Game ID: 22500175
Minnesota Timberwolves @ New York Knicks
Wednesday, November 5, 2025 at 7:30 PM ET
Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
NYK 28 26 40 43 137MIN 26 32 28 28 114
MIN @ NYK ScoutingMIN @ NYK Scouting
Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
NYK availability going into 10/28 · 1 day's rest
full strength
NYK availability going into 10/31 · 2 days' restOUT McBride missed 2 since 10/26, returns tonight: 29 min (123% of 24)
NYK availability going into 11/02 · 1 day's restBACK McBride back 10/31 after 2, 29 min since (123% of 24)
NYK availability going into 11/03 · back-to-backBACK McBride back 10/31 after 2, 26 min since (110% of 24)
NYK availability going into 11/05 · 1 day's restBACK McBride back 10/31 after 2, 22 min since (94% of 24)
NYK availability going into 11/09 · 3 days' restBACK McBride back 10/31 after 2, 22 min since (93% of 24)
NYK availability going into 11/11 · 1 day's restBACK McBride back 10/31 after 2, 21 min since (88% of 24)
NYK availability going into 11/12 · back-to-back
full strength
NYK availability going into 11/14 · 1 day's rest
full strength
MIN availability going into 10/27 · back-to-back
full strength
MIN availability going into 10/29 · 1 day's rest
full strength
MIN availability going into 11/01 · 2 days' restOUT Edwards missed 2 since 10/27, out tonight
OUT Clark missed 2 since 10/27, returns tonight: 19 min (148% of 13)
MIN availability going into 11/03 · 1 day's restOUT Edwards missed 3 since 10/27, out tonight
BACK Clark back 11/01 after 2, 19 min since (148% of 13)
NEW Conley 18 to 23 min over the last 5
MIN availability going into 11/05 · 1 day's restOUT Edwards missed 4 since 10/27, returns tonight: 29 min (83% of 35)
BACK Clark back 11/01 after 2, 20 min since (154% of 13)
NEW Conley 18 to 26 min over the last 5
MIN availability going into 11/07 · 1 day's restBACK Edwards back 11/05 after 4, 29 min since (83% of 35)
BACK Clark back 11/01 after 2, 17 min since (136% of 13)
NEW Conley 18 to 25 min over the last 5
MIN availability going into 11/09 · 1 day's restOUT Shannon Jr. missed 2 since 11/05, out tonight
BACK Edwards back 11/05 after 4, 27 min since (79% of 35)
BACK Clark back 11/01 after 2, 18 min since (140% of 13)
NEW Conley 18 to 23 min over the last 5
MIN availability going into 11/10 · back-to-backOUT Shannon Jr. missed 3 since 11/05, out tonight
BACK Edwards back 11/05 after 4, 28 min since (81% of 35)
BACK Clark back 11/01 after 2, 17 min since (136% of 13)
MIN availability going into 11/14 · 3 days' restOUT Shannon Jr. missed 4 since 11/05, out tonight
BACK Edwards back 11/05 after 4, 31 min since (88% of 35)
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New York comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 118, shooting 44 percent and 36 from three, 22 free throws a game; Brunson at 30 and Towns at 20 a game. One day's rest. Minnesota comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 113, shooting 51 percent and 40 from three, 27 free throws a game; Randle at 27 and McDaniels at 20 a game. Without Edwards (4 straight). One day's rest.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the glass, where New York has been plus-3 a night and Minnesota minus-3 and the line, where Minnesota takes 27 free throws a game to New York's 22. Call it New York 117, Minnesota 115, Minnesota keeping it close.
10/28 @ MIL 111-121 — NYK notes
NYK lost 111-121. NYK took 13 more shots (92 to 79), fed by 17 offensive rebounds, but shot 42% to MIL's 54%, 13 of 40 from three. Brunson led with 36 (14 of 25, 1 of 5 from three, 7 of 9 at the line); Bridges added 24, Shamet 16. Q2 was theirs, 45-32, turning a 1-point deficit into a 12-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 89-66 against them. They led by as many as 14. Hart's -18 in 26 minutes was the worst on the floor.
