Game ID: 22501202
New York Knicks @ Toronto Raptors
Tuesday, December 9, 2025 at 8:30 PM ET
Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, ON
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
TOR 39 13 27 22 101NYK 35 34 25 23 117
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 12/02 · 1 day's restOUT Barrett missed 4 since 11/24, out tonight
BACK Murray-Boyles back 11/23 after 2, 14 min since (64% of 22)
NEW Poeltl 24 to 30 min over the last 3
TOR availability going into 12/04 · 1 day's restOUT Barrett missed 5 since 11/24, out tonight
NEW Poeltl 24 to 29 min over the last 4
TOR availability going into 12/05 · back-to-backOUT Barrett missed 6 since 11/24, out tonight
NEW Poeltl 24 to 30 min over the last 3
TOR availability going into 12/07 · 1 day's restOUT Barrett missed 7 since 11/24, out tonight
OUT Agbaji missed 2 since 12/04, returns tonight: 22 min (143% of 16)
TOR availability going into 12/09 · 1 day's restOUT Barrett missed 8 since 11/24, out tonight
BACK Agbaji back 12/07 after 2, 22 min since (143% of 16)
TOR availability going into 12/15 · 5 days' restOUT Barrett missed 9 since 11/24, out tonight
BACK Agbaji back 12/07 after 2, 24 min since (154% of 16)
TOR availability going into 12/18 · 2 days' restOUT Barrett missed 10 since 11/24, out tonight
BACK Agbaji back 12/07 after 2, 23 min since (149% of 16)
TOR availability going into 12/20 · 1 day's restOUT Barrett missed 11 since 11/24, out tonight
BACK Agbaji back 12/07 after 2, 22 min since (145% of 16)
TOR availability going into 12/21 · back-to-backOUT Barrett missed 12 since 11/24, out tonight
OUT Poeltl missed 2 since 12/18, returns tonight: 7 min (27% of 24)
BACK Agbaji back 12/07 after 2, 23 min since (151% of 16)
NYK availability going into 12/02 · 1 day's restOUT Anunoby missed 7 since 11/17, out tonight
OUT Shamet missed 4 since 11/24, out tonight
BACK Kolek back 11/22 after 3, 15 min since (132% of 11)
NEW McBride 24 to 34 min over the last 4
NEW Clarkson 16 to 22 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 12/03 · back-to-backOUT Anunoby missed 8 since 11/17, out tonight
OUT Shamet missed 5 since 11/24, out tonight
NEW Hart 31 to 37 min over the last 5
NEW McBride 24 to 35 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 12/05 · 1 day's restOUT Anunoby missed 9 since 11/17, returns tonight: 23 min (68% of 33)
OUT Shamet missed 6 since 11/24, out tonight
NEW Hart 31 to 36 min over the last 5
NEW McBride 24 to 36 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 12/07 · 1 day's restOUT Shamet missed 7 since 11/24, out tonight
BACK Anunoby back 12/05 after 9, 23 min since (68% of 33)
NEW McBride 24 to 32 min over the last 5
NEW Clarkson 16 to 24 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 12/09 · 1 day's restOUT Shamet missed 8 since 11/24, out tonight
BACK Anunoby back 12/05 after 9, 25 min since (75% of 33)
NEW McBride 24 to 30 min over the last 5
NEW Clarkson 16 to 23 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 12/13
OUT Shamet missed 9 since 11/24, tonight's box is missing
BACK Anunoby back 12/05 after 9, 29 min since (86% of 33)
NEW Clarkson 16 to 24 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 12/18 · 4 days' restOUT Shamet missed 9 since 11/24, out tonight
BACK Anunoby back 12/05 after 9, 29 min since (86% of 33)
NEW Clarkson 16 to 24 min over the last 4
NYK availability going into 12/19 · back-to-backOUT McBride missed 2 since 12/09, out tonight
OUT Shamet missed 10 since 11/24, out tonight
BACK Anunoby back 12/05 after 9, 30 min since (90% of 33)
NEW Clarkson 16 to 26 min over the last 4
NYK availability going into 12/21 · 1 day's restOUT McBride missed 3 since 12/09, out tonight
OUT Shamet missed 11 since 11/24, out tonight
NEW Clarkson 16 to 22 min over the last 4
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 107 a night and allowing 118, shooting 46 percent and 35 from three, 19 free throws a game; Barnes at 20 and Quickley at 19 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without Barrett (8 straight). One day's rest. New York comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 107, shooting 49 percent and 39 from three, 21 free throws a game; Towns at 26 and Brunson at 24 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without Shamet (8 straight). One day's rest.
