Game ID: 22500718
New York Knicks @ Washington Wizards
Tuesday, February 3, 2026 at 7:00 PM ET
Capital One Arena, Washington, DC
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
WAS 22 23 26 30 101NYK 38 34 30 30 132
NYK @ WAS ScoutingNYK @ WAS 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.
WAS availability going into 1/27 · 2 days' restOUT Coulibaly missed 5 since 1/16, returns tonight: 28 min (105% of 26)
OUT Bagley III missed 2 since 1/22, out tonight
OUT Whitmore missed 23 since 12/06, out tonight
OUT Vukcevic missed 5 since 1/16, out tonight
BACK Watkins back 1/16 after 8, 23 min since (110% of 21)
BACK Gill back 1/22 after 2, 10 min since (55% of 17)
BACK Cooper back 1/24 after 25, 10 min since (56% of 17)
NEW Carrington 28 to 37 min over the last 5
NEW Johnson 24 to 32 min over the last 5
NEW Champagnie 20 to 26 min over the last 5
WAS availability going into 1/29 · 1 day's restOUT Bagley III missed 3 since 1/22, out tonight
OUT Whitmore missed 24 since 12/06, out tonight
OUT Vukcevic missed 6 since 1/16, out tonight
BACK Coulibaly back 1/27 after 5, 28 min since (105% of 26)
BACK Gill back 1/22 after 2, 8 min since (49% of 17)
BACK Cooper back 1/24 after 25, 10 min since (56% of 17)
NEW Carrington 28 to 35 min over the last 5
NEW Sarr 27 to 34 min over the last 5
NEW Johnson 24 to 33 min over the last 5
WAS availability going into 1/30 · back-to-backOUT Bagley III missed 4 since 1/22, out tonight
OUT Cooper missed 2 since 1/27, returns tonight: 13 min (75% of 17)
OUT Whitmore missed 25 since 12/06, out tonight
OUT Vukcevic missed 7 since 1/16, out tonight
BACK Coulibaly back 1/27 after 5, 28 min since (106% of 26)
BACK Gill back 1/22 after 2, 8 min since (49% of 17)
NEW Carrington 28 to 33 min over the last 5
NEW Sarr 27 to 34 min over the last 5
WAS availability going into 2/01 · 1 day's restOUT Bagley III missed 5 since 1/22, returns tonight: 19 min (97% of 19)
OUT Whitmore missed 26 since 12/06, out tonight
OUT Vukcevic missed 8 since 1/16, out tonight
OUT Labissiere missed 2 since 1/29, returns tonight: 27 min (213% of 12)
BACK Coulibaly back 1/27 after 5, 27 min since (101% of 26)
BACK Gill back 1/22 after 2, 11 min since (61% of 17)
BACK Cooper back 1/24 after 25, 11 min since (65% of 17)
NEW Sarr 27 to 34 min over the last 5
WAS availability going into 2/03 · 1 day's restOUT Johnson missed 2 since 1/30, out tonight
OUT Whitmore missed 27 since 12/06, out tonight
OUT Vukcevic missed 9 since 1/16, out tonight
BACK Coulibaly back 1/27 after 5, 25 min since (96% of 26)
BACK Bagley III back 2/01 after 5, 19 min since (97% of 19)
BACK Cooper back 1/24 after 25, 12 min since (69% of 17)
BACK Labissiere back 2/01 after 2, 27 min since (213% of 12)
NEW Sarr 27 to 33 min over the last 4
WAS availability going into 2/05 · 1 day's restOUT Johnson missed 3 since 1/30, out tonight
OUT Whitmore missed 28 since 12/06, out tonight
OUT Vukcevic missed 10 since 1/16, returns tonight: 11 min (82% of 14)
BACK Coulibaly back 1/27 after 5, 25 min since (96% of 26)
BACK Bagley III back 2/01 after 5, 17 min since (90% of 19)
BACK Cooper back 1/30 after 2, 15 min since (86% of 17)
BACK Labissiere back 2/01 after 2, 17 min since (136% of 12)
WAS availability going into 2/07 · 1 day's restOUT Johnson missed 4 since 1/30, out tonight
OUT Whitmore missed 29 since 12/06, out tonight
BACK Bagley III back 2/01 after 5, 17 min since (90% of 19)
BACK Cooper back 1/30 after 2, 20 min since (115% of 17)
BACK Vukcevic back 2/05 after 10, 11 min since (82% of 14)
BACK Labissiere back 2/01 after 2, 17 min since (136% of 12)
WAS availability going into 2/08 · back-to-backOUT Johnson missed 5 since 1/30, out tonight
OUT Whitmore missed 30 since 12/06, out tonight
BACK Bagley III back 2/01 after 5, 17 min since (90% of 19)
BACK Cooper back 1/30 after 2, 21 min since (126% of 17)
BACK Vukcevic back 2/05 after 10, 16 min since (115% of 14)
BACK Labissiere back 2/01 after 2, 17 min since (136% of 12)
NEW Riley 22 to 31 min over the last 5
NEW Watkins 21 to 30 min over the last 4
