Game ID: 22500192
Brooklyn Nets @ New York Knicks
Sunday, November 9, 2025 at 6:00 PM ET
Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
NYK 40 37 35 22 134BKN 22 40 17 19 98
BKN @ NYK ScoutingBKN @ NYK 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.
NYK availability going into 10/31 · 2 days' restOUT McBride missed 2 since 10/26, returns tonight: 29 min (123% of 24)
NYK availability going into 11/02 · 1 day's restBACK McBride back 10/31 after 2, 29 min since (123% of 24)
NYK availability going into 11/03 · back-to-backBACK McBride back 10/31 after 2, 26 min since (110% of 24)
NYK availability going into 11/05 · 1 day's restBACK McBride back 10/31 after 2, 22 min since (94% of 24)
NYK availability going into 11/09 · 3 days' restBACK McBride back 10/31 after 2, 22 min since (93% of 24)
NYK availability going into 11/11 · 1 day's restBACK McBride back 10/31 after 2, 21 min since (88% of 24)
NYK availability going into 11/12 · back-to-back
full strength
NYK availability going into 11/14 · 1 day's rest
full strength
NYK availability going into 11/17 · 2 days' rest
full strength
BKN availability going into 11/02 · 3 days' restOUT Williams missed 2 since 10/27, returns tonight: 20 min (89% of 23)
OUT Powell missed 4 since 10/24, returns tonight: 4 min (22% of 21)
OUT Wolf missed 5 since 10/22, out tonight
BACK Traore back 10/27 after 2, 21 min since (93% of 22)
BACK Etienne back 10/27 after 2, 5 min since (34% of 16)
BACK Liddell back 10/27 after 2, 5 min since (40% of 13)
NEW Thomas 24 to 30 min over the last 5
BKN availability going into 11/03 · back-to-backOUT Traore missed 2 since 10/29, returns tonight: 4 min (16% of 22)
OUT Wolf missed 6 since 10/22, returns tonight: 4 min (17% of 21)
OUT Etienne missed 2 since 10/29, out tonight
OUT Liddell missed 2 since 10/29, returns tonight: 4 min (26% of 13)
BACK Williams back 11/02 after 2, 20 min since (89% of 23)
BACK Powell back 11/02 after 4, 4 min since (22% of 21)
NEW Thomas 24 to 32 min over the last 5
BKN availability going into 11/05 · 1 day's restOUT Etienne missed 3 since 10/29, out tonight
BACK Williams back 11/02 after 2, 22 min since (94% of 23)
BACK Traore back 10/27 after 2, 12 min since (54% of 22)
BACK Powell back 11/02 after 4, 4 min since (22% of 21)
BACK Wolf back 11/03 after 6, 4 min since (17% of 21)
BACK Liddell back 10/27 after 2, 4 min since (33% of 13)
NEW Thomas 24 to 32 min over the last 5
BKN availability going into 11/07 · 1 day's restOUT Powell missed 2 since 11/03, returns tonight: 27 min (130% of 21)
OUT Etienne missed 4 since 10/29, returns tonight: 5 min (34% of 16)
BACK Williams back 11/02 after 2, 22 min since (98% of 23)
BACK Traore back 10/27 after 2, 12 min since (54% of 22)
BACK Wolf back 11/03 after 6, 4 min since (17% of 21)
BACK Liddell back 10/27 after 2, 4 min since (33% of 13)
NEW Mann 24 to 30 min over the last 5
NEW Martin 19 to 24 min over the last 5
BKN availability going into 11/09 · 1 day's restOUT Traore missed 2 since 11/05, out tonight
OUT Saraf missed 2 since 11/05, out tonight
OUT Wolf missed 2 since 11/05, out tonight
BACK Williams back 11/02 after 2, 21 min since (92% of 23)
BACK Powell back 11/02 after 4, 16 min since (76% of 21)
BACK Etienne back 11/07 after 4, 5 min since (34% of 16)
BACK Liddell back 11/03 after 2, 4 min since (33% of 13)
NEW Mann 24 to 30 min over the last 5
