The Minnesota Timberwolves head to Madison Square Garden to face the New York Knicks in a non-conference matchup. The Timberwolves are 21-19, which puts them in eighth place in the Western Conference. The Knicks are 27-15, which puts them in third place in the Eastern Conference.
Josh Hart was forced to the locker during the New York Knicks' Friday night tilt against the Minnesota Timberwolves.
Jalen Brunson had 26 points and Cam Payne scored all 18 of his points in a span of 4:17, but the Knicks couldn't keep up with the Timberwolves.
It was the Anthony Edwards show Friday night at Madison Square Garden. Edwards led the Minnesota Timberwolves with 36 points an 116-94 defeat of the New
Mike Conley will be back in the starting lineup for the Minnesota Timberwolves Friday night against the New York Knicks in place of Donte DiVincenzo, who is out with a left toe sprain, Timberwolves coach Chris Finch told reporters pregame.
The Minnesota Timberwolves will visit the New York Knicks in a cross-conference matchup on Friday's NBA schedule. New York is 27-15 overall and 13-7 at home, while Minnesota is 21-19 overall and 11-10 on the road.
Edwards posted game highs in points (36), rebounds (13) and assists (seven) to lead Minnesota to a win on Friday.
As a reminder, these teams exchanged superstars in the offseason with Julius Randle heading to Minneapolis and Karl-Anthony Towns moving to the Big Apple. The Timberwolves lost at home Wednesday night to the Golden State Warriors, 116-115. New York won in overtime Wednesday in Philadelphia, 125-119, over the 76ers.
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The Knicks and the Timberwolves are an even 5-5 against one another since March of 2019, but not for long. The New York Knicks will be playing at home against the Minnesota Timberwolves at 7:30 p.m. ET on Friday at Madison Square Garden.
On today's episode of Good Word with Goodwill, Vincent Goodwill is joined by Dan Titus and Ice Young to catch up on the latest NBA headlines regarding the Timberwolves, Knicks, Nuggets and Clippers. Karl-Anthony Towns is a member of the New York Knicks now, but he's still got plenty of fans in Minnesota.