So: New York wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where New York has been plus-6 a night and Toronto minus-4 and the defense, New York allowing 107 a night to Toronto's 118. Call it New York 117, Toronto 112.
12/02 vs POR 121-118 — TOR notes
TOR won 121-118. TOR shot 53% (48 of 90) to POR's 49%, 11 of 30 from three, and got to the line 21 times to POR's 32. Barnes led with 28 (10 of 18, 3 of 7 from three, 5 of 7 at the line); Quickley added 23, Ingram 21. The hinge was Q3, 32-23: a lead of 6 became 15. Barnes was the night's best plus/minus at +18.
12/04 vs LAL 120-123 — TOR notes
TOR lost 120-123. TOR shot 49% (44 of 89) to LAL's 50%, 15 of 37 from three. Barnes led with 23 (8 of 16, 2 of 5 from three, 5 of 6 at the line); Ingram added 20, Walter 17. Q3 was theirs, 40-33, the deficit cut from 9 to 2, but the other 3 periods went 90-80 against them. Quickley's -11 in 32 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/05 vs CHA 86-111 — TOR notes
TOR lost 86-111. TOR took 18 more shots (92 to 74), fed by 12 offensive rebounds, but shot 37% to CHA's 50%, 9 of 29 from three, and got to the line 13 times to CHA's 33. TOR turned it over 19 times to CHA's 24. Quickley led with 31 (11 of 22, 4 of 10 from three); Barnes added 13. Q1 was theirs, 24-18, but the other 3 periods went 93-62 against them. They led by as many as 11. Walter's -24 in 25 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/07 vs BOS 113-121 — TOR notes
TOR lost 113-121. TOR shot 49% (43 of 88) to BOS's 48%, 9 of 22 from three, and went to the line 21 times to BOS's 14 — 18 points from the stripe to their 13. Ingram led with 30 (11 of 20, 4 of 7 from three, 4 of 6 at the line); Barnes added 18, Mamukelashvili 14. Q3 was theirs, 32-20, the deficit cut from 18 to 6, but the other 3 periods went 101-81 against them. Poeltl's -18 in 25 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/09 vs NYK 101-117 — TOR notes
TOR lost 101-117. TOR took 10 more shots (90 to 80), fed by 12 offensive rebounds, but shot 43% to NYK's 52%, 11 of 38 from three, and got to the line 18 times to NYK's 28. The glass went 37-48 against them. Ingram led with 31 (11 of 18, 3 of 5 from three, 6 of 8 at the line); Shead added 18, Barnes 13. Q1 was theirs, 39-35, but the other 3 periods went 82-62 against them. Barnes's -20 in 37 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/15 @ MIA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Miami comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 118, shooting 47 percent and 36 from three, 22 free throws a game; Powell at 24 and Herro at 21 a game. That is 4 straight losses. Without Jakučionis (4 straight). 5 days' rest. Toronto comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 118, shooting 46 percent and 35 from three, 19 free throws a game; Ingram at 22 and Quickley at 20 a game. That is 4 straight losses. Without Barrett (9 straight). 5 days' rest.
So: Miami wins, and the game turns on the turnovers, Toronto giving it away 15 times a game to Miami's 11. Call it Miami 118, Toronto 114, Toronto keeping it close.
12/18 @ MIL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Milwaukee comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 105 a night and allowing 115, shooting 47 percent and 34 from three, 22 free throws a game; Porter Jr. at 20 and Portis at 16 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Green (3 straight), Gia. Antetokounmpo (4 straight), Prince (19 straight). 3 days' rest. Toronto comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 105 a night and allowing 114, shooting 45 percent and 36 from three, 16 free throws a game; Ingram at 23 and Quickley at 18 a game. Without Barrett (10 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Milwaukee wins, and the game turns on the line, where Milwaukee takes 22 free throws a game to Toronto's 16. Call it Milwaukee 113, Toronto 112, Toronto keeping it close.
