Game ID: 22400004
New York Knicks @ Philadelphia 76ers
Tuesday, November 12, 2024 at 7:30 PM ET
Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, PA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
PHI 25 25 25 24 99NYK 27 27 24 33 111
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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.
PHI availability going into 11/04 · 1 day's restOUT Edwards missed 5 since 10/23, out tonight
BACK Dowtin Jr. back 11/02 after 3, 1 min since (9% of 15)
BACK Jackson back 11/02 after 2, 9 min since (69% of 12)
NEW Drummond 19 to 28 min over the last 5
PHI availability going into 11/06 · 1 day's restOUT Edwards missed 6 since 10/23, out tonight
BACK Dowtin Jr. back 11/02 after 3, 1 min since (9% of 15)
BACK Jackson back 11/02 after 2, 9 min since (69% of 12)
NEW Drummond 19 to 26 min over the last 5
PHI availability going into 11/08 · 1 day's restOUT Edwards missed 7 since 10/23, out tonight
OUT Dowtin Jr. missed 2 since 11/04, returns tonight: 3 min (19% of 15)
BACK Jackson back 11/02 after 2, 8 min since (61% of 12)
NEW Drummond 19 to 28 min over the last 5
PHI availability going into 11/10 · 1 day's restOUT Embiid missed 2 since 11/06, out tonight
OUT Edwards missed 8 since 10/23, out tonight
BACK Dowtin Jr. back 11/02 after 3, 2 min since (14% of 15)
BACK Jackson back 11/02 after 2, 9 min since (70% of 12)
NEW Drummond 19 to 25 min over the last 5
NEW Lowry 19 to 24 min over the last 5
PHI availability going into 11/12 · 1 day's restOUT Maxey missed 2 since 11/08, out tonight
OUT Embiid missed 3 since 11/06, returns tonight: 26 min (87% of 30)
OUT Edwards missed 9 since 10/23, out tonight
BACK Dowtin Jr. back 11/02 after 3, 9 min since (60% of 15)
BACK Jackson back 11/02 after 2, 9 min since (70% of 12)
NEW Drummond 19 to 25 min over the last 5
NEW Lowry 19 to 27 min over the last 5
PHI availability going into 11/13 · back-to-backOUT Maxey missed 3 since 11/08, out tonight
OUT Edwards missed 10 since 10/23, out tonight
OUT K. Martin missed 2 since 11/10, returns tonight: 15 min (77% of 20)
OUT Jackson missed 2 since 11/10, returns tonight: 27 min (218% of 12)
BACK Embiid back 11/12 after 3, 26 min since (87% of 30)
BACK Dowtin Jr. back 11/08 after 2, 16 min since (105% of 15)
NEW Lowry 19 to 28 min over the last 5
PHI availability going into 11/15 · 1 day's restOUT Maxey missed 4 since 11/08, out tonight
OUT Edwards missed 11 since 10/23, out tonight
BACK Embiid back 11/12 after 3, 26 min since (87% of 30)
BACK K. Martin back 11/13 after 2, 15 min since (77% of 20)
BACK Dowtin Jr. back 11/08 after 2, 13 min since (85% of 15)
BACK Jackson back 11/13 after 2, 27 min since (218% of 12)
NEW Drummond 19 to 24 min over the last 4
NEW Lowry 19 to 26 min over the last 5
PHI availability going into 11/18 · 2 days' restOUT Maxey missed 5 since 11/08, out tonight
OUT Edwards missed 12 since 10/23, out tonight
BACK Embiid back 11/12 after 3, 30 min since (98% of 30)
BACK K. Martin back 11/13 after 2, 8 min since (42% of 20)
BACK Dowtin Jr. back 11/08 after 2, 11 min since (75% of 15)
BACK Jackson back 11/13 after 2, 27 min since (218% of 12)
NEW McCain 26 to 32 min over the last 5
NEW Lowry 19 to 27 min over the last 5
PHI availability going into 11/20 · 1 day's restOUT Maxey missed 6 since 11/08, returns tonight: 20 min (52% of 38)
OUT Edwards missed 13 since 10/23, out tonight
OUT Jackson missed 2 since 11/15, returns tonight: 17 min (135% of 12)
BACK Embiid back 11/12 after 3, 30 min since (100% of 30)
BACK K. Martin back 11/13 after 2, 8 min since (42% of 20)
NEW McCain 26 to 33 min over the last 5
NEW Lowry 19 to 25 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 11/04 · 2 days' rest
full strength
NYK availability going into 11/06 · 1 day's rest
full strength
NYK availability going into 11/08 · 1 day's restOUT Payne missed 2 since 11/04, out tonight
NYK availability going into 11/10 · 1 day's restOUT Payne missed 3 since 11/04, out tonight
NYK availability going into 11/12 · 1 day's restOUT Payne missed 4 since 11/04, returns tonight: 9 min (65% of 14)
