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Minnesota Timberwolves vs New York Knicks — 2026-10-12 NBA Game Analysis

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Minnesota Timberwolves 122, New York Knicks 104. Final.

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FinalMadison Square Garden
Minnesota TimberwolvesMIN122
New York KnicksNYK104
  1. 1st 11:312MINAnthony Edwards makes 18-foot pullup jump shot (LaMelo Ball assists)2–0
  2. 1st 10:272NYMikal Bridges makes 21-foot pullup jump shot2–2
  3. 1st 10:143MINJaden McDaniels makes 24-foot three point jumper (LaMelo Ball assists)5–2
  4. 1st 9:531NYJalen Brunson makes free throw 1 of 25–3
  5. 1st 9:531NYJalen Brunson makes free throw 2 of 25–4
  6. 1st 9:262NYJosh Hart makes 11-foot two point shot5–6
  7. 1st 8:353MINLaMelo Ball makes 23-foot three point jumper (Anthony Edwards assists)8–6
  8. 1st 8:341MINAnthony Edwards makes free throw 1 of 19–6
  9. 1st 8:161NYKarl-Anthony Towns makes free throw 1 of 29–7
  10. 1st 8:161NYKarl-Anthony Towns makes free throw 2 of 29–8
  11. 1st 7:573MINAnthony Edwards makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jaden McDaniels assists)12–8
  12. 1st 7:411NYMikal Bridges makes free throw 1 of 212–9
  13. 1st 7:411NYMikal Bridges makes free throw 2 of 212–10
  14. 1st 7:222MINAnthony Edwards makes 16-foot step back jumpshot14–10
  15. 1st 6:472MINRudy Gobert makes 7-foot hook shot (Jaden McDaniels assists)16–10
  16. 1st 6:103MINAnthony Edwards makes 26-foot three point jumper (LaMelo Ball assists)19–10
  17. 1st 5:503NYOG Anunoby makes 23-foot three point step back jumpshot (Karl-Anthony Towns assists)19–13
  18. 1st 4:543NYJalen Brunson makes 25-foot three point jumper (OG Anunoby assists)19–16
  19. 1st 4:411MINJaden McDaniels makes free throw 1 of 220–16
  20. 1st 4:411MINJaden McDaniels makes free throw 2 of 221–16
  21. 1st 3:533NYMiles McBride makes 24-foot three point jumper (Josh Hart assists)21–19
  22. 1st 3:511NYJalen Brunson makes technical free throw21–20
  23. 1st 3:381MINAnthony Edwards makes free throw 1 of 222–20
  24. 1st 3:381MINAnthony Edwards makes free throw 2 of 223–20
  25. 1st 3:143MINAyo Dosunmu makes 25-foot running jump shot (Anthony Edwards assists)26–20
  26. 1st 2:302MINBones Hyland makes 1-foot running dunk (Anthony Edwards assists)28–20
  27. 1st 1:071MINJoan Beringer makes free throw 2 of 229–20
  28. 1st 50.63NYPacome Dadiet makes 24-foot three point jumper (Landry Shamet assists)29–23
  29. 1st 36.11MINAnthony Edwards makes free throw 2 of 230–23
  30. 1st 18.52NYAndre Drummond makes 7-foot two point shot30–25
  31. 2nd 11:572NYJose Alvarado makes driving layup30–27
  32. 2nd 10:082MINJaden McDaniels makes layup (Rudy Gobert assists)32–27
  33. 2nd 9:431NYPacome Dadiet makes free throw 2 of 232–28
  34. 2nd 9:252MINLaMelo Ball makes 8-foot pullup jump shot34–28
  35. 2nd 8:353NYPacome Dadiet makes 25-foot three point jumper (Tyler Kolek assists)34–31
  36. 2nd 8:143MINJaden McDaniels makes 23-foot three point jumper (Ayo Dosunmu assists)37–31
  37. 2nd 7:432MINJaden McDaniels makes 8-foot driving floating jump shot39–31
  38. 2nd 7:112MINJaden McDaniels makes 17-foot driving floating jump shot41–31
  39. 2nd 6:483NYJordan Clarkson makes 22-foot three point jumper (Tyler Kolek assists)41–34
  40. 2nd 6:181NYOG Anunoby makes free throw 1 of 241–35
  41. 2nd 6:181NYOG Anunoby makes free throw 2 of 241–36
  42. 2nd 5:523NYKarl-Anthony Towns makes 28-foot three point jumper (Josh Hart assists)41–39
  43. 2nd 5:342NYJalen Brunson makes 11-foot turnaround jump shot41–41
  44. 2nd 4:361MINJoan Beringer makes free throw 2 of 242–41
  45. 2nd 3:582MINBones Hyland makes two point shot44–41
  46. 2nd 3:462MINJoan Beringer makes running layup (Bones Hyland assists)46–41
  47. 2nd 2:571NYOG Anunoby makes free throw 1 of 246–42
  48. 2nd 2:571NYOG Anunoby makes free throw 2 of 246–43
  49. 2nd 2:453MINAnthony Edwards makes 25-foot three pointer (Bones Hyland assists)49–43
  50. 2nd 2:053MINJaden McDaniels makes 24-foot running pullup jump shot52–43
  51. 2nd 1:482NYOG Anunoby makes 2-foot reverse layup (Karl-Anthony Towns assists)52–45
  52. 2nd 1:481NYOG Anunoby makes free throw 1 of 152–46
  53. 2nd 1:083MINAyo Dosunmu makes 24-foot running pullup jump shot55–46
  54. 2nd 49.22MINJaden McDaniels makes running layup (Rudy Gobert assists)57–46
  55. 2nd 27.92NYOG Anunoby makes 14-foot pullup jump shot (Karl-Anthony Towns assists)57–48
  56. 2nd 16.01MINLaMelo Ball makes free throw 1 of 258–48
  57. 2nd 16.01MINLaMelo Ball makes free throw 2 of 259–48
  58. 2nd 3.82NYJalen Brunson makes driving layup59–50
  59. 2nd 0.03MINAnthony Edwards makes 36-foot three pointer (LaMelo Ball assists)62–50
