Minnesota Timberwolves vs. New York Knicks

Feb 21, 2021

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
MIN	18	32	21	28	99
NYK	30	31	26	16	103

Game Recap

Led by Julius Randles 25 points, 14 rebounds and four assists, the Knicks defeated the Timberwolves, 103-99. Additionally for the Knicks, RJ Barrett tallied 21 points in the victory, while Karl-Anthony Towns led the Timberwolves with 27 points, 15 rebounds and four assists in the losing effort. The Knicks improve to 15-16 on the season, while the Timberwolves fall to 7-24.

Player Stats

TIMBERWOLVES	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
1Anthony EdwardsSF	31	3-11	3-6	3-4	3	4	0	0	3	2	-8	12
8Jarred VanderbiltPF	15	1-2	0-0	0-0	2	1	1	0	2	3	-10	2
32Karl-Anthony TownsC	31	9-18	3-7	6-6	15	4	1	3	3	5	+1	27
5Malik BeasleySG	37	2-6	2-4	0-0	4	2	1	0	1	1	+5	6
9Ricky RubioPG	27	7-12	3-5	1-3	0	6	1	0	1	2	-9	18
4Jaylen Nowell	11	0-6	0-2	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	1	-11	0
6Jordan McLaughlin	20	3-9	2-3	0-0	4	6	0	0	1	3	+5	8
3Jaden McDaniels	21	2-7	1-3	1-1	4	0	0	0	1	3	+1	6
11Naz Reid	16	3-4	0-1	5-6	7	0	0	0	0	1	-5	11
20Josh Okogie	8	1-3	0-1	0-0	2	0	1	0	1	2	+1	2
41Juancho Hernangomez	10	2-3	2-3	1-1	1	0	0	0	0	1	+5	7
10Jake Layman	7	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	0	2	0	+5	0
17Ed Davis	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	33-8240.2%	16-3545.7%	17-2181.0%	43	24	6	3	15	24	-	99

KNICKS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
25Reggie Bullock Jr.SF	30	3-8	1-6	3-3	2	0	0	0	1	0	+6	10
30Julius RandlePF	39	8-16	2-4	7-8	14	4	0	0	4	5	+11	25
3Nerlens NoelC	28	2-4	0-0	6-6	9	0	0	2	3	6	-4	10
9RJ BarrettSG	34	10-20	1-1	0-1	4	1	1	1	2	2	+20	21
6Elfrid PaytonPG	31	3-6	0-0	5-6	1	7	0	0	1	2	+9	11
18Alec Burks	19	3-7	1-3	6-6	6	0	0	0	0	2	-1	13
4Derrick Rose	18	1-8	0-1	2-2	1	2	1	0	1	1	-12	4
5Immanuel Quickley	9	1-5	1-2	2-4	1	0	0	0	1	3	-10	5
67Taj Gibson	19	1-1	0-0	0-2	7	1	2	1	0	3	+8	2
1Obi Toppin	8	1-3	0-1	0-0	3	2	0	0	0	1	-7	2
20Kevin Knox II	— did not play —												— did not play —
11Frank Ntilikina	— did not play —												— did not play —
21Theo Pinson	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	33-7842.3%	6-1833.3%	31-3881.6%	48	17	4	4	13	25	-	103

