Knicks (96) vs Timberwolves (88) · Dec 28, 2021 · NBA Scores

FINAL

Dec 28, 2021

Game Recap

The Knicks defeated the Timberwolves, 96-88. Julius Randle recorded 13 points and 15 rebounds for the Knicks, while Kemba Walker added ten points and four rebounds in the victory. Jaden McDaniels tallied 18 points, six rebounds and a career-high five blocks for the Timberwolves in the losing effort. The Knicks improve to 16-18 on the season, while the Timberwolves fall to 16-18.

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
NYK	29	15	28	24	96
MIN	22	19	21	26	88

KNICKS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	+/-
9RJ BarrettSF	24	3-10	1-4	1-3	3	3	0	1	4	3	8	+5
30Julius RandlePF	37	5-20	1-5	2-3	15	2	0	1	4	4	13	+2
23Mitchell RobinsonC	32	7-8	0-0	0-2	18	0	2	1	1	2	14	+2
13Evan FournierSG	24	5-14	3-7	0-0	2	2	0	0	1	3	13	-3
8Kemba WalkerPG	33	3-11	3-7	1-2	4	2	0	0	2	0	10	-3
6Quentin Grimes	31	4-11	3-9	0-0	2	2	1	1	0	1	11	+6
67Taj Gibson	15	3-4	0-1	1-2	6	0	0	0	0	1	7	+4
5Immanuel Quickley	14	2-5	2-4	0-0	0	4	1	0	0	0	6	+12
18Alec Burks	16	2-4	2-2	1-4	2	2	0	0	1	4	7	+9
1Obi Toppin	10	3-3	1-1	0-0	2	3	1	0	2	2	7	+6
21Damyean Dotson	— did not play —												— did not play —
20Kevin Knox II	— did not play —												— did not play —
2Miles McBride	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL		37-9041.1%	16-4040.0%	6-1637.5%	54	20	5	4	15	20	96

TIMBERWOLVES	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	+/-
5Malik BeasleySF	40	8-23	4-16	0-0	4	1	1	0	0	2	20	+7
3Jaden McDanielsPF	35	7-11	1-5	3-3	6	0	1	5	1	1	18	+3
13Nathan KnightC	25	3-8	0-1	2-3	7	2	0	1	2	6	8	0
22Patrick BeverleySG	29	0-8	0-2	3-6	7	7	1	0	2	3	3	-17
6Jordan McLaughlinPG	23	4-10	0-3	1-2	3	2	1	0	1	1	9	-7
4Jaylen Nowell	29	5-14	1-7	0-0	4	6	1	1	2	2	11	-16
10Jake Layman	16	3-4	1-2	2-2	1	0	0	0	0	1	9	-1
11Naz Reid	12	1-4	0-2	1-2	5	0	0	1	0	1	3	-5
20Josh Okogie	5	0-0	0-0	0-0	2	0	1	0	1	2	0	+2
15Greg Monroe	22	3-3	0-0	1-2	6	4	0	3	1	3	7	-6
9Leandro Bolmaro	— did not play —												— did not play —
30Chris Silva	— did not play —												— did not play —
24Rayjon Tucker	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL		34-8540.0%	7-3818.4%	13-2065.0%	45	22	6	11	10	22	88

