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Towns tears up T-wolves in return with 32 points and 20 rebounds in 133-107 romp by Knicks
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) Karl-Anthony Towns had 32 points and 20 rebounds in his return to Minnesota, leading the inspired New York Knicks past the Timberwolves 133-107 on Thursday night.
Mikal Bridges scored 29 points for the Knicks, who built a lead as big as 36 points in the third quarter and won for the 12th time in 16 games.
Towns was the star, the subject of a loud ovation and a tribute video before the game highlighting his nine seasons with Minnesota after being picked first overall in the 2015 draft.
Traded to New York just before training camp began for Julius Randle and Donte DiVincenzo, Towns clearly had fun from start to finish as the Knicks romped to 73-point first half.
Randle had 24 points for the Timberwolves, who were outscored 37-8 over the first nine minutes of the second quarter. Towns had 19 points in that period, his highest in any quarter this season.
Midway through the third quarter, Towns grabbed a rebound to start a fast break and finished on the other end with his fifth 3-pointer, striking a pose in front of Timberwolves coach Chris Finch after a perfect swish for an 84-59 lead.
The Timberwolves, in winning six of their previous seven games, held opponents to 92 points or fewer in each victory. This was the most points they've allowed this season.
Knicks: Josh Hart was scratched from the starting lineup for personal reasons, but one of the NBA 's best offenses never missed a beat and shot 51.5% from the field.
Timberwolves: This was an emotional game for them just as much as it was for Towns, but they never recovered from a staggering second quarter by the Knicks and lacked energy the rest of the way.
New York plays at New Orleans on Saturday, when Minnesota hosts Golden State.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Karl-Anthony Towns vs. Rudy Gobert (Mike Conley gains possession) | ||
| 11:44 | | +2 | Julius Randle makes two point pullup jump shot | 0-2 |
| 11:23 |  | Jalen Brunson misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 11:20 | | Jaden McDaniels defensive rebound | ||
| 11:12 | | +2 | Julius Randle makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot (Jaden McDaniels assists) | 0-4 |
| 10:58 | | +3 | OG Anunoby makes three point jump shot (Mikal Bridges assists) | 3-4 |
| 10:39 | | +3 | Jaden McDaniels makes three point jump shot (Julius Randle assists) | 3-7 |
| 10:26 | | +2 | Jalen Brunson makes two point driving layup | 5-7 |
| 10:14 | | +2 | Jaden McDaniels makes two point driving floating jump shot (Julius Randle assists) | 5-9 |
| 9:54 | | Karl-Anthony Towns turnover (bad pass) (Rudy Gobert steals) | ||
| 9:49 | | Jaden McDaniels misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 9:45 | | Mikal Bridges defensive rebound | ||
| 9:37 | | +3 | Jalen Brunson makes three point jump shot (Mikal Bridges assists) | 8-9 |
| 9:21 | | +3 | Mike Conley makes three point pullup jump shot (Jaden McDaniels assists) | 8-12 |
| 9:02 | | Karl-Anthony Towns turnover (bad pass) (Anthony Edwards steals) | ||
| 8:58 | | Julius Randle misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:55 | | Precious Achiuwa defensive rebound | ||
| 8:50 | | +3 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes three point jump shot (Mikal Bridges assists) | 11-12 |
| 8:34 | | Anthony Edwards misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:31 | | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | ||
| 8:25 | | +3 | Mikal Bridges makes three point jump shot (Jalen Brunson assists) | 14-12 |
| 8:08 | | Julius Randle misses two point driving layup | ||
| 8:06 | | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | ||
| 7:55 | | Mikal Bridges misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:51 | | Jaden McDaniels defensive rebound | ||
| 7:44 | | +3 | Julius Randle makes three point jump shot (Mike Conley assists) | 14-15 |
| 7:24 | | +2 | Precious Achiuwa makes two point driving floating jump shot (OG Anunoby assists) | 16-15 |
| 7:12 | | +3 | Julius Randle makes three point pullup jump shot | 16-18 |
| 6:47 | | Mikal Bridges misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 6:42 | | Julius Randle defensive rebound | ||
| 6:34 | | Julius Randle misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 6:31 | | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | ||
| 6:16 | | Precious Achiuwa misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 6:13 | | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | ||
| 5:59 | | Julius Randle turnover (bad pass) (Mikal Bridges steals) | ||
| 5:53 | | Mike Conley blocks Jalen Brunson's two point running layup | ||
| 5:50 | | Anthony Edwards defensive rebound | ||
| 5:48 | | +3 | Julius Randle makes three point running jump shot (Anthony Edwards assists) | 16-21 |
| 5:32 | | +2 | Jalen Brunson makes two point cutting layup (Karl-Anthony Towns assists) | 18-21 |
| 5:31 | | Timberwolves 60 second timeout | ||
| 5:15 | | +3 | Jaden McDaniels makes three point jump shot (Anthony Edwards assists) | 18-24 |
| 4:54 | | +2 | Mikal Bridges makes two point cutting layup (Karl-Anthony Towns assists) | 20-24 |
| 4:42 | | Naz Reid misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:40 | | Precious Achiuwa defensive rebound | ||
| 4:30 | | Karl-Anthony Towns turnover (bad pass) (Nickeil Alexander-Walker steals) | ||
| 4:23 | | Naz Reid offensive foul (Charge) (Jalen Brunson draws the foul) | ||
| 4:23 | | Naz Reid turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 4:11 | | Naz Reid personal foul (Karl-Anthony Towns draws the foul) | ||
| 3:59 | | Precious Achiuwa misses two point turnaround hook shot | ||
| 3:58 | | Karl-Anthony Towns offensive rebound | ||
| 3:57 | | Karl-Anthony Towns misses two point tip layup | ||
| 3:56 | | Precious Achiuwa offensive rebound | ||
| 3:55 | | Precious Achiuwa misses two point tip layup | ||
| 3:54 | | Anthony Edwards defensive rebound | ||
| 3:52 | | Julius Randle offensive foul (Jalen Brunson draws the foul) | ||
| 3:52 | | Julius Randle turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 3:38 | | +2 | Jericho Sims makes two point alley-oop dunk (Mikal Bridges assists) | 22-24 |
| 3:23 | | +3 | Naz Reid makes three point jump shot (Anthony Edwards assists) | 22-27 |
| 3:09 | | Mikal Bridges turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 3:01 | | Mikal Bridges personal foul (Anthony Edwards draws the foul) | ||
| 2:52 | | Anthony Edwards misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 2:47 | | Donte DiVincenzo offensive rebound | ||
| 2:47 | | Donte DiVincenzo misses two point tip layup | ||
| 2:46 | | Jalen Brunson defensive rebound | ||
| 2:41 | | Miles McBride misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 2:37 | | Mikal Bridges offensive rebound | ||
| 2:26 | | Jalen Brunson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:22 | | Anthony Edwards defensive rebound | ||
| 2:16 | | +2 | Anthony Edwards makes two point driving layup | 22-29 |
| 2:11 | | Knicks 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:00 | | Karl-Anthony Towns turnover (bad pass) (Rudy Gobert steals) | ||
| 1:48 | | Naz Reid misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 1:46 | | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | ||
| 1:36 | | +3 | Mikal Bridges makes three point jump shot (Karl-Anthony Towns assists) | 25-29 |
| 1:20 | | Anthony Edwards misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 1:17 | | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | ||
| 1:11 | | Naz Reid shooting foul (Jalen Brunson draws the foul) | ||
| 1:11 | | +1 | Jalen Brunson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 26-29 |
| 1:11 | | +1 | Jalen Brunson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 27-29 |
| 1:00 | | +2 | Nickeil Alexander-Walker makes two point cutting layup (Julius Randle assists) | 27-31 |
| 0:49 | | Jericho Sims offensive foul (Nickeil Alexander-Walker draws the foul) | ||
| 0:49 | | Jericho Sims turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 0:32 | | OG Anunoby shooting foul (Julius Randle draws the foul) | ||
| 0:32 | | +1 | Julius Randle makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 27-32 |
| 0:32 | | +1 | Julius Randle makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 27-33 |
| 0:18 | | +3 | Miles McBride makes three point jump shot (Jalen Brunson assists) | 30-33 |
| 0:02 | | Julius Randle turnover (lost ball) (Jalen Brunson steals) | ||
| 0:00 | | +2 | OG Anunoby makes two point running layup | 32-33 |
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:41 | | Jaden McDaniels blocks OG Anunoby's two point dunk | ||
| 11:38 | | OG Anunoby offensive rebound | ||
| 11:35 | | OG Anunoby misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:34 | | Mikal Bridges offensive rebound | ||
| 11:32 | | +2 | Mikal Bridges makes two point jump shot | 34-33 |
| 11:32 | | Nickeil Alexander-Walker shooting foul (Mikal Bridges draws the foul) | ||
