Game ID: 22401082
Portland Trail Blazers @ New York Knicks
Sunday, March 30, 2025 at 6:00 PM ET
Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
NYK 27 23 29 31 110POR 25 33 20 15 93
NYK vs POR ScoutingNYK vs POR 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 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)
NYK availability going into 4/02 · back-to-backOUT Brunson missed 13 since 3/07, out tonight
OUT McBride missed 6 since 3/22, out tonight
OUT Tucker missed 7 since 3/20, out tonight
OUT Payne missed 3 since 3/28, out tonight
BACK Wright back 3/25 after 2, 23 min since (164% of 14)
NEW Shamet 14 to 22 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 4/05 · 2 days' restOUT Brunson missed 14 since 3/07, out tonight
OUT McBride missed 7 since 3/22, out tonight
OUT Tucker missed 8 since 3/20, out tonight
OUT Payne missed 4 since 3/28, returns tonight: 22 min (155% of 14)
NEW Wright 14 to 29 min over the last 5
NEW Shamet 14 to 24 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 4/06 · back-to-backOUT Brunson missed 15 since 3/07, returns tonight: 34 min (96% of 36)
OUT McBride missed 8 since 3/22, returns tonight: 16 min (67% of 24)
OUT Robinson missed 2 since 4/02, returns tonight: 13 min (67% of 19)
OUT Tucker missed 9 since 3/20, out tonight
BACK Payne back 4/05 after 4, 22 min since (155% of 14)
NEW Wright 14 to 32 min over the last 5
NEW Shamet 14 to 26 min over the last 5
POR availability going into 3/21 · 1 day's restOUT Grant missed 5 since 3/10, out tonight
OUT Ayton missed 16 since 2/12, out tonight
OUT Walker missed 3 since 3/16, out tonight
OUT Cissoko missed 6 since 3/09, out tonight
BACK Avdija back 3/10 after 2, 36 min since (121% of 30)
BACK Thybulle back 3/16 after 67, 13 min since (63% of 21)
BACK Murray back 3/12 after 2, 22 min since (145% of 15)
NEW Clingan 20 to 29 min over the last 5
NEW Reath 10 to 19 min over the last 5
POR availability going into 3/23 · 1 day's restOUT Grant missed 6 since 3/10, out tonight
OUT Ayton missed 17 since 2/12, out tonight
OUT Walker missed 4 since 3/16, returns tonight: 5 min (37% of 12)
OUT Cissoko missed 7 since 3/09, out tonight
BACK Thybulle back 3/16 after 67, 14 min since (68% of 21)
BACK Murray back 3/12 after 2, 22 min since (144% of 15)
NEW Avdija 30 to 36 min over the last 5
NEW Clingan 20 to 29 min over the last 4
NEW Reath 10 to 22 min over the last 5
POR availability going into 3/25 · 1 day's restOUT Grant missed 7 since 3/10, out tonight
OUT Ayton missed 18 since 2/12, out tonight
OUT Cissoko missed 8 since 3/09, out tonight
BACK Thybulle back 3/16 after 67, 15 min since (73% of 21)
BACK Walker back 3/23 after 4, 5 min since (37% of 12)
NEW Avdija 30 to 35 min over the last 5
NEW Clingan 20 to 25 min over the last 4
NEW Reath 10 to 22 min over the last 5
POR availability going into 3/27 · 1 day's restOUT Grant missed 8 since 3/10, out tonight
OUT Ayton missed 19 since 2/12, out tonight
OUT Cissoko missed 9 since 3/09, out tonight
BACK Walker back 3/23 after 4, 5 min since (37% of 12)
NEW Avdija 30 to 36 min over the last 5
NEW Clingan 20 to 26 min over the last 4
NEW Murray 15 to 20 min over the last 4
NEW Reath 10 to 21 min over the last 5
POR availability going into 3/30 · 2 days' restOUT Grant missed 9 since 3/10, out tonight
OUT Ayton missed 20 since 2/12, out tonight
OUT Cissoko missed 10 since 3/09, out tonight
BACK Walker back 3/23 after 4, 3 min since (26% of 12)
NEW Avdija 30 to 37 min over the last 5
NEW Reath 10 to 22 min over the last 5
POR availability going into 4/01 · 1 day's restOUT Grant missed 10 since 3/10, out tonight
OUT Ayton missed 21 since 2/12, out tonight
OUT Cissoko missed 11 since 3/09, out tonight