BKN availability going into 11/11 · 1 day's restOUT Thomas missed 2 since 11/07, out tonight
OUT Traore missed 3 since 11/05, out tonight
OUT Saraf missed 3 since 11/05, returns tonight: 2 min (11% of 21)
OUT Wolf missed 3 since 11/05, returns tonight: 2 min (11% of 21)
BACK Williams back 11/02 after 2, 23 min since (99% of 23)
BACK Powell back 11/02 after 4, 18 min since (86% of 21)
BACK Etienne back 11/07 after 4, 8 min since (49% of 16)
BACK Liddell back 11/03 after 2, 6 min since (42% of 13)
NEW Martin 19 to 24 min over the last 5
BKN availability going into 11/14 · 2 days' restOUT Thomas missed 3 since 11/07, out tonight
OUT Traore missed 4 since 11/05, out tonight
BACK Powell back 11/07 after 2, 24 min since (113% of 21)
BACK Saraf back 11/11 after 3, 2 min since (11% of 21)
BACK Wolf back 11/03 after 6, 3 min since (14% of 21)
BACK Etienne back 11/07 after 4, 6 min since (37% of 16)
BACK Liddell back 11/03 after 2, 6 min since (42% of 13)
BKN availability going into 11/16 · 1 day's restOUT Thomas missed 4 since 11/07, out tonight
OUT Traore missed 5 since 11/05, out tonight
OUT Liddell missed 2 since 11/11, returns tonight: 2 min (17% of 13)
BACK Powell back 11/07 after 2, 23 min since (112% of 21)
BACK Saraf back 11/11 after 3, 2 min since (11% of 21)
BACK Wolf back 11/11 after 3, 2 min since (11% of 21)
BACK Etienne back 11/07 after 4, 6 min since (37% of 16)
BKN availability going into 11/18 · 1 day's restOUT Thomas missed 5 since 11/07, out tonight
OUT Traore missed 6 since 11/05, returns tonight: 2 min (9% of 22)
OUT Saraf missed 2 since 11/14, out tonight
OUT Wolf missed 2 since 11/14, returns tonight: 2 min (9% of 21)
BACK Powell back 11/07 after 2, 22 min since (107% of 21)
BACK Etienne back 11/07 after 4, 5 min since (32% of 16)
BACK Liddell back 11/16 after 2, 2 min since (17% of 13)
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 124 a night and allowing 118, shooting 48 percent and 40 from three, 19 free throws a game; Brunson at 27 and Towns at 20 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 6 a night. 3 days' rest. Brooklyn comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 120, shooting 43 percent and 30 from three, 30 free throws a game; Porter Jr. at 27 and Thomas at 18 a game. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Without Traore (2 straight), Wolf (2 straight), Saraf (2 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-7 and the arc, New York at 40 percent from three to Brooklyn's 30. Call it New York 123, Brooklyn 112, New York by 11.
10/31 @ CHI 125-135 — NYK notes
NYK lost 125-135. NYK shot 49% (45 of 91) to CHI's 54%, 18 of 45 from three, and got to the line 23 times to CHI's 35. NYK turned it over 12 times to CHI's 7, and CHI turned those into 8 steals. Brunson led with 29 (12 of 25, 3 of 8 from three); Anunoby added 26, Bridges 23. Q3 was theirs, 38-28, the deficit cut from 19 to 9, but the other 3 periods went 107-87 against them. McBride's -22 in 29 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/02 vs CHI 128-116 — NYK notes
NYK won 128-116. NYK shot 45% (43 of 95) to CHI's 48%, 20 of 42 from three, and went to the line 22 times to CHI's 11 — 22 points from the stripe to their 9. Brunson led with 31 (10 of 22, 4 of 11 from three, 7 of 7 at the line); Anunoby added 21, Towns 20. The hinge was Q1, 34-24: from level to 10 ahead, and the lead reached 25. Anunoby was the night's best plus/minus at +22.