| 11:32 | | +1 | Mikal Bridges makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 35-33 |
| 11:20 | | Donte DiVincenzo turnover (bad pass) (Karl-Anthony Towns steals) | ||
| 11:16 | | +3 | Cameron Payne makes three point running pullup jump shot | 38-33 |
| 10:52 | | +2 | Donte DiVincenzo makes two point driving finger roll layup | 38-35 |
| 10:44 | | +3 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes three point jump shot (Cameron Payne assists) | 41-35 |
| 10:29 | | Rob Dillingham turnover (bad pass) (Karl-Anthony Towns steals) | ||
| 10:21 | | +2 | Mikal Bridges makes two point driving floating bank jump shot (Cameron Payne assists) | 43-35 |
| 10:01 | | Jaden McDaniels misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 10:00 | | Knicks defensive rebound | ||
| 9:53 | | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point driving finger roll layup (Miles McBride assists) | 45-35 |
| 9:53 | | Jaden McDaniels shooting foul (Karl-Anthony Towns draws the foul) | ||
| 9:53 | | +1 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 46-35 |
| 9:39 | | Mike Conley misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:36 | | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | ||
| 9:33 | | Cameron Payne misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:28 | | Jaden McDaniels defensive rebound | ||
| 9:24 | | Rob Dillingham misses two point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:21 | | Miles McBride defensive rebound | ||
| 9:00 | | Mikal Bridges misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:57 | | Jaden McDaniels defensive rebound | ||
| 8:49 | | OG Anunoby blocks Jaden McDaniels's two point driving layup | ||
| 8:47 | | Mikal Bridges defensive rebound | ||
| 8:45 | | Miles McBride misses two point running layup | ||
| 8:43 | | Miles McBride offensive rebound | ||
| 8:42 | | +2 | Miles McBride makes two point putback layup | 48-35 |
| 8:42 | | Timberwolves 60 second timeout | ||
| 8:42 | | Chris Finch technical foul | ||
| 8:42 | | +1 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes technical free throw 1 of 1 | 49-35 |
| 8:26 | | Julius Randle misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 8:23 | | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | ||
| 8:05 | | OG Anunoby misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:01 | | Karl-Anthony Towns offensive rebound | ||
| 7:59 | | +3 | Mikal Bridges makes three point jump shot (Karl-Anthony Towns assists) | 52-35 |
| 7:47 | | Anthony Edwards misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 7:45 | | Rudy Gobert offensive rebound | ||
| 7:45 | | Karl-Anthony Towns shooting foul (Rudy Gobert draws the foul) | ||
| 7:45 | | Rudy Gobert misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 7:45 | | Timberwolves offensive rebound | ||
| 7:45 | | Rudy Gobert misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 7:43 | | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | ||
| 7:24 | | Miles McBride misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 7:21 | | Donte DiVincenzo defensive rebound | ||
| 7:15 | | Donte DiVincenzo misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:12 | | Miles McBride defensive rebound | ||
| 7:00 | | +3 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes three point jump shot (Miles McBride assists) | 55-35 |
| 6:47 | | Julius Randle misses two point driving layup | ||
| 6:45 | | Julius Randle offensive rebound | ||
| 6:43 | | Julius Randle turnover (bad pass) (Miles McBride steals) | ||
| 6:37 | | Karl-Anthony Towns misses two point running layup | ||
| 6:34 | | Donte DiVincenzo defensive rebound | ||
| 6:29 | | Mike Conley misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:27 | | Mikal Bridges defensive rebound | ||
| 6:19 | | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point cutting layup (Miles McBride assists) | 57-35 |
| 6:19 | | Rudy Gobert shooting foul (Karl-Anthony Towns draws the foul) | ||
| 6:19 | | +1 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 58-35 |
| 6:08 | | Anthony Edwards turnover (lost ball) (Cameron Payne steals) | ||
| 6:03 | | Cameron Payne misses two point running layup | ||
| 6:01 | | Nickeil Alexander-Walker defensive rebound | ||
| 5:55 | | +3 | Nickeil Alexander-Walker makes three point jump shot (Anthony Edwards assists) | 58-38 |
| 5:45 | | Mike Conley shooting foul (Karl-Anthony Towns draws the foul) | ||
| 5:45 | | +1 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 59-38 |
| 5:45 |