BACK Walker back 3/23 after 4, 3 min since (21% of 12)
NEW Sharpe 31 to 37 min over the last 5
NEW Avdija 30 to 37 min over the last 5
NEW Clingan 20 to 25 min over the last 4
NEW Reath 10 to 21 min over the last 5
POR availability going into 4/03 · 1 day's restOUT Grant missed 11 since 3/10, out tonight
OUT Ayton missed 22 since 2/12, out tonight
OUT Henderson missed 2 since 3/30, out tonight
OUT Cissoko missed 12 since 3/09, out tonight
BACK Walker back 3/23 after 4, 6 min since (45% of 12)
NEW Sharpe 31 to 38 min over the last 5
NEW Avdija 30 to 37 min over the last 5
NEW Clingan 20 to 26 min over the last 5
NEW Reath 10 to 17 min over the last 5
POR availability going into 4/04 · back-to-backOUT Simons missed 2 since 4/01, out tonight
OUT Grant missed 12 since 3/10, out tonight
OUT Ayton missed 23 since 2/12, out tonight
OUT Henderson missed 3 since 3/30, out tonight
OUT Cissoko missed 13 since 3/09, out tonight
NEW Sharpe 31 to 37 min over the last 5
NEW Avdija 30 to 36 min over the last 5
NEW Clingan 20 to 28 min over the last 5
NEW Reath 10 to 15 min over the last 5
POR availability going into 4/06 · 1 day's restOUT Simons missed 3 since 4/01, out tonight
OUT Grant missed 13 since 3/10, out tonight
OUT Ayton missed 24 since 2/12, not on tonight's roster
OUT Henderson missed 4 since 3/30, out tonight
OUT Cissoko missed 14 since 3/09, out tonight
NEW Avdija 30 to 36 min over the last 5
NEW Clingan 20 to 28 min over the last 5
NEW Banton 17 to 25 min over the last 5
NEW Reath 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 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.
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 113-126 — NYK notes
NYK lost 113-126. NYK shot 50% (42 of 84) to LAC's 51%, 13 of 34 from three. Towns led with 34 (11 of 20, 4 of 7 from three, 8 of 10 at the line); Anunoby added 28, Bridges 17. Q1 was theirs, 33-20, but the other 3 periods went 106-80 against them. They led by as many as 14. Shamet's -29 in 19 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/28 @ MIL 116-107 — NYK notes
NYK won 116-107. NYK shot 48% (45 of 93) to MIL's 55%, 12 of 33 from three. NYK turned it over 8 times to MIL's 16. The glass went 44-32 for them. Anunoby led with 31 (9 of 21, 3 of 10 from three, 10 of 10 at the line); Bridges added 26, Towns 14. The hinge was Q1, 25-19: from level to 6 ahead, and the lead reached 19. Kolek was the night's best plus/minus at +18.
3/30 vs POR 110-93 — NYK notes
NYK won 110-93. NYK shot 54% (45 of 84) to POR's 44%, 10 of 25 from three. Bridges led with 28 (12 of 22, 2 of 6 from three); Anunoby added 28, Hart 14. The hinge was Q4, 31-15: a lead of 1 became 17. NYK trailed 50-58 at the half and won the second half 60-35. Shamet was the night's best plus/minus at +22.
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.
4/02 @ CLE — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Cleveland comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 115, shooting 49 percent and 34 from three, 25 free throws a game; Mitchell at 26 and Allen at 19 a game. Without Jerome (3 straight). 2 days' rest. New York comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 106, shooting 51 percent and 38 from three, 19 free throws a game; Anunoby at 30 and Bridges at 21 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Without Brunson (13 straight), McBride (6 straight), Tucker (7 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Cleveland wins, and the game turns on the defense, New York allowing 106 a night to Cleveland's 115 and the line, where Cleveland takes 25 free throws a game to New York's 19. Call it Cleveland 118, New York 112.
