Overview
- Anthony Edwards returned from a right hamstring strain after four missed games and finished with 15 points on 5-of-13 shooting in 29 minutes with a game-low minus-25.
- Karl-Anthony Towns was cleared after an illness and started, posting 15 points and 10 rebounds as OG Anunoby led New York with 25 and Jalen Brunson added 23 points and 10 assists.
- New York dominated the glass 50–31 with 21 offensive rebounds and turned extra possessions into 31 second-chance points, part of a 62-point night in the paint.
- Former Knicks Julius Randle and Donte DiVincenzo paced Minnesota with 32 and 21 points, respectively, as the Timberwolves’ two-game win streak ended.
- The Knicks improved to 5–3 overall and 5–0 at Madison Square Garden, dropping Minnesota to 4–4 in a nationally televised reunion of last year’s blockbuster trade pieces.