Game ID: 22500643
New York Knicks @ Philadelphia 76ers
Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 3:00 PM ET
Xfinity Mobile Arena, Philadelphia, PA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
PHI 34 30 13 32 109NYK 34 26 30 22 112
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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.
PHI availability going into 1/16 · 1 day's restOUT Gordon missed 11 since 12/26, out tonight
BACK Oubre Jr. back 1/07 after 22, 25 min since (78% of 32)
BACK Drummond back 1/07 after 2, 15 min since (82% of 18)
BACK Watford back 1/07 after 17, 6 min since (42% of 15)
BACK Edwards back 1/07 after 3, 5 min since (31% of 15)
PHI availability going into 1/19 · 2 days' restOUT Gordon missed 12 since 12/26, out tonight
BACK Edwards back 1/12 after 2, 4 min since (27% of 15)
PHI availability going into 1/20 · back-to-backOUT Drummond missed 2 since 1/16, returns tonight: 22 min (118% of 18)
OUT Gordon missed 13 since 12/26, out tonight
BACK Edwards back 1/12 after 2, 3 min since (19% of 15)
PHI availability going into 1/22 · 1 day's restOUT George missed 2 since 1/19, returns tonight: 36 min (114% of 32)
OUT Gordon missed 14 since 12/26, out tonight
BACK Drummond back 1/20 after 2, 22 min since (118% of 18)
BACK Edwards back 1/12 after 2, 5 min since (35% of 15)
PHI availability going into 1/24 · 1 day's restOUT McCain missed 2 since 1/20, out tonight
OUT Gordon missed 15 since 12/26, out tonight
BACK George back 1/22 after 2, 36 min since (114% of 32)
BACK Drummond back 1/20 after 2, 22 min since (118% of 18)
PHI availability going into 1/26 · 1 day's restOUT Drummond missed 2 since 1/22, returns tonight: 19 min (104% of 18)
OUT McCain missed 3 since 1/20, returns tonight: 23 min (136% of 17)
OUT Edwards missed 2 since 1/22, returns tonight: 16 min (110% of 15)
OUT Gordon missed 16 since 12/26, out tonight
OUT Walker missed 2 since 1/22, returns tonight: 20 min (178% of 11)
BACK George back 1/22 after 2, 34 min since (108% of 32)
NEW Embiid 32 to 37 min over the last 4
PHI availability going into 1/27 · back-to-backOUT Gordon missed 17 since 12/26, out tonight
BACK George back 1/22 after 2, 34 min since (108% of 32)
BACK Drummond back 1/20 after 2, 21 min since (111% of 18)
BACK McCain back 1/26 after 3, 23 min since (136% of 17)
BACK Edwards back 1/26 after 2, 16 min since (110% of 15)
BACK Walker back 1/26 after 2, 20 min since (178% of 11)
NEW Embiid 32 to 38 min over the last 3
PHI availability going into 1/29 · 1 day's restOUT Gordon missed 18 since 12/26, out tonight
BACK George back 1/22 after 2, 34 min since (106% of 32)
BACK Drummond back 1/20 after 2, 21 min since (111% of 18)
BACK McCain back 1/26 after 3, 24 min since (140% of 17)
BACK Edwards back 1/26 after 2, 20 min since (137% of 15)
BACK Walker back 1/26 after 2, 11 min since (99% of 11)
NEW Embiid 32 to 37 min over the last 3
PHI availability going into 1/31 · 1 day's restOUT Grimes missed 2 since 1/27, returns tonight: 16 min (55% of 28)
OUT Gordon missed 19 since 12/26, out tonight
BACK George back 1/22 after 2, 34 min since (108% of 32)
BACK Drummond back 1/26 after 2, 12 min since (62% of 18)
BACK McCain back 1/26 after 3, 21 min since (123% of 17)
BACK Edwards back 1/26 after 2, 16 min since (107% of 15)
BACK Walker back 1/26 after 2, 11 min since (99% of 11)
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
NYK availability going into 1/28 · back-to-backOUT Clarkson missed 2 since 1/24, returns tonight: 7 min (41% of 16)
OUT Kolek missed 2 since 1/24, returns tonight: 20 min (181% of 11)
BACK Brunson back 1/19 after 2, 34 min since (97% of 35)
NYK availability going into 1/30 · 1 day's restBACK Brunson back 1/19 after 2, 33 min since (94% of 35)
BACK Clarkson back 1/28 after 2, 7 min since (41% of 16)
BACK Kolek back 1/28 after 2, 20 min since (181% of 11)
NYK availability going into 2/01 · 1 day's restOUT McBride missed 2 since 1/28, out tonight
BACK Clarkson back 1/28 after 2, 7 min since (41% of 16)
BACK Kolek back 1/28 after 2, 19 min since (171% of 11)
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.