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterMINNYK

(11:55) Jump Ball Noel vs. Towns: Tip to Vanderbilt
(11:40) MISS Vanderbilt 4' Layup
(11:38) Randle REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:25) MISS Barrett 2' Driving Layup
(11:23) Beasley REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (11:15) Towns 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Beasley 1 AST)
30
+2 (10:53) Bullock 19' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Randle 1 AST)
32
+3 (10:40) Rubio 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Towns 1 AST)
62
(10:27) MISS Bullock 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(10:25) Edwards REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (10:15) Towns 1' Driving Finger Roll Layup (5 PTS) (Edwards 1 AST)
82
(10:05) Edwards S.FOUL (P1.T1) (A.Moyer-Gleich)
+1 (10:05) Payton Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
83
(10:05) MISS Payton Free Throw 2 of 2
(10:03) Vanderbilt REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:43) Towns Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
(9:43) Barrett STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (9:38) Payton Driving Layup (3 PTS) (Barrett 1 AST)
85
(9:24) MISS Edwards 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(9:22) Noel REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (9:15) Payton 2' Driving Layup (5 PTS)
87
+3 (9:01) Rubio 25' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Vanderbilt 1 AST)
117
+2 (8:50) Barrett 2' Driving Layup (2 PTS) (Payton 1 AST)
119
(8:41) MISS Rubio 1' Driving Layup
(8:39) Noel REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(8:22) Vanderbilt S.FOUL (P1.T2) (B.Taylor)
+1 (8:22) Bullock Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
1110
+1 (8:22) Bullock Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
1111
+2 (7:58) Rubio 7' Fadeaway Jumper (8 PTS) (Towns 2 AST)
1311
+2 (7:47) Noel 1' Alley Oop Dunk (2 PTS) (Payton 2 AST)
1313
(7:35) MISS Rubio 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(7:33) Barrett REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:27) MISS Barrett 9' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(7:25) Towns REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:19) Towns OFF.Foul (P1) (B.Taylor)
(7:19) Towns Offensive Foul Turnover (P2.T2)
+2 (7:10) Randle 15' Turnaround Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Payton 3 AST)
1315
(6:54) Noel P.FOUL (P1.T1) (B.Taylor)
(6:54) KNICKS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(6:41) MISS Nowell 1' Driving Layup
(6:39) Towns REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (6:38) Towns 1' Putback Layup (7 PTS)
1515
(6:23) MISS Barrett 16' Jump Shot
(6:21) Edwards REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(6:11) KNICKS Timeout: Regular (Full 2 Short 0)
(6:06) Jump Ball (CC) Noel vs. Towns: Tip to Payton
(5:43) Noel Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
(5:43) Nowell STEAL (1 STL)
(5:27) MISS Towns 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(5:25) Randle REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (5:19) Randle 21' Pullup Jump Shot (4 PTS)
1517
(4:57) Rubio Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T3)
(4:44) McLaughlin P.FOUL (P1.T3) (J.Goble)
(4:36) McDaniels S.FOUL (P1.T4) (B.Taylor)
+1 (4:36) Noel Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
1518
+1 (4:36) Noel Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
1519
+3 (4:15) Edwards 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (McLaughlin 1 AST)
1819
+2 (4:04) Burks 19' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS)
1821
(3:48) MISS Towns 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(3:46) Randle REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+3 (3:34) Burks 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Randle 2 AST)
1824
(3:26) Timberwolves Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(3:20) MISS Nowell 3PT Jump Shot
(3:18) Randle REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
(2:54) MISS Burks 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(2:52) McDaniels REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:41) MISS Beasley 3' Layup
(2:35) Burks REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (2:31) Barrett 1' Running Dunk (4 PTS) (Rose 1 AST)
1826
(2:16) Barrett P.FOUL (P1.T2) (J.Goble)
(2:10) Quickley P.FOUL (P1.T3) (A.Moyer-Gleich)
(1:55) MISS McLaughlin 10' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot
(1:53) Gibson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:48) Rose Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T2)
(1:48) Okogie STEAL (1 STL)
(1:43) Okogie Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T4)
(1:43) Rose STEAL (1 STL)
(1:38) MISS Randle 10' Fadeaway Jumper
(1:36) Gibson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(1:35) Reid S.FOUL (P1.PN) (A.Moyer-Gleich)
(1:35) MISS Gibson Free Throw 1 of 2
(1:35) KNICKS Rebound
(1:35) MISS Gibson Free Throw 2 of 2
(1:33) McDaniels REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(1:13) MISS Okogie 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(1:11) Burks REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (0:51) Quickley 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Toppin 1 AST)
1829
(0:38) MISS McDaniels 3PT Jump Shot
(0:36) Burks REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(0:31) Okogie P.FOUL (P1.PN) (J.Goble)
+1 (0:31) Quickley Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)
1830
(0:31) MISS Quickley Free Throw 2 of 2
(0:29) Toppin REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(0:18) MISS Toppin 26' 3PT Jump Bank Shot
(0:15) Okogie REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:03) Rose P.FOUL (P1.T4) (B.Taylor)
(0:03) Timberwolves Turnover: 5 Second Violation (T#5)
(0:01) MISS Rose 3' Driving Layup
(0:01) KNICKS Rebound

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

MIN

NYK

99Points103

33-82(40.2%)Field Goal(%)33-78(42.3%)

16-35(45.7%)3-Point(%)6-18(33.3%)

17-21(81.0%)Free Throw(%)31-38(81.6%)

43(7)Rebounds(Offensive)48(11)

24Assists17

6Steals4

3Blocks4

15Turnovers13

24Fouls25

34Pts In The Paint44

8Fast Break Pts12

12Pts Off Turnovers18

34Bench Pts26

6Largest Lead21

Game Details

Sunday, February 21, 2021 · 7:00 PM

Madison Square Garden · Manhattan, NY

capacity: 20,789