Game ID: 22401202
Atlanta Hawks @ New York Knicks
Wednesday, December 11, 2024 at 7:00 PM ET
Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
NYK 28 26 18 28 100ATL 22 25 34 27 108
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 12/03 · 1 day's restBACK McBride back 11/25 after 5, 23 min since (97% of 24)
NEW Payne 14 to 19 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 12/05 · 1 day's restBACK McBride back 11/25 after 5, 23 min since (99% of 24)
NYK availability going into 12/07 · 1 day's rest
full strength
NYK availability going into 12/09 · 1 day's restOUT Payne missed 2 since 12/05, returns tonight: 13 min (93% of 14)
NYK availability going into 12/11 · 1 day's restBACK Payne back 12/09 after 2, 13 min since (93% of 14)
NYK availability going into 12/15 · 3 days' restBACK Payne back 12/09 after 2, 15 min since (105% of 14)
NYK availability going into 12/19 · 3 days' restBACK Payne back 12/09 after 2, 13 min since (94% of 14)
NYK availability going into 12/21 · 1 day's restBACK Payne back 12/09 after 2, 14 min since (103% of 14)
NYK availability going into 12/23 · 1 day's restBACK Payne back 12/09 after 2, 13 min since (94% of 14)
ATL availability going into 12/02 · 1 day's restOUT Nance Jr. missed 7 since 11/18, out tonight
OUT Wallace missed 7 since 11/18, out tonight
OUT Gueye missed 13 since 11/06, out tonight
OUT Barlow missed 13 since 11/06, out tonight
BACK Krejčí back 11/29 after 2, 6 min since (32% of 20)
BACK Mathews back 11/29 after 2, 7 min since (39% of 18)
BACK Roddy back 11/29 after 3, 1 min since (6% of 13)
ATL availability going into 12/04 · 1 day's restOUT Nance Jr. missed 8 since 11/18, out tonight
OUT Wallace missed 8 since 11/18, out tonight
OUT Gueye missed 14 since 11/06, out tonight
OUT Roddy missed 2 since 11/30, out tonight
OUT Barlow missed 14 since 11/06, out tonight
BACK Krejčí back 11/29 after 2, 6 min since (32% of 20)
BACK Mathews back 11/29 after 2, 7 min since (39% of 18)
ATL availability going into 12/06 · 1 day's restOUT Krejčí missed 2 since 12/02, returns tonight: 14 min (71% of 20)
OUT Nance Jr. missed 9 since 11/18, out tonight
OUT Mathews missed 2 since 12/02, out tonight
OUT Wallace missed 9 since 11/18, out tonight
OUT Gueye missed 15 since 11/06, out tonight
OUT Roddy missed 3 since 11/30, out tonight
OUT Barlow missed 15 since 11/06, out tonight
ATL availability going into 12/08 · 1 day's restOUT Nance Jr. missed 10 since 11/18, returns tonight: 24 min (126% of 19)
OUT Mathews missed 3 since 12/02, returns tonight: 21 min (118% of 18)
OUT Wallace missed 10 since 11/18, out tonight
OUT Gueye missed 16 since 11/06, out tonight
OUT Roddy missed 4 since 11/30, returns tonight: 4 min (32% of 13)
OUT Barlow missed 16 since 11/06, out tonight
BACK Krejčí back 11/29 after 2, 9 min since (45% of 20)
ATL availability going into 12/11 · 2 days' restOUT Wallace missed 11 since 11/18, out tonight
OUT Gueye missed 17 since 11/06, out tonight
OUT Barlow missed 17 since 11/06, out tonight
BACK Krejčí back 12/06 after 2, 17 min since (85% of 20)
BACK Nance Jr. back 12/08 after 10, 24 min since (126% of 19)
BACK Mathews back 12/08 after 3, 21 min since (118% of 18)
BACK Roddy back 12/08 after 4, 4 min since (32% of 13)
ATL availability going into 12/14 · 2 days' restOUT Wallace missed 12 since 11/18, out tonight
OUT Gueye missed 18 since 11/06, out tonight
OUT Barlow missed 18 since 11/06, out tonight
BACK Krejčí back 12/06 after 2, 14 min since (70% of 20)
BACK Nance Jr. back 12/08 after 10, 24 min since (126% of 19)
BACK Mathews back 12/08 after 3, 21 min since (118% of 18)
BACK Roddy back 12/08 after 4, 4 min since (32% of 13)
ATL availability going into 12/19 · 4 days' restOUT Nance Jr. missed 2 since 12/11, returns tonight: 32 min (163% of 19)
OUT Mathews missed 2 since 12/11, out tonight
OUT Wallace missed 13 since 11/18, out tonight
OUT Gueye missed 19 since 11/06, out tonight
OUT Roddy missed 2 since 12/11, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 2 since 12/11, out tonight
OUT Barlow missed 19 since 11/06, out tonight
BACK Krejčí back 12/06 after 2, 12 min since (59% of 20)
ATL availability going into 12/21 · 1 day's restOUT Mathews missed 3 since 12/11, returns tonight: 6 min (34% of 18)
