Minnesota Timberwolves 106, New York Knicks 112 — Recap

January 1, 2024 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Minnesota Timberwolves 106, New York Knicks 112. Scoring by quarter: Q1 MIN 32-23 NYK; Q2 MIN 17-38 NYK; Q3 MIN 29-33 NYK; Q4 MIN 28-18 NYK.

Top performers (box score): Julius Randle (NYK) 39 points, 9 rebounds, null assists, 2 threes on 14-of-24 shooting; Anthony Edwards (MIN) 35 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 4 threes on 11-of-21 shooting; Karl-Anthony Towns (MIN) 29 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 threes on 10-of-18 shooting; OG Anunoby (NYK) 17 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assists, 3 threes on 7-of-12 shooting; Jalen Brunson (NYK) 16 points, 4 rebounds, 14 assists, 1 threes on 5-of-23 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · NYK

Julius Randle

39 PTS, 9 REB, 0 AST, 2 3PM · 14-24 FG

Scoring · MIN

Anthony Edwards

35 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 4 3PM · 11-21 FG

Scoring · MIN

Karl-Anthony Towns

29 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 3 3PM · 10-18 FG

Season highs

Jalen Brunson · Season-high 14 assists

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	32	17	29	28		106
NYK	23	38	33	18		112

🧮 How They Scored

MINNYK

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

54.6%Effective FG%50.6%

11.9%Turnover %11.4%

10.8%Offensive rebound %35.6%

0.382Free-throw rate0.315

Box Score

Minnesota Timberwolves

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Anthony Edwards G	38	35	4	2	—	2	4	11-21	4-9	9-10	+2
Rudy Gobert C	38	10	15	1	—	—	1	3-8	—	4-6	-11
Jaden McDaniels F	33	8	1	—	1	1	1	2-8	1-5	3-4	-9
Karl-Anthony Towns C	32	29	6	3	—	—	3	10-18	3-5	6-6	+4
Mike Conley G	29	5	2	5	1	1	—	2-6	0-1	1-1	-11
Naz Reid F-C	19	5	2	—	—	—	—	2-6	1-4	—	-5
Nickeil Alexander-Walker G	17	3	—	2	—	—	—	1-3	1-2	—	+4
Kyle Anderson F	17	2	2	3	2	—	3	1-1	—	0-2	-2
Jordan McLaughlin G	12	9	1	3	2	—	—	4-5	1-2	—	+13

New York Knicks

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Jalen Brunson G	41	16	4	14	1	—	2	5-23	1-9	5-5	+16
Isaiah Hartenstein F-C	39	7	9	3	3	3	1	2-3	—	3-4	+10
Julius Randle F	36	39	9	—	—	—	6	14-24	2-6	9-13	+2
OG Anunoby F	35	17	6	1	2	—	1	7-12	3-6	—	+19
Josh Hart G	29	8	11	2	—	—	1	3-7	2-3	—	-12
Donte DiVincenzo G	26	15	4	2	1	1	1	5-11	2-6	3-4	+15
Quentin Grimes G	18	10	3	1	—	—	—	3-4	2-3	2-2	-6
Precious Achiuwa F	9	—	3	—	—	—	—	0-2	—	—	-3
Miles McBride G	7	—	—	—	—	—	1	0-3	0-1	—	-10

🔬 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	38	35	68.9	34.1	+2.6	19.8
Karl-Anthony Towns	Bench	32	29	70.3	35.8	+9.6	18.7
Rudy Gobert	Bench	38	10	47.0	14.3	-12.9	11.7
Jordan McLaughlin	Bench	12	9	90.0	21.7	+56.5	26.8
Jaden McDaniels	Bench	33	8	41.0	15.9	-10.5	-1.7
Mike Conley	Bench	29	5	38.8	9.8	-17.2	8.1
Naz Reid	Bench	19	5	41.7	14.0	-12.8	-2.9
Nickeil Alexander-Walker	Bench	17	3	50.0	7.5	+8.6	1.5
Kyle Anderson	Bench	17	2	53.2	12.2	-8.1	6.2
Josh Minott	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Julius Randle	Bench	36	39	65.6	40.4	+1.2	16.1
OG Anunoby	Bench	35	17	70.8	15.5	+32.2	10.2
Jalen Brunson	Bench	41	16	31.7	26.0	+19.5	7.8
Donte DiVincenzo	Bench	26	15	58.8	22.2	+28.3	14.4
Quentin Grimes	Bench	18	10	102.5	10.9	-9.9	15.7
Josh Hart	Bench	29	8	57.1	11.1	-22.4	13.6
Isaiah Hartenstein	Bench	39	7	73.5	5.1	+6.9	10.5
Precious Achiuwa	Bench	9	—	0.0	9.5	-11.1	-5.8
Miles McBride	Bench	7	—	0.0	22.2	-66.7	-12.3
Jericho Sims	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0