Minnesota
Timberwolves
112
–
110
FINAL
New York
Knicks
Date
Tuesday, January 18, 2022
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 30 | 31 | 25 | 26 | 112 |
| NYK | 23 | 28 | 40 | 19 | 110 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Anthony Edwards
MIN
21
PTS
3
REB
3
AST
+8
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections3
Contested Shots5
Loose Balls2
Opp FG% When Defending47.1%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.30
Impact Composite52.5
Hustle: 16.5Defense: 34.7Impact: 1.3
3 deflectionsonly 19 pts allowed on 62.3 possessions
Box Score MVP
Karl-Anthony Towns
MIN
20
PTS
5
REB
3
AST
-3
+/−
Game Performance
FG6-12 (50.0%)
3PT2-4
FT6-7
TS%66.3%
eFG%58.3%
STL1
TOV2
ORTG114
DRTG121
NET-7
8 contested shotsonly 15 pts allowed on 67.5 possessions
Box Score
| MIN | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Beverley | 30:25 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2-7 | 29% | 1-4 | 25% | 2-4 | 50% | +6 |
| D'Angelo Russell | 25:06 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5-11 | 46% | 4-8 | 50% | 3-3 | 100% | -10 |
| Taurean Prince | 4:01 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | -2 |
| Jarred Vanderbilt | 33:44 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1-3 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | 2-4 | 50% | 0 |
| Anthony Edwards | 39:20 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 8-17 | 47% | 2-9 | 22% | 3-4 | 75% | +8 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Jaden McDaniels | 19:14 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3-8 | 38% | 0-5 | 0% | 2-4 | 50% | -5 |
| Jaylen Nowell | 23:01 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5-12 | 42% | 1-4 | 25% | 3-4 | 75% | +4 |
| Naz Reid | 11:50 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 50% | 1-2 | 50% | 6-6 | 100% | +5 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 36:10 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6-12 | 50% | 2-4 | 50% | 6-7 | 86% | -3 |
| Malik Beasley | 17:10 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-8 | 50% | 2-4 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | +7 |
| TOTAL | — | 112 | 38 | 8 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 25 | 35-81 | 43% | 13-41 | 32% | 29-38 | 76% | — |
McKinley Wright IV —
Josh Okogie —
Nathan Knight —
Jake Layman —
| NYK | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taj Gibson | 24:40 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2-3 | 67% | 0-0 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | +2 |
| RJ Barrett | 37:07 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 6-16 | 38% | 2-7 | 29% | 3-6 | 50% | -4 |
| Alec Burks | 16:37 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0-3 | 0% | 0-3 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -5 |
| Evan Fournier | 37:28 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10-17 | 59% | 5-10 | 50% | 2-2 | 100% | +11 |
| Kemba Walker | 29:33 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6-13 | 46% | 4-8 | 50% | 3-5 | 60% | +7 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Quentin Grimes | 16:45 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1-3 | 33% | 0-2 | 0% | 1-1 | 100% | -7 |
| Julius Randle | 38:60 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6-15 | 40% | 0-4 | 0% | 9-11 | 82% | +9 |
| Immanuel Quickley | 9:30 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-2 | 50% | 1-2 | 50% | 3-4 | 75% | -12 |
| Obi Toppin | 9:00 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-3 | 33% | 0-2 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | -11 |
| Mitchell Robinson | 20:20 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4-5 | 80% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0 |
| TOTAL | — | 110 | 44 | 11 | 21 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 30 | 37-80 | 46% | 12-38 | 32% | 24-33 | 73% | — |
Jericho Sims —
Miles McBride —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
MIN35/81 (43%)
Paint
19/34 (56%)
Mid
4/9 (44%)
3PT
13/41 (32%)
ATB3 33%RA 62%Corner 3 25%Paint 38%Mid 33%
NYK37/80 (46%)
Paint
18/31 (58%)
Mid
7/13 (54%)
3PT
13/39 (33%)
RA 62%ATB3 32%Corner 3 36%Mid 67%Paint 33%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
RJ Barrett
defended Anthony Edwards
9.9 min • 7 pts • 29%
Best Defender
Evan Fournier
held Malik Beasley
2.9 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Evan Fournier
vs Jaden McDaniels
2.3 min • 6 pts • 50%
| NYK Defense | Anthony Edwards | D'Angelo Russell | Jaden McDaniels | Jarred Vanderbilt | Jaylen Nowell | Karl-Anthony Towns | Malik Beasley | Naz Reid | Patrick Beverley | Taurean Prince |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julius Randle | — | — | 4.7m 8pts 33% | 6.2m 7pts 50% | — | 1.8m 2pts 100% | — | — | 1.8m 0pts 0% | — |
| Evan Fournier | — | 3.1m 3pts 50% | 2.3m 6pts 50% | 1.2m 3pts 33% | 2.9m 2pts 50% | — | 2.9m 0pts 0% | — | 1.7m 0pts 0% | — |
| RJ Barrett | 9.9m 7pts 29% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.3m 3pts 33% | — |
| Kemba Walker | 1.2m 0pts 0% | 1.1m 3pts 100% | — | 1.5m 5pts 50% | — | 1.0m 6pts 50% | — | — | 5.9m 5pts 50% | — |
| Taj Gibson | — | — | — | — | — | 7.0m 2pts 100% | — | 1.5m 0pts 0% | — | — |
| Mitchell Robinson | — | — | — | — | — | 3.4m 6pts 100% | — | 2.8m 0pts 0% | — | — |
| Alec Burks | 1.4m 0pts 0% | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | — | 2.6m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — |
| Quentin Grimes | — | 1.3m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | 2.1m 0pts 0% | — | — | — |
| Obi Toppin | — | — | — | 2.2m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Immanuel Quickley | — | — | — | — | 2.1m 3pts 100% | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other | 4.0m 5pts 67% | 3.7m 7pts 29% | 2.4m 5pts 67% | 2.8m 2pts 100% | — | 1.8m 5pts 100% | — | — | 2.0m 2pts 50% | 2.0m 7pts 50% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = NYK leads, negative = MIN leads
NYK Largest Lead
9
Q3 10:10
MIN Largest Lead
12
Q2 6:51
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
NYK 8-0 run
Q2 11:55 – Q3 1:03
-10 → -4
NYK 8-0 run
Q3 9:26 – Q3 10:10
+3 → +9
MIN 9-0 run
Q3 10:39 – Q4 1:51
+8 → 0
MIN 11-0 run
Q3 10:39 – Q4 2:12
+8 → -2