New York Knicks accomplish fifth straight win as they beat the Timberwolves 121-114
The Knicks proved to be the kicks as they breezed past the Minnesota Timberwolves and left them howling on their loss 121-114.
Arena stats
The game took place at the Madison Square Garden, NY. The New York Knicks scared the Timberwolves on their home ground to accomplish this victory.
The game was held for a duration of 2:33 and there was a huge attendance numbering 19763 basketball fans who cheered while their teams played the game.
Scoring
The lead changed five times and the game was tied six times.
Stat
The New York Knicks accomplished their fifth straight victory on Monday night.
The Knicks have now excelled to 13-9 and this was the 10th time that they attained a win in 11 games.
Inactive players
The inactive players among the Timberwolves were Jonny Flynn, Anthony Tolliver and Martell Webster whereas Kelenna Azubuike, Eddy Curry and Bill Walker were inactive among the Knicks.
Technical fouls
Raymond Felton committed the only technical foul in the game for the Knicks.
Box score
Players’ Stats
New York Knicks (13-9)
Amare Stoudemire hit 34 points, Wilson Chandler scored 21, Felton scored 18 points and gave 11 assists to the Knicks.
The team grabbed six rebounds.
Minnesota Timberwolves (5-16)
Kevin Love was the prince who kept flipping his sword at the dragon and scored 33 points but still could not win the crown for his team. Michael Beasley scored 25 points and Luke Ridnour scored 16 points for the Timberwolves.
The team grabbed 15 rebounds.
Game stats
The Minnesota Timberwolves grabbed 34 rebounds and the New York Knicks had 32. The Timberwolves took seven offensive rebounds and the Knicks took away nine. The Timberwolves gave away as many as 17 turnovers and Knicks gave away 10.
The Timberwolves took eight fast break points and the Knicks had nine. The Timberwolves took the biggest lead with 11 points and New York with 10. The Timberwolves had 42 points in the paint and New York goaled 48.
And this is how it happened…
Monday night proved to be another big night for one of the most talented teams of NBA. The New York Knicks had their fifth straight victory as Stoudemire stood his ground to score 34 points for the Knicks in a 121-114 win over the Timberwolves.
Records
Hats off to Stoudemire who has bettered 30 points in all these straight five games he has played. Stephen Marbury had this record before Stoudemire and it was made in Feb. 4-11, 2005.
Back to play
Beasley was back in action after his sprained ankle and scored 25 points after missing the victory against Cleveland.
Kevin Love attained 33 points and 15 rebounds but that could not save the Timberwolves from this rather disappointing loss. They replicated the game they played against the Cavaliers on Saturday but their defense was not up to the standards against the Knicks.
Hottest player
Stoudemire outclassed the rest with his 15 of 23 from the field shooting. With his calculated moves and meticulous dunks he extended the lead to 105-96 with just 4:18 remaining.
Most wanted
Danillo Gallinari and Stoudemire were the two key players who made this win possible for the Knicks. Stoudemire goaled 12 points in the fourth quarter and with just 49 seconds left to play, Gallinari shot a 3-pointer that garnished the trifle with strawberry
chunks.
Who can stop Love when he is in action?
Love made a franchise record as he made eight consecutive 3 pointers. The Knicks could not match up or catch up with him as he set on his free throws that gave the Timberwolves an 11 point advantage when there were just 3:06 left. The Wolves did enjoy a
68-61 lead with that at halftime but that feeling was not long lasting.
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