payne 14 to 22 min over the last 5
NEW Shamet 14 to 20 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 3/28 · 1 day's restOUT Brunson missed 10 since 3/07, out tonight
OUT McBride missed 3 since 3/22, out tonight
OUT Tucker missed 4 since 3/20, out tonight
BACK Wright back 3/19 after 3, 6 min since (42% of 14)
NEW Payne 14 to 22 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 3/30 · 1 day's restOUT Brunson missed 11 since 3/07, out tonight
OUT McBride missed 4 since 3/22, out tonight
OUT Tucker missed 5 since 3/20, out tonight
BACK Wright back 3/25 after 2, 15 min since (110% of 14)
NEW Payne 14 to 23 min over the last 4
NYK availability going into 4/01 · 1 day's restOUT Brunson missed 12 since 3/07, out tonight
OUT McBride missed 5 since 3/22, out tonight
OUT Tucker missed 6 since 3/20, out tonight
OUT Payne missed 2 since 3/28, out tonight
BACK Wright back 3/25 after 2, 20 min since (145% of 14)
DAL availability going into 3/16 · 1 day's restOUT Washington missed 7 since 3/03, returns tonight: 32 min (99% of 32)
OUT Davis missed 15 since 2/10, out tonight
OUT Lively II missed 28 since 1/15, out tonight
OUT Jones missed 6 since 3/05, out tonight
OUT Gafford missed 14 since 2/12, out tonight
OUT Hardy missed 6 since 3/05, out tonight
BACK Martin back 3/07 after 3, 19 min since (98% of 20)
NEW Marshall 28 to 38 min over the last 5
NEW Dinwiddie 27 to 34 min over the last 5
NEW Edwards 15 to 32 min over the last 5
NEW Williams 15 to 28 min over the last 4
DAL availability going into 3/19 · 2 days' restOUT Davis missed 16 since 2/10, out tonight
OUT Lively II missed 29 since 1/15, out tonight
OUT Jones missed 7 since 3/05, returns tonight: 24 min (112% of 22)
OUT Gafford missed 15 since 2/12, out tonight
OUT Hardy missed 7 since 3/05, returns tonight: 24 min (148% of 16)
BACK Washington back 3/16 after 7, 32 min since (99% of 32)
NEW Marshall 28 to 37 min over the last 5
NEW Dinwiddie 27 to 34 min over the last 5
NEW Edwards 15 to 31 min over the last 5
NEW Williams 15 to 27 min over the last 4
NEW Powell 10 to 15 min over the last 5
DAL availability going into 3/21 · 1 day's restOUT Davis missed 17 since 2/10, out tonight
OUT Lively II missed 30 since 1/15, out tonight
OUT Gafford missed 16 since 2/12, out tonight
OUT Martin missed 2 since 3/16, out tonight
OUT Exum missed 2 since 3/16, out tonight
BACK Washington back 3/16 after 7, 35 min since (109% of 32)
BACK Jones back 3/19 after 7, 24 min since (112% of 22)
BACK Hardy back 3/19 after 7, 24 min since (148% of 16)
NEW Marshall 28 to 37 min over the last 5
NEW Dinwiddie 27 to 37 min over the last 5
NEW Edwards 15 to 29 min over the last 5
NEW Williams 15 to 29 min over the last 3
NEW Powell 10 to 17 min over the last 5
DAL availability going into 3/24 · 2 days' restOUT Davis missed 18 since 2/10, returns tonight: 26 min (90% of 30)
OUT Lively II missed 31 since 1/15, out tonight
OUT Gafford missed 17 since 2/12, out tonight
OUT Martin missed 3 since 3/16, out tonight
OUT Exum missed 3 since 3/16, out tonight
BACK Washington back 3/16 after 7, 36 min since (113% of 32)
BACK Jones back 3/19 after 7, 24 min since (113% of 22)
BACK Hardy back 3/19 after 7, 17 min since (106% of 16)
NEW Marshall 28 to 36 min over the last 5
NEW Dinwiddie 27 to 37 min over the last 5
NEW Edwards 15 to 28 min over the last 4
NEW Williams 15 to 26 min over the last 4
NEW Powell 10 to 17 min over the last 5
DAL availability going into 3/25 · back-to-backOUT Lively II missed 32 since 1/15, out tonight
OUT Gafford missed 18 since 2/12, out tonight
OUT Martin missed 4 since 3/16, out tonight
OUT Exum missed 4 since 3/16, out tonight
OUT Edwards missed 2 since 3/21, returns tonight: 19 min (122% of 15)
