National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
New York 108, Detroit 96
When: 7:30 PM ET, Tuesday, December 29, 2015
Where: Madison Square Garden, New York, New York
Officials: #3 Nick Buchert, #10 Ron Garretson, #72 J.T. Orr
Attendance: 19812
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Detroit 2623232496
New York 25252929108
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1
Detroit   New York
Andre Drummond wins jump ball against Robin Lopez. 12:00  
Marcus Morris 2 point shot made. 11:40
(2-0) 		 
  11:14
(2-2) 		Robin Lopez 2 point shot made.
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 2 point shot made. Assisted by Reggie Jackson. 10:58
(4-2) 		 
  10:30 Carmelo Anthony 2 point shot missed.
  10:30 Robin Lopez offensive rebound.
  10:29 Robin Lopez layup missed.
  10:27 Robin Lopez offensive rebound.
  10:20
(4-4) 		Kristaps Porzingis 2 point shot made. Assisted by Carmelo Anthony.
Reggie Jackson 2 point shot missed. 9:55  
Andre Drummond offensive rebound. 9:52  
Andre Drummond layup made. 9:52
(6-4) 		 
  9:41 Arron Afflalo 2 point shot missed.
Reggie Jackson defensive rebound. 9:40  
Marcus Morris 3 point shot made. Assisted by Ersan Ilyasova. 9:33
(9-4) 		 
  9:11 Carmelo Anthony 2 point shot missed.
  9:11 Kristaps Porzingis offensive rebound.
  9:06
(9-6) 		Kristaps Porzingis layup made.
Ersan Ilyasova 2 point shot made. 8:48
(11-6) 		 
  8:34 Arron Afflalo 2 point shot missed.
  8:33 New York offensive rebound.
Andre Drummond personal foul. 8:33  
  8:27 Arron Afflalo 2 point shot missed.
Detroit defensive rebound. 8:26  
Reggie Jackson 2 point shot missed. 8:02  
  8:01 New York defensive rebound.
  7:45
(11-9) 		Carmelo Anthony 3 point shot made. Assisted by Jose Calderon.
Reggie Jackson layup made. 7:32
(13-9) 		 
  7:18
(13-11) 		Robin Lopez 2 point shot made.
Andre Drummond layup missed. Blocked by Robin Lopez. 6:59  
  6:58 Robin Lopez defensive rebound.
  6:55 Carmelo Anthony turnover. Ersan Ilyasova steals.
Andre Drummond 2 point shot missed. 6:38  
  6:38 Carmelo Anthony defensive rebound.
  6:31 Jose Calderon 3 point shot missed.
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope defensive rebound. 6:30  
Reggie Jackson 2 point shot made. 6:18
(15-11) 		 
  5:58
(15-13) 		Carmelo Anthony layup made.
Ersan Ilyasova 3 point shot made. Assisted by Reggie Jackson. 5:45
(18-13) 		 
  5:45 New York Timeout : full
  5:25 Carmelo Anthony turnover.
  5:08 Jose Calderon personal foul.
Marcus Morris free throw made (1 of 2). 5:08
(19-13) 		 
Marcus Morris free throw made (2 of 2). 5:08
(20-13) 		 
  4:58
(20-16) 		Jose Calderon 3 point shot made. Assisted by Arron Afflalo.
Andre Drummond layup missed. 4:34  
Marcus Morris offensive rebound. 4:33  
Marcus Morris 2 point shot missed. Blocked by Robin Lopez. 4:32  
  4:29 Jose Calderon defensive rebound.
  4:23
(20-19) 		Jose Calderon 3 point shot made. Assisted by Carmelo Anthony.
Reggie Jackson layup missed. 4:02  
Detroit offensive rebound. 4:02  
  4:02 Kristaps Porzingis personal foul.
Ersan Ilyasova turnover. 3:48  
  3:29 Carmelo Anthony layup missed.
Detroit defensive rebound. 3:28  
  3:22 Robin Lopez personal foul.
Andre Drummond 2 point shot missed. Blocked by Robin Lopez. 3:07  
  3:06 Lance Thomas defensive rebound.
  2:59 Carmelo Anthony layup missed.
Marcus Morris defensive rebound. 2:58  
Ersan Ilyasova layup made. Assisted by Marcus Morris. 2:53
(22-19) 		 
Detroit Timeout : full 2:47  
  2:41
(22-21) 		Jose Calderon 2 point shot made.
Marcus Morris 2 point shot made. 2:22
(24-21) 		 
  2:04 Robin Lopez 2 point shot missed.
Detroit defensive rebound. 2:03  
Marcus Morris 2 point shot missed. 1:41  
  1:40 Arron Afflalo defensive rebound.