4/05 @ ATL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Atlanta comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 123, shooting 47 percent and 34 from three, 22 free throws a game; Young at 24 and Daniels at 18 a game. Without Johnson (32 straight), Capela (11 straight), Mathews (4 straight). 2 days' rest. New York comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 108, shooting 48 percent and 36 from three, 19 free throws a game; Anunoby at 27 and Towns at 21 a game. Without Brunson (14 straight), McBride (7 straight), Tucker (8 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Atlanta wins, and the game turns on the defense, New York allowing 108 a night to Atlanta's 123. Call it Atlanta 117, New York 116, New York keeping it close.
4/06 vs PHX — 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 111 a night and allowing 104, shooting 48 percent and 39 from three, 18 free throws a game; Anunoby at 27 and Towns at 20 a game. Without Brunson (15 straight), McBride (8 straight), Robinson (2 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Phoenix comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 132, shooting 47 percent and 37 from three, 17 free throws a game; Booker at 26 and Durant at 21 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Plumlee (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the defense, New York allowing 104 a night to Phoenix's 132 and the glass, where New York has been plus-3 a night and Phoenix minus-6. Call it New York 120, Phoenix 109, New York by 11.
3/21 vs DEN 128-109 — POR notes
POR won 128-109. POR shot 54% (47 of 87) to DEN's 50%, 14 of 35 from three. Avdija led with 36 (12 of 16, 4 of 6 from three, 8 of 9 at the line); Sharpe added 23, Banton 19. The hinge was Q4, 40-27: a lead of 6 became 19, and the lead reached 23. POR trailed 54-59 at the half and won the second half 74-50. Avdija was the night's best plus/minus at +27.
3/23 vs BOS 116-129 — POR notes
POR lost 116-129. POR shot 49% (43 of 88) to BOS's 55%, 19 of 47 from three. Sharpe led with 23 (9 of 16, 3 of 9 from three); Camara added 19, Avdija 17. Q3 was theirs, 39-38, the deficit cut from 13 to 12, but the other 3 periods went 91-77 against them. Camara's -14 in 36 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/25 vs CLE 111-122 — POR notes
POR lost 111-122. POR took 12 more shots (100 to 88), fed by 19 offensive rebounds, but shot 40% to CLE's 55%, 17 of 52 from three. Sharpe led with 18 (8 of 20, 1 of 5 from three); Clingan added 18, Henderson 18. Q3 was theirs, 34-32, the deficit cut from 8 to 6, but the other 3 periods went 90-77 against them. Sharpe's -10 in 40 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/27 @ SAC 107-128 — POR notes
POR lost 107-128. POR took 14 more shots (88 to 74), fed by 15 offensive rebounds, but shot 40% to SAC's 65%, 16 of 50 from three. POR turned it over 10 times to SAC's 20. The glass went 32-46 against them. Avdija led with 24 (7 of 11, 4 of 7 from three, 6 of 7 at the line); Sharpe added 22, Simons 20. Q3 was theirs, 32-32, but the other 3 periods went 96-75 against them. Camara's -20 in 34 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/30 @ NYK 93-110 — POR notes
POR lost 93-110. POR shot 44% (38 of 87) to NYK's 54%, 9 of 36 from three. Avdija led with 33 (14 of 25, 2 of 7 from three); Sharpe added 23, Camara 16. Q2 was theirs, 33-23, turning a 2-point deficit into a 8-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 87-60 against them. They led by as many as 14. Thybulle's -22 in 12 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/01 @ ATL — 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 51 percent and 39 from three, 20 free throws a game; Young at 24 and Risacher at 19 a game. Without Johnson (30 straight), Capela (9 straight), Mathews (2 straight). One day's rest. Portland comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 120, shooting 45 percent and 34 from three, 21 free throws a game; Avdija at 25 and Sharpe at 22 a game. That is 4 straight losses. Without Grant (10 straight), Ayton (21 straight). One day's rest.