OUT Wallace missed 14 since 11/18, returns tonight: 23 min (144% of 16)
OUT Gueye missed 20 since 11/06, out tonight
OUT Roddy missed 3 since 12/11, returns tonight: 9 min (72% of 13)
OUT Bufkin missed 3 since 12/11, out tonight
OUT Barlow missed 20 since 11/06, returns tonight: 5 min (50% of 11)
BACK Krejčí back 12/06 after 2, 13 min since (67% of 20)
BACK Nance Jr. back 12/08 after 10, 28 min since (145% of 19)
ATL availability going into 12/23 · 1 day's restOUT Okongwu missed 2 since 12/19, out tonight
OUT Gueye missed 21 since 11/06, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 4 since 12/11, out tonight
BACK Nance Jr. back 12/08 after 10, 27 min since (138% of 19)
BACK Mathews back 12/08 after 3, 13 min since (76% of 18)
BACK Wallace back 12/21 after 14, 23 min since (144% of 16)
BACK Roddy back 12/08 after 4, 7 min since (52% of 13)
BACK Barlow back 12/21 after 20, 5 min since (50% of 11)
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 104, shooting 51 percent and 43 from three, 23 free throws a game; Bridges at 22 and Brunson at 22 a game. One day's rest. Atlanta comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 119, shooting 47 percent and 30 from three, 24 free throws a game; Hunter at 21 and Johnson at 18 a game. It has won the glass by 8 a night. Without Wallace (11 straight), Gueye (17 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the arc, New York at 43 percent from three to Atlanta's 30 and the defense, New York allowing 104 a night to Atlanta's 119. Call it New York 120, Atlanta 111.
12/03 vs ORL 121-106 — NYK notes
NYK won 121-106. NYK shot 51% (43 of 85) to ORL's 44%, 15 of 35 from three. Towns led with 23 (8 of 18, 2 of 5 from three); Brunson added 21, Bridges 19. The hinge was Q2, 35-24: a lead of 9 became 20, and the lead reached 37. Bridges was the night's best plus/minus at +33.
12/05 vs CHA 125-101 — NYK notes
NYK won 125-101. NYK shot 54% (41 of 76) to CHA's 45%, 18 of 33 from three, and went to the line 32 times to CHA's 10 — 25 points from the stripe to their 6. Towns led with 27 (9 of 15, 2 of 5 from three, 7 of 9 at the line); Anunoby added 25, Brunson 24. The hinge was Q3, 38-16: a lead of 3 became 25, and the lead reached 28. Bridges was the night's best plus/minus at +26.
12/07 vs DET 111-120 — NYK notes
NYK lost 111-120. NYK shot 53% (42 of 79) to DET's 52%, 11 of 34 from three, and went to the line 27 times to DET's 19 — 16 points from the stripe to their 16. The glass went 31-43 against them. Brunson led with 31 (11 of 21, 3 of 7 from three, 6 of 9 at the line); Bridges added 20, Hart 17. Q3 was theirs, 27-20, the deficit cut from 11 to 4, but the other 3 periods went 100-84 against them. McBride's -14 in 27 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/09 @ TOR 113-108 — NYK notes
NYK won 113-108. NYK shot 51% (42 of 82) to TOR's 45%, 17 of 40 from three, and went to the line 19 times to TOR's 11 — 12 points from the stripe to their 9. The glass went 40-51 against them. Towns led with 24 (7 of 13, 2 of 5 from three, 8 of 10 at the line); Bridges added 23, Brunson 20. The hinge was Q4, 30-22: NYK came in trailing by 3 and left it ahead by 5. NYK trailed 60-61 at the half and won the second half 53-47.
12/11 vs ATL 100-108 — NYK notes
NYK lost 100-108. NYK shot 43% (40 of 93) to ATL's 41%, 11 of 42 from three. Hart led with 21 (8 of 12, 3 of 5 from three); Bridges added 19, Towns 19. Q1 was theirs, 28-22, but the other 3 periods went 86-72 against them. They led by as many as 12. Bridges's -17 in 38 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/15 @ ORL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Orlando comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 110, shooting 45 percent and 27 from three, 24 free throws a game; Wagner at 32 and Suggs at 22 a game. It has won the glass by 4 a night. Without Banchero (22 straight), Wagner (2 straight), Isaac (3 straight). 4 days' rest. New York comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 109, shooting 50 percent and 39 from three, 23 free throws a game; Towns at 23 and Brunson at 22 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. 3 days' rest.
