Washington Wizards vs. New York Knicks

Apr 2, 2023

FINAL

34-44WashingtonWizards

109

46-33New YorkKnicks

118

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
WAS	31	30	18	30	109
NYK	34	19	33	32	118

Game Recap

The Knicks have officially clinched a spot in the 2023 NBA Playoffs as they defeated the Wizards, 118-109. Jalen Brunson (27 points, eight assists) and Quentin Grimes (27 points, six 3pt FGM) led the way for the Knicks, while Immanuel Quickley (22 points, six rebounds, five assists) and Obi Toppin (season-high 21 points) added a combined 43 points in the victory. Corey Kispert tallied a career-high 29 points for the Wizards in the losing effort. The Knicks improve to 46-33 on the season, while the Wizards fall to 34-44.

Player Stats

WIZARDS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
9Deni AvdijaSF	34	3-8	1-3	2-2	3	5	3	1	8	4	-3	9
24Corey KispertPF	34	10-19	4-11	5-5	3	0	0	0	1	1	-17	29
21Daniel GaffordC	27	2-2	0-0	0-0	7	0	0	2	2	3	-13	4
1Johnny DavisSG	30	6-11	2-6	2-4	6	3	0	0	0	3	-6	16
55Delon WrightPG	31	3-9	1-3	1-2	5	7	4	0	2	0	-18	8
7Jordan Goodwin	24	5-11	1-3	0-0	7	6	1	0	0	2	-2	11
67Taj Gibson	16	4-8	4-5	2-2	2	1	0	0	2	2	-5	14
20Kendrick Nunn	13	4-6	3-4	0-0	2	0	1	0	3	0	-5	11
29Quenton Jackson	17	1-4	0-2	2-2	1	1	0	1	0	2	-3	4
16Anthony Gill	3	1-1	0-0	1-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	+9	3
12Xavier Cooks	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	1	0	1	+9	0
34Jay Huff	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	2	0	0	0	0	+9	0
TOTAL	-	39-7949.4%	16-3743.2%	15-1883.3%	38	26	9	5	18	18	-	109

KNICKS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
6Quentin GrimesSF	41	9-17	6-11	3-4	2	5	0	0	0	3	+16	27
1Obi ToppinPF	33	9-15	3-8	0-0	1	4	2	1	1	2	+19	21
23Mitchell RobinsonC	25	3-4	0-0	2-2	11	4	2	1	0	2	+16	8
11Jalen BrunsonSG	39	11-20	1-3	4-5	3	8	3	0	5	2	+19	27
5Immanuel QuickleyPG	37	8-18	3-6	3-4	6	5	3	0	1	5	-2	22
3Josh Hart	25	1-4	0-1	0-0	6	3	0	1	1	1	+4	2
2Miles McBride	8	1-4	0-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-13	2
55Isaiah Hartenstein	22	4-5	0-0	1-3	8	2	2	1	1	1	-7	9
13Evan Fournier	6	0-1	0-1	0-0	2	0	0	0	2	1	-7	0
8DaQuan Jeffries	— did not play —												— did not play —
3Trevor Keels	— did not play —												— did not play —
45Jericho Sims	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	46-8852.3%	13-3240.6%	13-1872.2%	39	31	12	4	11	17	-	118

