Game ID: 22400359
New York Knicks @ Toronto Raptors
Monday, December 9, 2024 at 7:30 PM ET
Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, ON
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
TOR 27 34 25 22 108NYK 34 26 23 30 113
NYK @ TOR ScoutingNYK @ TOR 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.
TOR availability going into 12/01 · 1 day's restOUT Dick missed 3 since 11/25, out tonight
OUT Quickley missed 9 since 11/12, out tonight
BACK Barnes back 11/21 after 11, 34 min since (102% of 33)
BACK Walter back 11/27 after 9, 27 min since (126% of 21)
TOR availability going into 12/03 · 1 day's restOUT Dick missed 4 since 11/25, out tonight
OUT Quickley missed 10 since 11/12, out tonight
BACK Walter back 11/27 after 9, 23 min since (111% of 21)
TOR availability going into 12/05 · 1 day's restOUT Dick missed 5 since 11/25, returns tonight: 23 min (80% of 29)
OUT Quickley missed 11 since 11/12, out tonight
BACK Walter back 11/27 after 9, 22 min since (103% of 21)
TOR availability going into 12/07 · 1 day's restOUT Quickley missed 12 since 11/12, out tonight
BACK Dick back 12/05 after 5, 23 min since (80% of 29)
BACK Walter back 11/27 after 9, 22 min since (104% of 21)
TOR availability going into 12/09 · 1 day's restOUT Quickley missed 13 since 11/12, out tonight
BACK Dick back 12/05 after 5, 29 min since (98% of 29)
NEW Poeltl 30 to 35 min over the last 4
TOR availability going into 12/12 · 2 days' restOUT Quickley missed 14 since 11/12, out tonight
OUT Shead missed 2 since 12/07, returns tonight: 14 min (70% of 20)
OUT Boucher missed 2 since 12/07, out tonight
BACK Dick back 12/05 after 5, 30 min since (101% of 29)
NEW Poeltl 30 to 35 min over the last 4
TOR availability going into 12/16 · 3 days' restOUT Quickley missed 15 since 11/12, out tonight
OUT Boucher missed 3 since 12/07, returns tonight: 21 min (121% of 17)
BACK Dick back 12/05 after 5, 30 min since (102% of 29)
BACK Shead back 12/12 after 2, 14 min since (70% of 20)
TOR availability going into 12/19 · 2 days' restOUT Barnes missed 2 since 12/12, returns tonight: 36 min (111% of 33)
OUT Quickley missed 16 since 11/12, out tonight
BACK Dick back 12/05 after 5, 31 min since (104% of 29)
BACK Shead back 12/12 after 2, 13 min since (66% of 20)
BACK Boucher back 12/16 after 3, 21 min since (121% of 17)
TOR availability going into 12/22 · 2 days' restOUT Quickley missed 17 since 11/12, out tonight
OUT Lawson missed 2 since 12/16, out tonight
BACK Barnes back 12/19 after 2, 36 min since (111% of 33)
BACK Shead back 12/12 after 2, 17 min since (87% of 20)
BACK Boucher back 12/16 after 3, 20 min since (115% of 17)
NEW Mogbo 20 to 26 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 12/01 · 1 day's restBACK McBride back 11/25 after 5, 23 min since (98% of 24)
NEW Payne 14 to 21 min over the last 5
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)
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 112 a night and allowing 120, shooting 48 percent and 34 from three, 21 free throws a game; Barrett at 25 and Barnes at 23 a game. Without Quickley (13 straight). One day's rest. New York comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 102, shooting 49 percent and 42 from three, 23 free throws a game; Brunson at 25 and Towns at 21 a game. One day's rest.
So: New York wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, New York allowing 102 a night to Toronto's 120 and the arc, New York at 42 percent from three to Toronto's 34. Call it New York 116, Toronto 111.
12/01 vs MIA 119-116 — TOR notes
TOR won 119-116. TOR shot 53% (47 of 88) to MIA's 44%, 10 of 29 from three, and got to the line 20 times to MIA's 28. Barrett led with 37 (15 of 20, 3 of 4 from three); Barnes added 23, Poeltl 17. The hinge was Q1, 34-24: from level to 10 ahead. Mitchell was the night's best plus/minus at +20.
12/03 vs IND 122-111 — TOR notes
TOR won 122-111. TOR shot 54% (44 of 81) to IND's 45%, 13 of 33 from three. Barnes led with 35 (13 of 20, 3 of 7 from three, 6 of 8 at the line); Barrett added 29, Poeltl 17. The hinge was Q2, 34-25: a lead of 8 became 17, and the lead reached 24. Barnes was the night's best plus/minus at +18.