11/03 vs WAS 119-102 — NYK notes
NYK won 119-102. NYK shot 47% (44 of 94) to WAS's 47%, 15 of 41 from three. NYK turned it over 12 times to WAS's 20. Towns led with 33 (12 of 24, 3 of 8 from three, 6 of 7 at the line); Brunson added 16, Anunoby 16. The hinge was Q3, 41-24: a lead of 3 became 20, and the lead reached 27. Brunson was the night's best plus/minus at +21.
11/05 vs MIN 137-114 — NYK notes
NYK won 137-114. NYK shot 54% (55 of 102) to MIN's 48%, 19 of 42 from three, and got to the line 9 times to MIN's 17. The glass went 50-31 for them. Anunoby led with 25 (10 of 17, 3 of 5 from three); Brunson added 23, Hart 18. The hinge was Q4, 43-28: a lead of 8 became 23. NYK trailed 54-58 at the half and won the second half 83-56. McBride was the night's best plus/minus at +26.
11/09 vs BKN 134-98 — NYK notes
NYK won 134-98. NYK shot 54% (48 of 89) to BKN's 40%, 17 of 37 from three. NYK turned it over 14 times to BKN's 19. Towns led with 28 (10 of 17, 8 of 8 at the line); Brunson added 19, Anunoby 19. The hinge was Q1, 40-22: from level to 18 ahead, and the lead reached 39. Robinson was the night's best plus/minus at +40.
11/11 vs MEM — 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 129 a night and allowing 113, shooting 50 percent and 43 from three, 20 free throws a game; Brunson at 24 and Towns at 24 a game. That is 4 straight wins. It has won the glass by 6 a night. One day's rest. Memphis comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 115, shooting 42 percent and 35 from three, 25 free throws a game; Jackson Jr. at 17 and Morant at 17 a game. 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 Memphis minus-2 and the arc, New York at 43 percent from three to Memphis's 35. Call it New York 122, Memphis 110, New York by 12.
11/12 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 5-0 over its last five, scoring 130 a night and allowing 110, shooting 50 percent and 43 from three, 19 free throws a game; Brunson at 24 and Towns at 23 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 7 a night. Second night of a back-to-back. Orlando comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 111, shooting 47 percent and 33 from three, 30 free throws a game; Banchero at 24 and Fra. Wagner at 22 a game. It has won the glass by 7 a night. One day's rest.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the arc, New York at 43 percent from three to Orlando's 33 and the line, where Orlando takes 30 free throws a game to New York's 19. Call it New York 120, Orlando 113.
11/14 vs MIA — 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 126 a night and allowing 112, shooting 49 percent and 40 from three, 20 free throws a game; Brunson at 24 and Towns at 22 a game. It has won the glass by 4 a night. One day's rest. Miami comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 126 a night and allowing 126, shooting 48 percent and 36 from three, 26 free throws a game; Powell at 26 and Wiggins at 20 a game. It has lost the glass by 12 a night. Without Adebayo (4 straight), Jakučionis (5 straight). One day's rest.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the glass, where New York has been plus-4 a night and Miami minus-12 and the defense, New York allowing 112 a night to Miami's 126. Call it New York 124, Miami 118.
11/17 @ 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 130 a night and allowing 129, shooting 49 percent and 38 from three, 28 free throws a game; Powell at 29 and Wiggins at 18 a game. It has lost the glass by 9 a night. Without Adebayo (5 straight), Jakučionis (6 straight). 2 days' rest. New York comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 130 a night and allowing 118, shooting 49 percent and 40 from three, 21 free throws a game; Brunson at 26 and Towns at 24 a game. It has won the glass by 4 a night. 2 days' rest.
