Minnesota Timberwolves vs. New York Knicks

Jan 1, 2024

FINAL

24-8MinnesotaT-wolves

106

18-15New YorkKnicks

112

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
MIN	32	17	29	28	106
NYK	23	38	33	18	112

Game Recap

The Knicks defeated the Timberwolves, 112-106. Julius Randle led the way for the Knicks with 39 points (12 in the fourth quarter) and nine rebounds, while Jalen Brunson added 16 points and a career-high 14 assists in the victory. OG Anunoby notched 17 points, six rebounds, and three 3PM for the Knicks in his debut. Anthony Edwards (35 points, four 3PM) and Karl-Anthony Towns (29 points, three 3PM) combined for 64 points for the Timberwolves in the losing effort. The Knicks snap a three-game losing streak as they improve to 18-15 on the season, while the Timberwolves fall to 24-8.

Player Stats

TIMBERWOLVES	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
3Jaden McDanielsSF	33	2-8	1-5	3-4	1	0	1	1	1	4	-9	8
32Karl-Anthony TownsPF	31	10-18	3-5	6-6	6	3	0	0	3	5	+5	29
27Rudy GobertC	37	3-8	0-0	4-6	15	1	0	0	1	2	-11	10
10Mike ConleySG	28	2-6	0-1	1-1	2	5	1	1	0	1	-10	5
5Anthony EdwardsPG	37	11-21	4-9	9-10	4	2	0	2	4	1	+2	35
11Naz Reid	19	2-6	1-4	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	5	-5	5
9Nickeil Alexander-Walker	16	1-3	1-2	0-0	0	2	0	0	0	2	+3	3
1Kyle Anderson	17	1-1	0-0	0-2	2	3	2	0	3	0	-3	2
23Troy Brown Jr.	5	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	1	-15	0
6Jordan McLaughlin	11	4-5	1-2	0-0	1	3	2	0	0	1	+13	9
18Shake Milton	— did not play —												— did not play —
8Josh Minott	— did not play —												— did not play —
12Daishen Nix	— did not play —												— did not play —


TOTAL	-	36-7647.4%	11-2839.3%	23-2979.3%	34	19	6	4	13	22	-	106

KNICKS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
8OG AnunobySF	35	7-12	3-6	0-0	6	1	2	0	1	6	+19	17
30Julius RandlePF	36	14-24	2-6	9-13	9	0	0	0	6	5	+2	39
55Isaiah HartensteinC	39	2-3	0-0	3-4	9	3	3	3	1	3	+10	7
11Jalen BrunsonSG	40	5-23	1-9	5-5	4	14	1	0	2	4	+16	16
0Donte DiVincenzoPG	25	5-11	2-6	3-4	4	2	1	1	1	0	+15	15
3Josh Hart	28	3-7	2-3	0-0	11	2	0	0	1	2	-12	8
2Miles McBride	7	0-3	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0	-10	0
6Quentin Grimes	18	3-4	2-3	2-2	3	1	0	0	0	1	-6	10
5Precious Achiuwa	8	0-2	0-0	0-0	3	0	0	0	0	2	-3	0
67Taj Gibson	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	-1	0
51Ryan Arcidiacono	— did not play —												— did not play —
4Charlie Brown Jr.	— did not play —												— did not play —
13Evan Fournier	— did not play —												— did not play —
45Jericho Sims	— did not play —												— did not play —
00Jacob Toppin	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	39-8943.8%	12-3435.3%	22-2878.6%	49	23	7	4	13	24	-	112