10/31 @ CHI 125-135 — NYK notes
NYK lost 125-135. NYK shot 49% (45 of 91) to CHI's 54%, 18 of 45 from three, and got to the line 23 times to CHI's 35. NYK turned it over 12 times to CHI's 7, and CHI turned those into 8 steals. Brunson led with 29 (12 of 25, 3 of 8 from three); Anunoby added 26, Bridges 23. Q3 was theirs, 38-28, the deficit cut from 19 to 9, but the other 3 periods went 107-87 against them. McBride's -22 in 29 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/02 vs CHI 128-116 — NYK notes
NYK won 128-116. NYK shot 45% (43 of 95) to CHI's 48%, 20 of 42 from three, and went to the line 22 times to CHI's 11 — 22 points from the stripe to their 9. Brunson led with 31 (10 of 22, 4 of 11 from three, 7 of 7 at the line); Anunoby added 21, Towns 20. The hinge was Q1, 34-24: from level to 10 ahead, and the lead reached 25. Anunoby was the night's best plus/minus at +22.
11/03 vs WAS 119-102 — NYK notes
NYK won 119-102. NYK shot 47% (44 of 94) to WAS's 47%, 15 of 41 from three. NYK turned it over 12 times to WAS's 20. Towns led with 33 (12 of 24, 3 of 8 from three, 6 of 7 at the line); Brunson added 16, Anunoby 16. The hinge was Q3, 41-24: a lead of 3 became 20, and the lead reached 27. Brunson was the night's best plus/minus at +21.
11/05 vs MIN 137-114 — NYK notes
NYK won 137-114. NYK shot 54% (55 of 102) to MIN's 48%, 19 of 42 from three, and got to the line 9 times to MIN's 17. The glass went 50-31 for them. Anunoby led with 25 (10 of 17, 3 of 5 from three); Brunson added 23, Hart 18. The hinge was Q4, 43-28: a lead of 8 became 23. NYK trailed 54-58 at the half and won the second half 83-56. McBride was the night's best plus/minus at +26.
11/09 vs BKN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New York comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 124 a night and allowing 118, shooting 48 percent and 40 from three, 19 free throws a game; Brunson at 27 and Towns at 20 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 6 a night. 3 days' rest. Brooklyn comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 120, shooting 43 percent and 30 from three, 30 free throws a game; Porter Jr. at 27 and Thomas at 18 a game. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Without Traore (2 straight), Wolf (2 straight), Saraf (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the glass, where New York has been plus-6 a night and Brooklyn minus-7 and the arc, New York at 40 percent from three to Brooklyn's 30. Call it New York 123, Brooklyn 112, New York by 11.
11/11 vs MEM — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New York comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 129 a night and allowing 113, shooting 50 percent and 43 from three, 20 free throws a game; Brunson at 24 and Towns at 24 a game. That is 4 straight wins. It has won the glass by 6 a night. One day's rest. Memphis comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 115, shooting 42 percent and 35 from three, 25 free throws a game; Jackson Jr. at 17 and Morant at 17 a game. One day's rest.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the glass, where New York has been plus-6 a night and Memphis minus-2 and the arc, New York at 43 percent from three to Memphis's 35. Call it New York 122, Memphis 110, New York by 12.
11/12 vs ORL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New York comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 130 a night and allowing 110, shooting 50 percent and 43 from three, 19 free throws a game; Brunson at 24 and Towns at 23 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 7 a night. Second night of a back-to-back. Orlando comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 111, shooting 47 percent and 33 from three, 30 free throws a game; Banchero at 24 and Fra. Wagner at 22 a game. It has won the glass by 7 a night. One day's rest.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the arc, New York at 43 percent from three to Orlando's 33 and the line, where Orlando takes 30 free throws a game to New York's 19. Call it New York 120, Orlando 113.