  1:24 Robin Lopez personal foul.
  1:24 Robin Lopez turnover.
Brandon Jennings turnover. Carmelo Anthony steals. 1:13  
  0:54
(24-23) 		Kyle O'Quinn layup made. Assisted by Lance Thomas.
Marcus Morris 2 point shot missed. 0:38  
Ersan Ilyasova offensive rebound. 0:38  
Ersan Ilyasova layup made. 0:38
(26-23) 		 
  0:29 Carmelo Anthony layup missed.
Andre Drummond defensive rebound. 0:29  
Andre Drummond 2 point shot missed. 0:23  
  0:21 Langston Galloway defensive rebound.
  0:03
(26-25) 		Kyle O'Quinn 2 point shot made. Assisted by Jose Calderon.
Marcus Morris 3 point shot missed. 0:00  
Detroit offensive rebound. 0:00  
2
Detroit   New York
  11:39 Lance Thomas 2 point shot missed.
Brandon Jennings defensive rebound. 11:38  
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 2 point shot missed. 11:32  
  11:31 Jerian Grant defensive rebound.
  11:14 Derrick Williams 2 point shot missed.
Aron Baynes defensive rebound. 11:14  
Anthony Tolliver 2 point shot made. Assisted by Brandon Jennings. 10:57
(28-25) 		 
  10:39 Lance Thomas layup missed.
Aron Baynes defensive rebound. 10:38  
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope layup missed. 10:34  
  10:33 Derrick Williams defensive rebound.
  10:12 Jerian Grant layup missed. Blocked by Aron Baynes.
  10:11 Kyle O'Quinn offensive rebound.
  10:10
(28-27) 		Kyle O'Quinn layup made.
Anthony Tolliver 3 point shot missed. 9:59  
  9:58 Langston Galloway defensive rebound.
  9:47
(28-29) 		Kyle O'Quinn 2 point shot made. Assisted by Langston Galloway.
  9:33 Kyle O'Quinn personal foul.
  9:28 Langston Galloway personal foul.
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 3 point shot missed. 9:18  
  9:18 Langston Galloway defensive rebound.
  9:09
(28-31) 		Kyle O'Quinn 2 point shot made. Assisted by Derrick Williams.
Detroit Timeout : full 9:03  
Brandon Jennings 3 point shot missed. 8:56  
  8:55 Kyle O'Quinn defensive rebound.
  8:45 Jerian Grant personal foul.
  8:45 Jerian Grant turnover.
Aron Baynes 2 point shot missed. 8:27  
  8:26 Jerian Grant defensive rebound.
  8:21
(28-34) 		Lance Thomas 3 point shot made. Assisted by Jerian Grant.
Aron Baynes 2 point shot missed. 7:58  
  7:57 Derrick Williams defensive rebound.
  7:51 Derrick Williams layup missed.
  7:50 New York offensive rebound.
Stanley Johnson personal foul. 7:46  
  7:46
(28-35) 		Derrick Williams free throw made (1 of 2).
  7:46
(28-36) 		Derrick Williams free throw made (2 of 2).
Anthony Tolliver 3 point shot made. Assisted by Stanley Johnson. 7:29
(31-36) 		 
  7:10 Derrick Williams layup missed.
Aron Baynes defensive rebound. 7:09  
Stanley Johnson 2 point shot missed. 7:01  
  7:00 New York defensive rebound.
Anthony Tolliver personal foul. 6:46  
  6:46
(31-37) 		Lance Thomas free throw made (1 of 2).
  6:46
(31-38) 		Lance Thomas free throw made (2 of 2).
Marcus Morris 2 point shot made. 6:25
(33-38) 		 
  6:04 Jerian Grant 2 point shot missed.
Anthony Tolliver defensive rebound. 6:04  
Reggie Jackson 2 point shot made. 5:49
(35-38) 		 
  5:48 New York Timeout : full
  5:32 Kristaps Porzingis turnover.
Ersan Ilyasova 3 point shot missed. 5:14  
  5:13 Carmelo Anthony defensive rebound.
  5:06
(35-40) 		Arron Afflalo 2 point shot made. Assisted by Carmelo Anthony.
Reggie Jackson 3 point shot missed. 4:54  
  4:54 Arron Afflalo defensive rebound.
  4:35
(35-42) 		Arron Afflalo 2 point shot made.
Andre Drummond layup made. Assisted by Reggie Jackson. 4:14
(37-42) 		 
  4:14 Kristaps Porzingis personal foul.
Andre Drummond free throw missed (1 of 1). 4:14  
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope offensive rebound. 4:13  
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope layup missed. 4:13  
Marcus Morris offensive rebound. 4:12  
Andre Drummond offensive rebound. 3:55  
Andre Drummond layup missed. Blocked by Robin Lopez. 3:54  
  3:51 Robin Lopez defensive rebound.
  3:45 Carmelo Anthony 3 point shot missed.
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope defensive rebound. 3:44  
Andre Drummond 3 point shot made. Assisted by Kentavious Caldwell-Pope. 3:35
(40-42) 		 
  3:17
(40-44) 		Carmelo Anthony 2 point shot made.
Ersan Ilyasova 2 point shot missed. Blocked by Kristaps Porzingis. 3:09  
Detroit offensive rebound. 3:08  
Andre Drummond turnover. Arron Afflalo steals. 3:06  
  2:57 Kristaps Porzingis 3 point shot missed.
  2:57 Robin Lopez offensive rebound.
  2:54
(40-46) 		Robin Lopez layup made.
Ersan Ilyasova 3 point shot made. Assisted by Reggie Jackson. 2:39
(43-46) 		 
  2:22 Robin Lopez turnover. Marcus Morris steals.
Marcus Morris 2 point shot made. 2:15
(45-46) 		 
  2:00
(45-48) 		Robin Lopez 2 point shot made.
Ersan Ilyasova layup made. Assisted by Reggie Jackson. 1:41
(47-48) 		 
  1:23 Arron Afflalo 3 point shot missed.
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope defensive rebound. 1:21  
  1:20 Jose Calderon personal foul.
  1:20
Official Timeout		  
Marcus Morris 3 point shot missed. 1:08  
  1:07 Arron Afflalo defensive rebound.
  0:59
(47-50) 		Carmelo Anthony layup made.
Reggie Jackson turnover. Robin Lopez steals. 0:45  
  0:36 Lance Thomas turnover. Ersan Ilyasova steals.
  0:30 Arron Afflalo personal foul.
Reggie Jackson free throw made (1 of 2). 0:30
(48-50) 		 
Reggie Jackson free throw made (2 of 2). 0:30
(49-50) 		 
  0:25 New York Timeout : short
  0:05 Lance Thomas 3 point shot missed.
Marcus Morris defensive rebound. 0:05  
Reggie Jackson 3 point shot missed. 0:00  
Detroit offensive rebound. 0:00  
3
Detroit   New York
  11:40 Carmelo Anthony 2 point shot missed.
  11:38 New York offensive rebound.
  11:34
(49-52) 		Kristaps Porzingis 2 point shot made. Assisted by Carmelo Anthony.
Andre Drummond layup missed. Blocked by Robin Lopez. 11:14  
Detroit offensive rebound. 11:13  
Marcus Morris 3 point shot missed. 11:05  
Ersan Ilyasova offensive rebound. 11:05  
Reggie Jackson 2 point shot made. 10:49
(51-52) 		 
  10:32
(51-54) 		Carmelo Anthony 2 point shot made. Assisted by Kristaps Porzingis.
  10:19 Carmelo Anthony personal foul.
Reggie Jackson layup missed. 10:07  
  10:06 Kristaps Porzingis defensive rebound.
  9:55
(51-57) 		Jose Calderon 3 point shot made. Assisted by Arron Afflalo.
Detroit Timeout : full 9:55  
Marcus Morris layup made. Assisted by Reggie Jackson. 9:34
(53-57) 		 
  9:16
(53-59) 		Arron Afflalo layup made.
Andre Drummond 2 point shot missed. 8:50  
  8:50 Carmelo Anthony defensive rebound.
Reggie Jackson personal foul. 8:46  
  8:46
(53-60) 		Kristaps Porzingis free throw made (1 of 2).
  8:46
(53-61) 		Kristaps Porzingis free throw made (2 of 2).
  8:37 Robin Lopez personal foul.
Andre Drummond free throw missed (1 of 2). 8:37  
Detroit offensive rebound. 8:37  
Andre Drummond free throw made (2 of 2). 8:37
(54-61) 		 
  8:18
(54-63) 		Kristaps Porzingis 2 point shot made.
Marcus Morris turnover. 7:54  
  7:37
(54-65) 		Carmelo Anthony 2 point shot made.
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 3 point shot made. Assisted by Reggie Jackson. 7:23
(57-65) 		 
  7:10 Kristaps Porzingis 2 point shot missed.
Andre Drummond defensive rebound. 7:09  
Andre Drummond dunk made. Assisted by Reggie Jackson. 7:02
(59-65) 		 
  6:34 Robin Lopez 2 point shot missed. Blocked by Andre Drummond.
