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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Timberwolves | 18 | 32 | 21 | 28 | 99 |
 Knicks | 30 | 31 | 26 | 16 | 103 |
MINTeam statsNYK| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 33-8240.2% | 16-3545.7% | 17-2181.0% | 43 | 24 | 15 |
| NYK | 33-7842.3% | 6-1833.3% | 31-3881.6% | 48 | 17 | 13 |
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New York Knicks103| 39 | 25 | 8-16 | 2-4 | 7-8 | 0 | 0 | +11 | −0.4 | ||||||
| 34 | 21 | 10-20 | 1-1 | 0-1 | +20 | −3.3 | ||||||||
| 32 | 11 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +9 | −0.5 | |||||
| 31 | 10 | 3-8 | 1-6 | 0 | 0 | 3-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +6 | −5.7 | |||
| 29 | 10 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 6-6 | 0 | −4 | −2.0 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 19 | 13 | 3-7 | 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 6-6 | 0 | 0 | −1 | +1.7 | ||||
| 19 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-2 | +8 | +0.9 | |||||||
| 19 | 4 | 1-8 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −12 | −6.7 | ||||||
| 9 | 5 | 1-5 | 1-2 | 0 | 2-4 | 0 | 0 | −10 | −4.4 | |||||
| 9 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −7 | +0.4 | |||||
| Team | 103 | 33-7842.3% | 6-1833.3% | 48 | 17 | 13 | 25 | 31-3881.6% | 11 | 4 | 4 | |||
Bench 26 points on 7 for 24 shooting
Did not play: Theo Pinson, Frank Ntilikina and Kevin Knox II (coach’s decision).
Minnesota Timberwolves99| 38 | 6 | 2-6 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +5 | −5.3 | ||||||
| 32 | 12 | 3-11 | 3-6 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −6 | −5.8 | |||||
| 31 | 27 | 9-18 | 3-7 | 6-6 | +1 | +9.5 | ||||||||
| 27 | 18 | 7-12 | 3-5 | 0 | 1-3 | 0 | 0 | −9 | +4.8 | |||||
| 16 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | −10 | −3.7 | |||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 22 | 6 | 2-7 | 1-3 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | +3 | −5.4 | |||||
| 21 | 8 | 3-9 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +5 | −0.2 | ||||||
| 17 | 11 | 3-4 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 5-6 | 0 | 0 | −5 | +4.1 | ||||
| 11 | 0 | 0-6 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −11 | −6.4 | |||
| 11 | 7 | 2-3 | 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | +1.8 | |||
| 8 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +1 | −1.8 | ||||||
| 7 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | −3.7 | ||||
| Team | 99 | 33-8240.2% | 16-3545.7% | 43 | 24 | 15 | 24 | 17-2181.0% | 7 | 6 | 3 | |||
Bench 34 points on 11 for 33 shooting
Did not play: Ed Davis (coach’s decision).
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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.
The New York Knicks beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 103-99.
Julius Randle’s 2 free throws put the Knicks ahead for good with 32 seconds left in the fourth quarter.
The Timberwolves got within 101-99 on Ricky Rubio’s free throw with 17 seconds to play, but Alec Burks answered with 2 free throws, and the Timberwolves got no closer.
Burks’ 2 free throws with 12.8 seconds left made it 103-99 and put it away.
During clutch time, the Knicks outscored the Timberwolves 10-8. RJ Barrett scored 4 of the Knicks’ 10 on 2 for 5 shooting and 0 for 1 at the line.
Randle had 25 points and 14 rebounds. Barrett added 21 points, and Burks scored 13 points off the bench.
For the Timberwolves, Karl-Anthony Towns had 27 points (15 in the fourth quarter), 15 rebounds and 3 blocks. Towns scored 15 of his 27 points in the fourth quarter.
The Knicks went 31 for 38 at the line to the Timberwolves’ 17 for 21. Nerlens Noel fouled out.
New York KnicksMinnesota TimberwolvesPS, 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).
72 points from the field on 78 shots: 11.7 fewer than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 17-30 | 56.7% | 64% |
| In the paint | 5-20 | 25.0% | 43% |
| Mid-range | 5-10 | 50.0% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 3-4 | 75.0% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 3-14 | 21.4% | 36% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaden McDaniels | 20 | 5 | 2-6 | −1 |
| Jarred Vanderbilt | 18 | 10 | 4-4 | +4 |
| Juancho Hernangomez | 15 | 4 | 1-4 | −1 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 5 | 2 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Everyone else | 17 | 2 | 0-3 | −3 |
The tracking credits him with 23 points on 75 possessions. He usually scores about 23 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Edwards | 33 | 4 | 2-6 | −5 |
| Jaylen Nowell | 7 | 4 | 2-2 | +2 |
| Ricky Rubio | 7 | 0 | 0-2 | −2 |
| Malik Beasley | 7 | 3 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 12 | 8 | 4-10 | +5 |
The tracking credits him with 19 points on 66 possessions. He usually scores about 17 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malik Beasley | 12 | 2 | 1-2 | −1 |
| Jake Layman | 9 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Jaden McDaniels | 5 | 2 | 0-1 | +1 |
| Jordan McLaughlin | 3 | 2 | 0-1 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 7 | 2 | 1-3 | 0 |
The tracking credits him with 8 points on 35 possessions. He usually scores about 8 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
MIN
50/50
NYK
Highest Leverage Moments
Randle Free Throw 1 of 2 (24 PTS)
Q4 0:32
23.2%
30→53
Barrett 3' Driving Layup (21 PTS)
Q4 1:59
21.9%
40→62
Towns Free Throw 2 of 2 (27 PTS)
Q4 1:44
19.0%
56→37
Randle Free Throw 2 of 2 (25 PTS)
Q4 0:32
18.2%
53→71
Towns 25' 3PT Jump Shot (23 PTS) (Beasley 2 AST)
Q4 5:17
16.4%
79→62