11/14 vs MIA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New York comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 126 a night and allowing 112, shooting 49 percent and 40 from three, 20 free throws a game; Brunson at 24 and Towns at 22 a game. It has won the glass by 4 a night. One day's rest. Miami comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 126 a night and allowing 126, shooting 48 percent and 36 from three, 26 free throws a game; Powell at 26 and Wiggins at 20 a game. It has lost the glass by 12 a night. Without Adebayo (4 straight), Jakučionis (5 straight). One day's rest.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the glass, where New York has been plus-4 a night and Miami minus-12 and the defense, New York allowing 112 a night to Miami's 126. Call it New York 124, Miami 118.
10/27 vs DEN 114-127 — MIN notes
MIN lost 114-127. MIN shot 47% (40 of 85) to DEN's 52%, 10 of 32 from three. The glass went 33-46 against them. McDaniels led with 25 (10 of 16, 1 of 3 from three); Randle added 24, Reid 18. Q2 was theirs, 35-23, turning a 4-point deficit into a 8-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 104-79 against them. Gobert's -18 in 26 minutes was the worst on the floor.
10/29 vs LAL 115-116 — MIN notes
MIN lost 115-116. MIN shot 50% (41 of 82) to LAL's 54%, 15 of 30 from three. Randle led with 33 (10 of 20, 4 of 7 from three, 9 of 10 at the line); McDaniels added 30, DiVincenzo 14. Q4 was theirs, 29-19, the deficit cut from 11 to 1, but the other 3 periods went 97-86 against them. Shannon Jr.'s -14 in 16 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/01 @ CHA 122-105 — MIN notes
MIN won 122-105. MIN shot 54% (47 of 87) to CHA's 40%, 17 of 36 from three, and got to the line 14 times to CHA's 27. Randle led with 30 (12 of 19, 3 of 6 from three); DiVincenzo added 18, Reid 18. The hinge was Q3, 36-18: MIN came in trailing by 6 and left it ahead by 12, and the lead reached 20. MIN trailed 50-56 at the half and won the second half 72-49. Gobert was the night's best plus/minus at +31.
11/03 @ BKN 125-109 — MIN notes
MIN won 125-109. MIN shot 56% (44 of 78) to BKN's 40%, 14 of 35 from three. The glass went 53-40 for them. DiVincenzo led with 25 (8 of 17, 6 of 13 from three); McDaniels added 22, Reid 21. The hinge was Q4, 34-21: a lead of 3 became 16, and the lead reached 22. Gobert was the night's best plus/minus at +27.
11/05 @ NYK 114-137 — MIN notes
MIN lost 114-137. MIN shot 48% (40 of 83) to NYK's 54%, 19 of 40 from three, and went to the line 17 times to NYK's 9 — 15 points from the stripe to their 8. The glass went 31-50 against them. Randle led with 32 (12 of 21, 3 of 6 from three); DiVincenzo added 21, Edwards 15. Q2 was theirs, 32-26, turning a 2-point deficit into a 4-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 111-82 against them. Edwards's -25 in 29 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/07 vs UTA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Minnesota comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 119, shooting 51 percent and 43 from three, 23 free throws a game; Randle at 28 and McDaniels at 21 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. One day's rest. Utah comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 119, shooting 42 percent and 29 from three, 33 free throws a game; Markkanen at 28 and George at 24 a game. Without Kessler (3 straight), Collier (2 straight), Williams (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Minnesota wins, and the game turns on the arc, Minnesota at 43 percent from three to Utah's 29 and the glass, where Utah has been plus-3 a night and Minnesota minus-6. Call it Minnesota 119, Utah 114.
11/09 @ SAC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Sacramento comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 127, shooting 49 percent and 36 from three, 28 free throws a game; DeRozan at 22 and LaVine at 21 a game. Without Sabonis (2 straight), Plowden (9 straight), Cardwell (3 straight). One day's rest. Minnesota comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 113, shooting 53 percent and 46 from three, 23 free throws a game; Randle at 27 and McDaniels at 20 a game. One day's rest.
