Minnesota
Timberwolves
99
–
103
FINAL
New York
Knicks
Date
Sunday, February 21, 2021
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 18 | 32 | 21 | 28 | 99 |
| NYK | 30 | 31 | 26 | 16 | 103 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
RJ Barrett
NYK
21
PTS
4
REB
1
AST
+20
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections2
Contested Shots8
Loose Balls2
Opp FG% When Defending36.4%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.15
Impact Composite74.2
Hustle: 19.0Defense: 51.7Impact: 3.5
8 contested shots+20 plus/minusheld opponents to 36.4% FGonly 8 pts allowed on 53.8 possessions
Box Score MVP
Julius Randle
NYK
25
PTS
14
REB
4
AST
+11
+/−
Game Performance
FG8-16 (50.0%)
3PT2-4
FT7-8
TS%64.0%
eFG%56.3%
TOV4
ORTG113
DRTG99
NET+14
Double-Double3 deflections+11 plus/minusonly 19 pts allowed on 52.6 possessions
Box Score
| MIN | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Edwards | 31:38 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3-11 | 27% | 3-6 | 50% | 3-4 | 75% | -6 |
| Juancho Hernangomez | 10:30 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-3 | 67% | 2-3 | 67% | 1-1 | 100% | +3 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 31:23 | 27 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9-18 | 50% | 3-7 | 43% | 6-6 | 100% | +1 |
| Josh Okogie | 8:03 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1-3 | 33% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +1 |
| Ricky Rubio | 27:20 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7-12 | 58% | 3-5 | 60% | 1-3 | 33% | -9 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Jake Layman | 7:09 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +3 |
| Jarred Vanderbilt | 15:50 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1-2 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -10 |
| Malik Beasley | 37:56 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2-6 | 33% | 2-4 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | +5 |
| Jaden McDaniels | 21:40 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2-7 | 29% | 1-3 | 33% | 1-1 | 100% | +3 |
| Jordan McLaughlin | 20:40 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3-9 | 33% | 2-3 | 67% | 0-0 | 0% | +5 |
| Jaylen Nowell | 11:14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-6 | 0% | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -11 |
| Naz Reid | 16:37 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-4 | 75% | 0-1 | 0% | 5-6 | 83% | -5 |
| TOTAL | — | 99 | 43 | 7 | 24 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 24 | 33-82 | 40% | 16-35 | 46% | 17-21 | 81% | — |
Ed Davis —
| NYK | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taj Gibson | 19:06 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1-1 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-2 | 0% | +8 |
| RJ Barrett | 34:11 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10-20 | 50% | 1-1 | 100% | 0-1 | 0% | +20 |
| Reggie Bullock Jr. | 30:59 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3-8 | 38% | 1-6 | 17% | 3-3 | 100% | +6 |
| Alec Burks | 19:08 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3-7 | 43% | 1-3 | 33% | 6-6 | 100% | -1 |
| Nerlens Noel | 28:54 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2-4 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | 6-6 | 100% | -4 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Elfrid Payton | 31:33 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3-6 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | 5-6 | 83% | +9 |
| Derrick Rose | 18:44 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1-8 | 13% | 0-1 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | -12 |
| Julius Randle | 39:03 | 25 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 8-16 | 50% | 2-4 | 50% | 7-8 | 88% | +11 |
| Immanuel Quickley | 9:25 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1-5 | 20% | 1-2 | 50% | 2-4 | 50% | -10 |
| Obi Toppin | 8:57 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-3 | 33% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -7 |
| TOTAL | — | 103 | 48 | 11 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 25 | 33-78 | 42% | 6-18 | 33% | 31-38 | 82% | — |
Kevin Knox II —
Frank Ntilikina —
Theo Pinson —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
MIN33/82 (40%)
Paint
17/38 (45%)
Mid
1/13 (8%)
3PT
16/35 (46%)
RA 45%ATB3 48%Paint 33%Corner 3 42%Mid 0%
NYK33/78 (42%)
Paint
22/50 (44%)
Mid
8/23 (35%)
3PT
6/18 (33%)
RA 53%Paint 27%ATB3 21%Mid 67%Corner 3 75%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Nerlens Noel
defended Karl-Anthony Towns
8.8 min • 2 pts • 33%
Best Defender
Taj Gibson
held Naz Reid
4.9 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Julius Randle
vs Jarred Vanderbilt
3.3 min • 10 pts • 100%
| NYK Defense | Anthony Edwards | Jaden McDaniels | Jake Layman | Jarred Vanderbilt | Jaylen Nowell | Jordan McLaughlin | Josh Okogie | Juancho Hernangomez | Karl-Anthony Towns | Malik Beasley | Naz Reid | Ricky Rubio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RJ Barrett | 6.5m 4pts 33% | — | — | 1.4m 0pts 0% | 1.4m 4pts 100% | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.4m 0pts 0% |
| Elfrid Payton | 1.0m 1pts 0% | — | — | — | — | 2.0m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | 1.8m 4pts 100% | — | 5.7m 2pts 100% |
| Julius Randle | — | 4.0m 5pts 33% | — | 3.3m 10pts 100% | — | — | — | 2.7m 4pts 25% | — | — | — | — |
| Nerlens Noel | 1.0m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8.8m 2pts 33% | — | — | — |
| Reggie Bullock Jr. | 2.1m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5.9m 2pts 20% | — | 1.0m 0pts 0% |
| Taj Gibson | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4.9m 0pts 0% | — |
| Derrick Rose | — | — | — | — | — | 2.3m 0pts 0% | 1.7m 4pts 50% | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alec Burks | — | — | 1.3m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.3m 2pts 50% | — | — |
| Immanuel Quickley | — | — | — | — | — | 1.9m 4pts 50% | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Obi Toppin | — | 1.5m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other | — | 2.8m 6pts 33% | — | 1.8m 11pts 75% | 2.7m 4pts 33% | 1.6m 2pts 0% | 1.5m 3pts 20% | — | 3.2m 12pts 46% | 4.6m 5pts 50% | 1.4m 2pts 50% | 2.2m 2pts 0% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = NYK leads, negative = MIN leads
NYK Largest Lead
21
Q3 10:12
MIN Largest Lead
6
Q1 1:45
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
NYK 10-0 run
Q1 7:56 – Q1 11:08
+3 → +11
NYK 11-0 run
Q1 7:56 – Q1 11:29
+3 → +12
NYK 8-0 run
Q3 3:40 – Q3 4:45
+12 → +17
MIN 10-0 run
Q3 11:23 – Q4 1:33
+17 → +10