Minnesota Timberwolves @ New York Knicks
Friday, January 17, 2025 at 7:30 PM ET
Madison Square Garden, New York, NY | Game ID: 22400578
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
NYK 21 38 19 21 99MIN 28 35 18 35 116
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Edwards has 36 points and 13 rebounds to lead the Timberwolves past the Knicks 116-99
NEW YORK -- — Anthony Edwards had 36 points, a season-high 13 rebounds and seven assists, leading the Minnesota Timberwolves to a 116-99 victory over the New York Knicks on Friday night.
Edwards made eight 3-pointers and reserve Naz Reid was 6 for 6 behind the arc as the Timberwolves matched their season best with 22 3-pointers in 40 attempts (55%). Reid finished with 23 points and eight rebounds.
Julius Randle had just eight points but added seven rebounds and six assists during his first game in New York since being traded along with Donte DiVincenzo to Minnesota in October for Karl-Anthony Towns .
Towns missed his second straight game with a sprained right thumb and DiVincenzo was sidelined with a sprained left big toe.
Jalen Brunson scored 26 points for the Knicks, who lost for the sixth time in nine games. OG Anunoby and Cam Payne each added 18.
Takeaways Timberwolves: With DiVincenzo out, the Wolves reinserted Mike Conley into the starting lineup and he got them off to a good start before Edwards got rolling, scoring 10 of his 13 points in the first quarter.
Knicks: Towns had 32 points and 20 rebounds last month when the Knicks turned his return to Minnesota into a romp. But without his shooting and ability to space the floor, they didn't have enough offense to overcome their defensive miscues in the rematch.
Key moment A fan won a 2025 KIA Telluride when he made a halfcourt shot in between the third and fourth quarters.
Key stat Payne’s basket as time expired in the first quarter gave the rest of the Knicks just eight points after Brunson scored 13. Payne then had New York's first 13 points of the second period and scored 18 in his first five minutes.
Up next The Timberwolves host Cleveland on Saturday. The Knicks host Atlanta on Monday.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
MINAE A. Edwards
JC J. Clark
JM J. McDaniels
JM J. Minott
JR J. Randle
MC M. Conley
NA N. Alexander-Walker
NR N. Reid
RD R. Dillingham
RG R. Gobert
NYKCP C. Payne
JB J. Brunson
JH J. Hart
JS J. Sims
MB M. Bridges
MM M. McBride
OA O. Anunoby
PA P. Achiuwa
TK T. Kolek
MIN/NYK the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur