⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 38 free throws to their 21- Made six threes to their sixteen
- They shot well above their usual, sixteen of 35 from three
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Knicks
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 12
Q1 4:04 · NY 30-18 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 17
Q3 8:34 · NY 75-58 MIN
- Winner
Julius Randle hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:32 · NY 99-98 MIN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
RJ Barrett misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 4:51 · NY 95-91 MIN
- Turnover
Reggie Bullock lost ball turnover
Q4 2:30 · NY 95-96 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 10
Q3 0:37 · NY 87-77 MIN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 3
Q4 8:56 · NY 91-88 MIN
- Go-ahead
Karl-Anthony Towns hit a two point shot, Ricky Rubio with the assist
Q4 2:48 · NY 95-96 MIN
Bad plays
- Technical
Karl-Anthony Towns technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 8:34 · NY 67-58 MIN
- Turnover
Anthony Edwards out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 3:17 · NY 95-94 MIN
- Missed FT
Ricky Rubio misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:17 · NY 101-99 MIN
📊The numbers
| NY | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 6 | Threes made | 16 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 46% |
| 31 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 17 | Assists | 24 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 4 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
