New York
Knicks
133
–
107
FINAL
Minnesota
Timberwolves
Date
Thursday, December 19, 2024
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYK | 27 | 41 | 31 | 29 | 133 |
| MIN | 32 | 18 | 23 | 33 | 107 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Mikal Bridges
NYK
29
PTS
6
REB
6
AST
+35
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections1
Contested Shots3
Loose Balls2
Opp FG% When Defending66.7%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.32
Impact Composite46.4
Hustle: 9.5Defense: 31.2Impact: 5.7
66.7% FG4-8 from 3+35 plus/minusonly 18 pts allowed on 56.3 possessions
Box Score MVP
Karl-Anthony Towns
NYK
32
PTS
20
REB
6
AST
+31
+/−
Game Performance
FG10-12 (83.3%)
3PT5-5
FT7-9
TS%100.3%
eFG%104.2%
STL2
TOV4
ORTG133
DRTG96
NET+36
32 pointsDouble-Double83.3% FG5-5 from 38 contested shots+31 plus/minusonly 28 pts allowed on 70.5 possessions
Box Score
| NYK | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cameron Payne | 18:15 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3-9 | 33% | 3-7 | 43% | 0-0 | 0% | +18 |
| Jericho Sims | 18:46 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3-6 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -1 |
| Jalen Brunson | 29:45 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5-14 | 36% | 2-5 | 40% | 2-2 | 100% | +8 |
| Ariel Hukporti | 1:50 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | -1 |
| Precious Achiuwa | 27:48 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6-9 | 67% | 1-1 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | -4 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Pacôme Dadiet | 5:05 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0% | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -9 |
| Mikal Bridges | 35:36 | 29 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12-18 | 67% | 4-8 | 50% | 1-1 | 100% | +35 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 37:38 | 32 | 20 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 10-12 | 83% | 5-5 | 100% | 7-9 | 78% | +31 |
| Matt Ryan | 4:06 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 40% | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +3 |
| Miles McBride | 28:56 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6-13 | 46% | 4-9 | 44% | 0-0 | 0% | +23 |
| OG Anunoby | 30:25 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3-8 | 38% | 1-5 | 20% | 2-2 | 100% | +28 |
| Tyler Kolek | 1:50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -1 |
| TOTAL | — | 133 | 57 | 16 | 39 | 10 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 50-97 | 52% | 20-45 | 44% | 13-16 | 81% | — |
Jacob Toppin —
| MIN | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luka Garza | 10:34 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 50% | 1-2 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | +9 |
| Naz Reid | 15:38 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1-7 | 14% | 1-4 | 25% | 0-0 | 0% | -6 |
| Terrence Shannon Jr. | 10:34 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-2 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +9 |
| Rob Dillingham | 16:32 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2-7 | 29% | 0-3 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -8 |
| Anthony Edwards | 33:35 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7-16 | 44% | 3-7 | 43% | 0-0 | 0% | -15 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Nickeil Alexander-Walker | 22:02 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5-5 | 100% | 1-1 | 100% | 1-1 | 100% | -21 |
| Mike Conley | 18:00 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1-5 | 20% | 1-3 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | -19 |
| Josh Minott | 10:34 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5-8 | 63% | 1-2 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | +9 |
| Julius Randle | 30:28 | 24 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 8-17 | 47% | 4-8 | 50% | 4-6 | 67% | -13 |
| Rudy Gobert | 22:18 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1-1 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | 1-4 | 25% | -37 |
| Donte DiVincenzo | 25:28 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5-9 | 56% | 3-6 | 50% | 2-2 | 100% | -20 |
| Jaden McDaniels | 24:17 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3-8 | 38% | 2-6 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | -18 |
| TOTAL | — | 107 | 37 | 6 | 29 | 10 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 41-89 | 46% | 17-42 | 40% | 8-13 | 62% | — |
PJ Dozier —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
NYK50/97 (52%)
Paint
27/43 (63%)
Mid
7/18 (39%)
3PT
20/45 (44%)
RA 67%ATB3 39%Corner 3 53%Paint 47%Mid 25%
MIN41/89 (46%)
Paint
24/40 (60%)
Mid
7/18 (39%)
3PT
17/43 (40%)
ATB3 33%RA 62%Paint 53%Corner 3 60%Mid 0%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Anthony Edwards
defended Mikal Bridges
6.3 min • 2 pts • 33%
Best Defender
Rudy Gobert
held Karl-Anthony Towns
5.6 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Julius Randle
vs Precious Achiuwa
2.5 min • 12 pts • 71%
| MIN Defense | Ariel Hukporti | Cameron Payne | Jalen Brunson | Jericho Sims | Karl-Anthony Towns | Matt Ryan | Mikal Bridges | Miles McBride | OG Anunoby | Pacôme Dadiet | Precious Achiuwa |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Edwards | — | — | — | — | 1.2m 11pts 40% | — | 6.3m 2pts 33% | 1.3m 2pts 50% | 1.5m 2pts 50% | — | — |
| Julius Randle | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4.6m 4pts 17% | — | 2.5m 12pts 71% |
| Jaden McDaniels | — | — | 1.2m 2pts 50% | — | — | — | — | — | 2.3m 3pts 25% | — | 2.7m 0pts 0% |
| Donte DiVincenzo | — | 1.4m 2pts 0% | — | — | — | — | 1.4m 2pts 50% | 3.1m 5pts 67% | — | — | — |
| Rudy Gobert | — | — | — | — | 5.6m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nickeil Alexander-Walker | — | — | 3.8m 4pts 100% | — | — | — | — | 1.1m 3pts 100% | — | — | — |
| Rob Dillingham | — | 1.7m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | 1.4m 0pts 0% | — | — | — |
| Naz Reid | — | — | — | — | 2.8m 3pts 25% | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Conley | — | — | 2.8m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Luka Garza | — | — | — | 1.7m 5pts 67% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Josh Minott | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2m 2pts 100% |
| Other | 0.4m 2pts 50% | — | — | 4.1m 7pts 50% | 2.8m 8pts 50% | 1.1m 3pts 25% | 4.3m 3pts 25% | — | — | 1.4m 12pts 100% | 2.3m 4pts 100% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = MIN leads, negative = NYK leads
MIN Largest Lead
7
Q1 9:44
NYK Largest Lead
36
Q3 11:13
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
NYK 10-0 run
Q1 12:00 – Q2 0:44
+1 → -5
NYK 8-0 run
Q2 1:16 – Q2 2:07
-6 → -11
NYK 10-0 run
Q2 1:16 – Q2 3:18
-6 → -13
NYK 11-0 run
Q2 1:16 – Q2 3:18
-6 → -14