BACK Washington back 3/16 after 7, 35 min since (108% of 32)
BACK Davis back 3/24 after 18, 26 min since (90% of 30)
BACK Jones back 3/19 after 7, 26 min since (118% of 22)
BACK Hardy back 3/19 after 7, 16 min since (99% of 16)
NEW Marshall 28 to 34 min over the last 5
NEW Dinwiddie 27 to 36 min over the last 5
NEW Williams 15 to 24 min over the last 4
NEW Powell 10 to 17 min over the last 5
DAL availability going into 3/27 · 1 day's restOUT Lively II missed 33 since 1/15, out tonight
OUT Gafford missed 19 since 2/12, out tonight
OUT Martin missed 5 since 3/16, returns tonight: 17 min (88% of 20)
OUT Exum missed 5 since 3/16, out tonight
BACK Washington back 3/16 after 7, 35 min since (108% of 32)
BACK Davis back 3/24 after 18, 26 min since (90% of 30)
BACK Jones back 3/19 after 7, 25 min since (116% of 22)
BACK Hardy back 3/19 after 7, 17 min since (109% of 16)
BACK Edwards back 3/25 after 2, 19 min since (122% of 15)
NEW Marshall 28 to 35 min over the last 5
NEW Dinwiddie 27 to 36 min over the last 5
NEW Williams 15 to 24 min over the last 4
NEW Powell 10 to 17 min over the last 5
DAL availability going into 3/29 · 1 day's restOUT Washington missed 2 since 3/25, returns tonight: 32 min (100% of 32)
OUT Lively II missed 34 since 1/15, out tonight
OUT Gafford missed 20 since 2/12, out tonight
OUT Exum missed 6 since 3/16, out tonight
BACK Davis back 3/24 after 18, 28 min since (94% of 30)
BACK Jones back 3/19 after 7, 22 min since (99% of 22)
BACK Martin back 3/27 after 5, 17 min since (88% of 20)
BACK Hardy back 3/19 after 7, 18 min since (113% of 16)
BACK Edwards back 3/25 after 2, 19 min since (122% of 15)
NEW Marshall 28 to 36 min over the last 5
NEW Dinwiddie 27 to 34 min over the last 5
NEW Williams 15 to 23 min over the last 4
NEW Powell 10 to 18 min over the last 5
DAL availability going into 3/31 · 1 day's restOUT Lively II missed 35 since 1/15, out tonight
OUT Gafford missed 21 since 2/12, returns tonight: 19 min (87% of 22)
OUT Exum missed 7 since 3/16, out tonight
BACK Washington back 3/29 after 2, 32 min since (100% of 32)
BACK Davis back 3/24 after 18, 28 min since (96% of 30)
BACK Martin back 3/27 after 5, 12 min since (60% of 20)
BACK Edwards back 3/25 after 2, 19 min since (122% of 15)
NEW Marshall 28 to 34 min over the last 5
NEW Dinwiddie 27 to 33 min over the last 5
NEW Williams 15 to 22 min over the last 5
NEW Powell 10 to 16 min over the last 5
DAL availability going into 4/02 · 1 day's restOUT Lively II missed 36 since 1/15, returns tonight: 16 min (69% of 23)
OUT Exum missed 8 since 3/16, out tonight
BACK Washington back 3/29 after 2, 32 min since (99% of 32)
BACK Davis back 3/24 after 18, 28 min since (96% of 30)
BACK Gafford back 3/31 after 21, 19 min since (87% of 22)
BACK Martin back 3/27 after 5, 15 min since (76% of 20)
BACK Edwards back 3/25 after 2, 19 min since (122% of 15)
NEW Williams 15 to 22 min over the last 4
NEW Powell 10 to 16 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 2-3 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 106, shooting 45 percent and 35 from three, 17 free throws a game; Towns at 28 and Bridges at 21 a game. Without Brunson (8 straight), Tucker (2 straight). 2 days' rest. Dallas comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 123, shooting 51 percent and 34 from three, 25 free throws a game; Washington at 24 and Marshall at 21 a game. Without Lively II (32 straight), Gafford (18 straight), Martin (4 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the defense, New York allowing 106 a night to Dallas's 123 and the line, where Dallas takes 25 free throws a game to New York's 17. Call it New York 117, Dallas 112.