NYK availability going into 11/13 · back-to-backBACK Payne back 11/12 after 4, 9 min since (65% of 14)
NYK availability going into 11/15 · 1 day's restBACK Payne back 11/12 after 4, 13 min since (94% of 14)
NYK availability going into 11/17 · 1 day's restBACK Payne back 11/12 after 4, 15 min since (108% of 14)
NYK availability going into 11/18 · back-to-backOUT McBride missed 2 since 11/15, out tonight
BACK Payne back 11/12 after 4, 15 min since (111% of 14)
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Philadelphia comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 115, shooting 45 percent and 35 from three, 21 free throws a game; Maxey at 22 and McCain at 14 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Maxey (2 straight), Embiid (3 straight), Edwards (9 straight). One day's rest. New York comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 111, shooting 48 percent and 39 from three, 18 free throws a game; Brunson at 27 and Towns at 27 a game. One day's rest.
So: New York wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where New York has been plus-1 a night and Philadelphia minus-6 and the turnovers, Philadelphia giving it away 14 times a game to New York's 11. Call it New York 114, Philadelphia 110, Philadelphia keeping it close.
11/04 @ PHX 116-118 — PHI notes
PHI lost 116-118. PHI shot 46% (40 of 87) to PHX's 51%, 20 of 51 from three, and got to the line 18 times to PHX's 26. Maxey led with 32 (12 of 22, 6 of 14 from three); Yabusele added 19, George 15. Q3 was theirs, 30-29, the deficit cut from 2 to 1, but the other 3 periods went 89-86 against them.
11/06 @ LAC 98-110 — PHI notes
PHI lost 98-110. PHI shot 55% (40 of 73) to LAC's 57%, 7 of 25 from three. Oubre Jr. led with 18 (8 of 12, 1 of 3 from three); George added 18, C. Martin 14. Q4 was theirs, 30-26, the deficit cut from 16 to 12, but the other 3 periods went 84-68 against them. Maxey's -16 in 32 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/08 @ LAL 106-116 — PHI notes
PHI lost 106-116. PHI took 11 more shots (96 to 85), fed by 13 offensive rebounds, but shot 41% to LAL's 52%, 13 of 39 from three, and went to the line 23 times to LAL's 14 — 15 points from the stripe to their 12. PHI turned it over 5 times to LAL's 11. McCain led with 18 (6 of 17, 4 of 9 from three); Yabusele added 14, Drummond 14. Q4 was theirs, 25-20, the deficit cut from 15 to 10, but the other 3 periods went 96-81 against them. Drummond's -19 in 22 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/10 vs CHA 107-105 — PHI notes
PHI won 107-105 in 1 overtime. PHI shot 46% (39 of 84) to CHA's 38%, 9 of 33 from three. The glass went 40-50 against them. McCain led with 27 (10 of 18, 3 of 8 from three); Yabusele added 20, George 15. The hinge was Q3, 30-21: a lead of 1 became 10, and the lead reached 16. Yabusele was the night's best plus/minus at +12.
11/12 vs NYK 99-111 — PHI notes
PHI lost 99-111. PHI shot 37% (31 of 83) to NYK's 49%, 14 of 42 from three, and went to the line 24 times to NYK's 15 — 23 points from the stripe to their 14. George led with 29 (10 of 19, 7 of 11 from three); McCain added 23, Martin 17. Q3 was theirs, 25-24, the deficit cut from 4 to 3, but the other 3 periods went 87-74 against them. Martin's -14 in 36 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/13 vs CLE — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Philadelphia comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 105 a night and allowing 112, shooting 45 percent and 33 from three, 22 free throws a game; George at 17 and McCain at 15 a game. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. Without Maxey (3 straight), Edwards (10 straight), K. Martin (2 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Cleveland comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 113, shooting 51 percent and 42 from three, 19 free throws a game; Garland at 23 and Mitchell at 23 a game. That is 5 straight wins. One day's rest.