12/20 vs BOS — 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 103 a night and allowing 110, shooting 45 percent and 35 from three, 16 free throws a game; Ingram at 25 and Barnes at 17 a game. Without Barrett (11 straight). One day's rest. Boston comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 112, shooting 48 percent and 40 from three, 20 free throws a game; Brown at 31 and White at 24 a game. Without Garza (4 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Toronto wins, and the game turns on the arc, Boston at 40 percent from three to Toronto's 35 and the turnovers, Toronto giving it away 16 times a game to Boston's 13. Call it Toronto 113, Boston 112, Boston keeping it close.
12/21 @ BKN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Brooklyn comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 106, shooting 46 percent and 35 from three, 20 free throws a game; Porter Jr. at 27 and Clowney at 15 a game. It has won the glass by 4 a night. Without Thomas (18 straight), Saraf (3 straight), Etienne (4 straight). 2 days' rest. Toronto comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 105 a night and allowing 110, shooting 46 percent and 36 from three, 16 free throws a game; Ingram at 28 and Barnes at 17 a game. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. Without Barrett (12 straight), Poeltl (2 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Brooklyn wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Brooklyn has been plus-4 a night and Toronto minus-4. Call it Brooklyn 113, Toronto 109, Toronto keeping it close.
12/02 @ BOS 117-123 — NYK notes
NYK lost 117-123. NYK shot 51% (43 of 85) to BOS's 56%, 19 of 44 from three. Bridges led with 35 (12 of 17, 8 of 12 from three); Towns added 29, Hart 19. Q4 was theirs, 41-29, the deficit cut from 18 to 6, but the other 3 periods went 94-76 against them. They led by as many as 14. Kolek's -23 in 15 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/03 vs CHA 119-104 — NYK notes
NYK won 119-104. NYK shot 48% (42 of 88) to CHA's 40%, 12 of 38 from three, and went to the line 27 times to CHA's 21 — 23 points from the stripe to their 19. Towns led with 35 (13 of 23, 3 of 7 from three, 6 of 7 at the line); Brunson added 26, Bridges 16. The hinge was Q1, 27-12: from level to 15 ahead, and the lead reached 22. Towns was the night's best plus/minus at +21.
12/05 vs UTA 146-112 — NYK notes
NYK won 146-112. NYK shot 56% (51 of 91) to UTA's 40%, 21 of 42 from three, and got to the line 26 times to UTA's 35. Brunson led with 33 (9 of 17, 6 of 9 from three, 9 of 9 at the line); McBride added 22, Towns 18. The hinge was Q1, 41-13: from level to 28 ahead, and the lead reached 41. Brunson was the night's best plus/minus at +37.
12/07 vs ORL 106-100 — NYK notes
NYK won 106-100. NYK shot 43% (39 of 91) to ORL's 38%, 11 of 35 from three. Brunson led with 30 (10 of 23, 1 of 7 from three, 9 of 12 at the line); Anunoby added 21, Hart 17. The hinge was Q3, 28-18: NYK came in trailing by 1 and left it ahead by 9, and the lead reached 16. NYK trailed 54-55 at the half and won the second half 52-45. Anunoby was the night's best plus/minus at +20.
12/09 @ TOR 117-101 — NYK notes
NYK won 117-101. NYK shot 52% (42 of 80) to TOR's 43%, 16 of 35 from three, and went to the line 28 times to TOR's 18 — 17 points from the stripe to their 12. The glass went 48-37 for them. Brunson led with 35 (13 of 19, 6 of 9 from three); Hart added 21, Bridges 15. The hinge was Q2, 34-13: NYK came in trailing by 4 and left it ahead by 17, and the lead reached 24. Towns was the night's best plus/minus at +21.
12/13 @ 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 112 a night and allowing 111, shooting 45 percent and 34 from three, 23 free throws a game; Fra. Wagner at 22 and Bane at 22 a game. 3 days' rest. New York comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 108, shooting 50 percent and 41 from three, 24 free throws a game; Brunson at 28 and Towns at 24 a game. That is 4 straight wins. Without Shamet (9 straight). 3 days' rest.
So: New York wins, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, New York at 41 percent from three to Orlando's 34. Call it New York 115, Orlando 114, Orlando keeping it close.
