The New York Knicks beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 103-99 on Feb 21, 2021 at Madison Square Garden.
Final · Madison Square Garden
Top performers
- Karl-Anthony Towns led the Timberwolves with 27 points, 15 rebounds and 4 assists.
- Julius Randle led the Knicks with 25 points, 14 rebounds and 4 assists.
Minnesota Timberwolves box score
| MIN: Minutes on the floor. | PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TO: Possessions handed to the opponent by a bad pass, a lost dribble or an offensive foul — lower is better. | FG: Shots from the floor made and attempted, written made-attempted. | 3PT: Three-pointers made and attempted, written made-attempted. | FT: Free throws made and attempted, written made-attempted. | PF: Fouls committed. Six in one game and the player is disqualified — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 31 | 27 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9-18 | 3-7 | 6-6 | 5 |
| Ricky Rubio | 27 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7-12 | 3-5 | 1-3 | 2 |
| Anthony Edwards | 32 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3-11 | 3-6 | 3-4 | 2 |
| Naz Reid | 17 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-4 | 0-1 | 5-6 | 1 |
| Jordan McLaughlin | 21 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-9 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Malik Beasley | 38 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2-6 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Jaden McDaniels | 22 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-7 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 3 |
| Josh Okogie | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Jarred Vanderbilt | 16 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Team | 212 | 92 | 41 | 23 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 31-72 | 14-30 | 16-20 | 22 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
New York Knicks box score
| MIN: Minutes on the floor. | PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TO: Possessions handed to the opponent by a bad pass, a lost dribble or an offensive foul — lower is better. | FG: Shots from the floor made and attempted, written made-attempted. | 3PT: Three-pointers made and attempted, written made-attempted. | FT: Free throws made and attempted, written made-attempted. | PF: Fouls committed. Six in one game and the player is disqualified — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julius Randle | 39 | 25 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8-16 | 2-4 | 7-8 | 5 |
| RJ Barrett | 34 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10-20 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 2 |
| Alec Burks | 19 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-7 | 1-3 | 6-6 | 2 |
| Elfrid Payton | 32 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 2 |
| Reggie Bullock Jr. | 31 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-8 | 1-6 | 3-3 | 0 |
| Nerlens Noel | 29 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 6-6 | 6 |
| Immanuel Quickley | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-5 | 1-2 | 2-4 | 3 |
| Derrick Rose | 19 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1-8 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 1 |
| Taj Gibson | 19 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 3 |
| Obi Toppin | 9 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Team | 240 | 103 | 48 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 33-78 | 6-18 | 31-38 | 25 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
- Timberwolves · 2020-21 season · Previous Feb 19, 2021: TOR 86, MIN 81 · Next Feb 23, 2021: MIN 112, MIL 139
- Knicks · 2020-21 season · Previous Feb 20, 2021: SA at NY · Next Feb 23, 2021: GS 114, NY 106