So: Cleveland wins, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, Cleveland at 42 percent from three to Philadelphia's 33. Call it Cleveland 117, Philadelphia 109.
11/15 @ 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 111 a night and allowing 96, shooting 47 percent and 31 from three, 21 free throws a game; Wagner at 28 and M. Wagner at 15 a game. That is 4 straight wins. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Banchero (8 straight), Carter Jr. (6 straight). One day's rest. Philadelphia comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 103 a night and allowing 111, shooting 44 percent and 31 from three, 21 free throws a game; McCain at 21 and George at 18 a game. Without Maxey (4 straight), Edwards (11 straight). One day's rest.
So: Orlando wins, and the game turns on the defense, Orlando allowing 96 a night to Philadelphia's 111 and the glass, where Orlando has been plus-5 a night and Philadelphia minus-3. Call it Orlando 112, Philadelphia 101, Orlando by 11.
11/18 @ MIA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Miami comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 116, shooting 46 percent and 40 from three, 18 free throws a game; Herro at 28 and Adebayo at 21 a game. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Without Butler III (4 straight), Smith (7 straight), Burks (5 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Philadelphia comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 101 a night and allowing 109, shooting 42 percent and 32 from three, 21 free throws a game; McCain at 26 and George at 16 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Maxey (5 straight), Edwards (12 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Miami wins, and the game turns on the arc, Miami at 40 percent from three to Philadelphia's 32 and the defense, Philadelphia allowing 109 a night to Miami's 116. Call it Miami 112, Philadelphia 108, Philadelphia keeping it close.
11/20 @ MEM — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Memphis comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 110, shooting 45 percent and 29 from three, 27 free throws a game; Jackson Jr. at 24 and Aldama at 14 a game. Without Morant (6 straight), Smart (2 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Philadelphia comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 97 a night and allowing 107, shooting 42 percent and 30 from three, 19 free throws a game; McCain at 27 and George at 19 a game. That is 4 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 8 a night. Without Maxey (6 straight), Edwards (13 straight). One day's rest.
So: Memphis wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Memphis has been plus-3 a night and Philadelphia minus-8 and the line, where Memphis takes 27 free throws a game to Philadelphia's 19. Call it Memphis 115, Philadelphia 105, Memphis by 10.
11/04 @ HOU 97-109 — NYK notes
NYK lost 97-109. NYK shot 39% (34 of 88) to HOU's 49%, 11 of 28 from three. The glass went 39-50 against them. Brunson led with 29 (9 of 24, 2 of 4 from three, 9 of 9 at the line); Anunoby added 21, Towns 17. Q2 was theirs, 30-30, but the other 3 periods went 79-67 against them. Towns's -26 in 32 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/06 @ ATL 116-121 — NYK notes
NYK lost 116-121. NYK shot 49% (41 of 84) to ATL's 45%, 22 of 47 from three, and got to the line 15 times to ATL's 22. NYK turned it over 15 times to ATL's 8, and ATL turned those into 12 steals. Towns led with 34 (11 of 23, 5 of 9 from three, 7 of 7 at the line); Brunson added 21, McBride 16. Q3 was theirs, 28-24, the deficit cut from 4 to 0, but the other 3 periods went 97-88 against them.
11/08 vs MIL 116-94 — NYK notes
NYK won 116-94. NYK shot 47% (43 of 91) to MIL's 43%, 14 of 46 from three. NYK turned it over 7 times to MIL's 12. Towns led with 32 (12 of 20, 4 of 8 from three); Bridges added 17, Brunson 15. The hinge was Q2, 34-22: a lead of 7 became 19, and the lead reached 30. Brunson was the night's best plus/minus at +28.
11/10 @ IND 121-132 — NYK notes
NYK lost 121-132. NYK shot 55% (46 of 83) to IND's 51%, 7 of 25 from three. NYK turned it over 13 times to IND's 6. Brunson led with 33 (11 of 17, 10 of 12 at the line); Towns added 30, Anunoby 25. Q2 was theirs, 35-29, turning a 3-point deficit into a 3-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 103-86 against them. They led by as many as 10. Hart's -16 in 43 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/12 @ PHI 111-99 — NYK notes
NYK won 111-99. NYK shot 49% (44 of 89) to PHI's 37%, 9 of 31 from three, and got to the line 15 times to PHI's 24. Anunoby led with 24 (11 of 16, 2 of 4 from three); Towns added 21, Brunson 18. The hinge was Q4, 33-24: a lead of 3 became 12, and the lead reached 15. Anunoby was the night's best plus/minus at +18.
