Game ID: 22501176
Toronto Raptors @ New York Knicks
Friday, April 10, 2026 at 7:30 PM ET
Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
NYK 22 29 28 33 112TOR 21 15 28 31 95
NYK vs TOR ScoutingNYK vs 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.
NYK availability going into 4/01 · back-to-backOUT Shamet missed 5 since 3/22, returns tonight: 31 min (144% of 21)
BACK McBride back 3/29 after 28, 12 min since (50% of 24)
NYK availability going into 4/03 · 1 day's restBACK McBride back 3/29 after 28, 12 min since (50% of 24)
BACK Shamet back 4/01 after 5, 31 min since (144% of 21)
NYK availability going into 4/06 · 2 days' restBACK McBride back 3/29 after 28, 12 min since (51% of 24)
BACK Shamet back 4/01 after 5, 22 min since (102% of 21)
NYK availability going into 4/09 · 2 days' restBACK McBride back 3/29 after 28, 14 min since (59% of 24)
BACK Shamet back 4/01 after 5, 22 min since (101% of 21)
NYK availability going into 4/10 · back-to-backOUT Alvarado missed 2 since 4/06, returns tonight: 18 min (129% of 14)
OUT Kolek missed 2 since 4/06, out tonight
BACK Shamet back 4/01 after 5, 21 min since (98% of 21)
NYK availability going into 4/12 · 1 day's restOUT Kolek missed 3 since 4/06, out tonight
BACK Shamet back 4/01 after 5, 22 min since (105% of 21)
BACK Alvarado back 4/10 after 2, 18 min since (129% of 14)
NYK availability going into 4/18 · 5 days' restOUT Robinson missed 2 since 4/10, returns tonight: 14 min (79% of 18)
OUT Kolek missed 4 since 4/06, out tonight
BACK Alvarado back 4/10 after 2, 26 min since (185% of 14)
NYK availability going into 4/20 · 1 day's restOUT Kolek missed 5 since 4/06, out tonight
BACK Robinson back 4/18 after 2, 14 min since (79% of 18)
BACK Alvarado back 4/10 after 2, 26 min since (185% of 14)
NYK availability going into 4/23 · 2 days' restOUT Kolek missed 6 since 4/06, out tonight
BACK Robinson back 4/18 after 2, 16 min since (89% of 18)
BACK Alvarado back 4/10 after 2, 20 min since (145% of 14)
TOR availability going into 4/03 · 1 day's restOUT Quickley missed 6 since 3/23, out tonight
NEW Shead 23 to 29 min over the last 5
NEW Walter 22 to 27 min over the last 5
TOR availability going into 4/05 · 1 day's restOUT Quickley missed 7 since 3/23, out tonight
NEW Walter 22 to 30 min over the last 5
TOR availability going into 4/07 · 1 day's restOUT Quickley missed 8 since 3/23, returns tonight: 18 min (55% of 32)
NEW Walter 22 to 29 min over the last 5
TOR availability going into 4/09 · 1 day's restBACK Quickley back 4/07 after 8, 18 min since (55% of 32)
NEW Walter 22 to 29 min over the last 5
TOR availability going into 4/10 · back-to-backBACK Quickley back 4/07 after 8, 20 min since (64% of 32)
NEW Walter 22 to 29 min over the last 5
TOR availability going into 4/12 · 1 day's restBACK Quickley back 4/07 after 8, 20 min since (64% of 32)
NEW Walter 22 to 28 min over the last 5
TOR availability going into 4/18 · 5 days' restBACK Quickley back 4/07 after 8, 19 min since (60% of 32)
NEW Walter 22 to 27 min over the last 5
TOR availability going into 4/20 · 1 day's restBACK Quickley back 4/07 after 8, 19 min since (60% of 32)
NEW Walter 22 to 27 min over the last 5
TOR availability going into 4/23 · 2 days' restNEW Walter 22 to 27 min over the last 5
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 116 a night and allowing 107, shooting 51 percent and 37 from three, 20 free throws a game; Brunson at 21 and Anunoby at 20 a game. That is 4 straight wins. It has won the glass by 7 a night. Second night of a back-to-back. Toronto comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 109, shooting 51 percent and 41 from three, 28 free throws a game; Ingram at 23 and Barrett at 20 a game. Second night of a back-to-back.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the glass, where New York has been plus-7 a night and Toronto plus-0 and the line, where Toronto takes 28 free throws a game to New York's 20. Call it New York 115, Toronto 111, Toronto keeping it close.