WAS availability going into 2/11 · 2 days' restOUT Johnson missed 6 since 1/30, returns tonight: 18 min (76% of 24)
OUT Whitmore missed 31 since 12/06, out tonight
BACK Bagley III back 2/01 after 5, 17 min since (90% of 19)
BACK Vukcevic back 2/05 after 10, 17 min since (125% of 14)
BACK Labissiere back 2/01 after 2, 17 min since (136% of 12)
NEW Riley 22 to 30 min over the last 5
NEW Watkins 21 to 30 min over the last 4
NEW Gill 17 to 23 min over the last 4
NEW Cooper 17 to 23 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)
NYK availability going into 2/03 · 1 day's restOUT McBride missed 3 since 1/28, out tonight
OUT Clarkson missed 2 since 1/30, returns tonight: 21 min (129% of 16)
BACK Kolek back 1/28 after 2, 17 min since (155% of 11)
NEW Robinson 18 to 24 min over the last 4
NYK availability going into 2/04 · back-to-backOUT McBride missed 4 since 1/28, out tonight
BACK Clarkson back 1/28 after 2, 14 min since (85% of 16)
BACK Kolek back 1/28 after 2, 18 min since (163% of 11)
NYK availability going into 2/06 · 1 day's restOUT McBride missed 5 since 1/28, out tonight
BACK Clarkson back 1/28 after 2, 17 min since (105% of 16)
BACK Kolek back 1/28 after 2, 17 min since (153% of 11)
NYK availability going into 2/08 · 1 day's restOUT McBride missed 6 since 1/28, out tonight
BACK Clarkson back 2/03 after 2, 21 min since (131% of 16)
NEW Kolek 11 to 17 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 2/10 · 1 day's restOUT Anunoby missed 2 since 2/06, out tonight
OUT McBride missed 7 since 1/28, out tonight
BACK Clarkson back 2/03 after 2, 18 min since (109% of 16)
NEW Shamet 21 to 26 min over the last 5
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Washington comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 117, shooting 44 percent and 35 from three, 17 free throws a game; Sarr at 21 and Johnson at 17 a game. Without Johnson (2 straight), Whitmore (27 straight). One day's rest. New York comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 97, shooting 47 percent and 39 from three, 18 free throws a game; Anunoby at 23 and Brunson at 22 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 9 a night. Without McBride (3 straight), Clarkson (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: New York wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, New York allowing 97 a night to Washington's 117 and the glass, where New York has been plus-9 a night and Washington minus-4. Call it New York 116, Washington 110.
1/27 vs POR 115-111 — WAS notes
WAS won 115-111. WAS shot 41% (40 of 98) to POR's 39%, 17 of 39 from three. WAS turned it over 13 times to POR's 20. The glass went 46-69 against them. Sarr led with 29 (11 of 29, 3 of 9 from three); George added 19, Middleton 19. The hinge was Q2, 34-25: WAS came in trailing by 2 and left it ahead by 7. George was the night's best plus/minus at +19.
1/29 vs MIL 109-99 — WAS notes
WAS won 109-99. WAS shot 40% (38 of 96) to MIL's 42%, 8 of 35 from three, and went to the line 28 times to MIL's 9 — 25 points from the stripe to their 7. The glass went 61-43 for them. George led with 23 (10 of 24, 2 of 8 from three); Sarr added 16, Carrington 13. The hinge was Q2, 32-20: a lead of 2 became 14, and the lead reached 18. Coulibaly was the night's best plus/minus at +14.
1/30 vs LAL 111-142 — WAS notes
WAS lost 111-142. WAS took 14 more shots (99 to 85), fed by 17 offensive rebounds, but shot 44% to LAL's 61%, 16 of 48 from three, and got to the line just 10 times against 19 fouls committed. Branham led with 17 (6 of 9, 4 of 6 from three); Sarr added 16, George 15. Q3 was theirs, 36-31, the deficit cut from 29 to 24, but the other 3 periods went 111-75 against them. Sarr's -30 in 28 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/01 vs SAC 116-112 — WAS notes
WAS won 116-112. WAS shot 52% (46 of 88) to SAC's 46%, 13 of 31 from three, and got to the line 15 times to SAC's 29. Riley led with 18 (6 of 15, 4 of 8 from three); Johnson added 17, Coulibaly 15. The hinge was Q1, 23-14: from level to 9 ahead, and the lead reached 17. Gill was the night's best plus/minus at +11.
2/03 vs NYK 101-132 — WAS notes
WAS lost 101-132. WAS shot 41% (35 of 86) to NYK's 52%, 11 of 31 from three. Riley led with 17 (5 of 11, 2 of 5 from three, 5 of 6 at the line); Carrington added 14, Johnson 14. Q4 was theirs, 30-30, but the other 3 periods went 102-71 against them. George's -33 in 26 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/05 @ DET — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Detroit comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 109, shooting 48 percent and 31 from three, 27 free throws a game; Cunningham at 25 and Duren at 20 a game. That is 3 straight wins. One day's rest. Washington comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 119, shooting 43 percent and 35 from three, 21 free throws a game; Sarr at 18 and Middleton at 14 a game. Without Johnson (3 straight), Whitmore (28 straight). One day's rest.
So: Detroit wins, and the game turns on the turnovers, Washington giving it away 15 times a game to Detroit's 9 and the defense, Detroit allowing 109 a night to Washington's 119. Call it Detroit 121, Washington 109, Detroit by 12.
2/07 @ 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 99 a night and allowing 116, shooting 43 percent and 30 from three, 23 free throws a game; Porter Jr. at 23 and Dëmin at 16 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Mann (2 straight), Johnson (14 straight), Wilson (2 straight). One day's rest. Washington comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 120, shooting 46 percent and 35 from three, 21 free throws a game; Riley at 15 and Sarr at 14 a game. Without Johnson (4 straight), Whitmore (29 straight). One day's rest.
So: Brooklyn wins, and the game turns on the arc, Washington at 35 percent from three to Brooklyn's 30 and the glass, where Brooklyn has been plus-5 a night and Washington plus-0. Call it Brooklyn 114, Washington 112, Washington keeping it close.
2/08 vs MIA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Washington comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 126, shooting 48 percent and 38 from three, 21 free throws a game; Riley at 19 and Sarr at 13 a game. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Without Johnson (5 straight), Whitmore (30 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Miami comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 111, shooting 45 percent and 31 from three, 23 free throws a game; Adebayo at 19 and Jaquez Jr. at 17 a game. Without Herro (12 straight). One day's rest.
So: Miami wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Miami allowing 111 a night to Washington's 126 and the glass, where Miami has been plus-1 a night and Washington minus-7. Call it Miami 121, Washington 114.
2/11 @ 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 114, shooting 50 percent and 36 from three, 19 free throws a game; Mitchell at 25 and Allen at 23 a game. That is 4 straight wins. Without Mobley (6 straight), Wade (2 straight). One day's rest. Washington comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 124, shooting 47 percent and 38 from three, 22 free throws a game; Riley at 18 and Vukcevic at 14 a game. It has lost the glass by 9 a night. Without Johnson (6 straight), Whitmore (31 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Cleveland wins, and the game turns on the defense, Cleveland allowing 114 a night to Washington's 124 and the glass, where Cleveland has been minus-2 a night and Washington minus-9. Call it Cleveland 124, Washington 112, Cleveland by 12.
1/27 vs SAC 103-87 — NYK notes
NYK won 103-87. NYK shot 47% (37 of 78) to SAC's 40%, 13 of 32 from three. Brunson led with 28 (9 of 17, 4 of 8 from three, 6 of 7 at the line); Bridges added 18, Towns 17. The hinge was Q4, 31-15: from level to 16 ahead. Robinson was the night's best plus/minus at +25.
1/28 @ TOR 119-92 — NYK notes
NYK won 119-92. NYK shot 50% (45 of 90) to TOR's 38%, 14 of 38 from three, and got to the line 18 times to TOR's 29. Bridges led with 30 (12 of 15, 4 of 6 from three); Anunoby added 26, Hart 22. The hinge was Q3, 35-19: NYK came in trailing by 4 and left it ahead by 12, and the lead reached 27. NYK trailed 47-51 at the half and won the second half 72-41. Kolek was the night's best plus/minus at +23.
1/30 vs POR 127-97 — NYK notes
NYK won 127-97. NYK shot 48% (48 of 99) to POR's 43%, 19 of 45 from three. NYK turned it over 13 times to POR's 20. The glass went 52-37 for them. Brunson led with 26 (8 of 20, 5 of 12 from three); Anunoby added 24, Hart 20. The hinge was Q1, 37-22: from level to 15 ahead, and the lead reached 33. Anunoby was the night's best plus/minus at +34.
2/01 vs LAL 112-100 — NYK notes
NYK won 112-100. NYK shot 47% (43 of 91) to LAL's 45%, 18 of 42 from three, and got to the line 11 times to LAL's 19. The glass went 46-36 for them. Anunoby led with 25 (9 of 15, 4 of 8 from three); Shamet added 23, Hart 20. The hinge was Q3, 38-26: NYK came in trailing by 4 and left it ahead by 8. NYK trailed 52-56 at the half and won the second half 60-44. Towns was the night's best plus/minus at +23.
