⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Made eight threes to their one
A 12-0 run took them from 10 down to 2 up in the third quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q2 7:13 · MIN 40-39 NY
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 10 down to 2 up
Q3 10:15 · MIN 58-56 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q3 2:35 · MIN 78-70 NY
Bad plays
- Technical
Rick Adelman technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 8:52 · MIN 28-33 NY
- Technical
Dante Cunningham technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 3:59 · MIN 66-65 NY
- Missed FT
Derrick Williams misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:13 · MIN 89-85 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- Go-ahead
Carmelo Anthony hit a 7-foot two point shot
Q4 2:36 · MIN 90-91 NY
- Winner
Tyson Chandler hit a two point shot, J.R. Smith with the assist
Q4 1:42 · MIN 92-93 NY
Bad plays
- Technical
Amar'e Stoudemire technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 9:18 · MIN 78-74 NY
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 0:33 · MIN 94-95 NY
📊The numbers
| MIN | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 1 | Threes made | 8 |
| 8% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 19 | Assists | 19 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 6 |
