Minnesota Timberwolves 112, New York Knicks 110 — Recap

January 18, 2022 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Minnesota Timberwolves 112, New York Knicks 110. Scoring by quarter: Q1 MIN 30-23 NYK; Q2 MIN 31-28 NYK; Q3 MIN 25-40 NYK; Q4 MIN 26-19 NYK.

Top performers (box score): Evan Fournier (NYK) 27 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists, 5 threes on 10-of-17 shooting; Julius Randle (NYK) 21 points, 9 rebounds, 9 assists on 6-of-15 shooting; Anthony Edwards (MIN) 21 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 threes on 8-of-17 shooting; Karl-Anthony Towns (MIN) 20 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 threes on 6-of-12 shooting; Kemba Walker (NYK) 19 points, 2 rebounds, 4 assists, 4 threes on 6-of-13 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · NYK

Evan Fournier

27 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 5 3PM · 10-17 FG

Scoring · NYK

Julius Randle

21 PTS, 9 REB, 9 AST · 6-15 FG

Scoring · MIN

Anthony Edwards

21 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 2 3PM · 8-17 FG

Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.

Linescore

	1	2	3	4		T
MIN	30	31	25	26		112
NYK	23	28	40	19		110

🧮 How They Scored

MINNYK

38Points in the paint36

12Fast-break points7

16Second-chance points19

15Points off turnovers18

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

51.2%Effective FG%53.8%

10.9%Turnover %16.0%

19.5%Offensive rebound %26.8%

0.469Free-throw rate0.412

Box Score

Minnesota Timberwolves

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Anthony Edwards G	39	21	3	3	2	0	4	8-17	2-9	3-4	+8
Karl-Anthony Towns C	36	20	5	3	1	0	2	6-12	2-4	6-7	-3
Jarred Vanderbilt F	34	4	7	0	0	0	0	1-3	0-0	2-4	0
Patrick Beverley G	30	7	5	6	3	1	1	2-7	1-4	2-4	+6
D'Angelo Russell G	25	17	2	4	1	1	3	5-11	4-8	3-3	-10
Jaylen Nowell G	23	14	6	3	1	0	0	5-12	1-4	3-4	+4
Jaden McDaniels F	19	8	3	0	1	2	1	3-8	0-5	2-4	-5
Malik Beasley G	17	10	3	0	0	0	0	4-8	2-4	0-0	+7
Naz Reid F-C	12	9	3	2	0	2	0	1-2	1-2	6-6	+5
Taurean Prince F	4	2	1	0	1	0	1	0-1	0-1	2-2	-2

New York Knicks

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Julius Randle F	39	21	9	9	2	4	3	6-15	0-4	9-11	+9
Evan Fournier G-F	37	27	4	4	2	1	2	10-17	5-10	2-2	+11
RJ Barrett F-G	37	17	6	2	0	0	7	6-16	2-7	3-6	-4
Kemba Walker G	30	19	2	4	0	0	1	6-13	4-8	3-5	+7
Taj Gibson F	25	5	4	0	1	2	1	2-3	0-0	1-2	+2
Mitchell Robinson C	20	8	6	0	0	0	0	4-5	0-0	0-0	0
Quentin Grimes G	17	3	2	0	1	0	0	1-3	0-2	1-1	-7
Alec Burks G	17	0	4	0	0	0	2	0-3	0-3	0-0	-5
Immanuel Quickley G	9	6	3	1	0	0	1	1-2	1-2	3-4	-12
Obi Toppin F	9	4	4	1	0	0	1	1-3	0-2	2-2	-11

🔬 Advanced Stats

Minnesota TimberwolvesTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Anthony Edwards	Bench	39	21	56.0	24.2	+10.0	8.7
Karl-Anthony Towns	Bench	36	20	66.3	19.3	-7.0	11.4
D'Angelo Russell	Bench	25	17	69.0	25.9	-20.9	10.9
Jaylen Nowell	Bench	23	14	50.9	24.6	+0.2	22.3
Malik Beasley	Bench	17	10	62.5	18.6	+16.6	15.4
Naz Reid	Bench	12	9	97.0	17.9	+22.9	44.1
Jaden McDaniels	Bench	19	8	41.0	23.9	-9.5	1.7
Patrick Beverley	Bench	30	7	40.0	13.7	+7.8	7.4
Jarred Vanderbilt	Bench	34	4	42.0	6.1	+1.5	1.3
Taurean Prince	Bench	4	2	53.2	25.0	-32.2	12.5

New York KnicksTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Evan Fournier	Bench	37	27	75.5	20.9	+12.7	19.0
Julius Randle	Bench	39	21	52.9	24.2	+9.6	16.9
Kemba Walker	Bench	30	19	62.5	23.2	+11.9	11.6
RJ Barrett	Bench	37	17	45.6	30.6	-3.6	0.0
Mitchell Robinson	Bench	20	8	80.0	11.4	+9.1	6.8
Immanuel Quickley	Bench	9	6	79.8	23.8	-47.2	25.0
Taj Gibson	Bench	25	5	64.4	8.3	+7.6	1.3
Obi Toppin	Bench	9	4	51.5	26.3	-54.7	22.9
Quentin Grimes	Bench	17	3	43.6	7.3	-17.0	1.3
Alec Burks	Bench	17	0	0.0	11.6	-11.2	-10.0