  60. 3rd 11:252NYKarl-Anthony Towns makes layup (Mikal Bridges assists)62–52
  61. 3rd 11:173MINCody Williams makes 23-foot three point jumper (LaMelo Ball assists)65–52
  62. 3rd 11:112NYKarl-Anthony Towns makes finger roll layup (Josh Hart assists)65–54
  63. 3rd 10:531MINAnthony Edwards makes free throw 2 of 266–54
  64. 3rd 10:422NYJalen Brunson makes two point shot66–56
  65. 3rd 9:231NYJalen Brunson makes free throw 2 of 266–57
  66. 3rd 9:052MINLaMelo Ball makes 14-foot driving floating jump shot68–57
  67. 3rd 8:512NYJalen Brunson makes 17-foot pullup jump shot (Karl-Anthony Towns assists)68–59
  68. 3rd 8:511NYJalen Brunson makes free throw 1 of 168–60
  69. 3rd 8:152NYMikal Bridges makes 10-foot running pullup jump shot (Jalen Brunson assists)68–62
  70. 3rd 7:503MINJaden McDaniels makes 26-foot three point jumper (LaMelo Ball assists)71–62
  71. 3rd 7:311MINLaMelo Ball makes technical free throw72–62
  72. 3rd 7:301NYJalen Brunson makes free throw 1 of 272–63
  73. 3rd 7:301NYJalen Brunson makes free throw 2 of 272–64
  74. 3rd 7:113MINAnthony Edwards makes 24-foot three point jumper (LaMelo Ball assists)75–64
  75. 3rd 6:573NYMikal Bridges makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jalen Brunson assists)75–67
  76. 3rd 6:172MINAnthony Edwards makes 17-foot pullup jump shot (Rudy Gobert assists)77–67
  77. 3rd 6:032NYJalen Brunson makes 8-foot driving floating jump shot (Mikal Bridges assists)77–69
  78. 3rd 5:412NYOG Anunoby makes 1-foot driving dunk (Jalen Brunson assists)77–71
  79. 3rd 5:411NYOG Anunoby makes free throw 1 of 177–72
  80. 3rd 5:241NYKarl-Anthony Towns makes free throw 1 of 177–73
  81. 3rd 5:241NYKarl-Anthony Towns makes technical free throw77–74
  82. 3rd 4:493MINAyo Dosunmu makes 24-foot three point jumper (Trey Lyles assists)80–74
  83. 3rd 4:361NYAndre Drummond makes free throw 1 of 280–75
  84. 3rd 4:361NYAndre Drummond makes free throw 2 of 280–76
  85. 3rd 4:112MINBones Hyland makes driving layup82–76
  86. 3rd 3:392MINJaylen Clark makes 13-foot driving floating jump shot84–76
  87. 3rd 3:301NYLandry Shamet makes free throw 1 of 284–77
  88. 3rd 3:301NYLandry Shamet makes free throw 2 of 284–78
  89. 3rd 3:183MINTrey Lyles makes 24-foot three point jumper (Ayo Dosunmu assists)87–78
  90. 3rd 2:481MINAyo Dosunmu makes free throw 1 of 288–78
  91. 3rd 2:481MINAyo Dosunmu makes free throw 2 of 289–78
  92. 3rd 1:542NYJordan Clarkson makes 8-foot fade away jump shot89–80
  93. 3rd 43.51MINJoan Beringer makes free throw 2 of 290–80
  94. 4th 10:492NYJose Alvarado makes 16-foot step back jumpshot90–82
  95. 4th 10:363MINCody Williams makes 25-foot three point jumper (Isaiah Evans assists)93–82
  96. 4th 9:563MINKJ Martin makes 25-foot three point jumper (Zyon Pullin assists)96–82
  97. 4th 9:372NYDrew Eubanks makes alley oop dunk (Jose Alvarado assists)96–84
  98. 4th 9:152MINZyon Pullin makes 8-foot driving floating jump shot98–84
  99. 4th 8:522NYDrew Eubanks makes 6-foot two point shot (Jose Alvarado assists)98–86
  100. 4th 8:362MINKJ Martin makes 1-foot layup (Norchad Omier assists)100–86
  101. 4th 8:002MINNorchad Omier makes two point shot102–86
  102. 4th 7:101MINZyon Pullin makes free throw 2 of 2103–86
  103. 4th 7:002NYTyler Kolek makes 10-foot pullup jump shot103–88
  104. 4th 6:391MINIsaiah Evans makes free throw 2 of 2104–88
  105. 4th 6:182NYTony Bradley makes 1-foot reverse layup (Pacome Dadiet assists)104–90
  106. 4th 5:552MINAntonio Reeves makes 4-foot driving floating jump shot106–90
  107. 4th 5:351MINZyon Pullin makes free throw 1 of 2107–90
  108. 4th 5:201NYOchai Agbaji makes free throw 1 of 2107–91
  109. 4th 5:201NYOchai Agbaji makes free throw 2 of 2107–92
  110. 4th 5:072MINAntonio Reeves makes 1-foot layup (Drew Timme assists)109–92
  111. 4th 4:441MINDrew Timme makes free throw 1 of 2110–92
  112. 4th 4:342NYKevin McCullar Jr. makes driving layup (Ochai Agbaji assists)110–94
  113. 4th 4:182MINDrew Timme makes driving layup (Zyon Pullin assists)112–94
  114. 4th 3:502NYTony Bradley makes driving layup (Tyler Kolek assists)112–96
  115. 4th 3:402MINZyon Pullin makes 11-foot two point shot114–96
  116. 4th 3:032MINZyon Pullin makes 2-foot two point shot116–96
  117. 4th 2:352NYTony Bradley makes 2-foot two point shot (Kevin McCullar Jr. assists)116–98
  118. 4th 2:012MINAntonio Reeves makes driving dunk118–98
  119. 4th 1:532NYTyler Kolek makes driving layup118–100
  120. 4th 1:171MINKJ Martin makes free throw 2 of 2119–100
  121. 4th 1:022NYTony Bradley makes 1-foot floating jump shot (Kevin McCullar Jr. assists)119–102
  122. 4th 47.53MINIsaiah Evans makes 24-foot three point jumper (Zyon Pullin assists)122–102
  123. 4th 35.92NYTony Bradley makes 2-foot two point shot (Tyler Kolek assists)122–104