So: Orlando wins, and the game turns on the arc, New York at 39 percent from three to Orlando's 27 and the glass, where Orlando has been plus-4 a night and New York minus-6. Call it Orlando 110, New York 109, New York keeping it close.
12/19 @ MIN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Minnesota comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 105 a night and allowing 93, shooting 44 percent and 36 from three, 18 free throws a game; Edwards at 24 and Randle at 16 a game. 3 days' rest. New York comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 106, shooting 49 percent and 39 from three, 25 free throws a game; Brunson at 24 and Towns at 23 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. 3 days' rest.
So: Minnesota wins, and the game turns on the defense, Minnesota allowing 93 a night to New York's 106 and the line, where New York takes 25 free throws a game to Minnesota's 18. Call it Minnesota 109, New York 105, New York keeping it close.
12/21 @ NOP — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New Orleans comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 121, shooting 44 percent and 35 from three, 23 free throws a game; Murphy III at 21 and McCollum at 20 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Williamson (19 straight), Alvarado (17 straight), Payton (6 straight). One day's rest. New York comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 107, shooting 49 percent and 37 from three, 21 free throws a game; Towns at 24 and Brunson at 22 a game. One day's rest.
So: New York wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, New York allowing 107 a night to New Orleans's 121 and the glass, where New York has been minus-1 a night and New Orleans minus-6. Call it New York 116, New Orleans 109.
12/23 vs TOR — 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 110 a night and allowing 101, shooting 47 percent and 39 from three, 19 free throws a game; Brunson at 24 and Towns at 22 a game. That is 3 straight wins. One day's rest. Toronto comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 113, shooting 45 percent and 36 from three, 17 free throws a game; Barrett at 25 and Dick at 18 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Barrett (2 straight), Poeltl (2 straight), Quickley (18 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the defense, New York allowing 101 a night to Toronto's 113 and the glass, where New York has been plus-1 a night and Toronto minus-5. Call it New York 116, Toronto 105, New York by 11.
12/02 vs NOP 124-112 — ATL notes
ATL won 124-112. ATL shot 51% (49 of 96) to NOP's 44%, 10 of 38 from three. The glass went 51-41 for them. Hunter led with 22 (8 of 14, 4 of 7 from three); Daniels added 19, Johnson 19. The hinge was Q3, 34-26: ATL came in trailing by 1 and left it ahead by 7. ATL trailed 58-59 at the half and won the second half 66-53. Young was the night's best plus/minus at +20.
12/04 @ MIL 119-104 — ATL notes
ATL won 119-104. ATL shot 44% (45 of 102) to MIL's 42%, 9 of 32 from three, and got to the line 22 times to MIL's 35. ATL turned it over 11 times to MIL's 18. The glass went 54-40 for them. Johnson led with 23 (10 of 19); Hunter added 20, Young 17. The hinge was Q2, 32-24: a lead of 3 became 11, and the lead reached 20. Bogdanović was the night's best plus/minus at +19.
12/06 vs LAL 134-132 — ATL notes
ATL won 134-132 in 1 overtime. ATL shot 50% (50 of 100) to LAL's 52%, 17 of 40 from three, and went to the line 22 times to LAL's 16 — 17 points from the stripe to their 14. Young led with 31 (9 of 25, 5 of 13 from three, 8 of 8 at the line); Hunter added 26, Bogdanović 20. The hinge was Q2, 38-35: ATL came in trailing by 3 and left it level. Bogdanović was the night's best plus/minus at +18.
12/08 vs DEN 111-141 — ATL notes
ATL lost 111-141. ATL took 12 more shots (101 to 89), fed by 19 offensive rebounds, but shot 41% to DEN's 63%, 9 of 40 from three. ATL turned it over 12 times to DEN's 18. Hunter led with 20 (7 of 20, 3 of 9 from three); Daniels added 18, Nance Jr. 16. Q3 was theirs, 36-35, the deficit cut from 23 to 22, but the other 3 periods went 106-75 against them. Mathews's -27 in 21 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/11 @ NYK 108-100 — ATL notes
ATL won 108-100. ATL shot 41% (43 of 104) to NYK's 43%, 9 of 31 from three. Hunter led with 24 (8 of 15, 4 of 5 from three, 4 of 6 at the line); Young added 22, Johnson 21. The hinge was Q3, 34-18: ATL came in trailing by 7 and left it ahead by 9. ATL trailed 47-54 at the half and won the second half 61-46. Johnson was the night's best plus/minus at +16.
