Game ID: 22500596
Phoenix Suns @ New York Knicks
Saturday, January 17, 2026 at 7:30 PM ET
Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
NYK 27 29 21 22 99PHX 19 36 25 26 106
NYK vs PHX ScoutingNYK vs PHX 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 1/09 · 1 day's restOUT Hart missed 7 since 12/27, out tonight
OUT Shamet missed 21 since 11/24, out tonight
BACK Robinson back 1/03 after 3, 23 min since (124% of 18)
NEW McBride 24 to 29 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 1/11 · 1 day's restOUT Hart missed 8 since 12/27, returns tonight: 31 min (101% of 31)
OUT Shamet missed 22 since 11/24, out tonight
BACK Robinson back 1/03 after 3, 23 min since (126% of 18)
NEW McBride 24 to 32 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 1/14 · 2 days' restOUT Shamet missed 23 since 11/24, out tonight
BACK Hart back 1/11 after 8, 31 min since (101% of 31)
BACK Robinson back 1/03 after 3, 23 min since (128% of 18)
NEW McBride 24 to 33 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 1/15 · back-to-backOUT Shamet missed 24 since 11/24, returns tonight: 16 min (77% of 21)
BACK Hart back 1/11 after 8, 31 min since (102% of 31)
NEW McBride 24 to 32 min over the last 5
NEW Robinson 18 to 24 min over the last 5
NEW Kolek 11 to 17 min over the last 4
NYK availability going into 1/17 · 1 day's restBACK Hart back 1/11 after 8, 33 min since (108% of 31)
BACK Shamet back 1/15 after 24, 16 min since (77% of 21)
NEW McBride 24 to 34 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 1/19 · 1 day's restOUT Brunson missed 2 since 1/15, returns tonight: 34 min (95% of 35)
BACK Hart back 1/11 after 8, 33 min since (108% of 31)
BACK Shamet back 1/15 after 24, 15 min since (73% of 21)
NEW McBride 24 to 35 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 1/21 · 1 day's restBACK Brunson back 1/19 after 2, 34 min since (95% of 35)
BACK Hart back 1/11 after 8, 32 min since (104% of 31)
BACK Shamet back 1/15 after 24, 18 min since (85% of 21)
NEW McBride 24 to 33 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 1/24 · 2 days' restBACK Brunson back 1/19 after 2, 32 min since (91% of 35)
BACK Shamet back 1/15 after 24, 17 min since (82% of 21)
NEW McBride 24 to 29 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 1/27 · 2 days' restBACK Brunson back 1/19 after 2, 34 min since (96% of 35)
BACK Shamet back 1/15 after 24, 19 min since (88% of 21)
NEW McBride 24 to 29 min over the last 5
PHX availability going into 1/09 · 1 day's restOUT Green missed 27 since 11/10, out tonight
OUT Bouyea missed 2 since 1/05, out tonight
BACK Allen back 1/05 after 9, 21 min since (75% of 28)
BACK Dunn back 12/31 after 2, 19 min since (103% of 19)
PHX availability going into 1/11 · 1 day's restOUT Green missed 28 since 11/10, out tonight
OUT Bouyea missed 3 since 1/05, out tonight
BACK Allen back 1/05 after 9, 23 min since (81% of 28)
PHX availability going into 1/13 · 1 day's restOUT Green missed 29 since 11/10, out tonight
OUT Bouyea missed 4 since 1/05, out tonight
BACK Allen back 1/05 after 9, 23 min since (81% of 28)
PHX availability going into 1/15 · 1 day's restOUT Green missed 30 since 11/10, out tonight
OUT Bouyea missed 5 since 1/05, out tonight
BACK Allen back 1/05 after 9, 24 min since (84% of 28)
PHX availability going into 1/17 · 1 day's restOUT Green missed 31 since 11/10, out tonight
OUT Bouyea missed 6 since 1/05, out tonight
PHX availability going into 1/19 · 1 day's restOUT Green missed 32 since 11/10, out tonight
OUT Bouyea missed 7 since 1/05, out tonight
PHX availability going into 1/20 · back-to-backOUT Green missed 33 since 11/10, returns tonight: 20 min (73% of 27)
OUT Bouyea missed 8 since 1/05, out tonight
OUT Fleming missed 2 since 1/17, out tonight
PHX availability going into 1/23 · 2 days' restOUT Bouyea missed 9 since 1/05, out tonight
OUT Fleming missed 3 since 1/17, out tonight
BACK Green back 1/20 after 33, 20 min since (73% of 27)
PHX availability going into 1/25 · 1 day's restOUT Bouyea missed 10 since 1/05, returns tonight: 13 min (99% of 13)
OUT Fleming missed 4 since 1/17, returns tonight: 3 min (23% of 12)
BACK Green back 1/20 after 33, 12 min since (44% of 27)
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 113 a night and allowing 115, shooting 46 percent and 35 from three, 18 free throws a game; Brunson at 21 and Anunoby at 20 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. One day's rest. Phoenix comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 107, shooting 44 percent and 35 from three, 19 free throws a game; Booker at 21 and Brooks at 21 a game. Without Green (31 straight). One day's rest.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the glass, where New York has been plus-5 a night and Phoenix minus-3 and the defense, Phoenix allowing 107 a night to New York's 115. Call it New York 114, Phoenix 113, Phoenix keeping it close.