1/16 vs CLE 115-117 — PHI notes
PHI lost 115-117. PHI shot 47% (43 of 91) to CLE's 52%, 12 of 32 from three. PHI turned it over 10 times to CLE's 18. Embiid led with 33 (10 of 22, 2 of 3 from three, 11 of 12 at the line); Maxey added 22, Grimes 14. Q2 was theirs, 31-24, but the other 3 periods went 93-84 against them. They led by as many as 11.
1/19 vs IND 113-104 — PHI notes
PHI won 113-104. PHI shot 48% (42 of 88) to IND's 48%, 5 of 17 from three, and went to the line 36 times to IND's 14 — 24 points from the stripe to their 11. PHI turned it over 8 times to IND's 22. Embiid led with 30 (10 of 17, 9 of 10 at the line); Maxey added 29, Oubre Jr. 18. The hinge was Q4, 31-23: a lead of 1 became 9, and the lead reached 16. PHI trailed 50-55 at the half and won the second half 63-49. Maxey was the night's best plus/minus at +16.
1/20 vs PHX 110-116 — PHI notes
PHI lost 110-116. PHI shot 42% (39 of 93) to PHX's 43%, 11 of 34 from three, and went to the line 27 times to PHX's 20 — 21 points from the stripe to their 20. Edgecombe led with 25 (10 of 21, 2 of 7 from three); Oubre Jr. added 21, Maxey 20. Q4 was theirs, 26-19, the deficit cut from 13 to 6, but the other 3 periods went 97-84 against them. Edwards's -17 in 12 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/22 vs HOU 128-122 — PHI notes
PHI won 128-122 in 1 overtime. PHI shot 55% (49 of 89) to HOU's 46%, 11 of 32 from three. Maxey led with 36 (15 of 28, 2 of 10 from three); Embiid added 32, Oubre Jr. 26. The hinge was Q2, 36-27: PHI came in trailing by 2 and left it ahead by 7. Embiid was the night's best plus/minus at +21.
1/24 vs NYK 109-112 — PHI notes
PHI lost 109-112. PHI shot 51% (39 of 77) to NYK's 44%, 9 of 29 from three. The glass went 37-53 against them. Embiid led with 38 (13 of 21, 3 of 5 from three, 9 of 12 at the line); Maxey added 22, Edgecombe 14. Q4 was theirs, 32-22, the deficit cut from 13 to 3, but the other 3 periods went 90-77 against them.
1/26 @ CHA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Charlotte comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 106, shooting 46 percent and 34 from three, 21 free throws a game; Miller at 23 and Knueppel at 18 a game. It has won the glass by 8 a night. Without Hall (8 straight). One day's rest. Philadelphia comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 114, shooting 48 percent and 33 from three, 27 free throws a game; Embiid at 33 and Maxey at 26 a game. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. Without Drummond (2 straight), McCain (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: Charlotte wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Charlotte has been plus-8 a night and Philadelphia minus-4 and the defense, Charlotte allowing 106 a night to Philadelphia's 114. Call it Charlotte 115, Philadelphia 112, Philadelphia keeping it close.