2/03 @ WAS 132-101 — NYK notes
NYK won 132-101. NYK shot 52% (47 of 90) to WAS's 41%, 17 of 37 from three. Bridges led with 23 (8 of 10, 3 of 4 from three); Brunson added 21, Anunoby 19. The hinge was Q1, 38-22: from level to 16 ahead, and the lead reached 41. Hart was the night's best plus/minus at +34.
2/04 vs DEN — 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 119 a night and allowing 95, shooting 49 percent and 42 from three, 18 free throws a game; Anunoby at 22 and Brunson at 20 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 8 a night. Without McBride (4 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Denver comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 113, shooting 49 percent and 44 from three, 29 free throws a game; Jokić at 24 and Murray at 23 a game. Without Johnson (22 straight), Gordon (5 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the defense, New York allowing 95 a night to Denver's 113 and the line, where Denver takes 29 free throws a game to New York's 18. Call it New York 117, Denver 109.
2/06 @ DET — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Detroit comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 112, shooting 48 percent and 33 from three, 30 free throws a game; Cunningham at 26 and Duren at 18 a game. Second night of a back-to-back. New York comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 125 a night and allowing 103, shooting 50 percent and 41 from three, 18 free throws a game; Anunoby at 23 and Brunson at 23 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without McBride (5 straight). One day's rest.
So: New York wins, on the road, and the game turns on the line, where Detroit takes 30 free throws a game to New York's 18 and the arc, New York at 41 percent from three to Detroit's 33. Call it New York 115, Detroit 114, Detroit keeping it close.
2/08 @ BOS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Boston comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 92, shooting 45 percent and 35 from three, 15 free throws a game; Brown at 31 and Pritchard at 23 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 7 a night. One day's rest. New York comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 109, shooting 47 percent and 39 from three, 18 free throws a game; Brunson at 23 and Anunoby at 22 a game. Without McBride (6 straight). One day's rest.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the defense, Boston allowing 92 a night to New York's 109. Call it Boston 112, New York 108, New York keeping it close.
2/10 vs IND — 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 114 a night and allowing 107, shooting 47 percent and 38 from three, 20 free throws a game; Brunson at 24 and Anunoby at 21 a game. Without Anunoby (2 straight), McBride (7 straight). One day's rest. Indiana comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 120, shooting 49 percent and 38 from three, 21 free throws a game; Siakam at 22 and Nembhard at 16 a game. That is 4 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Without Thompson (2 straight), Que. Jackson (2 straight), Toppin (50 straight). One day's rest.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the defense, New York allowing 107 a night to Indiana's 120 and the glass, where New York has been plus-1 a night and Indiana minus-7. Call it New York 119, Indiana 109, New York by 10.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
NYKAH A. Hukporti
DJ D. Jones
JB J. Brunson
JC J. Clarkson
JH J. Hart
KT K. Towns
LS L. Shamet
MB M. Bridges
MD M. Diawara
OA O. Anunoby
PJ P. Jones
TJ T. Jemison III
TK T. Kolek
WASAG A. Gill
AJ A. Johnson
AS A. Sarr
BC B. Carrington
BC B. Coulibaly
JC J. Champagnie
KG K. George
KM K. Middleton
MB M. Bagley III
SC S. Cooper
SL S. Labissiere
WR W. Riley
NYK/WAS 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 lose Hart to injury, but still win their 7th straight with ease, 132-101 over the Wizards
WASHINGTON -- — Karl-Anthony Towns had 19 points and 14 rebounds, and the New York Knicks rolled to their seventh straight victory, 132-101 over the Washington Wizards on Tuesday night.
Mikal Bridges scored 23 points and Jalen Brunson added 21 for New York, although the Knicks did lose Josh Hart to a sprained left ankle in the third quarter. Hart, who dealt with right ankle trouble earlier this season, walked gingerly to the tunnel immediately after leaving the game and did not play again.
Will Riley scored 17 points and Bub Carrington added 14 for the Wizards. Washington has won three of its last five, but the two defeats were by 31 to the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday and by the same margin to the Knicks four days later.
New York has won 11 consecutive games against the Wizards.
The Knicks went 2-9 from Dec. 31 to Jan. 19, but they've rebounded impressively from that slump. During this seven-game run, they have wins by 54, 27, 30 and 31. They led by 41 on Tuesday.
New York was able to rest players ahead of Wednesday night's showdown with Denver, which also played Tuesday at Detroit. Only Brunson reached the 30-minute mark in this game for either team.
The Knicks led by as many as 18 points in the first quarter and were up 72-45 at halftime.
OG Anunoby scored 19 points for New York. Hart had four points, seven rebounds and seven assists before exiting.