Play-by-Play

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1st quarternykmin

(11:59) Jump Ball Knight vs. Robinson: Tip to Walker
(11:45) MISS Randle 18' Step Back Jump Shot
(11:43) Beverley REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (11:35) McDaniels 2' Running Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS) (Beverley 1 AST)
02
+2 (11:20) Fournier 11' Driving Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS)
22
(10:58) MISS Beverley 10' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(10:56) Randle REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:50) MISS Randle 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(10:47) McLaughlin REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:41) MISS Knight 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(10:38) Randle REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (10:31) Fournier 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Barrett 1 AST)
52
+3 (10:16) McDaniels 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Knight 1 AST)
55
(9:56) Beverley S.FOUL (P1.T1) (M.Boland)
(9:56) MISS Robinson Free Throw 1 of 2
(9:56) Knicks Rebound
(9:56) MISS Robinson Free Throw 2 of 2
(9:53) Beasley REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:29) MISS McLaughlin 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(9:27) McDaniels REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(9:19) MISS Beverley 9' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(9:17) Knight REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(9:16) Robinson S.FOUL (P1.T1) (M.Boland)
+1 (9:16) Knight Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
56
+1 (9:16) Knight Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
57
(9:00) MISS Barrett 10' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(8:58) Robinson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (8:58) Robinson Tip Dunk Shot (2 PTS)
77
(8:52) Barrett P.FOUL (P1.T2) (M.Myers)
+2 (8:45) McLaughlin 2' Cutting Dunk Shot (2 PTS) (Knight 2 AST)
79
(8:30) MISS Barrett 3PT Jump Shot
(8:27) McDaniels REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(8:16) Barrett P.FOUL (P2.T3) (M.Myers)
(8:11) MISS McDaniels 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(8:09) Walker REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (8:02) Walker 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (3 PTS)
109
(7:44) MISS Beverley 2' Driving Layup
(7:44) Barrett BLOCK (1 BLK)
(7:44) Randle REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(7:44) Knight P.FOUL (P1.T2) (C.Kirkland)
(7:33) MISS Fournier 4' Driving Reverse Layup
(7:31) Robinson REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
+2 (7:31) Robinson Tip Layup Shot (4 PTS)
129
(7:18) MISS Beasley 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(7:16) Robinson REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
+3 (7:00) Fournier 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Grimes 1 AST)
159
+2 (6:48) Knight 3' Cutting Layup Shot (4 PTS) (Beverley 2 AST)
1511
(6:29) MISS Randle 8' Turnaround Fadeaway Shot
(6:27) McLaughlin REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (6:23) Knight 3' Driving Layup (6 PTS) (Beverley 3 AST)
1513
(6:23) Grimes S.FOUL (P1.T4) (M.Myers)
(6:23) TIMBERWOLVES Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(6:23) MISS Knight Free Throw 1 of 1
(6:23) Randle REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
(6:06) McDaniels P.FOUL (P1.T3) (C.Kirkland)
(5:53) Randle Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T1)
(5:43) MISS Beasley 3PT Jump Shot
(5:40) Knicks Rebound
(5:36) Jump Ball McDaniels vs. Randle: Tip to Grimes
+2 (5:23) Randle 4' Driving Layup (2 PTS)
1713
(5:08) Knight Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T1)
+2 (4:58) Fournier 4' Driving Finger Roll Layup (10 PTS) (Walker 1 AST)
1913
+2 (4:48) McLaughlin 7' Driving Floating Jump Shot (4 PTS)
1915
(4:26) Randle Lost Ball Turnover (P2.T2)
(4:26) McLaughlin STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (4:21) McLaughlin 2' Running Layup (6 PTS)
1917
(4:02) MISS Fournier 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(3:59) Beasley REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(3:37) MISS Knight 12' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(3:36) TIMBERWOLVES Rebound
(3:36) TIMBERWOLVES Turnover: Shot Clock (T#2)
(3:20) MISS Grimes 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(3:17) Reid REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(3:08) Randle S.FOUL (P1.PN) (M.Myers)
(3:08) MISS Reid Free Throw 1 of 2
(3:08) TIMBERWOLVES Rebound
+1 (3:08) Reid Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
1918
+3 (2:46) Randle 27' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Quickley 1 AST)
2218
+2 (2:32) Reid 2' Cutting Layup Shot (3 PTS) (Nowell 1 AST)
2220
+2 (2:16) Randle 15' Step Back Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Burks 1 AST)
2420
(2:04) McLaughlin Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T3)
(2:04) Knicks Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(1:50) Reid S.FOUL (P1.T4) (M.Boland)
(1:50) MISS Burks Free Throw 1 of 2
(1:50) Knicks Rebound
(1:50) MISS Burks Free Throw 2 of 2
(1:45) Okogie REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:35) MISS McLaughlin 6' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(1:33) Gibson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:21) Okogie S.FOUL (P1.PN) (M.Myers)
(1:21) MISS Burks Free Throw 1 of 2
(1:21) Knicks Rebound
+1 (1:21) Burks Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
2520
(1:03) MISS Layman 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(1:01) Knicks Rebound
+2 (0:42) Toppin 3' Alley Oop Layup (2 PTS) (Quickley 2 AST)
2720
(0:33) MISS Nowell 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:30) Gibson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(0:18) Burks Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T3)
(0:18) Okogie STEAL (1 STL)
(0:15) Okogie Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T4)
(0:15) Grimes STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (0:15) Grimes 3' Dunk (2 PTS)
2920
+2 (0:02) Nowell 10' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS) (McLaughlin 1 AST)
2922

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Team Stats

NYK

MIN

96Points88

37-90(41.1%)Field Goal(%)34-85(40.0%)

16-40(40.0%)3-Point(%)7-38(18.4%)

6-16(37.5%)Free Throw(%)13-20(65.0%)

54(15)Rebounds(Offensive)45(10)

20Assists22

5Steals6

4Blocks11

15Turnovers10

20Fouls22

40Pts In The Paint50

8Fast Break Pts11

9Pts Off Turnovers18

38Bench Pts30

17Largest Lead2

Game Details

Tuesday, December 28, 2021 · 8:00 PM

Target Center · Minneapolis, MN

attendance: 16,339 (84.4%)