Game ID: 22400713
New York Knicks @ Toronto Raptors
Tuesday, February 4, 2025 at 7:30 PM ET
Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, ON
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
TOR 34 17 35 29 115NYK 30 38 30 23 121
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 1/27 · 1 day's restOUT Quickley missed 6 since 1/13, out tonight
OUT Agbaji missed 4 since 1/17, returns tonight: 12 min (43% of 27)
OUT Mogbo missed 3 since 1/21, out tonight
OUT Lawson missed 2 since 1/23, out tonight
OUT Battle missed 2 since 1/23, out tonight
BACK Walter back 1/21 after 3, 14 min since (65% of 21)
TOR availability going into 1/29 · 1 day's restOUT Quickley missed 7 since 1/13, out tonight
OUT Mogbo missed 4 since 1/21, out tonight
OUT Lawson missed 3 since 1/23, out tonight
OUT Battle missed 3 since 1/23, out tonight
OUT Olynyk missed 2 since 1/25, out tonight
BACK Agbaji back 1/27 after 4, 12 min since (43% of 27)
BACK Walter back 1/21 after 3, 14 min since (65% of 21)
TOR availability going into 1/31 · 1 day's restOUT Quickley missed 8 since 1/13, returns tonight: 15 min (55% of 28)
OUT Mogbo missed 5 since 1/21, out tonight
OUT Lawson missed 4 since 1/23, out tonight
OUT Battle missed 4 since 1/23, out tonight
OUT Olynyk missed 3 since 1/25, out tonight
BACK Agbaji back 1/27 after 4, 18 min since (65% of 27)
BACK Walter back 1/21 after 3, 16 min since (75% of 21)
TOR availability going into 2/02 · 1 day's restOUT Mogbo missed 6 since 1/21, out tonight
OUT Lawson missed 5 since 1/23, out tonight
OUT Battle missed 5 since 1/23, out tonight
OUT Olynyk missed 4 since 1/25, returns tonight: 17 min (106% of 16)
BACK Quickley back 1/31 after 8, 15 min since (55% of 28)
BACK Agbaji back 1/27 after 4, 19 min since (70% of 27)
TOR availability going into 2/04 · 1 day's restOUT Mogbo missed 7 since 1/21, returns tonight: 23 min (113% of 20)
OUT Shead missed 2 since 1/31, returns tonight: 23 min (118% of 20)
OUT Lawson missed 6 since 1/23, out tonight
OUT Battle missed 6 since 1/23, out tonight
BACK Quickley back 1/31 after 8, 16 min since (59% of 28)
BACK Agbaji back 1/27 after 4, 19 min since (71% of 27)
BACK Olynyk back 2/02 after 4, 17 min since (106% of 16)
TOR availability going into 2/05 · back-to-backOUT Mitchell missed 2 since 2/02, returns tonight: 18 min (71% of 25)
OUT Lawson missed 7 since 1/23, out tonight
OUT Battle missed 7 since 1/23, returns tonight: 14 min (80% of 18)
BACK Quickley back 1/31 after 8, 18 min since (64% of 28)
BACK Agbaji back 1/27 after 4, 20 min since (74% of 27)
BACK Mogbo back 2/04 after 7, 23 min since (113% of 20)
BACK Shead back 2/04 after 2, 23 min since (118% of 20)
BACK Olynyk back 2/02 after 4, 19 min since (121% of 16)
TOR availability going into 2/07 · 1 day's restOUT Barrett missed 2 since 2/04, out tonight
OUT Lawson missed 8 since 1/23, out tonight
OUT Boucher missed 2 since 2/04, returns tonight: 15 min (89% of 17)
BACK Quickley back 1/31 after 8, 18 min since (64% of 28)
BACK Mitchell back 2/05 after 2, 18 min since (71% of 25)
BACK Mogbo back 2/04 after 7, 21 min since (102% of 20)
BACK Shead back 2/04 after 2, 27 min since (137% of 20)
BACK Battle back 2/05 after 7, 14 min since (80% of 18)
BACK Olynyk back 2/02 after 4, 21 min since (132% of 16)
TOR availability going into 2/09 · 1 day's restOUT Barrett missed 3 since 2/04, out tonight
