Minnesota Timberwolves 116, New York Knicks 99 — Recap

January 17, 2025 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Minnesota Timberwolves 116, New York Knicks 99. Scoring by quarter: Q1 MIN 28-21 NYK; Q2 MIN 35-38 NYK; Q3 MIN 18-19 NYK; Q4 MIN 35-21 NYK.

Top performers (box score): Anthony Edwards (MIN) 36 points, 13 rebounds, 7 assists, 8 threes on 12-of-21 shooting; Jalen Brunson (NYK) 26 points, 1 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 threes on 9-of-23 shooting; Naz Reid (MIN) 23 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assists, 6 threes on 8-of-11 shooting; OG Anunoby (NYK) 18 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 threes on 5-of-10 shooting; Mikal Bridges (NYK) 15 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 threes on 6-of-17 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · MIN

Anthony Edwards

36 PTS, 13 REB, 7 AST, 8 3PM · 12-21 FG

Scoring · NYK

Jalen Brunson

26 PTS, 1 REB, 5 AST, 3 3PM · 9-23 FG

Scoring · MIN

Naz Reid

23 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST, 6 3PM · 8-11 FG

Season highs

Anthony Edwards · Season-high 13 reboundsOG Anunoby · Season-high 10 reboundsNaz Reid · Season-high 6 threes

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	28	35	18	35		116
NYK	21	38	19	21		99

🧮 How They Scored

MINNYK

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

67.1%Effective FG%41.3%

15.0%Turnover %8.4%

31.4%Offensive rebound %30.0%

0.177Free-throw rate0.212

Box Score

Minnesota Timberwolves

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Anthony Edwards G	38	36	13	7	—	—	6	12-21	8-13	4-4	+24
Julius Randle F	35	8	7	6	—	—	4	2-6	0-2	4-4	+20
Rudy Gobert C	34	11	6	1	—	2	1	5-6	—	1-2	+9
Jaden McDaniels F	34	10	8	2	2	—	—	4-11	2-6	—	+12
Nickeil Alexander-Walker G	27	6	2	1	—	—	—	2-6	2-5	0-2	+4
Naz Reid F-C	25	23	8	1	1	—	1	8-11	6-6	1-2	+1
Mike Conley G	25	13	—	2	1	—	1	5-9	3-5	—	+16
Rob Dillingham G	13	9	1	3	—	—	2	4-6	1-2	—	-2
Josh Minott F	7	—	—	—	1	—	—	0-2	0-1	—	-3
Luka Garza C	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	+2
Jaylen Clark G	1	—	1	—	—	—	—	0-1	—	—	+2

New York Knicks

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Mikal Bridges F	39	15	4	5	—	—	1	6-17	3-7	—	-21
OG Anunoby F	38	18	10	3	1	1	1	5-10	3-6	5-6	-18
Josh Hart G	38	12	9	—	3	—	3	3-12	1-5	5-6	-24
Jalen Brunson G	36	26	1	5	2	—	1	9-23	3-7	5-5	-16
Precious Achiuwa F	36	6	9	3	1	3	—	3-10	—	—	-3
Miles McBride G	19	4	—	—	1	—	1	2-6	0-4	—	+1
Jericho Sims F	19	—	5	2	1	—	1	0-2	—	—	—
Pacome Dadiet F	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-2
Tyler Kolek G	1	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-2
Ariel Hukporti C	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-2

🔬 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	36	79.1	33.7	+30.5	26.3
Naz Reid	Bench	25	23	96.8	26.0	+7.2	22.4
Mike Conley	Bench	25	13	72.2	17.9	+31.7	9.3
Rudy Gobert	Bench	34	11	79.9	10.7	+11.9	9.3
Jaden McDaniels	Bench	34	10	45.5	14.9	+18.5	6.4
Rob Dillingham	Bench	13	9	75.0	25.8	-15.4	16.7
Julius Randle	Bench	35	8	51.5	16.2	+29.1	6.3
Nickeil Alexander-Walker	Bench	27	6	43.6	12.3	+5.5	1.0
Joe Ingles	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Luka Garza	Bench	1	—	0.0	0.0	+50.0	0.0
Josh Minott	Bench	7	—	0.0	13.3	-13.8	-3.8
Jaylen Clark	Bench	1	—	0.0	20.0	+50.0	-33.3

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Jalen Brunson	Bench	36	26	51.6	33.3	-23.9	11.7
OG Anunoby	Bench	38	18	71.2	16.7	-25.4	15.2
Mikal Bridges	Bench	39	15	44.1	21.4	-27.4	6.1
Josh Hart	Bench	38	12	41.0	20.5	-32.0	3.5
Precious Achiuwa	Bench	36	6	30.0	11.9	-7.8	5.8
Miles McBride	Bench	19	4	33.3	14.9	-0.3	0.0
Landry Shamet	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Karl-Anthony Towns	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Jericho Sims	Bench	19	—	0.0	8.1	0.0	2.4
Pacome Dadiet	Bench	1	—	0.0	0.0	-50.0	0.0
Tyler Kolek	Bench	1	—	0.0	0.0	-50.0	66.7
Ariel Hukporti	Bench	1	—	0.0	0.0	-50.0	0.0