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Game recap

Preseason. Final. Quarters: Minnesota Timberwolves 30, 32, 28, 32; New York Knicks 25, 25, 30, 24.

Anthony Edwards 26 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists. Jaden McDaniels 22 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists. Ayo Dosunmu 11 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists

Jalen Brunson 20 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists. OG Anunoby 15 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assists. Karl-Anthony Towns 11 points, 2 rebounds, 4 assists

Sources: ESPN NBA scoreboard · ESPN WNBA scoreboard

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Minnesota Timberwolves vs New York Knicks — NBA Game Analysis

Minnesota Timberwolves defeated New York Knicks 122–104, a 18-point margin. Minnesota Timberwolves shot 54% from the field, compared with 45% from the field for New York Knicks. Minnesota Timberwolves shot 53% from three-point range, compared with 25% from three-point range for New York Knicks. Minnesota Timberwolves led the rebounding count, 39 to 28. New York Knicks led in points in the paint, 42 to 36.

Analysis based on ESPN’s recorded final score and available box-score statistics.

Team stats

StatMinnesota TimberwolvesNew York Knicks
FG42-7835-77
Field Goal %5445
3PT18-348-32
Three Point %5325
FT20-3026-29
Free Throw %6790
Rebounds3928
Offensive Rebounds139
Defensive Rebounds2619
Assists2624
Steals1112
Blocks55
Turnovers1919
Total Turnovers2019
Fast Break Points165
Points in Paint3642

Leaders

  • PointsJalen Brunson · NY · 20
  • AssistsKarl-Anthony Towns · NY · 4
  • ReboundsJalen Brunson · NY · 5
  • PointsAnthony Edwards · MIN · 26
  • AssistsLaMelo Ball · MIN · 7
  • ReboundsJaden McDaniels · MIN · 5

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