New York
Knicks
101
–
102
FINAL
Minnesota
Timberwolves
Date
Wednesday, March 31, 2021
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYK | 24 | 25 | 30 | 20 | 101 |
| MIN | 18 | 31 | 20 | 29 | 102 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Anthony Edwards
MIN
24
PTS
2
REB
3
AST
+14
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections6
Contested Shots6
Opp FG% When Defending70.0%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.33
Impact Composite54.2
Hustle: 21.0Defense: 31.0Impact: 2.2
56.3% FG3 steals4 blocks6 deflections6 contested shots+14 plus/minusonly 17 pts allowed on 52.3 possessions
Box Score MVP
Karl-Anthony Towns
MIN
18
PTS
17
REB
6
AST
+9
+/−
Game Performance
FG7-18 (38.9%)
3PT2-7
FT2-2
TS%47.7%
eFG%44.4%
BLK2
TOV3
ORTG110
DRTG101
NET+9
Double-Double12 contested shotsheld opponents to 33.3% FGonly 13 pts allowed on 68.3 possessions
Box Score
| NYK | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taj Gibson | 24:11 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3-3 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | -2 |
| RJ Barrett | 40:31 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8-18 | 44% | 3-4 | 75% | 4-6 | 67% | +1 |
| Reggie Bullock Jr. | 38:39 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4-6 | 67% | 2-4 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | -10 |
| Alec Burks | 24:14 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5-12 | 42% | 2-5 | 40% | 1-2 | 50% | -7 |
| Elfrid Payton | 27:39 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6-13 | 46% | 1-1 | 100% | 4-5 | 80% | +2 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Immanuel Quickley | 13:02 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-4 | 0% | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +11 |
| Obi Toppin | 8:45 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-2 | 50% | 1-2 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | +4 |
| Julius Randle | 39:15 | 26 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 11-20 | 55% | 2-5 | 40% | 2-2 | 100% | -5 |
| Nerlens Noel | 23:44 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1-4 | 25% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +1 |
| TOTAL | — | 101 | 41 | 7 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 18 | 39-82 | 48% | 11-23 | 48% | 12-17 | 71% | — |
Frank Ntilikina —
Theo Pinson —
Jared Harper —
Kevin Knox II —
| MIN | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naz Reid | 15:27 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2-7 | 29% | 0-0 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | -7 |
| Malik Beasley | 32:01 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5-9 | 56% | 5-8 | 63% | 5-6 | 83% | -12 |
| Jarrett Culver | 3:44 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | -3 |
| Anthony Edwards | 35:32 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9-16 | 56% | 2-7 | 29% | 4-5 | 80% | +14 |
| Juancho Hernangomez | 4:45 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0% | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -9 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Jaylen Nowell | 21:15 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-7 | 29% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +5 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 39:34 | 18 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7-18 | 39% | 2-7 | 29% | 2-2 | 100% | +9 |
| Ricky Rubio | 27:48 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3-9 | 33% | 1-5 | 20% | 2-2 | 100% | +4 |
| Jaden McDaniels | 36:14 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7-13 | 54% | 4-9 | 44% | 0-0 | 0% | +9 |
| Jordan McLaughlin | 20:12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1-4 | 25% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -3 |
| TOTAL | — | 102 | 40 | 9 | 25 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 36-87 | 41% | 14-40 | 35% | 16-19 | 84% | — |
Ed Davis —
Jake Layman —
Jarred Vanderbilt —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
NYK39/82 (48%)
Paint
19/41 (46%)
Mid
12/25 (48%)
3PT
12/24 (50%)
RA 56%Paint 32%ATB3 50%Mid 50%Corner 3 50%
MIN36/87 (41%)
Paint
19/39 (49%)
Mid
5/13 (38%)
3PT
14/40 (35%)
ATB3 37%RA 52%Paint 43%Corner 3 31%Mid 33%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Jaden McDaniels
defended Julius Randle
9.6 min • 4 pts • 67%
Best Defender
Karl-Anthony Towns
held Taj Gibson
4.7 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Anthony Edwards
vs Reggie Bullock Jr.
2.1 min • 9 pts • 80%
| MIN Defense | Alec Burks | Elfrid Payton | Immanuel Quickley | Julius Randle | Nerlens Noel | Obi Toppin | Reggie Bullock Jr. | RJ Barrett | Taj Gibson |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karl-Anthony Towns | — | — | — | 1.8m 7pts 75% | 7.8m 6pts 29% | — | — | — | 4.7m 0pts 0% |
| Jaden McDaniels | — | — | — | 9.6m 4pts 67% | — | 2.4m 6pts 50% | — | — | — |
| Malik Beasley | 3.9m 8pts 67% | 1.2m 3pts 100% | — | — | — | — | 6.7m 5pts 25% | — | — |
| Anthony Edwards | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.1m 9pts 80% | 9.1m 8pts 60% | — |
| Ricky Rubio | — | 7.3m 4pts 50% | — | — | — | — | — | 1.0m 0pts 0% | — |
| Jaylen Nowell | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4.0m 2pts 33% | 1.7m 2pts 50% | — |
| Jordan McLaughlin | 1.3m 0pts 0% | — | 4.0m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Naz Reid | — | — | — | 2.1m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | 3.0m 2pts 20% |
| Jake Layman | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — |
| Other | 3.9m 7pts 43% | 2.9m 2pts 14% | — | — | 1.9m 3pts 25% | 1.3m 6pts 100% | 2.1m 5pts 50% | 3.8m 9pts 50% | 1.5m 2pts 100% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = MIN leads, negative = NYK leads
MIN Largest Lead
2
Q1 1:55
NYK Largest Lead
18
Q2 3:49
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
NYK 8-0 run
Q2 1:08 – Q2 3:11
-10 → -15
NYK 11-0 run
Q2 1:08 – Q2 3:49
-10 → -18
MIN 8-0 run
Q2 6:30 – Q2 6:30
-10 → -10
NYK 8-0 run
Q3 5:39 – Q3 7:36
-6 → -12