The Knicks have hovered around the middle of the pack in points allowed per possession all season, but Anunoby is the group’s backbone. New York doesn’t play with a conventional rim protector. Instead it’s on him, along with the other two starting wings, Bridges and Josh Hart, to lock down the perimeter.

Timberwolves Top Performers Anthony Edwards: 36 points, 13 reboudns, 7 assists Naz Reid: 23 points, 8 rebounds Knicks Top Performers Jalen Brunson: 26 points, 6 assists OG Anunoby: 18 points, 10 rebounds The Timberwolves move to 22-19 while the Knicks fall to 27-16.

Edwards made eight 3-pointers and reserve Naz Reid was 6 for 6 behind the arc as the Timberwolves ... Jalen Brunson scored 26 points for the Knicks, who lost for the sixth time in nine games. OG Anunoby and Cam Payne each added 18. With DiVincenzo out ...

NEW YORK — Anthony Edwards had 36 points, a season-high 13 rebounds and seven assists, leading the Minnesota Timberwolves to a 116-99 victory over the New York Knicks on Friday night.

Anthony Edwards posted his second double-double of the season Friday night for the visiting Minnesota Timberwolves, who rode a red-hot outside shooting performance to a 116-99 win over the New York Knicks.

For a team that often boasts about its slew of strong perimeter defenders, the Knicks certainly do give up a ton of points outside their 3-point line.

Edwards was electric from beyond the arc, hitting eight 3-pointers, and reserve Naz Reid added to the barrage ... led the Knicks with 26 points, while OG Anunoby and Cam Payne each added 18.

Knicks Top Performers Mikal Bridges – 28 points, 6 assists, 5 rebounds Karl-Anthony Towns – 24 points, 11 rebounds OG Anunoby – 15 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists, 6 steals Grizzlies Top Performers Jaren Jackson Jr.

Early in the fourth quarter, OG Anunoby hung on the rim after a ferocious dunk, and one Knick thought that it appeared to force it to go crooked. A Knicks worker uses a level to check if the rim ...

Jokic has been as dominant as ever this season, but the Knicks were able to hold him to an uncharacteristically unproductive outing on Wednesday.

James Harden scored 17 of his 40 points in the third quarter and Norman Powell added 33 points as the Los Angeles Clippers finished off a 127-117 victory over the visiting Milwaukee Bucks at Inglewood,

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