3/17 vs MIA 116-95 — NYK notes
NYK won 116-95. NYK shot 49% (47 of 95) to MIA's 48%, 16 of 34 from three, and got to the line 6 times to MIA's 12. NYK turned it over 13 times to MIA's 20. Bridges led with 28 (10 of 14, 4 of 6 from three); Towns added 23, Hart 12. The hinge was Q3, 41-15: NYK came in trailing by 2 and left it ahead by 24, and the lead reached 27. NYK trailed 47-49 at the half and won the second half 69-46. Hart was the night's best plus/minus at +31.
3/19 @ SAS 105-120 — NYK notes
NYK lost 105-120. NYK shot 42% (39 of 92) to SAS's 50%, 11 of 37 from three. Towns led with 32 (11 of 21, 2 of 5 from three, 8 of 9 at the line); Anunoby added 14, Bridges 14. Q3 was theirs, 29-16, the deficit cut from 24 to 11, but the other 3 periods went 104-76 against them. Hart's -26 in 35 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/20 @ CHA 98-115 — NYK notes
NYK lost 98-115. NYK shot 40% (36 of 90) to CHA's 49%, 10 of 39 from three. The glass went 38-52 against them. Anunoby led with 25 (7 of 19, 3 of 12 from three, 8 of 8 at the line); Towns added 24, M. Bridges 16. Q2 was theirs, 25-27, but the other 3 periods went 88-73 against them. Anunoby's -17 in 38 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/22 vs WAS 122-103 — NYK notes
NYK won 122-103. NYK shot 48% (44 of 91) to WAS's 44%, 13 of 35 from three, and went to the line 27 times to WAS's 19 — 21 points from the stripe to their 14. NYK turned it over 14 times to WAS's 20. Towns led with 31 (10 of 20, 1 of 5 from three, 10 of 13 at the line); Bridges added 27, Anunoby 23. The hinge was Q2, 35-20: a lead of 10 became 25, and the lead reached 33. Bridges was the night's best plus/minus at +25.
3/25 vs DAL 128-113 — NYK notes
NYK won 128-113. NYK shot 60% (53 of 89) to DAL's 54%, 10 of 26 from three, and got to the line 18 times to DAL's 25. Anunoby led with 35 (15 of 24, 3 of 6 from three); Towns added 26, Bridges 21. The hinge was Q3, 30-16: from level to 14 ahead, and the lead reached 26. Anunoby was the night's best plus/minus at +24.
3/26 vs LAC — 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 114 a night and allowing 109, shooting 48 percent and 35 from three, 18 free throws a game; Towns at 27 and Anunoby at 21 a game. Without Brunson (9 straight), McBride (2 straight), Tucker (3 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. The Clippers come in 4-1 over their last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 103, shooting 52 percent and 45 from three, 25 free throws a game; Leonard at 26 and Harden at 25 a game. They have won the glass by 8 a night. 2 days' rest.
So: The Clippers win, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where the Clippers have been plus-8 a night and New York minus-2 and the arc, the Clippers at 45 percent from three to New York's 35. Call it the Clippers 113, New York 111, New York keeping it close.
3/28 @ MIL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Milwaukee comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 107, shooting 47 percent and 36 from three, 25 free throws a game; Antetokounmpo at 28 and Lopez at 19 a game. It has lost the glass by 10 a night. Without Lillard (4 straight), Portis (19 straight). One day's rest. New York comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 115, shooting 48 percent and 33 from three, 22 free throws a game; Towns at 29 and Anunoby at 25 a game. Without Brunson (10 straight), McBride (3 straight), Tucker (4 straight). One day's rest.
So: Milwaukee wins, and the game turns on the glass, where New York has been minus-4 a night and Milwaukee minus-10 and the defense, Milwaukee allowing 107 a night to New York's 115. Call it Milwaukee 114, New York 111, New York keeping it close.