Reggie Jackson defensive rebound. 6:33  
Ersan Ilyasova 2 point shot missed. 6:15  
Andre Drummond offensive rebound. 6:15  
Andre Drummond dunk made. 6:15
(61-65) 		 
  6:15 New York Timeout : full
  5:51 Robin Lopez turnover. Ersan Ilyasova steals.
Andre Drummond 2 point shot made. Assisted by Reggie Jackson. 5:42
(63-65) 		 
  5:30
(63-67) 		Jose Calderon 2 point shot made.
Marcus Morris 2 point shot made. 5:09
(65-67) 		 
  4:51 Carmelo Anthony turnover.
Reggie Jackson 2 point shot missed. 4:33  
  4:32 Arron Afflalo defensive rebound.
  4:24
(65-70) 		Arron Afflalo 3 point shot made.
Ersan Ilyasova 3 point shot missed. 4:09  
  4:08 New York defensive rebound.
  3:46 Carmelo Anthony 2 point shot missed.
Andre Drummond defensive rebound. 3:46  
Ersan Ilyasova layup missed. 3:35  
Ersan Ilyasova offensive rebound. 3:34  
Ersan Ilyasova layup missed. 3:33  
  3:32 Robin Lopez defensive rebound.
  3:26
(65-73) 		Carmelo Anthony 3 point shot made. Assisted by Jose Calderon.
Reggie Jackson layup missed. Blocked by Robin Lopez. 3:12  
Andre Drummond offensive rebound. 3:11  
Andre Drummond layup missed. 3:10  
  3:09 Arron Afflalo defensive rebound.
  2:52 Carmelo Anthony 3 point shot missed.
Reggie Jackson defensive rebound. 2:51  
  2:41 Lance Thomas personal foul.
Andre Drummond free throw made (1 of 2). 2:41
(66-73) 		 
Andre Drummond free throw made (2 of 2). 2:41
(67-73) 		 
  2:25 Arron Afflalo 2 point shot missed.
  2:24 New York offensive rebound.
Brandon Jennings personal foul. 2:23  
  2:23
(67-74) 		Jose Calderon free throw made (1 of 2).
  2:23
(67-75) 		Jose Calderon free throw made (2 of 2).
Ersan Ilyasova layup made. Assisted by Stanley Johnson. 2:08
(69-75) 		 
Ersan Ilyasova personal foul. 1:52  
  1:46
(69-77) 		Robin Lopez 2 point shot made. Assisted by Jose Calderon.
Marcus Morris personal foul. 1:31  
Marcus Morris turnover. 1:31  
  1:09 Lance Thomas layup missed.
Detroit defensive rebound. 1:08  
Ersan Ilyasova 3 point shot made. Assisted by Andre Drummond. 0:55
(72-77) 		 
  0:40 Carmelo Anthony layup missed.
Andre Drummond defensive rebound. 0:40  
Stanley Johnson layup missed. 0:36  
Andre Drummond offensive rebound. 0:35  
Detroit Timeout : short 0:35  
Marcus Morris 3 point shot missed. 0:23  
  0:22 Jose Calderon defensive rebound.
  0:02 Carmelo Anthony layup missed.
  0:01 Carmelo Anthony offensive rebound.
  0:00
(72-79) 		Carmelo Anthony 2 point shot made.
4
Detroit   New York
Stanley Johnson 2 point shot made. Assisted by Aron Baynes. 11:46
(74-79) 		 
Stanley Johnson personal foul. 11:27  
  11:27
(74-80) 		Derrick Williams free throw made (1 of 2).
  11:27 Derrick Williams free throw missed (2 of 2).
Stanley Johnson defensive rebound. 11:26  
Brandon Jennings 2 point shot missed. 11:03  
Stanley Johnson offensive rebound. 11:02  
Stanley Johnson 3 point shot missed. 10:57  
  10:57 Langston Galloway defensive rebound.
  10:44 Kyle O'Quinn 2 point shot missed. Blocked by Anthony Tolliver.
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope defensive rebound. 10:43  
Stanley Johnson layup made. Assisted by Brandon Jennings. 10:39
(76-80) 		 
  10:23 Langston Galloway turnover. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope steals.
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 3 point shot missed. 10:17  
  10:16 Arron Afflalo defensive rebound.
  10:01
(76-82) 		Langston Galloway layup made. Assisted by Kyle O'Quinn.
Anthony Tolliver turnover. Kyle O'Quinn steals. 9:45  
  9:38
(76-84) 		Kyle O'Quinn layup made. Assisted by Langston Galloway.
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 3 point shot made. Assisted by Brandon Jennings. 9:09
(79-84) 		 
  8:47 Derrick Williams 3 point shot missed.
