Game ID: 22401003
New York Knicks @ San Antonio Spurs
Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 8:00 PM ET
Frost Bank Center, San Antonio, TX
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
SAS 29 38 16 37 120NYK 20 23 29 33 105
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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.
SAS availability going into 3/12 · 1 day's restOUT Bassey missed 8 since 2/25, out tonight
SAS availability going into 3/14 · 1 day's restOUT Bassey missed 9 since 2/25, out tonight
SAS availability going into 3/15 · back-to-backOUT Bassey missed 10 since 2/25, out tonight
SAS availability going into 3/17 · 1 day's restOUT Bassey missed 11 since 2/25, out tonight
SAS availability going into 3/19 · 1 day's restOUT Bassey missed 12 since 2/25, out tonight
NEW Wesley 12 to 17 min over the last 4
SAS availability going into 3/21 · 1 day's restOUT Bassey missed 13 since 2/25, out tonight
NEW Wesley 12 to 18 min over the last 4
SAS availability going into 3/23 · 1 day's restOUT Bassey missed 14 since 2/25, out tonight
NEW Wesley 12 to 18 min over the last 5
SAS availability going into 3/25 · 1 day's restOUT Bassey missed 15 since 2/25, out tonight
NEW Wesley 12 to 19 min over the last 5
SAS availability going into 3/27 · 1 day's restOUT Bassey missed 16 since 2/25, out tonight
NEW Wesley 12 to 21 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 3/10 · 2 days' restOUT Wright missed 7 since 2/23, returns tonight: 6 min (42% of 14)
NYK availability going into 3/12 · 1 day's restOUT Brunson missed 2 since 3/07, out tonight
BACK Wright back 3/10 after 7, 6 min since (42% of 14)
NYK availability going into 3/15 · 2 days' restOUT Brunson missed 3 since 3/07, out tonight
OUT Tucker missed 2 since 3/10, out tonight
BACK Wright back 3/10 after 7, 6 min since (42% of 14)
NEW McBride 24 to 30 min over the last 5
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
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 123 a night and allowing 127, shooting 50 percent and 40 from three, 22 free throws a game; Vassell at 20 and Castle at 18 a game. One day's rest. New York comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 103, shooting 46 percent and 42 from three, 17 free throws a game; Towns at 24 and Bridges at 23 a game. Without Brunson (5 straight), Tucker (4 straight). One day's rest.
So: New York wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, New York allowing 103 a night to San Antonio's 127 and the line, where San Antonio takes 22 free throws a game to New York's 17. Call it New York 117, San Antonio 114, San Antonio keeping it close.
3/12 vs DAL 126-116 — SAS notes
SAS won 126-116. SAS shot 53% (50 of 94) to DAL's 56%, 11 of 35 from three. The glass went 47-31 for them. Fox led with 32 (12 of 25, 2 of 7 from three, 6 of 6 at the line); Sochan added 18, Johnson 18. The hinge was Q2, 44-34: SAS came in trailing by 8 and left it ahead by 2, and the lead reached 15. Fox was the night's best plus/minus at +19.
3/14 vs CHA 134-145 — SAS notes
SAS lost 134-145. SAS took 10 more shots (95 to 85), fed by 17 offensive rebounds, but shot 51% to CHA's 60%, 21 of 46 from three. SAS turned it over 13 times to CHA's 18. Castle led with 26 (10 of 17, 3 of 7 from three); Vassell added 22, Sochan 14. Q4 was theirs, 39-24, the deficit cut from 26 to 11, but the other 3 periods went 121-95 against them. Sochan's -19 in 16 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/15 vs NOP 119-115 — SAS notes
SAS won 119-115. SAS shot 46% (39 of 84) to NOP's 50%, 16 of 39 from three, and went to the line 33 times to NOP's 11 — 25 points from the stripe to their 11. SAS turned it over 10 times to NOP's 15. The glass went 37-52 against them. Vassell led with 22 (6 of 17, 4 of 9 from three, 6 of 7 at the line); Johnson added 19, Barnes 19. The hinge was Q3, 34-25: from level to 9 ahead. Champagnie was the night's best plus/minus at +22.