So: Minnesota wins, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, Minnesota at 46 percent from three to Sacramento's 36 and the defense, Minnesota allowing 113 a night to Sacramento's 127. Call it Minnesota 121, Sacramento 117, Sacramento keeping it close.
11/10 @ UTA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Utah comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 101 a night and allowing 120, shooting 40 percent and 28 from three, 28 free throws a game; Markkanen at 24 and George at 22 a game. Without Kessler (4 straight), Tshiebwe (9 straight). 2 days' rest. Minnesota comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 128 a night and allowing 113, shooting 54 percent and 44 from three, 23 free throws a game; Edwards at 26 and Randle at 24 a game. Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Minnesota wins, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, Minnesota at 44 percent from three to Utah's 28 and the defense, Minnesota allowing 113 a night to Utah's 120. Call it Minnesota 121, Utah 112.
11/14 vs SAC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Minnesota comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 128 a night and allowing 115, shooting 52 percent and 41 from three, 26 free throws a game; Edwards at 28 and Randle at 23 a game. That is 3 straight wins. 3 days' rest. Sacramento comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 129, shooting 44 percent and 38 from three, 24 free throws a game; DeRozan at 17 and Sabonis at 17 a game. That is 4 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Without Cardwell (6 straight). One day's rest.
So: Minnesota wins, and the game turns on the defense, Minnesota allowing 115 a night to Sacramento's 129 and the glass, where Minnesota has been minus-0 a night and Sacramento minus-7. Call it Minnesota 127, Sacramento 112, Minnesota by 15.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
NYKAH A. Hukporti
GY G. Yabusele
JB J. Brunson
JC J. Clarkson
JH J. Hart
KT K. Towns
LS L. Shamet
MB M. Bridges
MD M. Diawara
MM M. McBride
MR M. Robinson
OA O. Anunoby
PD P. Dadiet
TK T. Kolek
MINAE A. Edwards
DD D. DiVincenzo
HY Hyland
IN Ingles
JB J. Beringer
JC J. Clark
JM J. McDaniels
JR J. Randle
LM L. Miller
MC M. Conley
NR N. Reid
RD R. Dillingham
RG R. Gobert
NYK/MIN 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
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
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
Anunoby and Brunson help Knicks rout Timberwolves 137-114 in Anthony Edwards' return from injury
NEW YORK -- — OG Anunoby scored 25 points, Jalen Brunson had 23 points, 10 assists and seven rebounds, and the New York Knicks spoiled Anthony Edwards ' return to the Minnesota Timberwolves ' lineup with a 137-114 victory on Wednesday night.
Josh Hart added 18 points for the Knicks, who controlled the second half and improved to 5-0 at Madison Square Garden.
Edwards scored 15 points in 29 minutes after missing four games with a strained right hamstring , and the Wolves were outscored by 25 points when he was in the game.
There wasn't much the All-Star guard could have done to keep the game competitive. The Knicks outworked the Timberwolves, turning 21 offensive rebounds into 31 second-chance points, and outscored them 83-56 after trailing by four at halftime.
Julius Randle scored 32 points and Donte DiVincenzo had 21 in the arena that was their home before they were sent to Minnesota before last season in the deal that brought Karl-Anthony Towns to New York. Towns finished with 15 points and 10 rebounds.
Randle scored 18 points on 6-for-10 shooting in the first half. DiVincenzo, who set a Knicks record with 283 3-pointers in 2023-24, made four and scored 12 points as the Wolves led 58-54.
Brunson and Anunoby combined on a 10-0 run midway through the third quarter to give the Knicks a 76-67 lead. Edwards stopped the surge with a three-point play, his first basket since early in the second quarter. He made a 3-pointer a little more than a minute later, but the Wolves couldn't slow the Knicks' momentum.
Brunson's 3-pointer with 2 1/2 minutes left in the period capped a 21-9 run and give the Knicks an 87-76 lead. They outscored the Wolves 40-28 in the third and led 94-86 entering the final period.
Anunoby scored eight straight New York points early in the fourth and had 18 in the second half.