3/30 vs POR — 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 115 a night and allowing 113, shooting 49 percent and 35 from three, 21 free throws a game; Anunoby at 28 and Towns at 26 a game. Without Brunson (11 straight), McBride (4 straight), Tucker (5 straight). One day's rest. Portland comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 117, shooting 45 percent and 37 from three, 22 free throws a game; Avdija at 25 and Sharpe at 21 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has won the glass by 4 a night. Without Grant (9 straight), Ayton (20 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Portland has been plus-4 a night and New York plus-0. Call it New York 117, Portland 112.
4/01 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 4-1 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 108, shooting 52 percent and 38 from three, 19 free throws a game; Anunoby at 29 and Bridges at 24 a game. It has won the glass by 4 a night. Without Brunson (12 straight), McBride (5 straight), Tucker (6 straight). One day's rest. Philadelphia comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 122, shooting 44 percent and 33 from three, 22 free throws a game; Grimes at 21 and Edwards at 18 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Maxey (15 straight), Oubre Jr. (10 straight), Lowry (23 straight). One day's rest.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the glass, where New York has been plus-4 a night and Philadelphia minus-6 and the defense, New York allowing 108 a night to Philadelphia's 122. Call it New York 119, Philadelphia 108, New York by 11.
3/16 vs PHI 125-130 — DAL notes
DAL lost 125-130. DAL shot 53% (46 of 87) to PHI's 52%, 10 of 34 from three, and went to the line 30 times to PHI's 24 — 23 points from the stripe to their 20. Washington led with 29 (11 of 17, 0 of 3 from three, 7 of 9 at the line); Marshall added 21, Thompson 21. Q2 was theirs, 36-28, turning a 4-point deficit into a 4-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 102-89 against them. They led by as many as 11. Powell's -12 in 13 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/19 @ IND 131-135 — DAL notes
DAL lost 131-135. DAL shot 55% (48 of 88) to IND's 55%, 11 of 27 from three. Washington led with 26 (9 of 18, 2 of 6 from three, 6 of 10 at the line); Hardy added 24, Marshall 20. Q3 was theirs, 34-22, turning a 11-point deficit into a 1-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 113-97 against them. They led by as many as 11. Edwards's -15 in 21 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/21 vs DET 123-117 — DAL notes
DAL won 123-117. DAL shot 52% (42 of 80) to DET's 47%, 12 of 34 from three, and went to the line 36 times to DET's 19 — 27 points from the stripe to their 14. DAL turned it over 20 times to DET's 14, and DET turned those into 14 steals. Dinwiddie led with 31 (9 of 12, 2 of 5 from three, 11 of 13 at the line); Washington added 27, K. Thompson 20. The hinge was Q1, 35-27: from level to 8 ahead.
3/24 @ BKN 120-101 — DAL notes
DAL won 120-101. DAL shot 56% (49 of 87) to BKN's 51%, 10 of 31 from three. DAL turned it over 10 times to BKN's 18. Marshall led with 22 (9 of 15, 2 of 4 from three); Washington added 16, Dinwiddie 16. The hinge was Q1, 32-17: from level to 15 ahead, and the lead reached 22. Marshall was the night's best plus/minus at +22.
3/25 @ NYK 113-128 — DAL notes
DAL lost 113-128. DAL shot 54% (43 of 80) to NYK's 60%, 6 of 19 from three, and went to the line 25 times to NYK's 18 — 21 points from the stripe to their 12. Marshall led with 38 (17 of 25, 1 of 3 from three); Williams added 22, Hardy 15. Q2 was theirs, 33-31, the deficit cut from 2 to 0, but the other 3 periods went 97-80 against them. Edwards's -19 in 19 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/27 @ ORL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Orlando comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 107, shooting 46 percent and 35 from three, 22 free throws a game; Banchero at 29 and Wagner at 24 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Anthony (4 straight). One day's rest. Dallas comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 122, shooting 54 percent and 34 from three, 28 free throws a game; Washington at 24 and Marshall at 24 a game. Without Lively II (33 straight), Gafford (19 straight), Martin (5 straight). One day's rest.
So: Orlando wins, and the game turns on the defense, Orlando allowing 107 a night to Dallas's 122 and the line, where Dallas takes 28 free throws a game to Orlando's 22. Call it Orlando 115, Dallas 112, Dallas keeping it close.