12/05 vs OKC 92-129 — TOR notes
TOR lost 92-129. TOR shot 36% (32 of 90) to OKC's 48%, 11 of 45 from three. TOR turned it over 20 times to OKC's 6, and OKC turned those into 15 steals. Barrett led with 17 (5 of 16, 1 of 7 from three, 6 of 6 at the line); Mogbo added 17, Dick 15. Q4 was theirs, 27-30, but the other 3 periods went 99-65 against them. Mogbo's -28 in 23 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/07 vs DAL 118-125 — TOR notes
TOR lost 118-125. TOR took 12 more shots (93 to 81), but shot 46% to DAL's 47%, 15 of 39 from three, and got to the line 18 times to DAL's 37. TOR turned it over 13 times to DAL's 18. The glass went 39-52 against them. Dick led with 27 (8 of 21, 5 of 14 from three, 6 of 6 at the line); Poeltl added 20, Barnes 19. Q4 was theirs, 31-25, the deficit cut from 13 to 7, but the other 3 periods went 100-87 against them. Barrett's -13 in 27 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/09 vs NYK 108-113 — TOR notes
TOR lost 108-113. TOR took 14 more shots (96 to 82), fed by 17 offensive rebounds, but shot 45% to NYK's 51%, 13 of 35 from three, and got to the line 11 times to NYK's 19. The glass went 51-40 for them. Barrett led with 30 (13 of 24, 3 of 7 from three); Walter added 19, Barnes 15. Q2 was theirs, 34-26, turning a 7-point deficit into a 1-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 87-74 against them. Mogbo's -17 in 23 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/12 @ MIA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Miami comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 109, shooting 48 percent and 40 from three, 22 free throws a game; Herro at 26 and Butler III at 19 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Without Jović (8 straight), Ware (6 straight), Richardson (9 straight). 3 days' rest. Toronto comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 119, shooting 47 percent and 34 from three, 20 free throws a game; Barrett at 26 and Barnes at 21 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without Quickley (14 straight), Shead (2 straight), Boucher (2 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Miami wins, and the game turns on the defense, Miami allowing 109 a night to Toronto's 119 and the arc, Miami at 40 percent from three to Toronto's 34. Call it Miami 117, Toronto 110.
12/16 vs CHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Toronto comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 118, shooting 45 percent and 34 from three, 19 free throws a game; Barrett at 21 and Barnes at 20 a game. That is 4 straight losses. Without Quickley (15 straight), Boucher (3 straight). 3 days' rest. Chicago comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 112, shooting 48 percent and 36 from three, 18 free throws a game; Vučević at 22 and LaVine at 21 a game. 2 days' rest.
So: Chicago wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Chicago allowing 112 a night to Toronto's 118. Call it Chicago 117, Toronto 115, Toronto keeping it close.
12/19 vs BKN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Toronto comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 121, shooting 44 percent and 33 from three, 19 free throws a game; Barrett at 22 and Dick at 20 a game. That is 5 straight losses. Without Barnes (2 straight), Quickley (16 straight). 2 days' rest. Brooklyn comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 120, shooting 44 percent and 38 from three, 19 free throws a game; C. Johnson at 22 and Schröder at 17 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Thomas (8 straight), Williams (5 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Toronto wins, and the game turns on the arc, Brooklyn at 38 percent from three to Toronto's 33. Call it Toronto 115, Brooklyn 113, Brooklyn keeping it close.
12/22 vs HOU — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Toronto comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 115, shooting 45 percent and 36 from three, 18 free throws a game; Barrett at 23 and Dick at 20 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Quickley (17 straight), Lawson (2 straight). 2 days' rest. Houston comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 104, shooting 45 percent and 31 from three, 19 free throws a game; Green at 21 and Sengun at 18 a game. 2 days' rest.
So: Houston wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Houston has been plus-3 a night and Toronto minus-6 and the defense, Houston allowing 104 a night to Toronto's 115. Call it Houston 111, Toronto 109, Toronto keeping it close.
12/01 vs NOP 118-85 — NYK notes
NYK won 118-85. NYK shot 46% (42 of 92) to NOP's 37%, 20 of 45 from three. The glass went 60-42 for them. Bridges led with 31 (12 of 19, 7 of 12 from three); Brunson added 16, Towns 14. The hinge was Q1, 33-10: from level to 23 ahead, and the lead reached 41. Bridges was the night's best plus/minus at +40.
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 — 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.
12/15 @ 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.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
TORDM D. Mitchell
GD G. Dick
JM J. Mogbo
JP J. Poeltl
JW J. Walter
KO K. Olynyk
OA O. Agbaji
RB R. Barrett
SB S. Barnes
NYKCP C. Payne
JB J. Brunson
JH J. Hart
KT K. Towns
MB M. Bridges
MM M. McBride
OA O. Anunoby
PA P. Achiuwa
TOR/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
Towns has 24 points and 15 rebounds as Knicks beat Raptors 113-108 for fifth win in six games
TORONTO -- — Karl-Anthony Towns returned from a one-game absence with 24 points and 15 rebounds, Jalen Brunson had 20 points and 11 assists and the New York Knicks held on to beat the Toronto Raptors 113-108 on Monday night for their fifth win in six games.
Towns broke a tie by scoring a layup with 36 seconds left in the game, then sealed the win by making a 3-pointer on New York’s next possession.
Mikal Bridges scored 23 points as the Knicks won their fifth straight meeting with the Raptors. OG Anunoby added 14 points against his former team and Josh Hart had 10.
Raptors forward Scottie Barnes left midway through the third quarter because of a sprained right ankle . Barnes was helped off the court by teammates before hopping to the locker room, unable to put weight on his right foot.
Barnes missed 11 games earlier this season because of a right orbital fracture and has worn protective glasses since returning Nov. 21. Toronto went 2-9 without the 2022 NBA Rookie of the Year.
RJ Barrett scored 30 points for Toronto, and Jakob Poeltl had 10 points and 12 rebounds.
Takeaways Knicks: Towns returned after sitting out Saturday’s loss to Detroit because of a sore right knee. Guard Cam Payne (left elbow) also returned for the Knicks.
Raptors: Rookie guard Ja’Kobe Walter matched his career high by scoring 14 points in the first half. Walter finished with 19 points.
Key moment Barnes was injured when he landed on Towns while battling for a defensive rebound with 6:47 left in the third. Barnes scored 15 points in 23 minutes before exiting.
Key stat Towns made only one of his first four attempts from long range before making the decisive 3-pointer with six seconds remaining.
Up next New York hosts Atlanta in the NBA Cup quarterfinals on Wednesday. Toronto’s next game is Thursday at Miami.