So: New York wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where New York has been plus-4 a night and Miami minus-9 and the defense, New York allowing 118 a night to Miami's 129. Call it New York 125, Miami 123, Miami keeping it close.
11/02 vs PHI 105-129 — BKN notes
BKN lost 105-129. BKN shot 43% (39 of 91) to PHI's 52%, 7 of 39 from three, and went to the line 26 times to PHI's 17 — 20 points from the stripe to their 14. Thomas led with 29 (9 of 19, 4 of 7 from three, 7 of 7 at the line); Claxton added 19, Mann 17. Q3 was theirs, 23-17, the deficit cut from 18 to 12, but the other 3 periods went 112-82 against them. Wilson's -24 in 14 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/03 vs MIN 109-125 — BKN notes
BKN lost 109-125. BKN took 11 more shots (89 to 78), fed by 18 offensive rebounds, but shot 40% to MIN's 56%, 12 of 40 from three. The glass went 40-53 against them. Thomas led with 25 (10 of 24, 1 of 4 from three); Claxton added 19, Clowney 15. Q3 was theirs, 29-28, the deficit cut from 4 to 3, but the other 3 periods went 97-80 against them. Williams's -19 in 23 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/05 @ IND 112-103 — BKN notes
BKN won 112-103. BKN shot 42% (36 of 86) to IND's 41%, 14 of 40 from three, and went to the line 35 times to IND's 13 — 26 points from the stripe to their 8. The glass went 45-56 against them. Porter Jr. led with 32 (10 of 20, 4 of 11 from three, 8 of 11 at the line); Claxton added 18, Clowney 17. The hinge was Q4, 32-20: BKN came in trailing by 3 and left it ahead by 9. BKN trailed 54-59 at the half and won the second half 58-44. Mann was the night's best plus/minus at +15.
11/07 vs DET 107-125 — BKN notes
BKN lost 107-125. BKN shot 42% (34 of 80) to DET's 58%, 17 of 46 from three. BKN turned it over 19 times to DET's 13, and DET turned those into 14 steals. The glass went 30-46 against them. Porter Jr. led with 28 (8 of 17, 5 of 10 from three, 7 of 7 at the line); Clowney added 19, Claxton 17. Q1 was theirs, 29-27, but the other 3 periods went 98-78 against them. They led by as many as 10. Powell's -17 in 27 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/09 @ NYK 98-134 — BKN notes
BKN lost 98-134. BKN shot 40% (33 of 82) to NYK's 54%, 14 of 45 from three. BKN turned it over 19 times to NYK's 14, and NYK turned those into 9 steals. Porter Jr. led with 25 (9 of 18, 4 of 9 from three); Powell added 15, Williams 13. Q2 was theirs, 40-37, the deficit cut from 18 to 15, but the other 3 periods went 97-58 against them. Martin's -23 in 25 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/11 vs TOR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Brooklyn comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 123, shooting 42 percent and 30 from three, 30 free throws a game; Porter Jr. at 26 and Thomas at 18 a game. It has lost the glass by 10 a night. Without Thomas (2 straight), Traore (3 straight), Wolf (3 straight). One day's rest. Toronto comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 106, shooting 47 percent and 38 from three, 25 free throws a game; Barrett at 22 and Ingram at 20 a game. 2 days' rest.
So: Toronto wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Toronto allowing 106 a night to Brooklyn's 123 and the glass, where Toronto has been plus-0 a night and Brooklyn minus-10. Call it Toronto 120, Brooklyn 111.
11/14 @ ORL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Orlando comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 113, shooting 46 percent and 34 from three, 33 free throws a game; Fra. Wagner at 22 and Banchero at 19 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 107 a night and allowing 121, shooting 41 percent and 33 from three, 31 free throws a game; Porter Jr. at 26 and Claxton at 17 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 12 a night. Without Thomas (3 straight), Traore (4 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Orlando wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Orlando has been plus-6 a night and Brooklyn minus-12 and the defense, Orlando allowing 113 a night to Brooklyn's 121. Call it Orlando 121, Brooklyn 110, Orlando by 11.
