Game thread: New York Knicks vs Minnesota Timberwolves 3/20/2023 7:30pm [Game #73]

[rady]

(35-36) -- (42-30)



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Venue​	TV​	TIME​
Madison Square Garden, New York, NY​	MSG​	7:30 PM EST​

 

[Kiyaman]

Thanks for the Game Thread Rady .... No Kat and no Edwards for the Wolves.
End of First Quarter .. Knicks 32 - Wolves 42
Randle played entire 12 minutes of 1st qtr.

 

[mafra]

No Edwards or KAt and MIN still score 79 in first half at MSG

 

[Kiyaman]

Its been Randle Randle Randle has 48 pts and 3 min remain in 3rd quarter .. Knicks tied at 103

 

[mafra]

Randle has 52 points after 3Q. Becomes 8th NYK to post a 50-burger. He just set franchise record with most points in a Q (26).

 

[Kiyaman]

End of 3rd Quarter .. Knicks 108 - Wolves 109
Randle has 52 pts in 29 min at the end of 3rd

 

[Kiyaman]

Knicks 129-126 off a Brunson 2 .. 4 min remain

 

[Kiyaman]

The Wolves 137 - 131 .. 1 min remain
All I could say "MSG Sold-Out tonight game, standing room only !!!"

 

[mafra]

IQ with a non-IQ bonehead foul. For second time in second half he fouls a 3-point shooter. Second time unforgivable, charging into Conley coming off a screen. Knicks up 2 with 2 minutes left… they would never regain lead. There isn’t a dumber thing to do in sports than to foil a 3-point shooter 30 feet from the basket. Prince 8-8 from downtown. Minny couldn’t miss and at MsG awarded 32 FT attempts

 

[Kiyaman]

The Wolves vet PG Conley 24 pts, 11 ast, plus Prince 35 pt control the game from tip-off to the 140-134 End !!!

 

[Kiyaman]

IQ with a non-IQ bonehead foul. For second time in second half he fouls a 3-point shooter. Second time unforgivable, charging into Conley coming off a screen. Knicks up 2 with 2 minutes left… they would never regain lead. There isn’t a dumber thing to do in sports than to foil a 3-point shooter 30 feet from the basket. Prince 8-8 from downtown. Minny couldn’t miss and at MsG awarded 32 FT attempts

Playing Quickley, Hart, and Hartstein the entire 12 minutes of the 4th quarter wasn't a bright coaching-move the final 3 minutes of the game .. Randle & Brunson should be playing 30 to 32 minute games the final 10 games of the season.
Yeah' I would luv to have a 50 win season, but the no coaching strategy to out-score a Wolves team without their two top scorers lead to a 79-70 HalfTime !!!

 

[Kiyaman]

End of 3rd Quarter .. Knicks 108 - Wolves 109
Randle has 52 pts in 29 min at the end of 3rd

The Wolves PF Taurean Prince scored 35 pts on 12-13 FGA, and 8-8 (100%) from the 3-ball line.
Who Knicks job was it to defend Taurean Prince, after he scored 20 pts in the first half?
The Wolves frontcourt big men scored 91 pts, compared to the Knicks frontcourt big mens 66 pts.
The Knicks Defense allowed the Wolves to score 79 pts in the first half of the game, and 61 pts in the 2nd half of the game shooting 61% from the FG.

The Knicks best two defensive players (MitchRob & Grimes) in the starter lineup took one FG shot each throughout the game .... Deuce McBride should've been in the rotation to put pressure on Nowell's 14 pts scoring.
The Knicks PF Randle scored 57 pts on 19-29 FGA, and 9-14 from 3-ball line, 4 rbs, 1 ast, and 4 turnovers.
It's nice Randle scored a career high 57 pts, but I would've been happy if Randle scored 17 pts and the Knicks won the game.

`Oh yeah, Hartenstein tip in gave the Knicks a a 5 pt lead (125-120) when Randle and Brunson entered the game in the 4th quarter. Randle was drunk tired during the final 3 min of the 3rd quarter.
Randle playing the entire 12 minutes in the First & Third quarter throughout the season will become our number one enemy !!!