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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Timberwolves | 31 | 26 | 27 | 24 | 108 |
 Knicks | 22 | 26 | 34 | 22 | 104 |
MINTeam statsNYK| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 35-7546.7% | 10-2638.5% | 28-3287.5% | 45 | 23 | 14 |
| NYK | 40-9243.5% | 12-2842.9% | 12-1770.6% | 42 | 25 | 10 |
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Minnesota Timberwolves108| 41 | 24 | 9-14 | 2-3 | 4-5 | −5 | +8.8 | ||||||||
| 39 | 18 | 5-8 | 0-1 | 0 | 8-8 | 0 | −13 | +4.5 | ||||||
| 38 | 17 | 5-15 | 2-7 | 5-6 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −4.1 | ||||||
| 38 | 17 | 6-8 | 3-5 | 2-4 | +14 | +6.2 | ||||||||
| 34 | 10 | 3-13 | 0-4 | 0 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −14 | −7.7 | ||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 25 | 13 | 5-14 | 3-6 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +8 | −3.5 | ||||
| 14 | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 5-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +18 | +2.7 | ||||
| 12 | 4 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +14 | −2.0 | |||||
| Team | 108 | 35-7546.7% | 10-2638.5% | 45 | 23 | 14 | 15 | 28-3287.5% | 6 | 6 | 6 | |||
Bench 22 points on 7 for 17 shooting
Did not play: Derrick Rose (injury/illness); Cole Aldrich, Aaron Brooks and Marcus Georges-Hunt (coach’s decision).
New York Knicks104| 36 | 39, Season high (his best before, 38) | 14-25 | 6-11 | 5-7 | 0 | 0 | +5 | +9.8 | ||||||
| 33 | 11 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | +18 | +1.9 | ||||||
| 27 | 8 | 4-11 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +6 | −7.3 | |||||
| 14 | 3 | 1-5 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −25 | −4.3 | |||
| 5 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −8 | −1.6 | |||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 37 | 13 | 5-12 | 2-5 | 1-1 | 0 | +2 | −2.2 | |||||||
| 31 | 15 | 6-11 | 1-2 | 2-4 | 0 | 0 | +17 | +2.1 | ||||||
| 21 | 6 | 2-7 | 2-5 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −10 | −2.2 | |||||
| 20 | 4 | 2-7 | 0-2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −3 | −0.8 | ||||||
| 15 | 5 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | −22 | −3.3 | ||||||
| Team | 104 | 40-9243.5% | 12-2842.9% | 42 | 25 | 10 | 27 | 12-1770.6% | 10 | 9 | 0 | |||
Bench 43 points on 17 for 43 shooting
Did not play: Jarrett Jack (coach’s decision).
Timberwolves108Knicks104ClickTap a team’s number to see the plays behind it.
PS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. The game’s highs are in blue, hot shooting in gold, cold in gray. ClickTap a column’s heading to sort by it.
Karl-Anthony Towns had 24 points (14 in the paint) and 13 rebounds, and the Minnesota Timberwolves went on an 11-2 run in the third quarter to beat the New York Knicks 108-104.
The Knicks went on a 9-0 run to lead 80-73 with 2:36 left in the third quarter. Andrew Wiggins’ 11-foot jumper put the Timberwolves ahead for good with 31 seconds left in the quarter. They took an 84-82 lead with 31 seconds left in the quarter and led by as many as 12 in the fourth quarter.
The Knicks got within 87-84 on Frank Ntilikina’s 21-foot jumper with 10:21 to play, but Gorgui Dieng answered with a dunk.
Jeff Teague assisted on 6 of Towns’ 9 baskets.
For the Knicks, Tim Hardaway Jr. scored a season-high 39 points (11 during an 18-0 run across the second and third quarters) with 6 3-pointers.
The Timberwolves went 28 for 32 at the line to the Knicks’ 12 for 17. The Knicks outscored the Timberwolves 16-2 on the fast break. The Timberwolves did not make a field goal in the last 3:16. The Knicks outscored the Timberwolves 41-16 in 13 minutes with Beasley, Freedom, Hardaway, Burke and Ntilikina on the floor together.
Minnesota TimberwolvesNew York KnicksPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes.
The five plays that moved the chance to win most, in order.
Each play from the side of the team that made it: its chance to win before and after, and the change in percentage points. On the court, each shot is the shooter’s face (gray when he missed), bigger the more it moved the chance. Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
80 points from the field on 75 shots: 2.9 more than the league scores from the same zones.
Point at a shooter to see his shots light up; click for his shots alone.
| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 14-19 | 73.7% | 63% |
| In the paint | 6-13 | 46.2% | 40% |
| Mid-range | 5-17 | 29.4% | 40% |
| Corner 3 | 5-12 | 41.7% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 5-14 | 35.7% | 36% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enes Freedom | 39 | 8 | 4-7 | −3 |
| Kyle O'Quinn | 13 | 6 | 2-3 | +2 |
| Trey Burke | 7 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Michael Beasley | 5 | 2 | 1-2 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 14 | 9 | 4-4 | +5 |
The tracking credits him with 25 points on 78 possessions. He usually scores about 23 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Beasley | 32 | 4 | 1-2 | −2 |
| Luke Kornet | 17 | 2 | 1-2 | −1 |
| Enes Freedom | 7 | 2 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Frank Ntilikina | 6 | 2 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 15 | 6 | 2-3 | +3 |
The tracking credits him with 16 points on 77 possessions. He usually scores about 14 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troy Williams | 17 | 9 | 3-3 | +6 |
| Courtney Lee | 17 | 0 | 0-0 | −3 |
| Tim Hardaway Jr. | 15 | 0 | 0-1 | −3 |
| Luke Kornet | 6 | 3 | 1-2 | +2 |
| Everyone else | 12 | 5 | 2-2 | +3 |
The tracking credits him with 17 points on 67 possessions. He usually scores about 11 on that many.
What the players each one guarded scored, against what they usually score on as many possessions.
Possessions, and parts of possessions when defenders switched, from the NBA’s matchup tracking. The line under a defender’s name: his share of the scorer’s possessions. Usual: what the scorer averaged a possession against every defender in the regular season, eased toward the league’s rate when he has few possessions.
NYK win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
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Highest Leverage Moments
Hardaway Jr. 3PT Jump Shot (34 PTS) (Burke 8 AST)
Q4 4:12
12.8%
8→21
Wiggins 11' Jump Shot (15 PTS)
Q3 0:32
11.8%
55→43
Bjelica 26' 3PT Jump Shot (17 PTS) (Jones 4 AST)
Q4 11:08
11.0%
40→29
Bjelica Free Throw 2 of 2 (11 PTS)
Q3 2:18
10.9%
77→66
Hardaway Jr. 27' 3PT Jump Shot (23 PTS) (Burke 6 AST)
Q3 4:26
10.5%
46→56