12/18 @ IND — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Indiana comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 114, shooting 45 percent and 38 from three, 23 free throws a game; Siakam at 23 and Mathurin at 18 a game. It has lost the glass by 8 a night. Without Nesmith (14 straight), Sheppard (4 straight), Toppin (23 straight). 3 days' rest. New York comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 108, shooting 50 percent and 41 from three, 24 free throws a game; Brunson at 28 and Towns at 24 a game. That is 4 straight wins. Without Shamet (9 straight). 4 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 Indiana minus-8. Call it New York 117, Indiana 111.
12/19 vs PHI — 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 106, shooting 49 percent and 40 from three, 24 free throws a game; Brunson at 30 and Towns at 22 a game. That is 5 straight wins. Without McBride (2 straight), Shamet (10 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Philadelphia comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 107, shooting 41 percent and 36 from three, 27 free throws a game; Maxey at 25 and George at 22 a game. Without Maxey (2 straight), Oubre Jr. (13 straight), Bona (3 straight). 4 days' rest.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the arc, New York at 40 percent from three to Philadelphia's 36. Call it New York 116, Philadelphia 111.
12/21 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 118 a night and allowing 108, shooting 48 percent and 39 from three, 24 free throws a game; Brunson at 29 and Towns at 18 a game. It has won the glass by 8 a night. Without McBride (3 straight), Shamet (11 straight). One day's rest. Miami comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 115, shooting 44 percent and 31 from three, 23 free throws a game; Powell at 20 and Jaquez Jr. at 16 a game. Without Herro (3 straight), Larsson (3 straight), Jović (2 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 Miami minus-2 and the arc, New York at 39 percent from three to Miami's 31. Call it New York 119, Miami 110.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
TORAL A. Lawson
BI B. Ingram
CH C. Hepburn
CM C. Murray-Boyles
GD G. Dick
GT G. Temple
JM J. Mogbo
JP J. Poeltl
JS J. Shead
JW J. Walter
OA O. Agbaji
SB S. Barnes
SM S. Mamukelashvili
NYKGY G. Yabusele
JB J. Brunson
JC J. Clarkson
JH J. Hart
KM K. McCullar Jr.
KT K. Towns
MB M. Bridges
MD M. Diawara
MR M. Robinson
OA O. Anunoby
TE T. Evbuomwan
TK T. Kolek
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
Brunson scores 35 points as Knicks rout Raptors 117-101 to reach NBA Cup semifinals for first time
TORONTO -- — Jalen Brunson scored 35 points, Josh Hart added 21 and the New York Knicks advanced to the NBA Cup semifinals for the first time in three tries by beating the struggling Toronto Raptors 117-101 on Tuesday night.
Karl-Anthony Towns had 14 points and 16 rebounds for the Knicks, who will face Orlando in the semifinal round at Las Vegas on Saturday.
The Magic reached the semifinals by beating Miami earlier Tuesday.
Towns returned after sitting out Sunday’s home win over Orlando because of tightness in his left calf.
Mikal Bridges scored 15 points for New York and OG Anunoby had 13 against his former team.
The only team to reach the quarterfinals in all three years of the event, the Knicks had lost their previous two appearances by a combined 32 points.
New York is 11-4 all-time in NBA Cup play.
Brunson’s 26 points in the opening half were his most in any half this season.
Brandon Ingram scored 31 points and Jamal Shead had a career-high 18 but the short-handed Raptors lost their fourth straight, all at home.
Scottie Barnes and Ja’Kobe Walter each scored 13 points for the Raptors, and Jakob Poeltl added 10.
Toronto went unbeaten in group stage play with all four wins coming during a stretch that saw the Raptors go 13-1. They’re 1-6 since.
Ingram had 17 in the first quarter but the entire Raptors team couldn’t combine to match that total in the second. Toronto missed 13 of its first 15 shot attempts and finished 5 for 21 in a disastrous frame that saw the Raptors outscored 34-13.
New York led 69-52 at the half.
Neither of Toronto’s former Knicks was available Tuesday. Immanuel Quickley sat because of an illness while RJ Barrett missed his ninth straight game because of a sprained right knee.
Up next Knicks: Play Orlando in the semifinal at Las Vegas on Saturday.