On December 29, Beijing time, the NBA regular season Knicks played against the Timberwolves, of which the Timberwolves were back-to-back second. Facing the Timberwolves, who lacked a big three, the Knicks started the second quarter with a 17-point advantage, but were briefly overtaken by the Timberwolves at the start of the second half. The Knicks quickly regained the lead and scored a 13-point advantage at the start of the final quarter, the Timberwolves continued to fight back to chase only 4 points, Barrett scored 0 points in the first three quarters, and the final final game continued to deliver key goals, and finally the Knicks won 96-88 against the Timberwolves to win two consecutive games.
Statistics
Knicks: Randall 13 points and 15 rebounds, Robinson 14 points and 18 rebounds, Walker 10 points, Fournier 13 points, Grimes 11 points, Barrett 8 points.
Timberwolves: Towns, Russell and Edwards are all absent, with Beasley 20 points, McDaniels 18 points, 6 rebounds and 5 blocks, and Norwell 11 points.
The Star of the Field
Led by two doubles Tarandle and Robinson on the inside, the Knicks used a team offensive attack to narrowly defeat the Timberwolves and refused to be completed by the opponent to complete a 17-point reversal.
Highlight lenses
Grimes steals a dunk.
McDaniels dunked.
Robinson clasped his hands.
Gibson whistled the buckle.
Game review
The Timberwolves are missing Towns, Russell, Edwards, Prince, Wright, Vanderbilt, and the Knicks are missing Rose, House, Sims, Noel and Samanić. McDaniels and Fournier both scored five straight points at the start of the first quarter, the Timberwolves scored consecutively from the inside, Robinson scored consecutive dunks and layups, and Walker and Fournier each scored a three-point advantage of six points. Knight chased four straight points, the Knicks four straight points, and the Timberwolves scored five straight points to trail just one point. Randle hit a three-pointer, the two sides missed consecutive free throws, the Knicks scored another five points to take the lead, Norwell threw a shot, the Knicks led the Timberwolves 29-22 in the first quarter, and Fournier scored 10 points in the single quarter.
Gibson and Grimes started the second quarter on a 10-0 offensive run, with the Knicks taking a 17-point lead, Monroe hitting a three-pointer with Beasley on a layup and Knight trailing a 10-point deficit on a layup. Graves hit another three-pointer, the two teams missed the iron in a row, and the Timberwolves scored four consecutive points to stop the Knicks. Robinson dunked to maintain an 11-point advantage, Beasley hit two consecutive three-pointers, Robinson sent a jamming ball to chase the point, and the Knicks did not score a single point four minutes after the second quarter. The Knicks lost four points 15-19 in the second quarter, the Knicks led the Timberwolves 44-41 in the first half, Fournier scored 10 points and Graves 11 points in the first two quarters, Walker scored 3 points on 1-of-3 and Beasley scored 11 points.
The Timberwolves scored four straight points to overtake one point, Fournier's three-pointers and Robinson's dunks to regain the lead, and Beverly and McClawlin both hit two free throws. Walker hit a three-pointer with Randle on a layup, Beverley hit another two free throws, and Robinson scored an 11-point advantage with Walker on three points. The Timberwolves responded with a 7-0 run to chase the score, Quickley hit a three-pointer with Randle inside, Monroe hit two free throws and Burkes hit a 11-point advantage from three-point range. The Timberwolves returned with two consecutive three-pointers to honor the 6-1 offensive attack, Andrpin made a layup with Gibson stealing and dunking, and the Knicks led the Timberwolves 72-62 in the third quarter. In the first three quarters, the Knicks scored in double figures, Randle 11+13 and Robinson 10+14, and the Timberwolves scored in double figures.
Quakeley hit a 13-point advantage at the start of the final quarter, the Timberwolves scored four straight points, Topin returned a three-pointer, and the Timberwolves trailed 7-0 to just five points. Burks responded with a three-pointer, Lehmann hit two free throws, Robinson made up for it, and Lehmann scored four more points to chase down just four points. Barrett hit inside, Monroe broke through the layup in return, and Barrett scored a seven-point advantage to hit the Timberwolves with three points. McDaniels made a layup, Robinson dunked with both hands, Beasley made a layup, and Barrett continued to make a layup to extend a seven-point advantage to stop the Timberwolves. Norwell made a basket hit, Walker made Beverley foul two free throws, Beasley missed three points, Barrett was fouled two free throws, timber wolves continued tactical fouls to send the Knicks free throws, timber wolves have been powerless to return to heaven, and finally the Knicks narrowly beat the Timberwolves.
Both sides started
Knicks: Barrett, Randall, Robinson, Fournier, Walker
Timberwolves: Beasley, McDaniels, Knight, Beverly, McClaughlin
(Text/Drunken Floating Life)