Knicks (101) vs Timberwolves (102) · Mar 31, 2021 · NBA Scores

FINAL

Mar 31, 2021

24-24New YorkKnicks

101

12-36MinnesotaT-wolves

102

Game Recap

The Timberwolves closed the game on a 22-9 run as they defeated the Knicks, 102-101. Anthony Edwards recorded a team-high 24 points (12 in the 4th quarter), along with three assists and three steals for the Timberwolves, while Karl-Anthony Towns added 18 points, 17 rebounds and six assists in the victory. Julius Randle led all scorers with 26 points, 12 rebounds and six assists for the Knicks in the losing effort. The Timberwolves improve to 12-36 on the season, while the Knicks fall to 24-24.

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
NYK	26	25	30	20	101
MIN	19	31	20	32	102

KNICKS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	+/-
25Reggie Bullock Jr.SF	38	4-6	2-4	0-0	4	3	2	0	1	1	10	-10
30Julius RandlePF	39	11-20	2-5	2-2	12	6	0	0	4	3	26	-5
3Nerlens NoelC	23	1-4	0-0	0-0	3	0	1	2	3	3	2	+1
9RJ BarrettSG	40	8-18	3-4	4-6	3	2	1	1	3	3	23	+1
6Elfrid PaytonPG	27	6-13	1-1	4-5	5	3	2	0	3	3	17	+2
18Alec Burks	24	5-12	2-5	1-2	3	1	0	0	1	2	13	-7
67Taj Gibson	24	3-3	0-0	1-2	8	1	0	3	0	2	7	-2
5Immanuel Quickley	13	0-4	0-2	0-0	3	2	1	0	1	0	0	+11
1Obi Toppin	8	1-2	1-2	0-0	0	2	0	0	0	1	3	+4
0Jared Harper	— did not play —												— did not play —
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		39-8247.6%	11-2347.8%	12-1770.6%	41	20	7	6	16	18	101

TIMBERWOLVES	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	+/-
1Anthony EdwardsSF	35	9-16	2-7	4-5	2	3	3	4	3	3	24	+14
3Jaden McDanielsPF	36	7-13	4-9	0-0	5	3	0	0	2	3	18	+9
32Karl-Anthony TownsC	39	7-18	2-7	2-2	17	6	0	2	3	4	18	+9
5Malik BeasleySG	32	5-9	5-8	5-6	1	0	1	1	1	1	20	-12
9Ricky RubioPG	27	3-9	1-5	2-2	4	7	2	0	1	1	9	+4
6Jordan McLaughlin	20	1-4	0-1	0-0	0	2	1	1	1	0	2	-3
4Jaylen Nowell	21	2-7	0-0	0-0	6	3	2	0	0	1	4	+5
11Naz Reid	15	2-7	0-0	2-2	3	1	0	0	1	1	6	-7
23Jarrett Culver	3	0-2	0-1	1-2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	-3
41Juancho Hernangomez	4	0-2	0-2	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	-9
10Jake Layman	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-2
17Ed Davis	— did not play —												— did not play —
8Jarred Vanderbilt	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL		36-8741.4%	14-4035.0%	16-1984.2%	40	25	9	8	12	14	102