1/27 vs MIL — 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 111 a night and allowing 117, shooting 47 percent and 32 from three, 27 free throws a game; Embiid at 33 and Maxey at 23 a game. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Second night of a back-to-back. Milwaukee comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 104 a night and allowing 118, shooting 45 percent and 37 from three, 20 free throws a game; Gia. Antetokounmpo at 22 and Portis at 14 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Porter Jr. (2 straight), Prince (36 straight). 3 days' rest.
So: Philadelphia wins, and the game turns on the arc, Milwaukee at 37 percent from three to Philadelphia's 32 and the line, where Philadelphia takes 27 free throws a game to Milwaukee's 20. Call it Philadelphia 116, Milwaukee 111.
1/29 vs SAC — 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 116 a night and allowing 120, shooting 48 percent and 37 from three, 22 free throws a game; Embiid at 33 and Maxey at 21 a game. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. One day's rest. Sacramento comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 123, shooting 47 percent and 32 from three, 21 free throws a game; DeRozan at 20 and Monk at 18 a game. That is 5 straight losses. Without Murray (12 straight), LaVine (2 straight), Plowden (36 straight). One day's rest.
So: Philadelphia wins, and the game turns on the arc, Philadelphia at 37 percent from three to Sacramento's 32. Call it Philadelphia 120, Sacramento 113.
1/31 vs NOP — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Philadelphia comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 119, shooting 50 percent and 37 from three, 23 free throws a game; Embiid at 34 and Maxey at 25 a game. It has lost the glass by 10 a night. Without Grimes (2 straight). One day's rest. New Orleans comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 109, shooting 42 percent and 27 from three, 26 free throws a game; Bey at 24 and Williamson at 19 a game. Without Murray (20 straight), Poole (3 straight), McGowens (4 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Philadelphia wins, and the game turns on the glass, where New Orleans has been plus-2 a night and Philadelphia minus-10 and the arc, Philadelphia at 37 percent from three to New Orleans's 27. Call it Philadelphia 118, New Orleans 113.
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 97-114 — NYK notes
NYK lost 97-114. NYK took 13 more shots (95 to 82), fed by 17 offensive rebounds, but shot 40% to DAL's 49%, 9 of 31 from three, and got to the line 20 times to DAL's 28. Brunson led with 22 (9 of 24, 1 of 4 from three); Towns added 22, Robinson 12. Q4 was theirs, 26-20, the deficit cut from 23 to 17, but the other 3 periods went 94-71 against them. Bridges's -21 in 33 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/21 vs BKN 120-66 — NYK notes
NYK won 120-66. NYK shot 58% (46 of 80) to BKN's 29%, 16 of 32 from three. The glass went 56-27 for them. Brunson led with 20 (8 of 17, 1 of 8 from three); Shamet added 18, Towns 14. The hinge was Q4, 32-10: a lead of 32 became 54, and the lead reached 59. McBride was the night's best plus/minus at +34.
1/24 @ PHI 112-109 — NYK notes
NYK won 112-109. NYK shot 44% (41 of 93) to PHI's 51%, 15 of 44 from three. The glass went 53-37 for them. Brunson led with 31 (11 of 24, 6 of 12 from three); Anunoby added 23, Shamet 12. The hinge was Q3, 30-13: NYK came in trailing by 4 and left it ahead by 13, and the lead reached 17. NYK trailed 60-64 at the half and won the second half 52-45. Robinson was the night's best plus/minus at +14.
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.
1/28 @ TOR — 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 115 a night and allowing 109, shooting 48 percent and 38 from three, 21 free throws a game; Quickley at 22 and Ingram at 19 a game. That is 4 straight wins. Without Poeltl (18 straight), Murray-Boyles (4 straight). 2 days' rest. New York comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 96, shooting 46 percent and 37 from three, 21 free throws a game; Brunson at 25 and Towns at 17 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 12 a night. Without Clarkson (2 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Toronto wins, and the game turns on the glass, where New York has been plus-12 a night and Toronto plus-3 and the defense, New York allowing 96 a night to Toronto's 109. Call it Toronto 111, New York 110, New York keeping it close.
1/30 vs POR — 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 110 a night and allowing 94, shooting 47 percent and 38 from three, 20 free throws a game; Brunson at 23 and Anunoby at 16 a game. That is 4 straight wins. It has won the glass by 11 a night. One day's rest. Portland comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 109, shooting 43 percent and 32 from three, 22 free throws a game; Sharpe at 23 and Avdija at 22 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has won the glass by 8 a night. Without Henderson (48 straight), Murray (11 straight), Thybulle (43 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the defense, New York allowing 94 a night to Portland's 109 and the arc, New York at 38 percent from three to Portland's 32. Call it New York 115, Portland 106.
2/01 vs LAL — 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 116 a night and allowing 90, shooting 49 percent and 40 from three, 19 free throws a game; Brunson at 24 and Anunoby at 19 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 13 a night. Without McBride (2 straight). One day's rest. The Lakers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 116, shooting 51 percent and 39 from three, 25 free throws a game; Dončić at 35 and James at 19 a game. Without Reaves (18 straight). One day's rest.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the defense, New York allowing 90 a night to the Lakers' 116 and the glass, where New York has been plus-13 a night and the Lakers minus-2. Call it New York 118, the Lakers 108, New York by 10.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
NYKAH A. Hukporti
GY G. Yabusele
JB J. Brunson
JH J. Hart
KT K. Towns
LS L. Shamet
MB M. Bridges
MM M. McBride
MR M. Robinson
OA O. Anunoby
PHIAB A. Bona
DB D. Barlow
JE J. Embiid
KO K. Oubre Jr.
PG P. George
QG Q. Grimes
TM T. Maxey
TW T. Watford
VE V. Edgecombe
NYK/PHI 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
Brunson scores 31 points to lift the Knicks over Embiid and the 76ers, 112-109
PHILADELPHIA -- — Jalen Brunson scored 31 points, OG Anunoby added 23 and the New York Knicks followed their most lopsided win in franchise history with a 112-109 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Saturday.
The Knicks crushed the Nets 120-66 on Wednesday and then exploded with a 30-point third quarter in a stiffer road test that sent them to their first win in three tries this season over the 76ers.
Joel Embiid had 38 points and 11 rebounds, but turned the ball over on the final play of the game after the Knicks seemingly tried to intentionally foul him. Tyrese Maxey scored 22 points for the Sixers but shot an airball on a late tying 3-point attempt from near halfcourt as he anticipated an intentional foul that didn't come.
The 76ers had pulled within two late until Anunoby and Landry Shamet followed with consecutive 3s that helped the Knicks stave off the late-game collapse.
Led by Brunson, the Knicks opened the quarter on a 21-7 run and made Philly sound a bit like the inside of Madison Square Garden. The “Let's go Knicks!” chants that had largely been tamped down by boos in a competitive first half, instead filled the arena with each big Knicks bucket.
Brunson gave a little wave after he buried a 3 for an 84-72 lead. Embiid tried to rally the Sixers and his three-point play in the fourth — aided by a sixth foul on Karl-AnthonyTowns — cut it to 98-92.
It wasn't enough and a Knicks team that had lost nine of its previous 11 games heading into the Nets game has now won two straight. Modest, yes, but good enough to ensure the Sixers didn't gain ground on them in the East standings.
Embiid played a season-high 46 minutes in an overtime win over Houston on Thursday and followed with 28 points on 10-of-12 shooing in the first half Saturday.
He never looked more like his old self this season than when he barreled down the lane and hammered a one-handed dunk that sent the crowd into a frenzy. Embiid has scored at least 30 points in four straight games and has reached 20 in a season-high 16 straight games.