Timberwolves
Minnesota
Western Conference
Northwest
5
13
18
3534
2963
19
4
21
77
34
44
39
32
82
29
11
40
5
17
9
15
17
104
4
46
11
24
2021
118
6
123
81
66
86
24
110
12
63
13
27
3118
6060
36
11
31
1323
411
31
168
167
99
96
05
101
11
35
32
33
2530
6060
4
1
25
20
11
55
12
8
67
8
2
10
1
6
1
2
31
60
6
1
17
21
8
38
3
1
33
6
4
10
2
3
3
7
18
60
3
1
33
13
4
31
16
16
100
9
0
9
1
3
3
3
25
60
6
1
17
23
11
48
8
7
88
6
5
11
1
5
2
3
30
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Zach
LaVine
Zach LaVine
True
42
5
13
38
1
5
20
6
6
100
1
1
2
1
1
0
3
1
17
7
none
Karl-Anthony
Towns
Karl-Anthony Towns
True
41
15
22
68
0
3
0
17
20
85
3
15
18
2
1
3
4
2
47
7
double
Andrew
Wiggins
Andrew Wiggins
True
39
8
20
40
3
4
75
0
1
0
2
5
7
4
1
0
1
2
19
12
none
Ricky
Rubio
Ricky Rubio
True
37
2
5
40
0
2
0
4
4
100
0
2
2
6
3
0
2
2
8
9
none
Gorgui
Dieng
Gorgui Dieng
True
32
2
6
33
0
0
0
4
6
67
4
4
8
2
1
0
2
4
8
4
none
Nemanja
Bjelica
Nemanja Bjelica
False
15
0
5
0
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
3
0
-9
none
Kris
Dunn
Kris Dunn
False
10
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
3
2
0
-11
none
Shabazz
Muhammad
Shabazz Muhammad
False
7
1
4
25
0
0
0
1
2
50
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
3
-13
none
Tyus
Jones
Tyus Jones
False
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
-10
none
Cole
Aldrich
Cole Aldrich
False
5
1
1
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
1
0
0
2
-6
none
Jordan
Hill
Jordan Hill
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Adreian
Payne
Adreian Payne
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
John
Lucas III
John Lucas III
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
2
December
2016
Friday
Madison Square Garden
New York City
Knicks
New York
False
Knicks
New York
Eastern Conference
Atlantic
9
9
18
2962
2963
32
13
41
91
41
45
15
11
73
27
12
39
3
24
8
13
26
106
4
78
22
28
2223
1212
55
35
24
69
87
23
110
02
94
23
24
2830
6060
89
54
61
2521
98
4
07
05
71
66
43
109
01
56
12
43
2325
6060
7
2
29
22
12
55
3
2
67
8
2
10
0
9
2
2
28
60
8
2
25
23
12
52
5
4
80
7
3
10
2
4
3
4
30
60
8
5
62
25
9
36
0
0
0
6
4
10
0
5
1
4
23
60
9
4
44
21
8
38
7
5
71
6
3
9
1
6
2
3
25
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Kristaps
Porziņģis
Kristaps Porziņģis
True
38
11
20
55
3
7
43
4
5
80
3
5
8
4
0
2
1
4
29
9
none
Carmelo
Anthony
Carmelo Anthony
True
35
5
16
31
1
6
17
3
4
75
1
3
4
2
3
0
3
3
14
-17
none
Derrick
Rose
Derrick Rose
True
23
5
12
42
1
3
33
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
2
4
11
-9
none
Kyle
O'Quinn
Kyle O'Quinn
True
17
1
2
50
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
6
8
2
0
0
1
4
2
0
none
Courtney
Lee
Courtney Lee
True
7
3
3
100
1
1
100
0
0
0
0
1
1
3
0
0
0
1
7
4
none
Brandon
Jennings
Brandon Jennings
False
34
5
14
36
2
5
40
0
0
0
1
1
2
7
2
0
3
2
12
8
none
Mindaugas
Kuzminskas
Mindaugas Kuzminskas
False
19
5
9
56
4
5
80
0
0
0
2
0
2
1
0
0
2
2
14
17
none
Justin
Holiday
Justin Holiday
False
19
1
8
12
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
4
4
0
1
1
0
1
2
-9
none
Marshall
Plumlee
Marshall Plumlee
False
19
1
1
100
0
0
0
2
3
67
1
4
5
1
1
0
0
2
4
11
none
Sasha
Vujačić
Sasha Vujačić
False
10
2
4
50
1
2
50
0
0
0
1
2
3
1
0
0
0
1
5
10
none
Willy
Hernangómez
Willy Hernangómez
False
8
2
2
100
0
0
0
2
2
100
1
1
2
1
0
0
1
2
6
-7
none
Maurice
Ndour
Maurice Ndour
False
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
-7
none
Ron
Baker
Ron Baker
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
2
December
2016
Friday
Madison Square Garden
New York City
Timberwolves
Minnesota
True
Last year 's top two Rookie of the Year vote - getters squared off in epic fashion on Wednesday night . Minnesota 's Karl-Anthony Towns posted an absurd career - high 47 points on 15 - of - 22 shooting and 17 - of - 20 from the line . The big man also pulled down a game - high 18 rebounds and had three blocks . Towns hit three of the Wolves ' four made three - pointers on the night and accounted for nearly half the team 's scoring output . Aside from his strong play , the Wolves struggled , shooting just 44 percent as a team and hitting only four three - pointers on the night . Sophomore big man Kristaps Porzingis , meanwhile , led the way for the victorious Knicks . The forward had 29 points on 11 - of - 20 shooting , including three three - pointers . Porzingis added eight rebounds , four assists , and two blocks . The Knicks eviscerated Minnesota from beyond the arc , hitting 13 three - pointers to Minnesota 's four . The visiting New York Knicks narrowly beat