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterMINNYK

(11:57) Jump Ball R. Gobert vs. I. Hartenstein: Tip to K. Towns
+2 (11:42) K. Towns turnaround Hook (2 PTS)
20
+3 (11:20) J. Randle 3PT (3 PTS) (I. Hartenstein 1 AST)
23
+2 (11:04) K. Towns 6' driving Hook (4 PTS) (M. Conley 1 AST)
43
(10:38) MISS J. Brunson 25' pullup 3PT
(10:37) TEAM offensive REBOUND
(10:37) NYK shot clock Team TURNOVER
(10:30) MISS M. Conley 24' 3PT
(10:28) I. Hartenstein REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:23) MISS J. Brunson running Layup
(10:21) K. Towns REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (10:00) J. McDaniels 3PT (3 PTS) (R. Gobert 1 AST)
73
+3 (9:41) O. Anunoby 3PT (3 PTS) (J. Brunson 1 AST)
76
+3 (9:23) A. Edwards 25' 3PT (3 PTS) (K. Towns 1 AST)
106
(9:00) MISS I. Hartenstein 7' floating Shot
(8:58) R. Gobert REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (8:49) A. Edwards driving Layup (5 PTS)
126
+3 (8:42) J. Randle 24' 3PT pullup (6 PTS) (J. Brunson 2 AST)
129
(8:16) MISS R. Gobert driving Layup
(8:14) J. Randle REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:06) MISS J. Randle 12' step back Shot
(8:04) I. Hartenstein REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+3 (7:56) D. DiVincenzo 25' 3PT (3 PTS) (J. Brunson 3 AST)
1212
(7:41) MISS R. Gobert alley-oop Layup
(7:41) J. Brunson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:37) J. Randle step out-of-bounds TURNOVER (1 TO)
(7:25) MISS A. Edwards 24' step back 3PT
(7:22) J. Brunson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(7:11) J. McDaniels shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Randle 2 FT)
+1 (7:11) J. Randle Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)
1213
+1 (7:11) J. Randle Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)
1214
(6:56) MISS R. Gobert cutting DUNK - blocked
(6:56) I. Hartenstein BLOCK (1 BLK)
(6:54) D. DiVincenzo REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(6:51) MISS J. Brunson 24' running 3PT
(6:49) O. Anunoby REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(6:47) MISS O. Anunoby putback Layup
(6:46) TEAM offensive REBOUND
(6:46) NYK Timeout
+2 (6:36) J. Randle 11' pullup Jump Shot (10 PTS)
1216
(6:15) I. Hartenstein shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Edwards 2 FT)
+1 (6:15) A. Edwards Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)
1316
+1 (6:15) A. Edwards Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)
1416
(5:56) MISS D. DiVincenzo 24' 3PT
(5:54) R. Gobert REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(5:45) A. Edwards lost ball out-of-bounds TURNOVER (1 TO)
(5:27) MISS J. Randle 13' turnaround Shot
(5:25) R. Gobert REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(5:18) J. Randle personal FOUL (1 PF)
+2 (5:09) K. Towns 22' Jump Shot (6 PTS)
1616
(4:52) MISS J. Randle Layup
(4:50) J. Randle REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (4:49) J. Randle putback Layup (12 PTS)
1618
(4:25) MISS J. McDaniels driving Layup - blocked
(4:25) D. DiVincenzo BLOCK (1 BLK)
(4:23) J. Randle REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
+2 (4:17) J. Randle driving Layup (14 PTS)
1620
+3 (4:00) K. Towns 24' 3PT (9 PTS)
1920
(3:37) M. McBride bad pass out-of-bounds TURNOVER (1 TO)
+3 (3:21) A. Edwards 25' 3PT pullup (10 PTS)
2220
(3:05) K. Towns shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Randle 2 FT)
(3:05) MISS J. Randle Free Throw 1 of 2
(3:05) TEAM offensive REBOUND
+1 (3:05) J. Randle Free Throw 2 of 2 (15 PTS)
2221
+3 (2:50) N. Reid 26' 3PT (3 PTS) (A. Edwards 1 AST)
2521
(2:26) MISS M. McBride 14' pullup Shot
(2:24) K. Towns REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (2:13) A. Edwards driving Layup (12 PTS)
2721
(2:06) NYK Timeout
(1:49) MISS M. McBride 24' pullup 3PT
(1:47) R. Gobert REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
(1:34) MISS A. Edwards 25' pullup 3PT
(1:32) P. Achiuwa REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:20) J. Randle bad pass out-of-bounds TURNOVER (2 TO)
(1:12) J. Hart personal FOUL (1 PF)
(1:04) K. Anderson bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(1:04) O. Anunoby STEAL (1 STL)
(0:58) MISS J. Brunson running 3PT
(0:55) Q. Grimes REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(0:53) MISS O. Anunoby 25' 3PT
(0:52) N. Reid REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:42) J. Brunson shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Anderson 2 FT)
(0:42) MISS K. Anderson Free Throw 1 of 2
(0:42) TEAM offensive REBOUND
(0:42) MISS K. Anderson Free Throw 2 of 2
(0:41) TEAM offensive REBOUND
(0:41) P. Achiuwa loose ball personal FOUL (1 PF) (Gobert 2 FT)
+1 (0:41) R. Gobert Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
2821
+1 (0:41) R. Gobert Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
2921
(0:37) MISS J. Brunson 17' pullup Shot
(0:33) A. Edwards REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (0:26) A. Edwards driving Layup (14 PTS)
3121
(0:26) P. Achiuwa shooting personal FOUL (2 PF) (Edwards 1 FT)
+1 (0:26) A. Edwards Free Throw 1 of 1 (15 PTS)
3221
+2 (0:01) J. Hart Layup (2 PTS) (O. Anunoby 1 AST)
3223
(0:00) MISS A. Edwards 47' 3PT
(0:00) TEAM offensive REBOUND

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

MIN

NYK

106Points112

36-76(47.4%)Field Goal(%)39-89(43.8%)

11-28(39.3%)3-Point(%)12-34(35.3%)

23-29(79.3%)Free Throw(%)22-28(78.6%)

34(4)Rebounds(Offensive)49(16)

19Assists23

6Steals7

4Blocks4

13Turnovers13

22Fouls24

48Pts In The Paint46

11Fast Break Pts13

14Pts Off Turnovers23

19Bench Pts18

11Largest Lead22

Game Details

Monday, January 1, 2024 · 3:00 PM

Madison Square Garden · Manhattan, NY

attendance: 19,812 (95.3%)

tv: NBA TV