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterWASNYK

(11:56) Jump Ball M. Robinson vs. D. Gafford: Tip to J. Brunson
(11:42) MISS J. Brunson driving floating Shot
(11:41) M. Robinson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(11:41) MISS M. Robinson tip Layup
(11:38) C. Kispert REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:22) C. Kispert lost ball TURNOVER (1 TO)
(11:22) I. Quickley STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (11:19) I. Quickley running Layup (2 PTS)
02
+2 (10:57) C. Kispert driving Layup (2 PTS)
22
(10:32) MISS I. Quickley 7' driving floating Shot
(10:30) D. Wright REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:20) MISS D. Wright 8' driving floating Shot
(10:18) M. Robinson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+3 (10:15) Q. Grimes 25' 3PT (3 PTS) (J. Brunson 1 AST)
25
(9:56) MISS D. Avdija driving floating bank Shot
(9:52) D. Gafford REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (9:52) D. Gafford putback DUNK (2 PTS)
45
(9:35) J. Brunson bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(9:35) D. Wright STEAL (1 STL)
(9:14) D. Avdija lost ball TURNOVER (1 TO)
(9:14) J. Brunson STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (9:11) O. Toppin running alley-oop DUNK (2 PTS) (Q. Grimes 1 AST)
47
(8:56) I. Quickley shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Kispert 3 FT)
+1 (8:56) C. Kispert Free Throw 1 of 3 (3 PTS)
57
+1 (8:56) C. Kispert Free Throw 2 of 3 (4 PTS)
67
+1 (8:56) C. Kispert Free Throw 3 of 3 (5 PTS)
77
(8:45) O. Toppin bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(8:45) D. Wright STEAL (2 STL)
+3 (8:41) C. Kispert 3PT (8 PTS) (D. Wright 1 AST)
107
+2 (8:24) O. Toppin alley-oop DUNK (4 PTS) (I. Quickley 1 AST)
109
(8:01) MISS J. Davis cutting Layup - blocked
(8:01) M. Robinson BLOCK (1 BLK)
(8:01) TEAM defensive REBOUND
(8:01) D. Gafford loose ball personal FOUL (1 PF)
+3 (7:39) I. Quickley 24' 3PT (5 PTS) (O. Toppin 1 AST)
1012
+2 (7:22) C. Kispert 18' step back Jump Shot (10 PTS)
1212
(7:00) MISS J. Brunson 8' turnaround Shot
(6:57) J. Davis REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(6:57) J. Brunson shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Kispert 2 FT)
(6:57) NYK Timeout
+1 (6:57) C. Kispert Free Throw 1 of 2 (11 PTS)
1312
+1 (6:57) C. Kispert Free Throw 2 of 2 (12 PTS)
1412
(6:35) MISS J. Brunson driving floating Shot
(6:32) D. Gafford REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (6:25) D. Wright driving reverse Layup (2 PTS)
1612
(6:06) MISS Q. Grimes 24' 3PT
(6:06) J. Goodwin REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(5:55) MISS J. Davis 25' 3PT
(5:51) M. Robinson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(5:47) J. Davis personal FOUL (1 PF)
+3 (5:31) O. Toppin 3PT (7 PTS) (J. Brunson 2 AST)
1615
+3 (5:07) D. Wright 25' 3PT (5 PTS) (J. Goodwin 1 AST)
1915
(4:51) MISS O. Toppin 3PT
(4:49) M. Robinson REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)
(4:48) D. Gafford shooting personal FOUL (2 PF) (Robinson 2 FT)
+1 (4:48) M. Robinson Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
1916
+1 (4:48) M. Robinson Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
1917
(4:31) K. Nunn lost ball TURNOVER (1 TO)
(4:31) M. Robinson STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (4:22) J. Brunson driving floating bank Jump Shot (2 PTS) (J. Hart 1 AST)
1919
+2 (4:07) C. Kispert 12' pullup Jump Shot (14 PTS) (J. Goodwin 2 AST)
2119
+3 (3:49) Q. Grimes 3PT (6 PTS) (J. Brunson 3 AST)
2122
+3 (3:36) K. Nunn 25' 3PT pullup (3 PTS) (D. Wright 2 AST)
2422
(3:17) MISS J. Brunson driving Layup
(3:17) M. Robinson REBOUND (Off:3 Def:2)
+2 (3:14) M. Robinson putback DUNK (4 PTS)
2424
(3:08) MISS C. Kispert 25' 3PT
(3:05) J. Hart REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (3:01) J. Brunson running Layup (4 PTS)
2426
(3:00) WAS Timeout
(2:39) T. Gibson bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(2:39) J. Brunson STEAL (2 STL)
+2 (2:33) M. McBride running finger roll Layup (2 PTS) (J. Brunson 4 AST)
2428
+2 (2:22) K. Nunn 18' pullup Jump Shot (5 PTS)
2628
+2 (2:04) J. Brunson driving Layup (6 PTS)
2630
(1:49) MISS K. Nunn 26' 3PT
(1:47) J. Hart REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (1:33) J. Brunson 7' driving floating Jump Shot (8 PTS)
2632
+2 (1:16) J. Goodwin 13' pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS)
2832
(1:02) MISS J. Brunson 24' step back 3PT
(0:59) K. Nunn REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (0:52) K. Nunn 25' 3PT pullup (8 PTS)
3132
+2 (0:34) Q. Grimes floating Jump Shot (8 PTS) (I. Hartenstein 1 AST)
3134
(0:26) MISS Q. Jackson 3PT
(0:26) I. Hartenstein REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:05) MISS M. McBride 3PT
(0:01) T. Gibson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:00) MISS J. Goodwin 30' running pullup 3PT
(0:00) TEAM offensive REBOUND

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3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

WAS

NYK

109Points118

39-79(49.4%)Field Goal(%)46-88(52.3%)

16-37(43.2%)3-Point(%)13-32(40.6%)

15-18(83.3%)Free Throw(%)13-18(72.2%)

38(5)Rebounds(Offensive)39(7)

26Assists31

9Steals12

5Blocks4

18Turnovers11

18Fouls17

38Pts In The Paint64

15Fast Break Pts18

15Pts Off Turnovers21

43Bench Pts13

10Largest Lead20

Game Details

Sunday, April 2, 2023 · 6:00 PM

Madison Square Garden · Manhattan, NY

attendance: 19,812 (95.3%)