Aron Baynes defensive rebound. 8:46  
Stanley Johnson 3 point shot missed. 8:40  
  8:39 Derrick Williams defensive rebound.
Aron Baynes personal foul. 8:34  
  8:34
Official Timeout		  
  8:34 Derrick Williams free throw missed (1 of 2).
  8:34 New York offensive rebound.
  8:34
(79-85) 		Derrick Williams free throw made (2 of 2).
Reggie Jackson turnover. Lance Thomas steals. 8:20  
  8:14
(79-87) 		Lance Thomas layup made.
  7:54 Lance Thomas personal foul.
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope free throw missed (1 of 2). 7:54  
Detroit offensive rebound. 7:54  
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope free throw made (2 of 2). 7:54
(80-87) 		 
  7:28
(80-89) 		Derrick Williams dunk made. Assisted by Carmelo Anthony.
Reggie Jackson 2 point shot missed. 7:16  
Reggie Jackson offensive rebound. 7:16  
Anthony Tolliver 3 point shot made. Assisted by Marcus Morris. 7:08
(83-89) 		 
  6:46
(83-91) 		Carmelo Anthony 2 point shot made.
Anthony Tolliver 3 point shot missed. 6:32  
  6:31 Robin Lopez defensive rebound.
  6:22
(83-93) 		Derrick Williams dunk made. Assisted by Langston Galloway.
Detroit Timeout : full 6:22  
  6:08 Carmelo Anthony personal foul.
Reggie Jackson 2 point shot made. 5:52
(85-93) 		 
  5:25 Carmelo Anthony 2 point shot missed.
Reggie Jackson defensive rebound. 5:25  
  5:20 Robin Lopez personal foul.
Andre Drummond free throw missed (1 of 2). 5:20  
Detroit offensive rebound. 5:20  
Andre Drummond free throw missed (2 of 2). 5:20  
  5:19 Carmelo Anthony defensive rebound.
  4:58
(85-95) 		Carmelo Anthony 2 point shot made.
Reggie Jackson 2 point shot missed. 4:48  
Detroit offensive rebound. 4:45  
Marcus Morris 2 point shot missed. 4:30  
  4:29 Carmelo Anthony defensive rebound.
  4:16
(85-97) 		Derrick Williams layup made. Assisted by Robin Lopez.
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope personal foul. 4:16  
  4:16
(85-98) 		Derrick Williams free throw made (1 of 1).
Reggie Jackson 3 point shot missed. 3:54  
Ersan Ilyasova offensive rebound. 3:54  
  3:52 Carmelo Anthony personal foul.
Reggie Jackson free throw made (1 of 2). 3:52
(86-98) 		 
Reggie Jackson free throw made (2 of 2). 3:52
(87-98) 		 
Andre Drummond personal foul. 3:38  
  3:38
(87-99) 		Derrick Williams free throw made (1 of 2).
  3:38
(87-100) 		Derrick Williams free throw made (2 of 2).
Marcus Morris 2 point shot missed. 3:24  
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope offensive rebound. 3:22  
Reggie Jackson personal foul. 3:15  
Reggie Jackson turnover. 3:15  
  3:15 New York Timeout : full
  2:51
(87-102) 		Carmelo Anthony 2 point shot made. Assisted by Lance Thomas.
Andre Drummond personal foul. 2:36  
Andre Drummond turnover. 2:36  
Aron Baynes personal foul. 2:26  
  2:26
(87-103) 		Robin Lopez free throw made (1 of 2).
  2:26 Robin Lopez free throw missed (2 of 2).
Ersan Ilyasova defensive rebound. 2:25  
Ersan Ilyasova 3 point shot missed. 2:06  
  2:05 Derrick Williams defensive rebound.
  1:42
(87-105) 		Derrick Williams 2 point shot made. Assisted by Robin Lopez.
Darrun Hilliard 2 point shot made. 1:28
(89-105) 		 
  1:07 Carmelo Anthony 3 point shot missed.
Ersan Ilyasova defensive rebound. 1:06  
Brandon Jennings 3 point shot made. 0:58
(92-105) 		 
  0:36
(92-108) 		Derrick Williams 3 point shot made. Assisted by Carmelo Anthony.
  0:28 Robin Lopez personal foul.
Brandon Jennings free throw made (1 of 2). 0:28
(93-108) 		 
Brandon Jennings free throw made (2 of 2). 0:28
(94-108) 		 
  0:03 Kyle O'Quinn 2 point shot missed.
Stanley Johnson defensive rebound. 0:03  
Brandon Jennings layup made. Assisted by Stanley Johnson. 0:00
(96-108)