Game ID: 22400443
New York Knicks @ Washington Wizards
Monday, December 30, 2024 at 7:00 PM ET
Capital One Arena, Washington, DC
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
WAS 30 27 31 18 106NYK 27 32 38 29 126
NYK @ WAS ScoutingNYK @ WAS 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.
WAS availability going into 12/21 · 1 day's restOUT Kuzma missed 8 since 11/30, out tonight
OUT Holmes missed 6 since 12/05, out tonight
BACK Sarr back 12/13 after 2, 29 min since (107% of 27)
BACK George back 12/19 after 5, 17 min since (63% of 26)
BACK Kispert back 12/19 after 5, 19 min since (73% of 26)
BACK Brogdon back 12/19 after 4, 27 min since (115% of 24)
NEW Poole 29 to 35 min over the last 5
NEW Champagnie 22 to 35 min over the last 5
NEW Butler 11 to 19 min over the last 4
WAS availability going into 12/23 · 1 day's restOUT Kuzma missed 9 since 11/30, out tonight
OUT Holmes missed 7 since 12/05, returns tonight: 3 min (20% of 17)
OUT Butler missed 2 since 12/19, returns tonight: 8 min (73% of 11)
BACK Sarr back 12/13 after 2, 30 min since (110% of 27)
BACK George back 12/19 after 5, 20 min since (74% of 26)
BACK Kispert back 12/19 after 5, 22 min since (86% of 26)
BACK Brogdon back 12/19 after 4, 25 min since (108% of 24)
NEW Champagnie 22 to 31 min over the last 5
WAS availability going into 12/26 · 2 days' restOUT Kuzma missed 10 since 11/30, out tonight
BACK Sarr back 12/13 after 2, 30 min since (110% of 27)
BACK George back 12/19 after 5, 22 min since (84% of 26)
BACK Kispert back 12/19 after 5, 24 min since (90% of 26)
BACK Brogdon back 12/19 after 4, 26 min since (109% of 24)
BACK Holmes back 12/23 after 7, 3 min since (20% of 17)
BACK Butler back 12/23 after 2, 8 min since (73% of 11)
NEW Poole 29 to 36 min over the last 5
NEW Champagnie 22 to 30 min over the last 5
WAS availability going into 12/28 · 1 day's restOUT Kuzma missed 11 since 11/30, out tonight
BACK George back 12/19 after 5, 23 min since (85% of 26)
BACK Kispert back 12/19 after 5, 25 min since (96% of 26)
BACK Brogdon back 12/19 after 4, 27 min since (114% of 24)
BACK Holmes back 12/23 after 7, 3 min since (20% of 17)
BACK Butler back 12/23 after 2, 8 min since (73% of 11)
NEW Poole 29 to 36 min over the last 5
WAS availability going into 12/30 · 1 day's restOUT Kuzma missed 12 since 11/30, returns tonight: 21 min (75% of 28)
OUT Holmes missed 2 since 12/26, out tonight
OUT Vukcevic missed 2 since 12/26, returns tonight: 2 min (12% of 15)
OUT Butler missed 2 since 12/26, returns tonight: 5 min (43% of 11)
BACK George back 12/19 after 5, 25 min since (94% of 26)
BACK Kispert back 12/19 after 5, 25 min since (94% of 26)
BACK Brogdon back 12/19 after 4, 27 min since (117% of 24)
NEW Poole 29 to 36 min over the last 4
WAS availability going into 1/01 · 1 day's restOUT Poole missed 2 since 12/28, returns tonight: 28 min (94% of 29)
OUT Holmes missed 3 since 12/26, out tonight
BACK Kuzma back 12/30 after 12, 21 min since (75% of 28)
BACK Vukcevic back 12/30 after 2, 2 min since (12% of 15)
BACK Butler back 12/23 after 2, 7 min since (58% of 11)
WAS availability going into 1/03 · 1 day's restOUT Holmes missed 4 since 12/26, out tonight
BACK Poole back 1/01 after 2, 28 min since (94% of 29)
BACK Kuzma back 12/30 after 12, 22 min since (78% of 28)
BACK Vukcevic back 12/30 after 2, 2 min since (12% of 15)
BACK Butler back 12/23 after 2, 5 min since (44% of 11)
NEW Brogdon 24 to 29 min over the last 5
WAS availability going into 1/05 · 1 day's restOUT Holmes missed 5 since 12/26, out tonight
BACK Poole back 1/01 after 2, 29 min since (99% of 29)
BACK Kuzma back 12/30 after 12, 24 min since (86% of 28)
BACK Vukcevic back 12/30 after 2, 2 min since (12% of 15)
BACK Butler back 12/30 after 2, 3 min since (23% of 11)
NEW Champagnie 22 to 27 min over the last 5
WAS availability going into 1/07 · 1 day's restOUT Coulibaly missed 2 since 1/03, returns tonight: 30 min (91% of 33)
OUT Holmes missed 6 since 12/26, returns tonight: 3 min (17% of 17)
OUT Vukcevic missed 2 since 1/03, out tonight
BACK Poole back 1/01 after 2, 29 min since (99% of 29)
BACK Kuzma back 12/30 after 12, 26 min since (92% of 28)
BACK Butler back 12/30 after 2, 7 min since (61% of 11)
NEW Champagnie 22 to 30 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 12/23 · 1 day's restBACK Payne back 12/09 after 2, 13 min since (94% of 14)
NYK availability going into 12/25 · 1 day's rest
