New York Knicks 133, Minnesota Timberwolves 107 — Recap

December 19, 2024 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): New York Knicks 133, Minnesota Timberwolves 107. Scoring by quarter: Q1 NYK 32-33 MIN; Q2 NYK 41-18 MIN; Q3 NYK 31-23 MIN; Q4 NYK 29-33 MIN.

Top performers (box score): Karl-Anthony Towns (NYK) 32 points, 20 rebounds, 6 assists, 5 threes on 10-of-12 shooting; Mikal Bridges (NYK) 29 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists, 4 threes on 12-of-18 shooting; Julius Randle (MIN) 24 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists, 4 threes on 8-of-17 shooting; Anthony Edwards (MIN) 17 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists, 3 threes on 7-of-16 shooting; Miles McBride (NYK) 16 points, 5 rebounds, 8 assists, 4 threes on 6-of-13 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · NYK

Karl-Anthony Towns

32 PTS, 20 REB, 6 AST, 5 3PM · 10-12 FG

Scoring · NYK

Mikal Bridges

29 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST, 4 3PM · 12-18 FG

Scoring · MIN

Julius Randle

24 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 4 3PM · 8-17 FG

Season highs

Miles McBride · Season-high 8 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
NYK	32	41	31	29		133
MIN	33	18	23	33		107

🧮 How They Scored

NYKMIN

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

64.5%Effective FG%55.6%

14.3%Turnover %12.1%

32.6%Offensive rebound %13.0%

0.193Free-throw rate0.146

Box Score

New York Knicks

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Karl-Anthony Towns C	38	32	20	6	2	—	4	10-12	5-5	7-9	+31
Mikal Bridges F	36	29	6	6	1	—	3	12-18	4-8	1-1	+35
Jalen Brunson G	30	14	3	7	1	—	3	5-14	2-5	2-2	+8
OG Anunoby F	30	9	3	4	2	1	—	3-8	1-5	2-2	+28
Miles McBride G	29	16	5	8	1	—	1	6-13	4-9	—	+23
Precious Achiuwa F	28	13	10	2	1	—	1	6-9	1-1	—	-4
Jericho Sims F	19	6	6	—	—	—	2	3-6	—	—	-1
Pacome Dadiet F	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	0-2	0-2	—	-9
Ariel Hukporti C	2	1	2	—	—	—	1	—	—	1-2	-1
Tyler Kolek G	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	0-1	0-1	—	-1

Minnesota Timberwolves

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Anthony Edwards G	34	17	5	7	3	1	2	7-16	3-7	—	-15
Julius Randle F	30	24	5	3	—	—	5	8-17	4-8	4-6	-13
Donte DiVincenzo G	25	15	6	3	—	—	2	5-9	3-6	2-2	-20
Jaden McDaniels F	24	8	6	3	—	2	—	3-8	2-6	—	-18
Nickeil Alexander-Walker G	22	12	3	1	1	—	1	5-5	1-1	1-1	-21
Rudy Gobert C	22	3	4	—	2	—	—	1-1	—	1-4	-37
Mike Conley G	18	3	—	2	1	1	—	1-5	1-3	—	-19
Rob Dillingham G	17	4	1	5	—	—	2	2-7	0-3	—	-8
Naz Reid F-C	16	3	2	2	—	—	1	1-7	1-4	—	-6
Josh Minott F	11	11	2	1	3	1	—	5-8	1-2	—	+9
Luka Garza C	11	5	2	1	—	—	—	2-4	1-2	—	+9
Terrence Shannon Jr. G-F	11	2	1	1	—	—	—	1-2	—	—	+9

🔬 Advanced Stats

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Karl-Anthony Towns	Bench	38	32	100.3	20.4	+36.3	24.6
Mikal Bridges	Bench	36	29	78.6	23.9	+44.2	15.3
Miles McBride	Bench	29	16	61.5	17.9	+33.9	13.5
Jalen Brunson	Bench	30	14	47.0	25.7	+11.1	7.1
Precious Achiuwa	Bench	28	13	72.2	15.4	-4.9	12.5
OG Anunoby	Bench	30	9	50.7	12.3	+45.2	7.5
Jericho Sims	Bench	19	6	50.0	15.7	-2.4	2.9
Ariel Hukporti	Bench	2	1	56.8	28.6	-45.0	7.1
Pacome Dadiet	Bench	5	—	0.0	13.3	-88.6	-7.1
Tyler Kolek	Bench	2	—	0.0	14.3	-45.0	-14.3

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Julius Randle	Bench	30	24	61.1	37.3	-20.6	8.3
Anthony Edwards	Bench	34	17	53.1	24.0	-23.2	12.6
Donte DiVincenzo	Bench	25	15	75.9	19.0	-32.8	12.6
Nickeil Alexander-Walker	Bench	22	12	110.3	12.0	-47.7	12.5
Josh Minott	Bench	11	11	68.8	30.8	+37.5	22.1
Jaden McDaniels	Bench	24	8	50.0	15.1	-37.2	8.8
Luka Garza	Bench	11	5	62.5	15.4	+37.5	9.8
Rob Dillingham	Bench	17	4	28.6	22.0	-17.7	2.1
Mike Conley	Bench	18	3	30.0	12.2	-48.7	1.5
Rudy Gobert	Bench	22	3	54.3	5.9	-72.3	2.7
Naz Reid	Bench	16	3	21.4	22.9	-26.3	-6.2
Terrence Shannon Jr.	Bench	11	2	50.0	7.7	+37.5	3.3