OUT Poeltl missed 2 since 2/05, out tonight
OUT Lawson missed 9 since 1/23, out tonight
BACK Quickley back 1/31 after 8, 20 min since (73% of 28)
BACK Mitchell back 2/05 after 2, 18 min since (71% of 25)
BACK Mogbo back 2/04 after 7, 23 min since (114% of 20)
BACK Shead back 2/04 after 2, 25 min since (129% of 20)
BACK Battle back 2/05 after 7, 14 min since (82% of 18)
BACK Boucher back 2/07 after 2, 15 min since (89% of 17)
BACK Olynyk back 2/02 after 4, 21 min since (132% of 16)
TOR availability going into 2/11 · 1 day's restOUT Barrett missed 4 since 2/04, out tonight
OUT Poeltl missed 3 since 2/05, out tonight
OUT Lawson missed 10 since 1/23, out tonight
BACK Mitchell back 2/05 after 2, 18 min since (71% of 25)
BACK Mogbo back 2/04 after 7, 25 min since (124% of 20)
BACK Shead back 2/04 after 2, 24 min since (121% of 20)
BACK Battle back 2/05 after 7, 14 min since (81% of 18)
BACK Boucher back 2/07 after 2, 16 min since (96% of 17)
BACK Olynyk back 2/02 after 4, 21 min since (132% of 16)
NYK availability going into 1/27 · 1 day's restBACK Towns back 1/20 after 2, 35 min since (98% of 35)
BACK Shamet back 1/20 after 2, 10 min since (70% of 14)
BACK Sims back 1/15 after 3, 15 min since (135% of 11)
NEW Achiuwa 18 to 24 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 1/29 · 1 day's restBACK Towns back 1/20 after 2, 34 min since (97% of 35)
BACK Shamet back 1/20 after 2, 10 min since (73% of 14)
BACK Sims back 1/25 after 2, 3 min since (29% of 11)
NYK availability going into 2/01 · 2 days' restBACK Towns back 1/20 after 2, 33 min since (95% of 35)
BACK Shamet back 1/20 after 2, 9 min since (65% of 14)
BACK Sims back 1/25 after 2, 3 min since (29% of 11)
NYK availability going into 2/03 · 1 day's restBACK Sims back 1/25 after 2, 3 min since (25% of 11)
NYK availability going into 2/04 · back-to-backBACK Sims back 1/25 after 2, 2 min since (19% of 11)
NEW Achiuwa 18 to 26 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 2/08 · 3 days' restOUT Anunoby missed 2 since 2/03, out tonight
NEW Achiuwa 18 to 29 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 2/11 · 2 days' restOUT Anunoby missed 3 since 2/03, out tonight
NEW Achiuwa 18 to 32 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 2/12 · back-to-backOUT Anunoby missed 4 since 2/03, out tonight
NEW Achiuwa 18 to 33 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 2/20 · 7 days' restOUT Anunoby missed 5 since 2/03, out tonight
OUT Wright missed 2 since 2/11, returns tonight: 0 min (4% of 14)
NEW Achiuwa 18 to 36 min over the last 5
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 111 a night and allowing 102, shooting 46 percent and 36 from three, 21 free throws a game; Barnes at 21 and Barrett at 18 a game. Without Mogbo (7 straight), Shead (2 straight), Lawson (6 straight). One day's rest. New York comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 129 a night and allowing 117, shooting 50 percent and 38 from three, 22 free throws a game; Brunson at 27 and Bridges at 21 a game. Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Toronto wins, and the game turns on the defense, Toronto allowing 102 a night to New York's 117 and the turnovers, Toronto giving it away 13 times a game to New York's 10. Call it Toronto 115, New York 114, New York keeping it close.