4/01 @ MEM 130-119 — NYK notes
NYK won 130-119. NYK shot 55% (48 of 87) to MEM's 51%, 13 of 32 from three, and got to the line 24 times to MEM's 30. NYK turned it over 19 times to MEM's 13, and MEM turned those into 10 steals. The glass went 49-20 for them. Anunoby led with 25 (8 of 17, 4 of 8 from three, 5 of 6 at the line); Bridges added 24, Towns 20. The hinge was Q1, 48-30: from level to 18 ahead, and the lead reached 22. Anunoby was the night's best plus/minus at +15.
4/03 vs CHI 136-96 — NYK notes
NYK won 136-96. NYK shot 53% (48 of 91) to CHI's 43%, 15 of 39 from three. NYK turned it over 8 times to CHI's 16. The glass went 54-36 for them. Anunoby led with 31 (9 of 15, 7 of 10 from three, 6 of 6 at the line); Brunson added 17, Robinson 17. The hinge was Q1, 38-16: from level to 22 ahead, and the lead reached 47. Anunoby was the night's best plus/minus at +32.
4/06 @ ATL 108-105 — NYK notes
NYK won 108-105. NYK shot 50% (42 of 84) to ATL's 40%, 11 of 33 from three. Brunson led with 30 (11 of 26, 3 of 8 from three, 5 of 7 at the line); Anunoby added 22, Towns 21. The hinge was Q3, 28-22: NYK came in trailing by 4 and left it ahead by 2. NYK trailed 53-57 at the half and won the second half 55-48.
4/09 vs BOS 112-106 — NYK notes
NYK won 112-106. NYK shot 54% (43 of 80) to BOS's 45%, 15 of 35 from three. The glass went 30-42 against them. Hart led with 26 (10 of 15, 5 of 7 from three); Brunson added 25, Towns 16. The hinge was Q4, 31-23: NYK came in trailing by 2 and left it ahead by 6. Bridges was the night's best plus/minus at +17.
4/10 vs TOR 112-95 — NYK notes
NYK won 112-95. NYK shot 55% (41 of 75) to TOR's 49%, 8 of 31 from three, and went to the line 27 times to TOR's 20 — 22 points from the stripe to their 13. NYK turned it over 10 times to TOR's 17. Brunson led with 29 (12 of 18, 2 of 5 from three); Towns added 22, Bridges 13. The hinge was Q2, 29-15: a lead of 1 became 15, and the lead reached 19. Alvarado was the night's best plus/minus at +14.
4/12 vs CHA — 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 120 a night and allowing 104, shooting 53 percent and 36 from three, 22 free throws a game; Brunson at 25 and Towns at 20 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 8 a night. One day's rest. Charlotte comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 111, shooting 46 percent and 38 from three, 16 free throws a game; Ball at 26 and Bridges at 18 a game. Without Salaün (19 straight). One day's rest.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the glass, where New York has been plus-8 a night and Charlotte plus-3 and the line, where New York takes 22 free throws a game to Charlotte's 16. Call it New York 116, Charlotte 110.
4/18 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 113 a night and allowing 102, shooting 51 percent and 35 from three, 19 free throws a game; Brunson at 25 and Towns at 20 a game. Without Robinson (2 straight). 5 days' rest. Atlanta comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 116, shooting 48 percent and 40 from three, 20 free throws a game; Alexander-Walker at 25 and McCollum at 21 a game. 5 days' rest.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the defense, New York allowing 102 a night to Atlanta's 116 and the arc, Atlanta at 40 percent from three to New York's 35. Call it New York 117, Atlanta 111.