the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday , 106 - 104 . The Knicks ( 9 - 9 ) held a double - digit lead early in the fourth quarter but almost saw an incredible comeback from the Wolves . Minnesota was able to tie the game with under a minute remaining , but could not close out the contest at the very end . For New York , sophomore big man Kristaps Porzingis led the way with an impressive 29 points . The 21 - year - old Latvian forward also added eight rebounds , four assists , and two blocks . The Knicks were able to see big offensive output as a team thanks to their three - point shooting , as the team hit 13 threes while holding Minnesota to just four . Minnesota ( 5 - 13 ) saw a career night from reigning Rookie of the Year Karl-Anthony Towns despite the loss . Towns led the team with 47 points on 15 - of - 22 shooting and 17 - of - 20 from the free - throw line . The center added 18 rebounds in three blocks in what was truly a spectacular night for the young star . The night was less spectacular for the rest of the Timberwolves ' roster , as the team shot just 44 percent and took the loss despite Towns ' ridiculous performance . Wolves not named Towns shot 1 - of - 15 from three - point range , and the team struggled to find consistent offense all night . The two teams will rematch in New York on Friday night .
Last year's top two Rookie of the Year vote - getters squared off in epic fashion on Wednesday night. Minnesota's Karl-Anthony Towns posted an absurd career - high 47 points on 15 - of - 22 shooting and 17 - of - 20 from the line. The big man also pulled down a game - high 18 rebounds and had three blocks. Towns hit three of the Wolves' four made three - pointers on the night and accounted for nearly half the team's scoring output. Aside from his strong play, the Wolves struggled, shooting just 44 percent as a team and hitting only four three - pointers on the night. Sophomore big man Kristaps Porzingis, meanwhile, led the way for the victorious Knicks. The forward had 29 points on 11 - of - 20 shooting, including three three - pointers. Porzingis added eight rebounds, four assists, and two blocks. The Knicks eviscerated Minnesota from beyond the arc, hitting 13 three - pointers to Minnesota's four.
Last year's top two Rookie of the Year vote - getters squared off in epic fashion on Wednesday night. Minnesota's Karl-Anthony Towns posted an absurd career - high 47 points on 15 - of - 22 shooting and 17 - of - 20 from the line. The big man also pulled down a game - high 18 rebounds and had three blocks. Towns hit three of the Wolves' four made three - pointers on the night and accounted for nearly half the team's scoring output. Aside from his strong play, the Wolves struggled, shooting just 44 percent as a team and hitting only four three - pointers on the night. Sophomore big man Kristaps Porzingis, meanwhile, led the way for the victorious Knicks. The forward had 29 points on 11 - of - 20 shooting, including three three - pointers. Porzingis added eight rebounds, four assists, and two blocks. The Knicks eviscerated Minnesota from beyond the arc, hitting 13 three - pointers to Minnesota's four. The visiting New York Knicks narrowly beat the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday, 106 - 104. The Knicks (9 - 9) held a double - digit lead early in the fourth quarter but almost saw an incredible comeback from the Wolves. Minnesota was able to tie the game with under a minute remaining, but could not close out the contest at the very end. For New York, sophomore big man Kristaps Porzingis led the way with an impressive 29 points. The 21 - year - old Latvian forward also added eight rebounds, four assists, and two blocks. The Knicks were able to see big offensive output as a team thanks to their three - point shooting, as the team hit 13 threes while holding Minnesota to just four. Minnesota (5 - 13) saw a career night from reigning Rookie of the Year Karl-Anthony Towns despite the loss. Towns led the team with 47 points on 15 - of - 22 shooting and 17 - of - 20 from the free - throw line. The center added 18 rebounds in three blocks in what was truly a spectacular night for the young star. The night was less spectacular for the rest of the Timberwolves' roster, as the team shot just 44 percent and took the loss despite Towns' ridiculous performance. Wolves not named Towns shot 1 - of - 15 from three - point range, and the team struggled to find consistent offense all night. The two teams will rematch in New York on Friday night.