full strength
NYK availability going into 12/27 · 1 day's rest
full strength
NYK availability going into 12/28 · back-to-back
full strength
NYK availability going into 12/30 · 1 day's restNEW Bridges 37 to 44 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 1/01 · 1 day's rest
full strength
NYK availability going into 1/03 · 1 day's restNEW Bridges 37 to 43 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 1/04 · back-to-backOUT McBride missed 2 since 1/01, out tonight
OUT Sims missed 2 since 1/01, returns tonight: 2 min (15% of 11)
NYK availability going into 1/06 · 1 day's restOUT McBride missed 3 since 1/01, out tonight
BACK Sims back 1/04 after 2, 2 min since (15% of 11)
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Washington comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 119, shooting 46 percent and 39 from three, 22 free throws a game; Poole at 27 and Coulibaly at 18 a game. Without Kuzma (12 straight), Holmes (2 straight). One day's rest. New York comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 110, shooting 51 percent and 35 from three, 24 free throws a game; Brunson at 30 and Bridges at 22 a game. That is 5 straight wins. One day's rest.
So: New York wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, New York allowing 110 a night to Washington's 119 and the glass, where New York has been plus-3 a night and Washington minus-2. Call it New York 119, Washington 112.
12/21 @ MIL 101-112 — WAS notes
WAS lost 101-112. WAS shot 44% (36 of 81) to MIL's 45%, 18 of 42 from three, and went to the line 16 times to MIL's 5 — 11 points from the stripe to their 4. WAS turned it over 19 times to MIL's 11, and MIL turned those into 12 steals. Poole led with 26 (8 of 19, 8 of 13 from three); Coulibaly added 20, Kispert 16. Q4 was theirs, 29-26, the deficit cut from 14 to 11, but the other 3 periods went 86-72 against them. Brogdon's -21 in 24 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/23 @ OKC 105-123 — WAS notes
WAS lost 105-123. WAS shot 40% (36 of 91) to OKC's 44%, 16 of 43 from three. WAS turned it over 19 times to OKC's 12, and OKC turned those into 15 steals. Poole led with 31 (9 of 20, 5 of 12 from three, 8 of 10 at the line); Carrington added 14, Valančiūnas 12. Q1 was theirs, 32-29, but the other 3 periods went 94-73 against them. George's -21 in 28 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/26 vs CHA 113-110 — WAS notes
WAS won 113-110. WAS shot 43% (39 of 91) to CHA's 44%, 14 of 44 from three, and went to the line 28 times to CHA's 14 — 21 points from the stripe to their 11. WAS turned it over 11 times to CHA's 18. Poole led with 25 (7 of 19, 5 of 15 from three, 6 of 7 at the line); Coulibaly added 20, Sarr 15. The hinge was Q2, 34-25: a lead of 5 became 14, and the lead reached 21. Poole was the night's best plus/minus at +12.
12/28 vs NYK 132-136 — WAS notes
WAS lost 132-136 in 1 overtime. WAS shot 52% (51 of 99) to NYK's 53%, 17 of 38 from three, and got to the line 15 times to NYK's 26. Champagnie led with 31 (13 of 15, 5 of 6 from three); Brogdon added 22, Coulibaly 18. Q3 was theirs, 38-30, but the other 4 periods went 106-94 against them. They led by as many as 11. Valančiūnas's -8 in 21 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/30 vs NYK 106-126 — WAS notes
WAS lost 106-126. WAS shot 42% (39 of 92) to NYK's 46%, 12 of 43 from three. WAS turned it over 13 times to NYK's 7, and NYK turned those into 9 steals. Valančiūnas led with 22 (10 of 13); Brogdon added 18, Sarr 18. Q1 was theirs, 30-27, but the other 3 periods went 99-76 against them. Champagnie's -17 in 25 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/01 vs CHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Washington comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 121, shooting 44 percent and 37 from three, 20 free throws a game; Poole at 27 and Coulibaly at 16 a game. Without Poole (2 straight), Holmes (3 straight). One day's rest. Chicago comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 119, shooting 43 percent and 34 from three, 15 free throws a game; LaVine at 20 and Vučević at 19 a game. Without Dosunmu (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: Chicago wins, on the road, and the game turns on the line, where Washington takes 20 free throws a game to Chicago's 15. Call it Chicago 117, Washington 116, Washington keeping it close.