4/20 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 108 a night and allowing 104, shooting 50 percent and 36 from three, 19 free throws a game; Brunson at 28 and Towns at 21 a game. One day's rest. Atlanta comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 118, shooting 45 percent and 37 from three, 19 free throws a game; Alexander-Walker at 24 and McCollum at 21 a game. One day's rest.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the defense, New York allowing 104 a night to Atlanta's 118. Call it New York 116, Atlanta 110.
4/23 @ ATL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Atlanta comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 117, shooting 47 percent and 36 from three, 20 free throws a game; McCollum at 25 and Johnson at 18 a game. 2 days' rest. New York comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 104, shooting 49 percent and 36 from three, 21 free throws a game; Brunson at 28 and Towns at 20 a game. 2 days' rest.
So: Atlanta wins, and the game turns on the defense, New York allowing 104 a night to Atlanta's 117. Call it Atlanta 114, New York 113, New York keeping it close.
4/03 @ MEM 128-96 — TOR notes
TOR won 128-96. TOR shot 52% (44 of 84) to MEM's 40%, 9 of 24 from three, and went to the line 41 times to MEM's 26 — 31 points from the stripe to their 17. TOR turned it over 14 times to MEM's 20. The glass went 51-38 for them. Barrett led with 25 (9 of 17, 4 of 6 from three); Murray-Boyles added 19, Ingram 17. The hinge was Q2, 33-20: a lead of 5 became 18, and the lead reached 33. Walter was the night's best plus/minus at +39.
4/05 @ BOS 101-115 — TOR notes
TOR lost 101-115. TOR shot 48% (40 of 84) to BOS's 53%, 8 of 20 from three. The glass went 31-44 against them. Walter led with 16 (6 of 9, 4 of 5 from three); Barrett added 15, Ingram 15. Q3 was theirs, 31-26, the deficit cut from 8 to 3, but the other 3 periods went 89-70 against them. Poeltl's -16 in 20 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/07 vs MIA 121-95 — TOR notes
TOR won 121-95. TOR shot 49% (49 of 99) to MIA's 36%, 12 of 28 from three. The glass went 56-44 for them. Barnes led with 25 (10 of 16); Ingram added 23, Poeltl 17. The hinge was Q2, 32-24: a lead of 5 became 13, and the lead reached 27. Shead was the night's best plus/minus at +27.
4/09 vs MIA 128-114 — TOR notes
TOR won 128-114. TOR shot 51% (44 of 86) to MIA's 56%, 13 of 30 from three, and went to the line 34 times to MIA's 14 — 27 points from the stripe to their 8. TOR turned it over 4 times to MIA's 13. Ingram led with 38 (13 of 23, 2 of 3 from three, 10 of 11 at the line); Barrett added 22, Murray-Boyles 17. The hinge was Q2, 37-24: a lead of 6 became 19, and the lead reached 26. Mamukelashvili was the night's best plus/minus at +26.
4/10 @ NYK 95-112 — TOR notes
TOR lost 95-112. TOR shot 49% (36 of 73) to NYK's 55%, 10 of 25 from three, and got to the line 20 times to NYK's 27. TOR turned it over 17 times to NYK's 10, and NYK turned those into 10 steals. Mamukelashvili led with 17 (5 of 9, 3 of 6 from three, 4 of 6 at the line); Ingram added 16, Barnes 15. Q3 was theirs, 28-28, but the other 3 periods went 84-67 against them. Walter's -20 in 29 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/12 vs BKN — 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 115 a night and allowing 106, shooting 50 percent and 41 from three, 26 free throws a game; Ingram at 22 and Barrett at 20 a game. One day's rest. Brooklyn comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 105 a night and allowing 119, shooting 45 percent and 35 from three, 20 free throws a game; Liddell at 19 and Etienne at 14 a game. It has lost the glass by 11 a night. Without Claxton (4 straight), Wolf (10 straight), Johnson (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Toronto wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Toronto has been plus-3 a night and Brooklyn minus-11 and the defense, Toronto allowing 106 a night to Brooklyn's 119. Call it Toronto 117, Brooklyn 106, Toronto by 11.