1/09 @ PHX 107-112 — NYK notes
NYK lost 107-112. NYK shot 45% (37 of 82) to PHX's 45%, 16 of 41 from three. NYK turned it over 17 times to PHX's 9. The glass went 50-37 for them. Brunson led with 27 (9 of 19, 5 of 10 from three); McBride added 17, Anunoby 15. Q2 was theirs, 37-34, the deficit cut from 5 to 2, but the other 3 periods went 78-70 against them.
1/11 @ POR 123-114 — NYK notes
NYK won 123-114. NYK shot 51% (50 of 99) to POR's 48%, 17 of 46 from three, and got to the line 8 times to POR's 25. Brunson led with 26 (10 of 19, 3 of 9 from three); Anunoby added 24, Towns 20. The hinge was Q2, 31-26: from level to 5 ahead. Brunson was the night's best plus/minus at +18.
1/14 @ SAC 101-112 — NYK notes
NYK lost 101-112. NYK took 26 more shots (100 to 74), fed by 16 offensive rebounds, but shot 39% to SAC's 47%, 8 of 41 from three, and got to the line 23 times to SAC's 38. NYK turned it over 9 times to SAC's 15. Bridges led with 19 (6 of 20, 2 of 9 from three); Anunoby added 15, Towns 13. Q4 was theirs, 25-16, the deficit cut from 20 to 11, but the other 3 periods went 96-76 against them. Anunoby's -16 in 27 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/15 @ GSW 113-126 — NYK notes
NYK lost 113-126. NYK shot 46% (42 of 91) to GSW's 54%, 14 of 38 from three, and went to the line 19 times to GSW's 13 — 15 points from the stripe to their 10. Anunoby led with 25 (10 of 20, 1 of 4 from three); McBride added 25, Bridges 21. Q1 was theirs, 35-30, but the other 3 periods went 96-78 against them. They led by as many as 17. Clarkson's -18 in 18 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/17 vs PHX 99-106 — NYK notes
NYK lost 99-106. NYK shot 40% (33 of 82) to PHX's 41%, 14 of 44 from three. NYK turned it over 17 times to PHX's 12, and PHX turned those into 9 steals. The glass went 47-37 for them. McBride led with 23 (9 of 18, 5 of 12 from three); Towns added 23, Anunoby 21. Q1 was theirs, 27-19, but the other 3 periods went 87-72 against them. They led by as many as 10. Kolek's -17 in 17 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/19 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 1-4 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 114, shooting 44 percent and 33 from three, 19 free throws a game; Anunoby at 20 and Brunson at 19 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without Brunson (2 straight). One day's rest. Dallas comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 118, shooting 50 percent and 37 from three, 26 free throws a game; Williams at 20 and Marshall at 20 a game. Without Flagg (2 straight), Washington (2 straight), Gafford (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 Dallas plus-0 and the line, where Dallas takes 26 free throws a game to New York's 19. Call it New York 117, Dallas 115, Dallas keeping it close.