1/03 @ 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 117 a night and allowing 125, shooting 47 percent and 33 from three, 21 free throws a game; Murphy III at 26 and McCollum at 25 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Williamson (25 straight), Alvarado (23 straight), Payton (12 straight). One day's rest. Washington comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 120, shooting 45 percent and 37 from three, 19 free throws a game; Poole at 29 and Brogdon at 15 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Holmes (4 straight). One day's rest.
So: New Orleans wins, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it New Orleans 118, Washington 116, Washington keeping it close.
1/05 vs NOP — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Washington comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 122, shooting 48 percent and 37 from three, 21 free throws a game; Poole at 27 and Brogdon at 16 a game. Without Holmes (5 straight). One day's rest. New Orleans comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 123, shooting 48 percent and 36 from three, 21 free throws a game; McCollum at 30 and Murphy III at 25 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Williamson (26 straight), Payton (13 straight), Matković (14 straight). One day's rest.
So: Washington wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Washington has been minus-1 a night and New Orleans minus-6. Call it Washington 119, New Orleans 116, New Orleans keeping it close.
1/07 vs HOU — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Washington comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 122, shooting 48 percent and 35 from three, 18 free throws a game; Sarr at 16 and Brogdon at 14 a game. Without Coulibaly (2 straight), Holmes (6 straight). One day's rest. Houston comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 105 a night and allowing 108, shooting 44 percent and 32 from three, 17 free throws a game; Green at 23 and Sengun at 21 a game. Without Smith Jr. (2 straight), Eason (9 straight). One day's rest.
So: Houston wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Houston allowing 108 a night to Washington's 122 and the turnovers, Washington giving it away 16 times a game to Houston's 11. Call it Houston 114, Washington 111, Washington keeping it close.
12/23 vs TOR 139-125 — NYK notes
NYK won 139-125. NYK shot 59% (51 of 86) to TOR's 55%, 17 of 37 from three, and got to the line 29 times to TOR's 37. Anunoby led with 31 (13 of 15, 4 of 6 from three); Towns added 31, Payne 19. The hinge was Q2, 40-24: a lead of 2 became 18, and the lead reached 33. Anunoby was the night's best plus/minus at +25.
12/25 vs SAS 117-114 — NYK notes
NYK won 117-114. NYK shot 45% (45 of 100) to SAS's 51%, 13 of 39 from three. NYK turned it over 5 times to SAS's 15. Bridges led with 41 (17 of 25, 6 of 9 from three); Towns added 21, Brunson 20. The hinge was Q3, 37-25: NYK came in trailing by 7 and left it ahead by 5. NYK trailed 51-58 at the half and won the second half 66-56. Achiuwa was the night's best plus/minus at +14.
12/27 @ ORL 108-85 — NYK notes
NYK won 108-85. NYK shot 53% (40 of 75) to ORL's 37%, 4 of 15 from three, and went to the line 34 times to ORL's 12 — 24 points from the stripe to their 11. The glass went 44-33 for them. Brunson led with 26 (11 of 21, 4 of 6 at the line); Hart added 23, Bridges 17. The hinge was Q4, 32-17: a lead of 8 became 23. Hart was the night's best plus/minus at +23.
12/28 @ WAS 136-132 — NYK notes
NYK won 136-132 in 1 overtime. NYK shot 53% (51 of 97) to WAS's 52%, 10 of 40 from three, and went to the line 26 times to WAS's 15 — 24 points from the stripe to their 13. Brunson led with 55 (18 of 31, 3 of 11 from three, 16 of 17 at the line); Towns added 30, Bridges 21. The hinge was Q4, 29-21: NYK came in trailing by 8 and left it level. Towns was the night's best plus/minus at +8.
12/30 @ WAS 126-106 — NYK notes
NYK won 126-106. NYK shot 46% (45 of 98) to WAS's 42%, 15 of 44 from three. NYK turned it over 7 times to WAS's 13. Towns led with 32 (13 of 19, 0 of 3 from three, 6 of 7 at the line); Hart added 23, Brunson 18. The hinge was Q4, 29-18: a lead of 9 became 20. Hart was the night's best plus/minus at +25.