1/27 vs NOP 113-104 — TOR notes
TOR won 113-104. TOR shot 43% (43 of 100) to NOP's 44%, 9 of 33 from three, and got to the line 23 times to NOP's 30. Barnes led with 21 (6 of 21, 1 of 7 from three, 8 of 9 at the line); Poeltl added 21, Barrett 17. The hinge was Q2, 31-20: a lead of 5 became 16. Poeltl was the night's best plus/minus at +20.
1/29 @ WAS 106-82 — TOR notes
TOR won 106-82. TOR shot 48% (42 of 88) to WAS's 39%, 11 of 31 from three, and got to the line 15 times to WAS's 29. TOR turned it over 14 times to WAS's 25. Barnes led with 24 (10 of 19, 1 of 4 from three); Poeltl added 12, Agbaji 12. The hinge was Q1, 31-18: from level to 13 ahead, and the lead reached 29. Barrett was the night's best plus/minus at +33.
1/31 vs CHI 106-122 — TOR notes
TOR lost 106-122. TOR shot 42% (39 of 92) to CHI's 51%, 10 of 30 from three, and went to the line 27 times to CHI's 17 — 18 points from the stripe to their 14. Barnes led with 20 (8 of 20); Barrett added 19, Walter 14. Q2 was theirs, 23-25, but the other 3 periods went 97-83 against them. Mitchell's -21 in 23 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/02 vs LAC 115-108 — TOR notes
TOR won 115-108. TOR shot 52% (44 of 85) to LAC's 47%, 13 of 25 from three. Barrett led with 20 (9 of 21, 2 of 6 from three); Dick added 18, Barnes 15. The hinge was Q3, 31-16: from level to 15 ahead, and the lead reached 18. Agbaji was the night's best plus/minus at +12.
2/04 vs NYK 115-121 — TOR notes
TOR lost 115-121. TOR shot 52% (43 of 82) to NYK's 50%, 11 of 29 from three. Barnes led with 23 (8 of 23, 1 of 5 from three, 6 of 6 at the line); Shead added 16, Dick 14. Q4 was theirs, 29-23, the deficit cut from 12 to 6, but the other 3 periods went 98-86 against them. Barnes's -18 in 32 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/05 vs MEM — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Toronto comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 107, shooting 47 percent and 36 from three, 20 free throws a game; Barnes at 21 and Barrett at 17 a game. Without Mitchell (2 straight), Lawson (7 straight), Battle (7 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Memphis comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 119, shooting 49 percent and 36 from three, 23 free throws a game; Jackson Jr. at 28 and Bane at 20 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 4 a night. Without Smart (21 straight), Williams Jr. (35 straight). One day's rest.
So: Memphis wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Toronto allowing 107 a night to Memphis's 119 and the glass, where Memphis has been plus-4 a night and Toronto minus-3. Call it Memphis 116, Toronto 115, Toronto keeping it close.
2/07 @ OKC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
OKC comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 127 a night and allowing 108, shooting 49 percent and 33 from three, 21 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 40 and Jal. Williams at 21 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 14 a night. Without Holmgren (39 straight), Wallace (2 straight). One day's rest. Toronto comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 114, shooting 47 percent and 36 from three, 19 free throws a game; Barnes at 19 and Barrett at 17 a game. It has lost the glass by 10 a night. Without Barrett (2 straight), Lawson (8 straight), Boucher (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, and the game turns on the glass, where OKC has been plus-14 a night and Toronto minus-10 and the defense, OKC allowing 108 a night to Toronto's 114. Call it OKC 120, Toronto 107, OKC by 13.
2/09 @ HOU — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Houston comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 115, shooting 43 percent and 32 from three, 21 free throws a game; Sengun at 23 and Green at 23 a game. That is 5 straight losses. Without VanVleet (4 straight), Smith Jr. (19 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Toronto comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 122, shooting 46 percent and 39 from three, 20 free throws a game; Barnes at 18 and Dick at 15 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 9 a night. Without Barrett (3 straight), Poeltl (2 straight), Lawson (9 straight). One day's rest.
