New York
Knicks
96
–
88
FINAL
Minnesota
Timberwolves
Date
Tuesday, December 28, 2021
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYK | 29 | 15 | 28 | 24 | 96 |
| MIN | 22 | 17 | 21 | 26 | 88 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Julius Randle
NYK
13
PTS
15
REB
2
AST
+2
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections1
Contested Shots4
Opp FG% When Defending20.0%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.16
Impact Composite75.9
Hustle: 8.0Defense: 67.5Impact: 0.4
Double-Doubleheld opponents to 20.0% FGonly 9 pts allowed on 55.6 possessions
Box Score MVP
Mitchell Robinson
NYK
14
PTS
18
REB
0
AST
+2
+/−
Game Performance
FG7-8 (87.5%)
3PT0-0
FT0-2
TS%78.8%
eFG%87.5%
STL2
BLK1
TOV1
ORTG94
DRTG90
NET+3
Double-Double3 deflections7 contested shotsonly 12 pts allowed on 54.2 possessions
Box Score
| NYK | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell Robinson | 32:02 | 14 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7-8 | 88% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-2 | 0% | +2 |
| Taj Gibson | 15:35 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-4 | 75% | 0-1 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | +4 |
| RJ Barrett | 24:24 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3-10 | 30% | 1-4 | 25% | 1-3 | 33% | +5 |
| Obi Toppin | 10:30 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3-3 | 100% | 1-1 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | +6 |
| Kemba Walker | 33:14 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3-11 | 27% | 3-7 | 43% | 1-2 | 50% | -3 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Quentin Grimes | 31:01 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4-11 | 36% | 3-9 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | +6 |
| Alec Burks | 16:18 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2-4 | 50% | 2-2 | 100% | 1-4 | 25% | +9 |
| Evan Fournier | 24:46 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5-14 | 36% | 3-7 | 43% | 0-0 | 0% | -3 |
| Julius Randle | 37:30 | 13 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5-20 | 25% | 1-5 | 20% | 2-3 | 67% | +2 |
| Immanuel Quickley | 14:41 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 40% | 2-4 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | +12 |
| TOTAL | — | 96 | 54 | 15 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 20 | 37-90 | 41% | 16-40 | 40% | 6-16 | 38% | — |
Damyean Dotson —
Kevin Knox II —
Miles McBride —
| MIN | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naz Reid | 12:14 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1-4 | 25% | 0-2 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | -5 |
| Josh Okogie | 5:23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +2 |
| Malik Beasley | 40:02 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8-23 | 35% | 4-16 | 25% | 0-0 | 0% | +7 |
| Patrick Beverley | 29:25 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0-8 | 0% | 0-2 | 0% | 3-6 | 50% | -17 |
| Nathan Knight | 25:23 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3-8 | 38% | 0-1 | 0% | 2-3 | 67% | 0 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Jake Layman | 16:31 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-4 | 75% | 1-2 | 50% | 2-2 | 100% | -1 |
| Greg Monroe | 22:26 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3-3 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | -6 |
| Jaylen Nowell | 29:17 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5-14 | 36% | 1-7 | 14% | 0-0 | 0% | -16 |
| Jaden McDaniels | 35:38 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7-11 | 64% | 1-5 | 20% | 3-3 | 100% | +3 |
| Jordan McLaughlin | 23:41 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4-10 | 40% | 0-3 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | -7 |
| TOTAL | — | 88 | 45 | 10 | 22 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 22 | 34-85 | 40% | 7-38 | 18% | 13-20 | 65% | — |
Leandro Bolmaro —
Chris Silva —
Rayjon Tucker —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
NYK37/90 (41%)
Paint
20/46 (43%)
Mid
2/12 (17%)
3PT
16/41 (39%)
ATB3 37%RA 63%Paint 11%Corner 3 46%Mid 0%
MIN34/85 (40%)
Paint
25/43 (58%)
Mid
4/12 (33%)
3PT
7/38 (18%)
RA 69%ATB3 17%Paint 31%Corner 3 25%Mid 50%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Jaden McDaniels
defended Julius Randle
7.3 min • 7 pts • 50%
Best Defender
Patrick Beverley
held Kemba Walker
2.9 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Jaylen Nowell
vs Immanuel Quickley
2.3 min • 7 pts • 60%
| MIN Defense | Alec Burks | Evan Fournier | Immanuel Quickley | Julius Randle | Kemba Walker | Mitchell Robinson | Obi Toppin | Quentin Grimes | RJ Barrett | Taj Gibson |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malik Beasley | — | 1.1m 3pts 50% | — | — | 1.4m 9pts 50% | — | — | 6.1m 5pts 20% | 4.6m 2pts 33% | — |
| Jaden McDaniels | — | 1.6m 0pts 0% | — | 7.3m 7pts 50% | — | — | 1.1m 3pts 100% | — | — | — |
| Jaylen Nowell | 2.4m 0pts 0% | 1.3m 0pts 0% | 2.3m 7pts 60% | — | — | — | — | 1.4m 0pts 0% | 1.3m 2pts 100% | — |
| Patrick Beverley | — | 2.8m 2pts 0% | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | 2.9m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — |
| Nathan Knight | — | — | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | 4.2m 2pts 0% | 2.2m 0pts 0% | — | — | — |
| Greg Monroe | — | — | — | — | — | 3.1m 2pts 100% | — | — | — | 3.4m 4pts 100% |
| Jordan McLaughlin | — | — | — | — | 4.9m 2pts 25% | — | — | — | — | — |
| Naz Reid | — | — | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | 1.6m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | 1.1m 2pts 100% |
| Jake Layman | 2.4m 2pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.0m 2pts 100% | — | — |
| Other | — | — | 1.9m 2pts 50% | 3.2m 2pts 20% | 2.5m 10pts 71% | 2.2m 11pts 39% | — | 2.2m 8pts 67% | 1.6m 4pts 50% | 1.4m 7pts 75% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = MIN leads, negative = NYK leads
MIN Largest Lead
2
Q1 0:25
NYK Largest Lead
17
Q2 2:09
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
NYK 8-0 run
Q1 3:58 – Q1 5:00
-1 → -6
NYK 8-0 run
Q2 0:38 – Q2 1:33
-9 → -15
NYK 10-0 run
Q2 0:38 – Q2 2:09
-9 → -17
MIN 8-0 run
Q2 8:29 – Q2 10:56
-8 → -3