New York
Knicks
104
–
115
FINAL
Minnesota
Timberwolves
Date
Tuesday, December 23, 2025
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYK | 28 | 24 | 27 | 25 | 104 |
| MIN | 31 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 115 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Julius Randle
MIN
25
PTS
6
REB
3
AST
+1
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections3
Contested Shots6
Opp FG% When Defending55.6%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.41
Impact Composite42.8
Hustle: 15.0Defense: 27.7Impact: 0.2
3 deflections6 contested shotsonly 25 pts allowed on 61.2 possessions
Box Score MVP
Anthony Edwards
MIN
38
PTS
2
REB
2
AST
-2
+/−
Game Performance
FG15-27 (55.6%)
3PT4-10
FT4-6
TS%64.1%
eFG%63.0%
STL4
BLK1
TOV1
ORTG107
DRTG111
NET-4
38 points55.6% FG4-10 from 34 steals8 contested shotsonly 22 pts allowed on 64.8 possessions
Box Score
| NYK | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyler Kolek | 31:26 | 20 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9-22 | 41% | 2-6 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | -8 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 34:31 | 40 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 14-24 | 58% | 3-6 | 50% | 9-11 | 82% | +6 |
| Josh Hart | 42:27 | 12 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 5-14 | 36% | 1-3 | 33% | 1-1 | 100% | -5 |
| Mikal Bridges | 37:49 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7-16 | 44% | 1-6 | 17% | 0-1 | 0% | +3 |
| Mitchell Robinson | 26:03 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1-4 | 25% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -15 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Pacôme Dadiet | 10:47 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-2 | 0% | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0 |
| Ariel Hukporti | 11:45 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1-3 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -1 |
| Mohamed Diawara | 10:08 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 33% | 1-2 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | -15 |
| Jordan Clarkson | 29:56 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3-11 | 27% | 3-5 | 60% | 1-2 | 50% | -9 |
| TOTAL | — | 104 | 55 | 18 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 18 | 21 | 41-99 | 41% | 11-30 | 37% | 11-15 | 73% | — |
Kevin McCullar Jr. —
Tosan Evbuomwan —
Trey Jemison III —
| MIN | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rudy Gobert | 37:45 | 11 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4-6 | 67% | 0-0 | 0% | 3-4 | 75% | +10 |
| Anthony Edwards | 37:10 | 38 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 15-27 | 56% | 4-10 | 40% | 4-6 | 67% | -2 |
| Mike Conley | 29:41 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2-6 | 33% | 2-6 | 33% | 2-2 | 100% | +4 |
| Donte DiVincenzo | 32:12 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3-9 | 33% | 3-7 | 43% | 2-4 | 50% | -11 |
| Julius Randle | 33:20 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10-20 | 50% | 0-4 | 0% | 5-5 | 100% | +1 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Jaylen Clark | 13:46 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2-2 | 100% | 1-1 | 100% | 0-2 | 0% | +11 |
| Bones Hyland | 25:26 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3-10 | 30% | 3-9 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | +24 |
| Naz Reid | 24:55 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3-12 | 25% | 2-9 | 22% | 0-0 | 0% | +11 |
| Terrence Shannon Jr. | 5:45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +7 |
| TOTAL | — | 115 | 42 | 10 | 25 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 42-93 | 45% | 15-46 | 33% | 16-23 | 70% | — |
Leonard Miller —
Johnny Juzang —
Rob Dillingham —
Joan Beringer —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
NYK41/99 (41%)
Paint
27/62 (44%)
Mid
9/26 (35%)
3PT
11/30 (37%)
RA 50%Paint 33%ATB3 36%Corner 3 40%Mid 67%
MIN42/93 (45%)
Paint
21/37 (57%)
Mid
8/15 (53%)
3PT
15/46 (33%)
ATB3 31%RA 60%Corner 3 36%Paint 50%Mid 57%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Anthony Edwards
defended Mikal Bridges
7.0 min • 11 pts • 42%
Best Defender
Rudy Gobert
held Karl-Anthony Towns
5.0 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Julius Randle
vs Karl-Anthony Towns
4.1 min • 11 pts • 63%
| MIN Defense | Ariel Hukporti | Jordan Clarkson | Josh Hart | Karl-Anthony Towns | Kevin McCullar Jr. | Mikal Bridges | Mitchell Robinson | Mohamed Diawara | Pacôme Dadiet | Tyler Kolek |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rudy Gobert | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | 1.3m 0pts 0% | 5.0m 0pts 0% | — | — | 4.7m 2pts 50% | — | — | 1.4m 0pts 0% |
| Anthony Edwards | — | 1.4m 7pts 100% | 3.6m 4pts 29% | — | — | 7.0m 11pts 42% | — | — | — | — |
| Julius Randle | 1.6m 4pts 100% | — | 1.7m 4pts 67% | 4.1m 11pts 63% | — | — | 3.7m 6pts 33% | — | — | — |
| Donte DiVincenzo | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | 5.1m 4pts 25% | — | — | 1.0m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.3m 0pts 0% | 2.4m 3pts 100% |
| Mike Conley | — | 3.0m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.9m 0pts 0% |
| Bones Hyland | — | 3.0m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | 1.0m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | 2.6m 0pts 0% |
| Naz Reid | 1.4m 0pts 0% | — | 2.9m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.1m 5pts 67% | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | — |
| Jaylen Clark | — | 1.4m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.0m 0pts 0% | — |
| Other | 0.6m 7pts 100% | 2.2m 4pts 100% | — | 4.0m 12pts 38% | 2.2m 5pts 100% | — | 1.8m 6pts 25% | 3.0m 5pts 100% | 2.6m 6pts 75% | 1.4m 2pts 25% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = MIN leads, negative = NYK leads
MIN Largest Lead
17
Q4 7:48
NYK Largest Lead
4
Q1 8:34
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
MIN 8-0 run
Q2 1:23 – Q2 3:13
+6 → +11
MIN 11-0 run
Q2 1:23 – Q2 3:39
+6 → +14
MIN 13-0 run
Q2 1:23 – Q2 4:17
+6 → +16
NYK 10-0 run
Q2 7:00 – Q2 8:35
+13 → +5