3/17 @ LAL 109-125 — SAS notes
SAS lost 109-125. SAS shot 47% (41 of 88) to LAL's 49%, 15 of 38 from three, and got to the line 14 times to LAL's 24. SAS turned it over 17 times to LAL's 9, and LAL turned those into 13 steals. Castle led with 23 (8 of 19, 3 of 6 from three, 4 of 6 at the line); Vassell added 17, Sochan 15. Q4 was theirs, 34-31, the deficit cut from 19 to 16, but the other 3 periods went 94-75 against them. Vassell's -15 in 34 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/19 vs NYK 120-105 — SAS notes
SAS won 120-105. SAS shot 50% (45 of 90) to NYK's 42%, 16 of 35 from three. Mamukelashvili led with 34 (13 of 14, 7 of 7 from three); Castle added 22, Paul 12. The hinge was Q2, 38-23: a lead of 9 became 24, and the lead reached 28. Mamukelashvili was the night's best plus/minus at +22.
3/21 vs PHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
San Antonio comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 121, shooting 49 percent and 41 from three, 21 free throws a game; Castle at 19 and Vassell at 17 a game. One day's rest. Philadelphia comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 126, shooting 45 percent and 34 from three, 22 free throws a game; Grimes at 33 and Dowtin Jr. at 17 a game. It has lost the glass by 13 a night. Without Maxey (9 straight), Oubre Jr. (4 straight), Walker IV (4 straight). One day's rest.
So: San Antonio wins, and the game turns on the glass, where San Antonio has been plus-3 a night and Philadelphia minus-13 and the arc, San Antonio at 41 percent from three to Philadelphia's 34. Call it San Antonio 121, Philadelphia 114.
3/23 @ TOR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Toronto comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 115, shooting 45 percent and 36 from three, 23 free throws a game; Barnes at 20 and Quickley at 19 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Barrett (3 straight), Rhoden (4 straight), Walter (7 straight). 2 days' rest. San Antonio comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 122, shooting 49 percent and 44 from three, 21 free throws a game; Castle at 21 and Vassell at 18 a game. One day's rest.
So: Toronto wins, and the game turns on the arc, San Antonio at 44 percent from three to Toronto's 36 and the turnovers, Toronto giving it away 17 times a game to San Antonio's 13. Call it Toronto 116, San Antonio 115, San Antonio keeping it close.
3/25 @ DET — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Detroit comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 112, shooting 51 percent and 40 from three, 24 free throws a game; Cunningham at 24 and Beasley at 14 a game. Without Smith (10 straight), Harper Jr. (22 straight). One day's rest. San Antonio comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 111, shooting 49 percent and 41 from three, 23 free throws a game; Castle at 19 and Vassell at 19 a game. That is 3 straight wins. One day's rest.
So: Detroit wins, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it Detroit 117, San Antonio 114, San Antonio keeping it close.
3/27 @ CLE — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Cleveland comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 116, shooting 50 percent and 34 from three, 21 free throws a game; Mobley at 19 and Garland at 18 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. One day's rest. San Antonio comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 112, shooting 47 percent and 39 from three, 21 free throws a game; Vassell at 20 and Castle at 19 a game. One day's rest.
So: Cleveland wins, and the game turns on the glass, where San Antonio has been plus-2 a night and Cleveland minus-6 and the turnovers, San Antonio giving it away 14 times a game to Cleveland's 10. Call it Cleveland 119, San Antonio 113.
3/10 @ SAC 133-104 — NYK notes
NYK won 133-104. NYK shot 54% (45 of 84) to SAC's 42%, 22 of 40 from three. Towns led with 26 (8 of 15, 3 of 6 from three, 7 of 9 at the line); Anunoby added 24, McBride 21. The hinge was Q1, 37-22: from level to 15 ahead, and the lead reached 35. McBride was the night's best plus/minus at +32.
3/12 @ POR 114-113 — NYK notes
NYK won 114-113 in 1 overtime. NYK shot 47% (44 of 94) to POR's 44%, 12 of 31 from three. NYK turned it over 15 times to POR's 23. The glass went 38-52 against them. Bridges led with 33 (13 of 21, 2 of 4 from three, 5 of 6 at the line); Anunoby added 23, Towns 21. The hinge was Q1, 26-21: from level to 5 ahead. Towns was the night's best plus/minus at +12.