1/01 vs UTA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New York comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 125 a night and allowing 112, shooting 51 percent and 34 from three, 26 free throws a game; Brunson at 26 and Towns at 26 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 5 a night. One day's rest. Utah comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 117, shooting 47 percent and 39 from three, 21 free throws a game; Markkanen at 22 and Clarkson at 21 a game. That is 4 straight losses. Without Collins (4 straight), Hendricks (28 straight), Mykhailiuk (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the turnovers, Utah giving it away 17 times a game to New York's 12 and the arc, Utah at 39 percent from three to New York's 34. Call it New York 121, Utah 111, New York by 10.
1/03 @ OKC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
OKC comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 103, shooting 48 percent and 33 from three, 19 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 34 and Jal. Williams at 17 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Holmgren (23 straight), Caruso (5 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. New York comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 108, shooting 50 percent and 32 from three, 25 free throws a game; Brunson at 30 and Towns at 26 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 4 a night. One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, and the game turns on the glass, where New York has been plus-4 a night and OKC minus-5 and the line, where New York takes 25 free throws a game to OKC's 19. Call it OKC 113, New York 111, New York keeping it close.
1/04 @ CHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Chicago comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 119, shooting 45 percent and 33 from three, 15 free throws a game; LaVine at 24 and White at 19 a game. Without Dosunmu (4 straight). 2 days' rest. New York comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 109, shooting 51 percent and 31 from three, 25 free throws a game; Brunson at 30 and Towns at 25 a game. It has won the glass by 4 a night. Without McBride (2 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: New York wins, on the road, and the game turns on the line, where New York takes 25 free throws a game to Chicago's 15 and the defense, New York allowing 109 a night to Chicago's 119. Call it New York 117, Chicago 114, Chicago keeping it close.
1/06 vs ORL — 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 123 a night and allowing 119, shooting 50 percent and 30 from three, 24 free throws a game; Brunson at 32 and Towns at 31 a game. Without McBride (3 straight). One day's rest. Orlando comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 96 a night and allowing 103, shooting 41 percent and 32 from three, 17 free throws a game; Suggs at 16 and Bitadze at 12 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Banchero (32 straight), Wagner (12 straight), Black (4 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the defense, Orlando allowing 103 a night to New York's 119 and the glass, where New York has been plus-3 a night and Orlando minus-5. Call it New York 114, Orlando 106.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
WASAG A. Gill
AS A. Sarr
BC B. Carrington
BC B. Coulibaly
CK C. Kispert
JB J. Butler
JC J. Champagnie
JD J. Davis
JV J. Valančiūnas
KG K. George
KK K. Kuzma
MB M. Brogdon
TV T. Vukcevic
NYKCP C. Payne
JB J. Brunson
JH J. Hart
JS J. Sims
JT J. Toppin
KT K. Towns
LS L. Shamet
MB M. Bridges
MM M. McBride
OA O. Anunoby
PA P. Achiuwa
TK T. Kolek
WAS/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
Hart's triple-double, Towns' 32 points lead Knicks to 8th straight win, 126-106 over Wizards
WASHINGTON -- — Josh Hart had 23 points, 15 rebounds and 10 assists for his third triple-double of the season, Karl-Anthony Towns had 32 points and 13 rebounds, and the New York Knicks beat the Washington Wizards 126-106 on Monday night for their eighth straight victory.
It was the second game in three nights between the teams. On Saturday night, the Knicks (23-10) outlasted the Wizards 136-132 in overtime behind 55 points from Jalen Brunson .
Jonas Valanciunas equaled his season high with 22 points for Washington (5-25). Alex Sarr and Malcolm Brogdon each had 18.
There was a scary moment with 3:07 to play in the third quarter when Washington rookie guard Bub Carrington fell backward while guarding a player and hit a Knicks player’s knee and then the back of his head on the court.
Carrington left in a wheelchair, covering his face and did not return with a post-traumatic headache.
The Wizards played their second straight game without leading scorer Jordan Poole , who’s out with a bruised left hip. Kyle Kuzma returned after missing 12 games with a strained left rib.
Takeaways Knicks: The balanced Knicks were too good for the youthful Wizards even though Brunson had only 18 points, leaving the scoring load to his teammates.
Wizards: Playing back-to-back games against one of the NBA’s best teams was too much for the overmatched Wizards. They held the lead for much of the game before losing in overtime on Saturday.
Key moment New York’s OG Anunoby hit two 3-pointers to break a 63-all tie with 9 minutes to play in the third quarter, and the Knicks never trailed after that.
Key stat The Knicks outrebounded the Wizards 54-46, with Hart and Towns combining for 28.
Up next The Knicks host Utah on Wednesday while the Wizards host Chicago on Wednesday.