1/21 vs BKN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New York comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 114, shooting 43 percent and 31 from three, 19 free throws a game; Towns at 19 and Anunoby at 19 a game. That is 4 straight losses. It has won the glass by 4 a night. One day's rest. Brooklyn comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 118, shooting 46 percent and 38 from three, 17 free throws a game; Porter Jr. at 24 and Clowney at 13 a game. Without Saraf (18 straight), Johnson (5 straight), Etienne (19 straight). One day's rest.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the arc, Brooklyn at 38 percent from three to New York's 31 and the glass, where New York has been plus-4 a night and Brooklyn minus-2. Call it New York 115, Brooklyn 111, Brooklyn keeping it close.
1/24 @ PHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Philadelphia comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 118, shooting 46 percent and 32 from three, 26 free throws a game; Embiid at 29 and Maxey at 24 a game. Without McCain (2 straight). One day's rest. New York comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 105, shooting 44 percent and 33 from three, 21 free throws a game; Towns at 18 and McBride at 15 a game. It has won the glass by 9 a night. 2 days' rest.
So: Philadelphia wins, and the game turns on the glass, where New York has been plus-9 a night and Philadelphia minus-3 and the defense, New York allowing 105 a night to Philadelphia's 118. Call it Philadelphia 114, New York 113, New York keeping it close.
1/27 vs SAC — 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 108 a night and allowing 104, shooting 45 percent and 36 from three, 22 free throws a game; Brunson at 24 and Towns at 17 a game. It has won the glass by 12 a night. 2 days' rest. Sacramento comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 126, shooting 49 percent and 36 from three, 22 free throws a game; Monk at 19 and Westbrook at 18 a game. That is 5 straight losses. Without Murray (11 straight), Plowden (35 straight), McDermott (10 straight). One day's rest.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the glass, where New York has been plus-12 a night and Sacramento minus-3 and the defense, New York allowing 104 a night to Sacramento's 126. Call it New York 120, Sacramento 109, New York by 11.
1/09 vs NYK 112-107 — PHX notes
PHX won 112-107. PHX shot 45% (38 of 85) to NYK's 45%, 16 of 42 from three. PHX turned it over 9 times to NYK's 17. The glass went 37-50 against them. Booker led with 31 (10 of 23, 4 of 6 from three, 7 of 8 at the line); Brooks added 27, O'Neale 12. The hinge was Q3, 32-26: a lead of 2 became 8. Brooks was the night's best plus/minus at +13.
1/11 vs WAS 112-93 — PHX notes
PHX won 112-93. PHX shot 42% (40 of 95) to WAS's 40%, 17 of 52 from three. PHX turned it over 14 times to WAS's 22. O'Neale led with 19 (6 of 11, 5 of 10 from three); Booker added 17, Brooks 16. The hinge was Q3, 31-17: a lead of 15 became 29, and the lead reached 32. O'Neale was the night's best plus/minus at +18.
1/13 @ MIA 121-127 — PHX notes
PHX lost 121-127. PHX took 10 more shots (102 to 92), fed by 18 offensive rebounds, but shot 43% to MIA's 52%, 14 of 48 from three. Brooks led with 25 (11 of 24, 1 of 10 from three); Allen added 25, Booker 24. Q3 was theirs, 38-21, the deficit cut from 17 to 0, but the other 3 periods went 106-83 against them.
1/15 @ DET 105-108 — PHX notes
PHX lost 105-108. PHX shot 41% (36 of 87) to DET's 47%, 17 of 46 from three, and got to the line 25 times to DET's 37. The glass went 41-54 against them. Allen led with 33 (11 of 25, 7 of 20 from three); Gillespie added 18, Brooks 16. Q1 was theirs, 32-23, but the other 3 periods went 85-73 against them. They led by as many as 16.
1/17 @ NYK 106-99 — PHX notes
PHX won 106-99. PHX shot 41% (34 of 82) to NYK's 40%, 15 of 42 from three. PHX turned it over 12 times to NYK's 17. The glass went 37-47 against them. Booker led with 27 (7 of 18, 1 of 5 from three, 12 of 14 at the line); Allen added 16, Williams 14. The hinge was Q2, 36-29: the deficit went from 8 to 1. PHX trailed 55-56 at the half and won the second half 51-43. Dunn was the night's best plus/minus at +23.
1/19 @ BKN — 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 113, shooting 44 percent and 38 from three, 16 free throws a game; Porter Jr. at 25 and Clowney at 13 a game. Without Williams (6 straight), Saraf (17 straight), Johnson (4 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Phoenix comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 107, shooting 43 percent and 34 from three, 23 free throws a game; Booker at 25 and Allen at 19 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Green (32 straight). One day's rest.
