New York Knicks vs. Minnesota Timberwolves
November 5, 2025 · 2025-26 season
The Knicks beat the Timberwolves 137-114 on 2025-11-05 at home. The Knicks started Karl-Anthony Towns, OG Anunoby, Mikal Bridges, Jalen Brunson, and Mitchell Robinson. The Timberwolves started Rudy Gobert, Julius Randle, Donte DiVincenzo, Anthony Edwards, and Jaden McDaniels. Anthony Edwards (Timberwolves) scored 6 points (3/9) in his matchups, with Mikal Bridges as his primary defender. Jalen Brunson (Knicks) scored 21 points (8/12) in his matchups, with Donte DiVincenzo as his primary defender.
Box score
In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.
NYK
New York Knicks
137
MIN
Minnesota Timberwolves
114
Did not play: Johnny Juzang (DNP - Coach's Decision), Terrence Shannon Jr. (DND - Injury/Illness)
Lineups
NYK
New York Knicks
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Karl-Anthony Towns · OG Anunoby · Mikal Bridges · Jalen Brunson · Mitchell Robinson Starter 6.6 min
- Karl-Anthony Towns · OG Anunoby · Josh Hart · Mikal Bridges · Jalen Brunson 7.4 min
- Jordan Clarkson · Karl-Anthony Towns · OG Anunoby · Mikal Bridges · Miles McBride 4.8 min
- Guerschon Yabusele · Josh Hart · Mikal Bridges · Jalen Brunson · Landry Shamet 3.8 min
- Josh Hart · Mikal Bridges · Jalen Brunson · Mitchell Robinson · Miles McBride 3.7 min
MIN
Minnesota Timberwolves
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Rudy Gobert · Julius Randle · Donte DiVincenzo · Anthony Edwards · Jaden McDaniels Starter 16.1 min
- Joe Ingles · Bones Hyland · Leonard Miller · Rob Dillingham · Joan Beringer 3.3 min
- Rudy Gobert · Julius Randle · Donte DiVincenzo · Jaden McDaniels · Rob Dillingham 2.9 min
- Mike Conley · Rudy Gobert · Julius Randle · Donte DiVincenzo · Jaden McDaniels 2.8 min
- Julius Randle · Donte DiVincenzo · Naz Reid · Anthony Edwards · Rob Dillingham 2.7 min
Who guarded whom
Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.
Knicks defense
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Anthony Edwards 6 pts (3/9) in 59 possessions
Guarded by: Mikal Bridges (26 %, 0 pts) · Jalen Brunson (22 %, 0 pts) · Miles McBride (15 %, 2 pts)
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Julius Randle 23 pts (9/16) in 77 possessions
Guarded by: Karl-Anthony Towns (28 %, 7 pts) · OG Anunoby (22 %, 5 pts) · Josh Hart (16 %, 5 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Jalen Brunson | Jaden McDaniels: 15 poss., 5 pts (2/4) · Anthony Edwards: 13 poss., 0 pts (0/2) |
| Mikal Bridges | Donte DiVincenzo: 17 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · Anthony Edwards: 15 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| OG Anunoby | Donte DiVincenzo: 17 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Julius Randle: 17 poss., 5 pts (2/3) |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | Julius Randle: 21 poss., 7 pts (2/3) · Naz Reid: 13 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Josh Hart | Julius Randle: 12 poss., 5 pts (2/4) · Jaden McDaniels: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Miles McBride | Anthony Edwards: 9 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Mike Conley: 8 poss., 4 pts (2/2) |
| Mitchell Robinson | Rudy Gobert: 19 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Julius Randle: 5 poss., 2 pts (1/2) |
| Jordan Clarkson | Anthony Edwards: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Mike Conley: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/2) |
| Landry Shamet | Mike Conley: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Donte DiVincenzo: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Guerschon Yabusele | Naz Reid: 4 poss., 3 pts (1/1) · Leonard Miller: 3 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Tyler Kolek | Rob Dillingham: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Bones Hyland: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Pacôme Dadiet | Joe Ingles: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Rob Dillingham: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Ariel Hukporti | Joan Beringer: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Rob Dillingham: 1 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Mohamed Diawara | Leonard Miller: 2 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Bones Hyland: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
Timberwolves defense
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Jalen Brunson 21 pts (8/12) in 60 possessions
Guarded by: Donte DiVincenzo (37 %, 8 pts) · Mike Conley (17 %, 0 pts) · Jaden McDaniels (14 %, 0 pts)
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Karl-Anthony Towns 18 pts (6/11) in 59 possessions
Guarded by: Rudy Gobert (31 %, 2 pts) · Jaden McDaniels (24 %, 3 pts) · Julius Randle (17 %, 8 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Julius Randle | OG Anunoby: 27 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · Karl-Anthony Towns: 10 poss., 8 pts (2/4) |
| Donte DiVincenzo | Jalen Brunson: 23 poss., 8 pts (3/3) · Mikal Bridges: 11 poss., 5 pts (1/4) |
| Jaden McDaniels | Karl-Anthony Towns: 14 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · Josh Hart: 9 poss., 5 pts (2/3) |
| Anthony Edwards | Mikal Bridges: 21 poss., 3 pts (1/3) · Miles McBride: 14 poss., 1 pts (0/2) |
| Rudy Gobert | Karl-Anthony Towns: 18 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Mitchell Robinson: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Naz Reid | Josh Hart: 16 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Karl-Anthony Towns: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Mike Conley | Jalen Brunson: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Mikal Bridges: 7 poss., 5 pts (1/1) |
| Rob Dillingham | Jordan Clarkson: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Mikal Bridges: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Jaylen Clark | Jalen Brunson: 6 poss., 3 pts (1/1) · Miles McBride: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Bones Hyland | Tyler Kolek: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Pacôme Dadiet: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Joan Beringer | Ariel Hukporti: 4 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Guerschon Yabusele: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Joe Ingles | Ariel Hukporti: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Pacôme Dadiet: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Leonard Miller | Guerschon Yabusele: 3 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Mohamed Diawara: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |