Game ID: 22500887
New York Knicks @ Toronto Raptors
Tuesday, March 3, 2026 at 7:30 PM ET
Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, ON
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
TOR 31 27 24 13 95NYK 32 36 19 24 111
NYK @ TOR ScoutingNYK @ 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.
TOR availability going into 2/22 · 2 days' restBACK Poeltl back 2/11 after 24, 18 min since (75% of 24)
TOR availability going into 2/24 · 1 day's restBACK Poeltl back 2/11 after 24, 21 min since (86% of 24)
TOR availability going into 2/25 · back-to-backBACK Poeltl back 2/11 after 24, 21 min since (86% of 24)
TOR availability going into 2/28 · 2 days' restBACK Poeltl back 2/11 after 24, 23 min since (93% of 24)
TOR availability going into 3/03 · 2 days' restOUT Dick missed 2 since 2/25, returns tonight: 1 min (6% of 14)
TOR availability going into 3/05 · 1 day's restOUT Murray-Boyles missed 2 since 2/28, out tonight
BACK Dick back 3/03 after 2, 1 min since (6% of 14)
TOR availability going into 3/08 · 2 days' restOUT Murray-Boyles missed 3 since 2/28, out tonight
BACK Dick back 3/03 after 2, 2 min since (17% of 14)
TOR availability going into 3/10 · 1 day's restOUT Murray-Boyles missed 4 since 2/28, out tonight
BACK Dick back 3/03 after 2, 6 min since (43% of 14)
TOR availability going into 3/11 · back-to-backOUT Murray-Boyles missed 5 since 2/28, out tonight
BACK Dick back 3/03 after 2, 6 min since (47% of 14)
NYK availability going into 2/22 · back-to-backOUT McBride missed 11 since 1/28, out tonight
OUT Clarkson missed 2 since 2/19, out tonight
OUT Kolek missed 2 since 2/19, out tonight
BACK Anunoby back 2/19 after 4, 36 min since (108% of 33)
NEW Shamet 21 to 29 min over the last 5
NEW Alvarado 14 to 20 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 2/24 · 1 day's restOUT McBride missed 12 since 1/28, out tonight
OUT Clarkson missed 3 since 2/19, returns tonight: 1 min (7% of 16)
OUT Kolek missed 3 since 2/19, returns tonight: 3 min (24% of 11)
BACK Anunoby back 2/19 after 4, 35 min since (105% of 33)
NEW Shamet 21 to 28 min over the last 5
NEW Alvarado 14 to 20 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 2/27 · 2 days' restOUT McBride missed 13 since 1/28, out tonight
BACK Anunoby back 2/19 after 4, 35 min since (105% of 33)
BACK Clarkson back 2/24 after 3, 1 min since (7% of 16)
BACK Kolek back 2/24 after 3, 3 min since (24% of 11)
NEW Alvarado 14 to 21 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 3/01 · 1 day's restOUT McBride missed 14 since 1/28, out tonight
BACK Anunoby back 2/19 after 4, 34 min since (100% of 33)
BACK Clarkson back 2/24 after 3, 4 min since (22% of 16)
BACK Kolek back 2/24 after 3, 4 min since (37% of 11)
NEW Alvarado 14 to 20 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 3/03 · 1 day's restOUT McBride missed 15 since 1/28, out tonight
BACK Clarkson back 2/24 after 3, 4 min since (22% of 16)
BACK Kolek back 2/24 after 3, 4 min since (32% of 11)
NEW Alvarado 14 to 19 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 3/04 · back-to-backOUT McBride missed 16 since 1/28, out tonight
OUT Clarkson missed 2 since 3/01, out tonight
BACK Kolek back 2/24 after 3, 3 min since (26% of 11)
NYK availability going into 3/06 · 1 day's restOUT McBride missed 17 since 1/28, out tonight
OUT Clarkson missed 3 since 3/01, returns tonight: 7 min (43% of 16)
BACK Kolek back 2/24 after 3, 3 min since (26% of 11)
NYK availability going into 3/08 · 1 day's restOUT McBride missed 18 since 1/28, out tonight
BACK Clarkson back 3/06 after 3, 7 min since (43% of 16)
NYK availability going into 3/09 · back-to-backOUT McBride missed 19 since 1/28, out tonight
BACK Clarkson back 3/06 after 3, 9 min since (52% of 16)
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 116 a night and allowing 109, shooting 47 percent and 38 from three, 24 free throws a game; Ingram at 22 and Quickley at 22 a game. 2 days' rest. New York comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 100, shooting 46 percent and 37 from three, 19 free throws a game; Brunson at 22 and Towns at 19 a game. Without McBride (15 straight). One day's rest.
So: Toronto wins, and the game turns on the defense, New York allowing 100 a night to Toronto's 109 and the line, where Toronto takes 24 free throws a game to New York's 19. Call it Toronto 112, New York 110, New York keeping it close.
2/22 @ MIL 122-94 — TOR notes
TOR won 122-94. TOR shot 47% (44 of 94) to MIL's 41%, 16 of 46 from three. TOR turned it over 6 times to MIL's 17. Quickley led with 32 (11 of 19, 5 of 11 from three); Ingram added 22, Mamukelashvili 15. The hinge was Q2, 38-24: TOR came in trailing by 5 and left it ahead by 9, and the lead reached 31. Shead was the night's best plus/minus at +26.
2/24 vs OKC 107-116 — TOR notes
TOR lost 107-116. TOR shot 47% (41 of 88) to OKC's 47%, 18 of 38 from three. The glass went 34-49 against them. Barrett led with 21 (8 of 15, 4 of 6 from three); Quickley added 17, Walter 17. Q4 was theirs, 27-18, the deficit cut from 18 to 9, but the other 3 periods went 98-80 against them. They led by as many as 10. Ingram's -23 in 35 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/25 vs SAS 107-110 — TOR notes
TOR lost 107-110. TOR shot 42% (38 of 90) to SAS's 47%, 8 of 23 from three. The glass went 50-40 for them. Ingram led with 20 (9 of 22); Quickley added 20, Barnes 15. Q3 was theirs, 31-21, but the other 3 periods went 89-76 against them. They led by as many as 15. Murray-Boyles's -18 in 15 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/28 @ WAS 134-125 — TOR notes
TOR won 134-125. TOR shot 60% (51 of 85) to WAS's 53%, 9 of 22 from three, and went to the line 27 times to WAS's 21 — 23 points from the stripe to their 15. Quickley led with 27 (10 of 15, 2 of 7 from three); Ingram added 24, Barrett 21. The hinge was Q3, 37-28: TOR came in trailing by 3 and left it ahead by 6, and the lead reached 17. TOR trailed 61-64 at the half and won the second half 73-61. Poeltl was the night's best plus/minus at +18.
3/03 vs NYK 95-111 — TOR notes
TOR lost 95-111. TOR shot 45% (35 of 77) to NYK's 57%, 8 of 28 from three, and went to the line 19 times to NYK's 12 — 17 points from the stripe to their 9. The glass went 28-43 against them. Ingram led with 31 (11 of 20, 3 of 5 from three, 6 of 7 at the line); Barrett added 20, Barnes 14. Q3 was theirs, 24-19, the deficit cut from 10 to 5, but the other 3 periods went 92-71 against them. They led by as many as 10. Barrett's -16 in 37 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/05 @ MIN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Minnesota comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 112, shooting 49 percent and 36 from three, 25 free throws a game; Edwards at 31 and McDaniels at 19 a game. That is 4 straight wins. Without Conley (2 straight). One day's rest. Toronto comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 111, shooting 48 percent and 38 from three, 22 free throws a game; Ingram at 22 and Quickley at 22 a game. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. Without Murray-Boyles (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Minnesota wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Minnesota has been plus-3 a night and Toronto minus-4 and the turnovers, Minnesota giving it away 15 times a game to Toronto's 11. Call it Minnesota 115, Toronto 111, Toronto keeping it close.
3/08 vs DAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Toronto comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 115, shooting 49 percent and 39 from three, 22 free throws a game; Ingram at 21 and Barrett at 20 a game. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. Without Murray-Boyles (3 straight). 2 days' rest. Dallas comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 99 a night and allowing 115, shooting 41 percent and 32 from three, 26 free throws a game; Thompson at 17 and Williams at 15 a game. That is 5 straight losses. Without Bagley III (5 straight), Poulakidas (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Toronto wins, and the game turns on the arc, Toronto at 39 percent from three to Dallas's 32. Call it Toronto 115, Dallas 109.
3/10 @ HOU — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Houston comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 118, shooting 48 percent and 32 from three, 24 free throws a game; Durant at 26 and Thompson at 22 a game. It has won the glass by 8 a night. One day's rest. Toronto comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 111, shooting 50 percent and 34 from three, 24 free throws a game; Barrett at 22 and Ingram at 20 a game. Without Murray-Boyles (4 straight). One day's rest.
So: Houston wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Houston has been plus-8 a night and Toronto minus-2 and the turnovers, Houston giving it away 16 times a game to Toronto's 11. Call it Houston 114, Toronto 112, Toronto keeping it close.
3/11 @ NOP — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New Orleans comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 121, shooting 47 percent and 33 from three, 32 free throws a game; Williamson at 22 and Murphy III at 21 a game. Without Poole (5 straight). 2 days' rest. Toronto comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 111, shooting 50 percent and 31 from three, 24 free throws a game; Barrett at 24 and Barnes at 18 a game. It has lost the glass by 9 a night. Without Murray-Boyles (5 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: New Orleans wins, and the game turns on the glass, where New Orleans has been plus-2 a night and Toronto minus-9 and the defense, Toronto allowing 111 a night to New Orleans's 121. Call it New Orleans 117, Toronto 114, Toronto keeping it close.
2/22 @ CHI 105-99 — NYK notes
NYK won 105-99. NYK shot 45% (38 of 84) to CHI's 40%, 15 of 42 from three. Towns led with 28 (10 of 17, 5 of 9 from three); Brunson added 19, Shamet 16. The hinge was Q3, 31-25: NYK came in trailing by 1 and left it ahead by 5. NYK trailed 52-53 at the half and won the second half 53-46. Anunoby was the night's best plus/minus at +17.
2/24 @ CLE 94-109 — NYK notes
NYK lost 94-109. NYK shot 41% (35 of 86) to CLE's 43%, 10 of 37 from three, and got to the line 21 times to CLE's 30. NYK turned it over 16 times to CLE's 11, and CLE turned those into 11 steals. Brunson led with 20 (6 of 19, 3 of 7 from three, 5 of 7 at the line); Bridges added 18, Towns 14. Q2 was theirs, 28-25, the deficit cut from 9 to 6, but the other 3 periods went 84-66 against them. Shamet's -22 in 20 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/27 @ MIL 127-98 — NYK notes
NYK won 127-98. NYK shot 52% (46 of 88) to MIL's 43%, 21 of 42 from three, and got to the line 16 times to MIL's 22. NYK turned it over 10 times to MIL's 16. The glass went 44-34 for them. Brunson led with 27 (11 of 17, 4 of 6 from three); Anunoby added 24, Towns 17. The hinge was Q2, 39-27: a lead of 8 became 20, and the lead reached 32. Diawara was the night's best plus/minus at +25.
3/01 vs SAS 114-89 — NYK notes
NYK won 114-89. NYK shot 44% (43 of 97) to SAS's 42%, 17 of 48 from three. NYK turned it over 13 times to SAS's 22. The glass went 54-41 for them. Bridges led with 25 (10 of 17, 5 of 9 from three); Brunson added 24, Diawara 14. The hinge was Q4, 34-20: a lead of 11 became 25. Bridges was the night's best plus/minus at +21.
3/03 @ TOR 111-95 — NYK notes
NYK won 111-95. NYK shot 57% (46 of 81) to TOR's 45%, 10 of 29 from three, and got to the line 12 times to TOR's 19. The glass went 43-28 for them. Brunson led with 26 (10 of 22, 2 of 7 from three); Towns added 21, Anunoby 15. The hinge was Q4, 24-13: a lead of 5 became 16. Alvarado was the night's best plus/minus at +19.
3/04 vs OKC — 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 98, shooting 48 percent and 37 from three, 18 free throws a game; Brunson at 23 and Towns at 18 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 7 a night. Without McBride (16 straight), Clarkson (2 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. OKC comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 109, shooting 44 percent and 31 from three, 20 free throws a game; Wallace at 16 and McCain at 14 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Without Jal. Williams (8 straight), Mitchell (18 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the defense, New York allowing 98 a night to OKC's 109 and the glass, where New York has been plus-7 a night and OKC plus-0. Call it New York 112, OKC 110, OKC keeping it close.
3/06 @ DEN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Denver comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 113, shooting 47 percent and 38 from three, 27 free throws a game; Murray at 28 and Jokić at 28 a game. Without Johnson (2 straight), Watson (11 straight), Gordon (17 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. New York comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 99, shooting 47 percent and 36 from three, 18 free throws a game; Brunson at 23 and Towns at 16 a game. It has won the glass by 9 a night. Without McBride (17 straight), Clarkson (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: New York wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, New York allowing 99 a night to Denver's 113 and the line, where Denver takes 27 free throws a game to New York's 18. Call it New York 113, Denver 112, Denver keeping it close.
3/08 @ LAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Lakers come in 4-1 over their last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 109, shooting 51 percent and 42 from three, 21 free throws a game; Dončić at 30 and James at 21 a game. One day's rest. New York comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 98, shooting 51 percent and 39 from three, 18 free throws a game; Brunson at 20 and Anunoby at 20 a game. It has won the glass by 13 a night. Without McBride (18 straight). One day's rest.
So: The Lakers win, and the game turns on the glass, where New York has been plus-13 a night and the Lakers minus-1 and the defense, New York allowing 98 a night to the Lakers' 109. Call it the Lakers 114, New York 113, New York keeping it close.
3/09 @ LAC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Clippers come in 4-1 over their last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 112, shooting 52 percent and 36 from three, 28 free throws a game; Leonard at 27 and Mathurin at 16 a game. Without Collins (4 straight), Bogdanović (5 straight). One day's rest. New York comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 100, shooting 49 percent and 34 from three, 19 free throws a game; Brunson at 20 and Towns at 18 a game. It has won the glass by 12 a night. Without McBride (19 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: The Clippers win, and the game turns on the glass, where New York has been plus-12 a night and the Clippers plus-3 and the defense, New York allowing 100 a night to the Clippers' 112. Call it the Clippers 114, New York 111, New York keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
NYKAH A. Hukporti
JA J. Alvarado
JB J. Brunson
JH J. Hart
KT K. Towns
LS L. Shamet
MB M. Bridges
MD M. Diawara
MR M. Robinson
OA O. Anunoby
TORAM A. Martin
BI B. Ingram
GD G. Dick
IQ I. Quickley
JP J. Poeltl
JS J. Shead
JW J. Walter
RB R. Barrett
SB S. Barnes
SM S. Mamukelashvili
NYK/TOR 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 26 as Knicks beat Raptors 111-95, extending win streak over Toronto to 12
TORONTO -- — Jalen Brunson had 26 points and 10 assists, Karl-Anthony Towns added 21 points and 12 rebounds, and the New York Knicks beat the Toronto Raptors 111-95 on Wednesday night for their fifth win in six games.
After snapping San Antonio’s 11-game winning streak on Sunday , the Knicks ran their win streak against Toronto to 12. The Raptors last beat New York on Jan. 22, 2023, a 125-116 win at Toronto.
The Knicks (40-22) became the third Eastern Conference team to reach 40 wins, joining Detroit and Boston. OG Anunoby scored 15 points against his former team, Landry Shamet and Josh Hart each had 12 and Mikal Bridges added 11 for New York.
Brandon Ingram scored 31 points and RJ Barrett had 20 for Toronto, which lost its fourth straight at home and dropped to 4-10 against Atlantic Division opponents.
Toronto’s Scottie Barnes scored 14 points, and Immanuel Quickley had 13 points and 12 assists.
New York had 17 turnovers, leading to 22 points for Toronto. The Raptors were sloppy, too, making 15 miscues that led to 17 points for the Knicks.
New York’s reserves outscored Toronto’s 26-8.
Ingram had 16 points in the first quarter, one more than the rest of the Raptors combined. Toronto led 25-15 with 4:13 left in the first but trailed 68-58 at the half.
The Raptors opened the game by connecting on their first three attempts from 3-point range but went 5 for 25 from distance the rest of the way.
Toronto (35-26) lost for the 24th time when allowing 110 points or more.