So: Atlanta wins, and the game turns on the arc, Atlanta at 39 percent from three to Portland's 34. Call it Atlanta 121, Portland 114.
4/03 @ 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 116 a night and allowing 107, shooting 44 percent and 36 from three, 19 free throws a game; Poeltl at 19 and Quickley at 19 a game. Without Castleton (4 straight), Boucher (17 straight). One day's rest. Portland comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 120, shooting 44 percent and 33 from three, 21 free throws a game; Avdija at 25 and Sharpe at 24 a game. Without Grant (11 straight), Ayton (22 straight), Henderson (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Toronto wins, and the game turns on the defense, Toronto allowing 107 a night to Portland's 120. Call it Toronto 117, Portland 109.
4/04 @ CHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Chicago comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 124 a night and allowing 124, shooting 49 percent and 40 from three, 23 free throws a game; White at 25 and Giddey at 18 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Ball (16 straight). 2 days' rest. Portland comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 115, shooting 44 percent and 31 from three, 22 free throws a game; Avdija at 26 and Sharpe at 26 a game. Without Simons (2 straight), Grant (12 straight), Ayton (23 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Chicago wins, and the game turns on the arc, Chicago at 40 percent from three to Portland's 31 and the defense, Portland allowing 115 a night to Chicago's 124. Call it Chicago 120, Portland 114.
4/06 vs SAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Portland comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 114, shooting 43 percent and 29 from three, 21 free throws a game; Avdija at 30 and Sharpe at 26 a game. Without Simons (3 straight), Grant (13 straight), Ayton (24 straight). One day's rest. San Antonio comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 121, shooting 46 percent and 37 from three, 18 free throws a game; Barnes at 17 and Castle at 17 a game. It has lost the glass by 8 a night. One day's rest.
So: Portland wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Portland has been plus-0 a night and San Antonio minus-8 and the arc, San Antonio at 37 percent from three to Portland's 29. Call it Portland 116, San Antonio 112, San Antonio keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
PORAS A. Simons
DA D. Avdija
DB D. Banton
DC D. Clingan
DR D. Reath
JM J. Minaya
KM K. Murray
MT M. Thybulle
SS S. Sharpe
TC T. Camara
NYKDW D. Wright
JH J. Hart
KT K. Towns
LS L. Shamet
MB M. Bridges
MR M. Robinson
OA O. Anunoby
PA P. Achiuwa
TK T. Kolek
POR/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
Anunoby and Bridges both score 28 points and Knicks dominate second half to beat Blazers 110-93
NEW YORK -- — OG Anunoby and Mikal Bridges each scored 28 points and the New York Knicks dominated the second half for a 110-93 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers on Sunday night.
Bridges scored 21 in the final two periods as the Knicks outscored the Blazers 60-35 after halftime. New York made 27 of 42 shots (64%) across the final 24 minutes after trailing 58-50 at the break.
Josh Hart added 14 points, nine assists and eight rebounds for the Knicks. Karl-Anthony Towns shot just 4 for 13 but had 10 points and 11 rebounds.
Deni Avdija scored 33 points and Shaedon Sharpe had 23 for Portland, which shot 13 for 21 while outscoring the Knicks 33-23 in a strong second quarter, then made just 14 baskets the entire second half.
Takeaways Trail Blazers: The Trail Blazers wasted another outstanding performance by Avdija. It was his fifth time scoring at least 30 points this month. The fifth-year player has eight games with at least 30 points in his career, and all have come in 2025.
Knicks: Anunoby has continued to shine while becoming more of a scorer in the absence of Jalen Brunson , who hasn’t played since March 6 because of a sprained right ankle but said Sunday he is feeling better and hopes to return during the regular season. Anunoby is averaging 30.5 points his past four games.
Key moment Anunoby’s dunk with a minute left in the third quarter closed out a 9-2 run and gave the Knicks a 79-78 advantage at the end of the period, their first lead since late in the second quarter.
Key stat Portland’s Anfernee Simons shot 5 for 20 from the field.
Up next The Knicks host Philadelphia on Tuesday. Portland visits Atlanta that night.