Play-by-Play

Scores Only

1st quarternykmin

(11:57) Jump Ball Towns vs. Noel: Tip to McDaniels
(11:39) MISS Edwards 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(11:36) Knicks Rebound
(11:24) MISS Barrett 4' Driving Layup
(11:24) Edwards BLOCK (1 BLK)
(11:23) Knicks Rebound
+2 (11:18) Noel 1' Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Payton 1 AST)
20
+2 (10:56) Rubio 1' Driving Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS) (McDaniels 1 AST)
22
(10:34) MISS Payton 8' Pullup Jump Shot
(10:31) McDaniels REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:15) MISS Towns 1' Driving Layup
(10:14) TIMBERWOLVES Rebound
(10:07) MISS Towns 1' Layup
(10:05) Towns REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (10:05) Towns 1' Putback Layup (2 PTS)
24
+2 (9:54) Bullock 19' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Payton 2 AST)
44
(9:42) MISS Towns 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(9:40) McDaniels REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(9:33) MISS Rubio 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(9:30) Randle REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:24) MISS Bullock 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(9:21) Towns REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(9:13) McDaniels Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(9:13) Barrett STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (9:10) Barrett 1' Running Dunk (2 PTS)
64
+3 (8:53) McDaniels 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Edwards 1 AST)
67
(8:36) MISS Barrett 2' Driving Layup
(8:36) Edwards BLOCK (2 BLK)
(8:36) Knicks Rebound
(8:34) MISS Randle 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(8:31) Edwards REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:25) MISS McDaniels 3PT Jump Shot
(8:23) Barrett REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (8:11) Randle 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Bullock 1 AST)
97
+3 (7:52) Towns 25' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Rubio 1 AST)
910
+2 (7:34) Payton 1' Driving Layup (2 PTS)
1110
(7:34) Beasley S.FOUL (P1.T1) (S.Wright)
+1 (7:34) Payton Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
1210
(7:24) Rubio Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T2)
(7:24) Payton STEAL (1 STL)
(7:21) MISS Noel 6' Floating Jump Shot
(7:18) TIMBERWOLVES Rebound
(7:07) Bullock S.FOUL (P1.T1) (N.Sago)
+1 (7:07) Beasley Free Throw 1 of 3 (1 PTS)
1211
(7:07) MISS Beasley Free Throw 2 of 3
(7:07) TIMBERWOLVES Rebound
+1 (7:07) Beasley Free Throw 3 of 3 (2 PTS)
1212
(6:51) MISS Barrett 9' Running Jump Shot
(6:49) Towns REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(6:40) Edwards Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T3)
(6:40) Noel STEAL (1 STL)
(6:28) MISS Payton 17' Pullup Jump Shot
(6:24) Towns REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
(6:19) Noel P.FOUL (P1.T2) (N.Sago)
(6:19) TIMBERWOLVES Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(6:09) MISS Towns 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(6:09) Noel BLOCK (1 BLK)
(6:06) Payton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (6:02) Payton Driving Finger Roll Layup (5 PTS)
1412
(5:52) McDaniels Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T4)
(5:52) Payton STEAL (2 STL)
+2 (5:48) Barrett 1' Running Dunk (4 PTS)
1612
+2 (5:26) Edwards 21' Step Back Jump Shot (2 PTS)
1614
+2 (5:07) Payton 1' Driving Layup (7 PTS) (Randle 1 AST)
1814
(4:54) MISS Beasley 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(4:51) Towns REBOUND (Off:2 Def:3)
(4:49) MISS Towns 21' Jump Shot
(4:47) Payton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (4:42) Bullock 19' Pullup Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Randle 2 AST)
2014
(4:23) MISS Edwards 3PT Jump Shot
(4:22) TIMBERWOLVES Rebound
+2 (4:08) Towns 18' Step Back Jump Shot (7 PTS) (McLaughlin 1 AST)
2016
(3:44) MISS Payton 1' Layup
(3:44) Towns BLOCK (1 BLK)
(3:44) Towns REBOUND (Off:2 Def:4)
(3:44) Payton P.FOUL (P1.T3) (R.Hussey)
(3:32) MISS Towns 20' Turnaround Jump Shot
(3:29) Bullock REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(3:14) MISS Randle 15' Turnaround Fadeaway Shot
(3:12) Nowell REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (3:04) McLaughlin 8' Driving Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Nowell 1 AST)
2018
(2:42) Reid S.FOUL (P1.T2) (S.Wright)
(2:42) Knicks Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(2:42) MISS Barrett Free Throw 1 of 2
(2:42) Knicks Rebound
+1 (2:42) Barrett Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
2118
(2:29) MISS Nowell 7' Floating Jump Shot
(2:26) Gibson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:17) MISS Burks 12' Turnaround Fadeaway Shot
(2:14) Towns REBOUND (Off:2 Def:5)
(2:03) MISS Culver 6' Turnaround Jump Shot
(2:00) Randle REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(1:55) Randle Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
(1:55) Nowell STEAL (1 STL)
(1:50) MISS Towns 3' Dunk
(1:50) Gibson BLOCK (1 BLK)
(1:47) Gibson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (1:43) Randle 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Barrett 1 AST)
2418
(1:26) Randle P.FOUL (P1.T4) (S.Wright)
(1:24) MISS Culver 3PT Jump Shot
(1:21) Reid REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(1:20) MISS Reid 2' Putback Layup
(1:18) Gibson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(1:15) MISS Barrett 2' Running Layup
(1:15) Nowell REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(1:08) MISS Nowell 6' Floating Jump Shot
(1:05) Barrett REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(0:55) MISS Barrett 7' Jump Shot
(0:52) Culver REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:48) Gibson S.FOUL (P1.PN) (N.Sago)
(0:48) MISS Culver Free Throw 1 of 2
(0:48) TIMBERWOLVES Rebound
+1 (0:48) Culver Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
2419
+2 (0:33) Randle 21' Pullup Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Quickley 1 AST)
2619
(0:18) MISS Reid 8' Hook Shot
(0:18) Randle REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(0:03) Quickley Traveling Turnover (P1.T2)
(0:00) MISS McLaughlin 39' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:00) TIMBERWOLVES Rebound

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

NYK

MIN

101Points102

39-82(47.6%)Field Goal(%)36-87(41.4%)

11-23(47.8%)3-Point(%)14-40(35.0%)

12-17(70.6%)Free Throw(%)16-19(84.2%)

41(7)Rebounds(Offensive)40(9)

20Assists25

7Steals9

6Blocks8

16Turnovers12

18Fouls14

38Pts In The Paint38

17Fast Break Pts13

8Pts Off Turnovers19

23Bench Pts13

18Largest Lead2

Game Details

Wednesday, March 31, 2021 · 7:00 PM

Target Center · Minneapolis, MN

capacity: 19,356