11/16 @ WAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Washington comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 133, shooting 47 percent and 36 from three, 24 free throws a game; Sarr at 22 and McCollum at 21 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 11 a night. Without Coulibaly (4 straight), Watkins (2 straight), Gill (3 straight). 3 days' rest. Brooklyn comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 105 a night and allowing 117, shooting 41 percent and 33 from three, 27 free throws a game; Porter Jr. at 26 and Claxton at 16 a game. That is 4 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 12 a night. Without Thomas (4 straight), Traore (5 straight). One day's rest.
So: Washington wins, and the game turns on the defense, Brooklyn allowing 117 a night to Washington's 133 and the turnovers, Washington giving it away 18 times a game to Brooklyn's 13. Call it Washington 119, Brooklyn 118, Brooklyn keeping it close.
11/18 vs BOS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Brooklyn comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 118, shooting 44 percent and 34 from three, 27 free throws a game; Porter Jr. at 26 and Claxton at 16 a game. It has lost the glass by 8 a night. Without Thomas (5 straight), Traore (6 straight), Wolf (2 straight). One day's rest. Boston comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 109, shooting 45 percent and 38 from three, 18 free throws a game; Brown at 27 and White at 19 a game. It has won the glass by 6 a night. One day's rest.
So: Boston wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Boston has been plus-6 a night and Brooklyn minus-8 and the line, where Brooklyn takes 27 free throws a game to Boston's 18. Call it Boston 116, Brooklyn 110.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
NYKAH A. Hukporti
GY G. Yabusele
JB J. Brunson
JC J. Clarkson
JH J. Hart
KT K. Towns
LS L. Shamet
MB M. Bridges
MD M. Diawara
MM M. McBride
MR M. Robinson
OA O. Anunoby
PD P. Dadiet
TK T. Kolek
BKNDP D. Powell
DS D. Sharpe
DE Demin
ED E. Dëmin
EL E. Liddell
JW J. Wilson
MP M. Porter Jr.
NC N. Claxton
NC N. Clowney
TE T. Etienne
TM T. Mann
TM T. Martin
ZW Z. Williams
NYK/BKN 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
Knicks keep rolling offensively, rout Nets 134-98 to win their fourth straight
NEW YORK -- — Karl-Anthony Towns had 28 points and 12 rebounds, and the New York Knicks routed the Brooklyn Nets 134-98 on Sunday night to win their fourth straight and improve to 6-0 at home.
Jalen Brunson and OG Anunoby each added 19 points for the Knicks, who matched the longest winning streak in series history at 11 games. Mikal Bridges had 16, Josh Hart and Jordan Clarkson 11 apiece and Mitchell Robinson finished with eight points and eight rebounds in 16 minutes.
Michael Porter Jr . scored 25 for the Nets, who have dropped two straight since their lone victory and fell to 1-9.
After scoring a season-high 137 points in their last game, the Knicks kept rolling offensively, shooting 54% from the field and racking up an 18-4 advantage in fast-break points.
The Knicks raced to an 8-0 lead, then closed the first quarter with an 11-0 burst to lead 40-22. They were 7 for 11 from 3-point range in the period and the Nets were 1 for 10.
New York led 77-62 at halftime. That came after the Knicks scored 83 points in the second half of their victory over Minnesota on Wednesday, giving them 160 points over their last four quarters.
New York opened the third quarter with a 12-0 run — all five starters scored — to make it 89-62. It ballooned to 107-70 after Hart had seven points in a 9-0 spurt.
The Knicks’ 11-game winning streak in the series began Feb. 13, 2023. The Nets had won nine straight immediately preceding that, having never lost when either Kevin Durant or Kyrie Irving played. Both were traded just before New York began its winning streak.
The Nets beat the Knicks 11 straight times in the mid-1980s.