11/13 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 2-3 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 111, shooting 48 percent and 36 from three, 19 free throws a game; Towns at 27 and Brunson at 23 a game. Second night of a back-to-back. Chicago comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 124, shooting 48 percent and 35 from three, 20 free throws a game; Vučević at 20 and White at 20 a game. Without Ball (7 straight). One day's rest.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the defense, New York allowing 111 a night to Chicago's 124 and the turnovers, Chicago giving it away 16 times a game to New York's 12. Call it New York 118, Chicago 113.
11/15 vs BKN — 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 117 a night and allowing 114, shooting 50 percent and 36 from three, 19 free throws a game; Towns at 33 and Brunson at 22 a game. One day's rest. Brooklyn comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 112, shooting 45 percent and 38 from three, 18 free throws a game; Thomas at 20 and Schröder at 18 a game. Without Finney-Smith (2 straight), Watford (8 straight). One day's rest.
So: New York wins, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it New York 116, Brooklyn 109.
11/17 vs BKN — 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 119 a night and allowing 114, shooting 51 percent and 33 from three, 21 free throws a game; Towns at 32 and Brunson at 25 a game. It has won the glass by 6 a night. One day's rest. Brooklyn comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 116, shooting 44 percent and 39 from three, 20 free throws a game; Thomas at 26 and Schröder at 17 a game. Without Watford (9 straight). One day's rest.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the glass, where New York has been plus-6 a night and Brooklyn minus-1 and the arc, Brooklyn at 39 percent from three to New York's 33. Call it New York 118, Brooklyn 110.
11/18 vs WAS — 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 119 a night and allowing 116, shooting 51 percent and 33 from three, 21 free throws a game; Towns at 31 and Brunson at 25 a game. It has won the glass by 7 a night. Without McBride (2 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Washington comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 124, shooting 45 percent and 37 from three, 19 free throws a game; Poole at 24 and Kuzma at 18 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 9 a night. Without Champagnie (2 straight), Holmes (5 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the glass, where New York has been plus-7 a night and Washington minus-9 and the turnovers, Washington giving it away 17 times a game to New York's 12. Call it New York 122, Washington 110, New York by 12.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
PHIAD A. Drummond
CM C. Martin
GY G. Yabusele
JD J. Dowtin Jr.
JE J. Embiid
JM J. McCain
KL K. Lowry
KO K. Oubre Jr.
PG P. George
RC R. Council IV
NYKCP C. Payne
JB J. Brunson
JH J. Hart
JS J. Sims
KT K. Towns
MB M. Bridges
MM M. McBride
MR M. Ryan
OA O. Anunoby
PHI/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 leads Knicks past struggling 76ers 111-99 in Embiid's debut
PHILADELPHIA -- — OG Anunoby scored 24 points and the New York Knicks spoiled 76ers star Joel Embiid 's season debut , beating Philadelphia 111-99 on Tuesday night in the opener of NBA Cup group play for both teams.
Embiid finished with 13 points and 26 minutes and was unable to lift the struggling Sixers, who fell to 2-8. He shot 2 of 11 and had only three rebounds. Paul George led the Sixers with 29 points and 10 rebounds.
Josh Hart added 14 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists for the Knicks. Karl-Anthony Towns had 21 points and 13 rebounds, while Jalen Brunson scored 18 points.
Takeaways Knicks: New York’s ball movement and rebounding were the difference in last season's first-round playoff series win over the Sixers. This time, it was balanced scoring that carried the Knicks, who had six players in double figures.
76ers: Embiid was rusty in his first action since the gold medal game of the Paris Olympics on Aug. 10. His shot was slightly off and he appeared winded on defense.
Key moment New York started the fourth quarter on an 13-2 run that broke open a three-point game. Anunoby had three dunks during the run, often taking dead aim at a vacancy caused by Embiid, who was slow to defend the rim.
Key stat The Knicks recorded 31 assists on 44 field goals and shot 49% from the floor.
Up next Knicks: Host Chicago on Wednesday night.
76ers: Host undefeated Cleveland on Wednesday night.