So: Houston wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Houston has been plus-2 a night and Toronto minus-9 and the arc, Toronto at 39 percent from three to Houston's 32. Call it Houston 115, Toronto 111, Toronto keeping it close.
2/11 @ PHI — 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 114 a night and allowing 120, shooting 48 percent and 38 from three, 21 free throws a game; Maxey at 33 and Embiid at 26 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 9 a night. Without Dowtin Jr. (3 straight). One day's rest. Toronto comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 116, shooting 44 percent and 35 from three, 18 free throws a game; Barnes at 17 and Shead at 13 a game. That is 4 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 9 a night. Without Barrett (4 straight), Poeltl (3 straight), Lawson (10 straight). One day's rest.
So: Philadelphia wins, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it Philadelphia 115, Toronto 112, Toronto keeping it close.
1/27 vs MEM 143-106 — NYK notes
NYK won 143-106. NYK shot 52% (56 of 108) to MEM's 45%, 17 of 44 from three. NYK turned it over 10 times to MEM's 26. Bridges led with 28 (12 of 19, 2 of 6 from three); Towns added 24, Brunson 20. The hinge was Q4, 41-22: a lead of 18 became 37. Bridges was the night's best plus/minus at +43.
1/29 vs DEN 122-112 — NYK notes
NYK won 122-112. NYK shot 52% (48 of 93) to DEN's 49%, 14 of 34 from three. NYK turned it over 5 times to DEN's 14. The glass went 35-47 against them. Brunson led with 30 (10 of 16, 3 of 6 from three, 7 of 7 at the line); Anunoby added 23, Hart 15. The hinge was Q1, 31-27: from level to 4 ahead. Brunson was the night's best plus/minus at +16.
2/01 vs LAL 112-128 — NYK notes
NYK lost 112-128. NYK took 14 more shots (95 to 81), fed by 16 offensive rebounds, but shot 46% to LAL's 58%, 10 of 28 from three. Hart led with 26 (11 of 16, 1 of 5 from three); Brunson added 17, Bridges 16. Q3 was theirs, 35-32, the deficit cut from 5 to 2, but the other 3 periods went 96-77 against them. Hart's -20 in 38 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/03 vs HOU 124-118 — NYK notes
NYK won 124-118. NYK shot 51% (47 of 93) to HOU's 46%, 6 of 26 from three, and went to the line 30 times to HOU's 15 — 24 points from the stripe to their 14. The glass went 40-50 against them. Brunson led with 42 (14 of 27, 1 of 4 from three, 13 of 14 at the line); Bridges added 22, Towns 22. The hinge was Q4, 46-29: NYK came in trailing by 11 and left it ahead by 6. NYK trailed 52-57 at the half and won the second half 72-61. Bridges was the night's best plus/minus at +29.
2/04 @ TOR 121-115 — NYK notes
NYK won 121-115. NYK shot 50% (47 of 94) to TOR's 52%, 8 of 25 from three. Brunson led with 28 (10 of 21, 2 of 7 from three, 6 of 8 at the line); Towns added 27, Bridges 17. The hinge was Q2, 38-17: NYK came in trailing by 4 and left it ahead by 17, and the lead reached 23. Bridges was the night's best plus/minus at +14.
2/08 vs BOS — 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 124 a night and allowing 116, shooting 50 percent and 35 from three, 22 free throws a game; Brunson at 27 and Towns at 20 a game. Without Anunoby (2 straight). 3 days' rest. Boston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 112, shooting 48 percent and 40 from three, 20 free throws a game; Brown at 24 and Tatum at 23 a game. One day's rest.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the arc, Boston at 40 percent from three to New York's 35. Call it New York 117, Boston 114, Boston keeping it close.
