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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Knicks | 26 | 25 | 30 | 20 | 101 |
 Timberwolves | 19 | 31 | 20 | 32 | 102 |
NYKTeam statsMIN| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYK | 39-8247.6% | 11-2347.8% | 12-1770.6% | 41 | 20 | 16 |
| MIN | 36-8741.4% | 14-4035.0% | 16-1984.2% | 40 | 25 | 12 |
Point at or clickTap a player to see his shots, then his whole game from there. ClickTap a number under REB, AST, STL, BLK, TO or PF to see those plays.
Minnesota Timberwolves102| 40 | 18 | 7-18 | 2-7 | 2-2 | 0 | +9 | +0.5 | |||||||
| 36 | 18 | 7-13 | 4-9, Ties his career high | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +9 | +0.8 | ||||||
| 36 | 24 | 9-16 | 2-7 | 4-5 | +14 | +6.6 | ||||||||
| 32 | 20 | 5-9 | 5-8 | 0 | 5-6 | 0 | −12 | +4.2 | ||||||
| 28 | 9 | 3-9 | 1-5 | 2-2 | 0 | +4 | +2.3 | |||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 21 | 4 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +5 | −0.8 | |||||
| 20 | 2 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −3 | −3.6 | |||||
| 15 | 6 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −7 | −1.8 | ||||||
| 5 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −9 | −2.4 | ||
| 4 | 1 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | −1.8 | ||
| 3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −0.8 | |
| Team | 102 | 36-8741.4% | 14-4035.0% | 40 | 25 | 12 | 14 | 16-1984.2% | 9 | 9 | 8 | |||
Bench 13 points on 5 for 22 shooting
Did not play: Ed Davis and Jarred Vanderbilt (coach’s decision).
New York Knicks101| 41 | 23 | 8-18 | 3-4 | 4-6 | 0 | +1 | −4.7 | |||||||
| 39 | 26 | 11-20 | 2-5 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | +0.5 | |||||
| 39 | 10 | 4-6 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −10 | −0.2 | ||||||
| 28 | 17 | 6-13 | 1-1 | 4-5 | 0 | +2 | −0.8 | |||||||
| 24 | 2 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | +1 | −6.3 | |||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 24 | 13 | 5-12 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | −7 | −3.5 | ||||||
| 24 | 7 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | −2 | +3.4 | ||||||
| 13 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +11 | −4.3 | |||||
| 9 | 3 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +4 | +0.3 | |||
| Team | 101 | 39-8247.6% | 11-2347.8% | 41 | 20 | 16 | 18 | 12-1770.6% | 7 | 7 | 6 | |||
Bench 23 points on 9 for 21 shooting
Did not play: Frank Ntilikina, Theo Pinson, Kevin Knox II and Jared Harper (coach’s decision).
Timberwolves102Knicks101ClickTap 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.
Anthony Edwards scored 24 points (12 in the fourth quarter), and the Minnesota Timberwolves rallied from 18 points down in the second quarter to beat the New York Knicks 102-101.
The Timberwolves trailed 39-21 with 8:11 left in the second quarter. They outscored the Knicks 81-62 the rest of the way.
Reggie Bullock Jr. stole the ball from Malik Beasley with 20.4 seconds left, Julius Randle missed a 14-foot step-back jumper with 11.4 seconds left, and Bullock stole a pass from Karl-Anthony Towns with 5.1 seconds to go. After a timeout, RJ Barrett missed a 19-foot step-back jumper with 1.4 seconds left that would have put them ahead.
During clutch time, the Timberwolves outscored the Knicks 10-7. Edwards scored 7 of the Timberwolves’ 10 on 3 for 4 shooting and 1 for 2 at the line. Early in the fourth quarter, Edwards had 2 of his 3 steals, and the Timberwolves scored 5 points off them.
Beasley scored 20 points (9 in the fourth quarter) with 5 3-pointers. Edwards scored 12 of his 24 points in the fourth quarter.
For the Knicks, Randle had 26 points, 12 rebounds and 6 assists, and Barrett added 23 points.
The Timberwolves outscored the Knicks 15-5 in 4 minutes with Rubio, Towns, Nowell, Edwards and McDaniels 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. The Timberwolves’ chance bottomed out at 5.5% (4th quarter, 8:33 left). Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
86 points from the field on 87 shots: 9.6 fewer than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 14-26 | 53.8% | 64% |
| In the paint | 5-13 | 38.5% | 43% |
| Mid-range | 3-8 | 37.5% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 4-13 | 30.8% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 10-27 | 37.0% | 36% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RJ Barrett | 39 | 8 | 3-5 | −3 |
| Reggie Bullock Jr. | 13 | 9 | 4-5 | +5 |
| Alec Burks | 4 | 0 | 0-1 | −1 |
| Elfrid Payton | 3 | 2 | 1-3 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 5 | 3 | 1-2 | +2 |
The tracking credits him with 22 points on 65 possessions. He usually scores about 18 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reggie Bullock Jr. | 29 | 5 | 1-4 | −3 |
| Alec Burks | 17 | 8 | 2-3 | +3 |
| Elfrid Payton | 6 | 3 | 1-1 | +1 |
| RJ Barrett | 5 | 3 | 1-1 | +2 |
| Everyone else | 4 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 |
The tracking credits him with 19 points on 60 possessions. He usually scores about 17 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julius Randle | 44 | 4 | 2-3 | −2 |
| Obi Toppin | 9 | 6 | 2-4 | +5 |
| Nerlens Noel | 4 | 0 | 0-1 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 8 | 2 | 1-3 | +1 |
The tracking credits him with 12 points on 65 possessions. He usually scores about 9 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.
MIN win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
NYK
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Highest Leverage Moments
Beasley 26' 3PT Jump Shot (20 PTS) (Edwards 3 AST)
Q4 0:38
36.8%
27→64
Gibson 1' Tip Layup Shot (7 PTS)
Q4 0:56
28.1%
55→27
Edwards 1' Driving Reverse Layup (24 PTS)
Q4 1:16
27.1%
29→56
Edwards Tip Layup Shot (19 PTS)
Q4 3:33
16.9%
21→37
Randle 17' Pullup Jump Shot (26 PTS)
Q4 3:12
16.9%
37→21