3/29 @ CHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Chicago comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 129 a night and allowing 119, shooting 52 percent and 43 from three, 21 free throws a game; White at 32 and Giddey at 22 a game. That is 4 straight wins. Without Ball (13 straight). One day's rest. Dallas comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 115, shooting 53 percent and 38 from three, 26 free throws a game; Washington at 23 and Marshall at 21 a game. Without Washington (2 straight), Lively II (34 straight), Gafford (20 straight). One day's rest.
So: Chicago wins, and the game turns on the arc, Chicago at 43 percent from three to Dallas's 38 and the line, where Dallas takes 26 free throws a game to Chicago's 21. Call it Chicago 120, Dallas 117, Dallas keeping it close.
3/31 vs BKN — 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 115 a night and allowing 111, shooting 51 percent and 35 from three, 24 free throws a game; Washington at 21 and Marshall at 20 a game. Without Lively II (35 straight), Gafford (21 straight), Exum (7 straight). One day's rest. Brooklyn comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 101 a night and allowing 118, shooting 42 percent and 31 from three, 19 free throws a game; C. Johnson at 16 and Claxton at 14 a game. One day's rest.
So: Dallas wins, and the game turns on the defense, Dallas allowing 111 a night to Brooklyn's 118. Call it Dallas 116, Brooklyn 107.
4/02 vs ATL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Dallas comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 111, shooting 50 percent and 35 from three, 23 free throws a game; Marshall at 18 and Washington at 16 a game. Without Lively II (36 straight), Exum (8 straight). One day's rest. Atlanta comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 123, shooting 49 percent and 36 from three, 22 free throws a game; Young at 25 and Risacher at 18 a game. Without Johnson (31 straight), Capela (10 straight), Mathews (3 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Dallas wins, and the game turns on the defense, Dallas allowing 111 a night to Atlanta's 123 and the turnovers, Atlanta giving it away 14 times a game to Dallas's 11. Call it Dallas 119, Atlanta 115, Atlanta keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
NYKAW A. Watson
CP C. Payne
DW D. Wright
JH J. Hart
KM K. McCullar Jr.
KT K. Towns
LS L. Shamet
MB M. Bridges
OA O. Anunoby
PA P. Achiuwa
PD P. Dadiet
TK T. Kolek
DALBW B. Williams
DP D. Powell
JH J. Hardy
KE K. Edwards
KJ K. Jones
KT K. Thompson
MC M. Christie
NM N. Marshall
SD S. Dinwiddie
NYK/DAL 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
Karl-Anthony Towns' first triple-double in 3 years lifts Knicks over Mavericks 128-113
NEW YORK -- — Karl-Anthony Towns had 26 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists for his first triple-double in more than three years, helping the New York Knicks defeat the Dallas Mavericks 128-113 on Tuesday night.
OG Anunoby had 35 points, and Josh Hart added 16 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists for his ninth triple-double of the season. New York (45-26) shot 59.6% and won its second straight.
Naji Marshall had a career-high 38 points, and Brandon Williams chipped in 22 points. The Mavericks (35-38) fell for the 10th time in 13 games.
Takeaways Dallas: A night after shooting 56.3% from the field in their win Monday in Brooklyn, the Mavericks again started hot by making 28 of 43 field goals in the first half. But Dallas was worn down by New York’s depth, getting outscored 60-45 in the second half.
New York: With Mavericks center Anthony Davis (adductor strain) out, Towns went to work, scoring 24 first-half points. The center, who is third in the NBA in double-doubles, posted his first triple-double since Jan. 30, 2022, and helped New York record 40 assists on 59 field goals.
Key moment Marshall made 13 of 15 first-half field goals and helped Dallas shoot 65.1% and remain even at 68 at halftime.
But the Knicks turned up the defensive intensity in the third quarter, opening with a 7-0 run. The Mavericks made just 4 of 18 field goals, and New York outscored Dallas 30-16 in the third.
Key stat Hart and Towns became the first teammates in Knicks history to record a triple-double in the same game.
Up next The Mavericks visit Orlando on Thursday. The Knicks host the Clippers on Wednesday.