12/14 @ MIL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Milwaukee comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 112, shooting 50 percent and 43 from three, 26 free throws a game; Antetokounmpo at 32 and Lillard at 25 a game. Without Wright (3 straight). 3 days' rest. Atlanta comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 118, shooting 45 percent and 30 from three, 22 free throws a game; Hunter at 22 and Young at 19 a game. It has won the glass by 9 a night. Without Wallace (12 straight), Gueye (18 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Milwaukee wins, and the game turns on the arc, Milwaukee at 43 percent from three to Atlanta's 30 and the glass, where Atlanta has been plus-9 a night and Milwaukee minus-3. Call it Milwaukee 117, Atlanta 114, Atlanta keeping it close.
12/19 @ SAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
San Antonio comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 123, shooting 45 percent and 32 from three, 26 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 24 and Champagnie at 17 a game. Without Johnson (2 straight), Jones (6 straight). 3 days' rest. Atlanta comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 117, shooting 44 percent and 32 from three, 25 free throws a game; Young at 24 and Hunter at 21 a game. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without Nance Jr. (2 straight), Mathews (2 straight), Wallace (13 straight). 4 days' rest.
So: San Antonio wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Atlanta has been plus-6 a night and San Antonio plus-1 and the defense, Atlanta allowing 117 a night to San Antonio's 123. Call it San Antonio 117, Atlanta 116, Atlanta keeping it close.
12/21 vs MEM — 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 116 a night and allowing 123, shooting 44 percent and 35 from three, 25 free throws a game; Young at 25 and Hunter at 22 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Mathews (3 straight), Wallace (14 straight), Gueye (20 straight). One day's rest. Memphis comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 131 a night and allowing 112, shooting 50 percent and 45 from three, 24 free throws a game; Morant at 22 and Jackson Jr. at 22 a game. It has won the glass by 7 a night. Without Williams Jr. (13 straight). One day's rest.
So: Memphis wins, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, Memphis at 45 percent from three to Atlanta's 35 and the defense, Memphis allowing 112 a night to Atlanta's 123. Call it Memphis 123, Atlanta 116.
12/23 vs MIN — 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 112 a night and allowing 122, shooting 44 percent and 34 from three, 25 free throws a game; Young at 24 and Hunter at 22 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has won the glass by 4 a night. Without Okongwu (2 straight), Gueye (21 straight). One day's rest. Minnesota comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 104 a night and allowing 108, shooting 43 percent and 38 from three, 20 free throws a game; Edwards at 22 and Randle at 17 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. One day's rest.
So: Minnesota wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Atlanta has been plus-4 a night and Minnesota minus-6 and the defense, Minnesota allowing 108 a night to Atlanta's 122. Call it Minnesota 113, Atlanta 112, Atlanta keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
ATLBB B. Bogdanović
BO Bogdanovic
CC C. Capela
DD D. Daniels
DH D. Hunter
JJ J. Johnson
OO O. Okongwu
TY T. Young
VK V. Krejčí
ZR Z. Risacher
NYKCP C. Payne
JB J. Brunson
JH J. Hart
KT K. Towns
MB M. Bridges
MM M. McBride
OA O. Anunoby
PA P. Achiuwa
ATL/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
Hawks rally for a 108-100 victory over the Knicks and a trip to the NBA Cup semifinals
NEW YORK -- — Trae Young had 22 points and 11 assists, De'Andre Hunter and Jalen Johnson outplayed the Knicks frontcourt and the Atlanta Hawks took their surprising NBA Cup run all the way to the semifinals in Las Vegas, beating New York 108-100 on Wednesday night.
Hunter scored 24 points and Johnson had 21 points, 15 rebounds and seven assists for the Hawks, who were perhaps the surprise team of the tournament after knocking off the defending champion Celtics in Boston and NBA-leading Cleveland Cavaliers in group play to reach the knockout stage as the No. 3 seed in the East.
Now they will face another East power, the top-seeded Milwaukee Bucks , on Saturday in a semifinal matchup.
Josh Hart scored 21 points and Karl-Anthony Towns had 19 points and 19 rebounds for the Knicks, who went 4-0 in group play and shot out to a 12-point lead Wednesday. But as in the 2021 playoffs, it was Young who was celebrating on the floor of Madison Square Garden after eliminating the Knicks.
Takeaway Hawks: Just advancing out of a tough pool group would have been a great experience for some young Hawks players. Now they can go and win the whole thing with two victories in Las Vegas.
Knicks: One of the favorites to win the tournament had a shockingly poor second half and fell to 0-2 against Atlanta this season.
Key moment The Knicks led 66-62 before Young scored eight straight points, pointing to the floor after a 31-footer for his second consecutive 3-pointer. Hunter then hit a 3 to cap an 11-0 surge during which Atlanta took its first lead of the game and went ahead 73-66.
Key stat Atlanta outscored New York 61-46 in the second half.
Up next While the Hawks go to Las Vegas, the Knicks will go to Orlando for a game Sunday.