2/11 @ IND — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Indiana comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 117, shooting 46 percent and 30 from three, 24 free throws a game; Siakam at 23 and Mathurin at 16 a game. It has lost the glass by 10 a night. Without Isa. Jackson (45 straight). 2 days' rest. New York comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 121, shooting 48 percent and 34 from three, 24 free throws a game; Brunson at 31 and Hart at 18 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Anunoby (3 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Indiana wins, and the game turns on the glass, where New York has been minus-5 a night and Indiana minus-10 and the arc, New York at 34 percent from three to Indiana's 30. Call it Indiana 117, New York 115, New York keeping it close.
2/12 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 3-2 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 121, shooting 49 percent and 33 from three, 25 free throws a game; Brunson at 26 and Towns at 22 a game. Without Anunoby (4 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Atlanta comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 117, shooting 50 percent and 39 from three, 24 free throws a game; Young at 29 and Daniels at 15 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Without Johnson (10 straight), Capela (8 straight), Mathews (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the arc, Atlanta at 39 percent from three to New York's 33. Call it New York 119, Atlanta 118, Atlanta keeping it close.
2/20 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 4-1 over its last five, scoring 125 a night and allowing 125, shooting 51 percent and 34 from three, 28 free throws a game; Brunson at 30 and Towns at 28 a game. Without Anunoby (5 straight). 7 days' rest. Chicago comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 129, shooting 44 percent and 33 from three, 25 free throws a game; Giddey at 16 and White at 16 a game. That is 4 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 12 a night. Without Ball (4 straight). 7 days' rest.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the glass, where New York has been minus-3 a night and Chicago minus-12. Call it New York 124, Chicago 115.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
NYKAH A. Hukporti
CP C. Payne
JB J. Brunson
JH J. Hart
KT K. Towns
MB M. Bridges
MM M. McBride
PA P. Achiuwa
TORBB B. Brown
GD G. Dick
IQ I. Quickley
JM J. Mogbo
JP J. Poeltl
JS J. Shead
JW J. Walter
KO K. Olynyk
OA O. Agbaji
OR O. Robinson
SB S. Barnes
NYK/TOR 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 27 points and 20 rebounds as Knicks win eighth straight over Raptors, 121-115
TORONTO -- — Karl-Anthony Towns had 27 points and 20 rebounds, Jalen Brunson scored 28 points and the New York Knicks held on to beat the Toronto Raptors 121-115 on Tuesday night for their eighth win in 10 games.
Mikal Bridges and Precious Achiuwa each scored 17 points as the Knicks won their eighth straight meeting with the Raptors. Josh Hart added 15 points as all five Knicks starters reached double digits.
Towns had nearly half of New York’s 43 total rebounds. The veteran big man has had two 22-rebound games this season. He had a career-high 27 rebounds against New Orleans on Jan. 12, 2019.
Scottie Barnes scored 23 points and Jamal Shead had a career-high 16 for the short-handed Raptors. Toronto played without leading scorer RJ Barrett (concussion protocol) and lost center Jakob Poeltl (right hip) at halftime.
Poeltl had five points and two rebounds in 15 minutes but did not return for the second half.
Takeaways Knicks: OG Anunoby didn’t play against his former team. Anunoby sat for the second straight game because of a sprained right foot.
Raptors: Barrett stayed in the game after a heavy fall in the second half of Sunday’s home win over the Clippers. He practiced Monday before starting to experience symptoms on Monday evening.
Key moment Toronto trailed by 23 points before cutting the deficit to one, 112-111, with 3:17 left in the fourth, but Brunson’s pull-up 3 with 26 seconds remaining sealed it for the Knicks.
Key stat Towns had 20 points and 15 rebounds in the first half. The entire Raptors team combined for 12 rebounds in the first two quarters.
Up next Toronto hosts Memphis on Wednesday night, while the Knicks return home to host Boston on Saturday night. ------