3/15 @ GSW 94-97 — NYK notes
NYK lost 94-97. NYK shot 43% (37 of 86) to GSW's 40%, 9 of 24 from three, and got to the line 13 times to GSW's 22. Towns led with 29 (12 of 21, 3 of 5 from three); Anunoby added 23, Bridges 19. Q3 was theirs, 22-21, the deficit cut from 4 to 3, but the other 3 periods went 76-72 against them.
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 — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Charlotte comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 123, shooting 46 percent and 36 from three, 18 free throws a game; Bridges at 24 and Ball at 21 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Gra. Williams (52 straight), Simpson (10 straight), Salaün (5 straight). One day's rest. New York comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 106, shooting 47 percent and 42 from three, 17 free throws a game; Towns at 26 and Bridges at 22 a game. Without Brunson (6 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: New York wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, New York allowing 106 a night to Charlotte's 123 and the arc, New York at 42 percent from three to Charlotte's 36. Call it New York 115, Charlotte 110.
3/22 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 2-3 over its last five, scoring 105 a night and allowing 108, shooting 44 percent and 35 from three, 16 free throws a game; Towns at 26 and Bridges at 22 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Brunson (7 straight). One day's rest. Washington comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 122, shooting 45 percent and 37 from three, 19 free throws a game; Sarr at 23 and Vukcevic at 17 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without Coulibaly (6 straight), Brogdon (15 straight), Holmes (3 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the defense, New York allowing 108 a night to Washington's 122 and the turnovers, Washington giving it away 15 times a game to New York's 12. Call it New York 118, Washington 109.
3/25 vs DAL — 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.
3/26 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.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
SASBB B. Biyombo
BW B. Wesley
CP C. Paul
DV D. Vassell
HB H. Barnes
JC J. Champagnie
JS J. Sochan
KJ K. Johnson
SC S. Castle
SM S. Mamukelashvili
NYKCP C. Payne
JH J. Hart
KT K. Towns
LS L. Shamet
MB M. Bridges
MM M. McBride
MR M. Robinson
OA O. Anunoby
PA P. Achiuwa
TK T. Kolek
WR Wright
SAS/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
Mamukelashvili makes NBA history with 34 points in 19 minutes to fuel Spurs' 120-105 win over Knicks
SAN ANTONIO -- — Sandro Mamukelashvili scored a career-high 34 points on 13-for-14 shooting in 19 minutes to become the first player in NBA history to score 34 points while playing less than 20 minutes as the San Antonio Spurs upended the New York Knicks 120-105 on Wednesday night.
Mamukelashvili, who was 7 for 7 from 3-point range, had 13 points, seven rebounds and an assist in eight minutes in the first half as San Antonio rolled to a 28-point lead.
He had 21 points in the final quarter to help the Spurs secure the victory.
Stephon Castle added 22 points as San Antonio won for the third time in eight games. Chris Paul added 12 points and nine assists.
Karl-Anthony Towns had 32 points and nine rebounds to lead New York while OG Anunoby and Mikal Bridges added 14 points each. The Knicks are 3-3 since Jalen Brunson suffered a sprained right ankle.
The Spurs had their most inspiring victory since losing Victor Wembanyama (blood clot in right shoulder) and De'Aaron Fox (left pinkie surgery) to season-ending injuries.
The Spurs outscored the Knicks 38-23 in the second quarter when New York had a 3:37 scoreless stretch. The Knicks responded with a 29-16 third quarter.
Takeaways Knicks: Mitchell Robinson had 13 points and 11 rebounds in his ninth game this season since returning from left ankle surgery. Robinson was 5 for 6 from the field in 17 minutes off the bench.
Spurs: Jeremy Sochan had 10 points, six rebounds and had three assists in his return to the starting lineup.
Key moment Devin Vassell’s 3-pointer with 2:37 remaining in the first half capped a 30-7 run that put the Spurs up 61-35.
Key stat The Spurs outrebounded the Knicks 61-48 despite having no player taller than 6-foot-9 available.
Up next Knicks: Are at Charlotte on Thursday night.