4/18 @ CLE — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Cleveland comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 118, shooting 50 percent and 36 from three, 26 free throws a game; Harden at 23 and Mobley at 19 a game. It has won the glass by 8 a night. Without Mitchell (2 straight), Allen (2 straight), Merrill (2 straight). 5 days' rest. Toronto comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 107, shooting 52 percent and 42 from three, 23 free throws a game; Ingram at 23 and Barrett at 20 a game. 5 days' rest.
So: Cleveland wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Cleveland has been plus-8 a night and Toronto plus-1 and the defense, Toronto allowing 107 a night to Cleveland's 118. Call it Cleveland 117, Toronto 114, Toronto keeping it close.
4/20 @ CLE — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Cleveland comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 124 a night and allowing 119, shooting 52 percent and 39 from three, 28 free throws a game; Harden at 21 and Mobley at 18 a game. It has won the glass by 9 a night. One day's rest. Toronto comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 110, shooting 53 percent and 44 from three, 27 free throws a game; Ingram at 24 and Barrett at 22 a game. One day's rest.
So: Cleveland wins, and the game turns on the defense, Toronto allowing 110 a night to Cleveland's 119 and the glass, where Cleveland has been plus-9 a night and Toronto plus-2. Call it Cleveland 118, Toronto 115, Toronto keeping it close.
4/23 vs CLE — 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 115 a night and allowing 114, shooting 53 percent and 41 from three, 27 free throws a game; Barrett at 24 and Ingram at 21 a game. 2 days' rest. Cleveland comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 115, shooting 51 percent and 38 from three, 25 free throws a game; Mitchell at 31 and Harden at 23 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 4 a night. 2 days' rest.
So: Toronto wins, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it Toronto 116, Cleveland 115, Cleveland keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
TORAL A. Lawson
AM A. Martin
BI B. Ingram
GD G. Dick
JB J. Battle
JM J. Mogbo
JP J. Poeltl
JS J. Shead
JW J. Walter
SB S. Barnes
SM S. Mamukelashvili
NYKAH A. Hukporti
JA J. Alvarado
JB J. Brunson
JC J. Clarkson
JH J. Hart
JS J. Sochan
KT K. Towns
LS L. Shamet
MB M. Bridges
MD M. Diawara
OA O. Anunoby
PD P. Dadiet
TJ T. Jemison III
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
Knicks beat Raptors for 13th straight time and wrap up No. 3 seed in the Eastern Conference
NEW YORK -- — Jalen Brunson scored 29 points, Karl-Anthony Towns finished with 22 points and 10 rebounds, and the New York Knicks clinched the No. 3 seed in the Eastern Conference with their 13th consecutive victory over the Toronto Raptors , 112-95 on Friday night.
The Knicks improved to 53-28 with the victory in what could be a preview of a first-round playoff series. New York lost its chance to climb to No. 2 when Boston beat the lottery-bound New Orleans Pelicans , while Toronto (45-36) is currently sixth in the East after having its two-game winning streak snapped.
Brunson shot 12 for 18 from the field while Towns was just as effective, shooting 8 for 12 for the Knicks, who extended their winning streak to five games.
New York forward OG Anunoby injured his left ankle midway through the second quarter and did not return to the game.
Brandon Ingram scored 16 points and Ja’Kobe Walter and Scottie Barnes each had 15 for the Raptors, who have not beaten New York since Jan. 22, 2023. The Knicks won all five meetings this season, once in the NBA Cup tournament.
A night after beating the Celtics, the Knicks jumped out to a 14-3 lead with 7:11 left to play in the first quarter and led 22-21 at the end of the period.
New York outscored the Raptors 29-15 in the second to head into halftime with a 51-36 advantage.
The Raptors managed to cut the deficit to 66-57 on a dunk from Ingram with 4:19 remaining in the third quarter, but Brunson sparked a 9-0 run with a 9-foot fadeaway jumper and a 3-pointer to increase the lead to 75-57.
The Knicks outscored Toronto 58-48 in the paint.
Up Next Raptors: Host Brooklyn on Sunday to end the regular season.
Knicks: Close out the regular season at home against Charlotte on Sunday.