So: Phoenix wins, on the road, and the game turns on the line, where Phoenix takes 23 free throws a game to Brooklyn's 16 and the defense, Phoenix allowing 107 a night to Brooklyn's 113. Call it Phoenix 112, Brooklyn 109, Brooklyn keeping it close.
1/20 @ PHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Philadelphia comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 114, shooting 47 percent and 33 from three, 27 free throws a game; Embiid at 28 and Maxey at 27 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Drummond (2 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Phoenix comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 109, shooting 45 percent and 37 from three, 23 free throws a game; Booker at 23 and Allen at 20 a game. Without Green (33 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Philadelphia wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Phoenix has been minus-1 a night and Philadelphia minus-5. Call it Philadelphia 114, Phoenix 113, Phoenix keeping it close.
1/23 @ ATL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Atlanta comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 125, shooting 42 percent and 33 from three, 21 free throws a game; Alexander-Walker at 20 and Johnson at 19 a game. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Without Risacher (7 straight). One day's rest. Phoenix comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 112, shooting 45 percent and 38 from three, 23 free throws a game; Booker at 26 and Allen at 21 a game. That is 3 straight wins. 2 days' rest.
So: Phoenix wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Phoenix allowing 112 a night to Atlanta's 125 and the arc, Phoenix at 38 percent from three to Atlanta's 33. Call it Phoenix 117, Atlanta 115, Atlanta keeping it close.
1/25 vs MIA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Phoenix comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 109, shooting 45 percent and 40 from three, 21 free throws a game; Booker at 27 and Allen at 19 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. One day's rest. Miami comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 124 a night and allowing 123, shooting 43 percent and 36 from three, 27 free throws a game; Adebayo at 23 and Powell at 19 a game. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without Herro (5 straight), Mitchell (2 straight), Ware (3 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Phoenix wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Miami has been plus-6 a night and Phoenix minus-6 and the defense, Phoenix allowing 109 a night to Miami's 123. Call it Phoenix 119, Miami 114.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
PHXCG C. Gillespie
DB D. Booker
DB D. Brooks
GA G. Allen
IL I. Livers
JG J. Goodwin
MW M. Williams
OI O. Ighodaro
RD R. Dunn
RO R. O'Neale
NYKGY G. Yabusele
JC J. Clarkson
KT K. Towns
LS L. Shamet
MB M. Bridges
MD M. Diawara
MM M. McBride
MR M. Robinson
OA O. Anunoby
TK T. Kolek
PHX/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
Booker returns from ankle injury to lead the Suns to a 106-99 victory over the slumping Knicks
NEW YORK -- — Devin Booker scored 27 points after missing a game with a sprained left ankle, and the Phoenix Suns beat the slumping New York Knicks 106-99 on Saturday night.
Grayson Allen added 16 points and Mark Williams had 14 for the Suns, who had dropped the first two games on their six-game Eastern Conference road trip, including Thursday in Detroit when they played without Booker. He shot only 7 for 18 from the field, but was 12 for 14 on free throws.
Karl-Anthony Towns and Deuce McBride each scored 23 points for the Knicks, who were playing without starters Jalen Brunson and Josh Hart because of ankle injuries. They have lost three straight and eight of their last 10 games.
OG Anunoby added 21 points, but the Knicks committed 17 turnovers and fell to 16-5 at home.
In an ugly game with plenty of diving after loose balls — Allen appeared to badly hurt his nose in a collision on one of them — the Suns broke away from an 87-all tie when Collin Gillespie made a 3-pointer, Booker followed with a three-point play and Williams made two free throws to make it 95-87. The Knicks shot way too poorly to come back, going 1 for 10 on 3s in the fourth quarter with Towns hearing boos after shooting a airball on a wide-open attempt on one of them.
The Knicks welcomed back numerous former players who were honored on the court at halftime for a homecoming night ceremony. Hall of Famer Carmelo Anthony was first up, as the alumni were announced in alphabetical order and including Hall of Famers Patrick Ewing, Walt Frazier, Bill Bradley, Jerry Lucas, Spencer Haywood and Bob McAdoo, all wearing black jackets that read “Once a Knicks, always a Knick” along with the team's founding of 1946 on the back.