<GAME> <DATE> 30 November 2016 <DAY> Wednesday <STADIUM> Target Center <CITY> Minneapolis <HOME> <TEAM> Timberwolves <CITY> Minnesota <TEAM-RESULT> lost <TEAM-PTS> 104 <WINS-LOSSES> 5 13 <QTRS> 31 18 25 30 <TEAM-AST> 17 <3PT> 4 <TEAM-FG> 34 <TEAM-FT> 32 <TEAM-REB> 40 <TEAM-TO> 15 <NEXT-HOME> <NEXT-DATE> 2 December 2016 <NEXT-DAY> Friday <NEXT-STADIUM> Madison Square Garden <NEXT-CITY> New York City <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> New York <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Knicks <NEXT-IS-HOME> no <VIS> <TEAM> Knicks <CITY> New York <TEAM-RESULT> won <TEAM-PTS> 106 <WINS-LOSSES> 9 9 <QTRS> 28 30 23 25 <TEAM-AST> 24 <3PT> 13 <TEAM-FG> 41 <TEAM-FT> 11 <TEAM-REB> 39 <TEAM-TO> 13 <VIS-NEXT> <NEXT-DATE> 2 December 2016 <NEXT-DAY> Friday <NEXT-STADIUM> Madison Square Garden <NEXT-CITY> New York City <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> Minnesota <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Timberwolves <NEXT-IS-HOME> yes <PLAYER> Karl-Anthony Towns <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-0 <MIN> 41 <PTS> 47 <FG> 15 22 68 <FG3> 0 3 0 <FT> 17 20 85 <REB> 18 <AST> 2 <STL> 1 <BLK> 3 <DREB> 15 <OREB> 3 <TO> 4 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Andrew Wiggins <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-1 <MIN> 39 <PTS> 19 <FG> 8 20 40 <FG3> 3 4 75 <FT> 0 1 0 <REB> 7 <AST> 4 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 2 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Zach LaVine <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-2 <MIN> 42 <PTS> 17 <FG> 5 13 38 <FG3> 1 5 20 <FT> 6 6 100 <REB> 2 <AST> 1 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 1 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Gorgui Dieng <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-3 <MIN> 32 <PTS> 8 <FG> 2 6 33 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 4 6 67 <REB> 8 <AST> 2 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 4 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Ricky Rubio <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-4 <MIN> 37 <PTS> 8 <FG> 2 5 40 <FG3> 0 2 0 <FT> 4 4 100 <REB> 2 <AST> 6 <STL> 3 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Shabazz Muhammad <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-5 <MIN> 7 <PTS> 3 <FG> 1 4 25 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 1 2 50 <REB> 1 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Cole Aldrich <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-6 <MIN> 5 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 1 100 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> John Lucas III <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Adreian Payne <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jordan Hill <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Tyus Jones <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-10 <MIN> 6 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Kris Dunn <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-11 <MIN> 10 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 1 0 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Nemanja Bjelica <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-12 <MIN> 15 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 5 0 <FG3> 0 4 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 2 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Kristaps Porziņģis <TEAM> New York Knicks <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-0 <MIN> 38 <PTS> 29 <FG> 11 20 55 <FG3> 3 7 43 <FT> 4 5 80 <REB> 8 <AST> 4 <STL> 0 <BLK> 2 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 3 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Mindaugas Kuzminskas <TEAM> New York Knicks <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-1 <MIN> 19 <PTS> 14 <FG> 5 9 56 <FG3> 4 5 80 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 2 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Carmelo Anthony <TEAM> New York Knicks <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-2 <MIN> 35 <PTS> 14 <FG> 5 16 31 <FG3> 1 6 17 <FT> 3 4 75 <REB> 4 <AST> 2 <STL> 3 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 1 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Brandon Jennings <TEAM> New York Knicks <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-3 <MIN> 34 <PTS> 12 <FG> 5 14 36 <FG3> 2 5 40 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 7 <STL> 2 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 1 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Derrick Rose <TEAM> New York Knicks <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-4 <MIN> 23 <PTS> 11 <FG> 5 12 42 <FG3> 1 3 33 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 2 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Courtney Lee <TEAM> New York Knicks <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-5 <MIN> 7 <PTS> 7 <FG> 3 3 100 <FG3> 1 1 100 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 3 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Willy Hernangómez <TEAM> New York Knicks <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-6 <MIN> 8 <PTS> 6 <FG> 2 2 100 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 2 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Sasha Vujačić <TEAM> New York Knicks <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-7 <MIN> 10 <PTS> 5 <FG> 2 4 50 <FG3> 1 2 50 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 3 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Marshall Plumlee <TEAM> New York Knicks <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-8 <MIN> 19 <PTS> 4 <FG> 1 1 100 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 2 3 67 <REB> 5 <AST> 1 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Justin Holiday <TEAM> New York Knicks <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-9 <MIN> 19 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 8 12 <FG3> 0 3 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 4 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Kyle O'Quinn <TEAM> New York Knicks <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-10 <MIN> 17 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 2 50 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 1 0 <REB> 8 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 6 <OREB> 2 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Ron Baker <TEAM> New York Knicks <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Maurice Ndour <TEAM> New York Knicks <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-12 <MIN> 4 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none