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The Timberwolves blew a 12-point lead, survived getting
outscored 40-25 in the third quarter and overcame a five-point
deficit in the final 3:41 by outscoring New York 10-3 down the
stretch.
Towns gave Minnesota a 111-109 lead when he drove around Julius
Randle for a layup and converted the subsequent foul shot. His
clutch hoop occurred shortly after Russell forced R.J. Barrett
into a turnover when the ball deflected off Barrett's fingertips
with 48.2 seconds left.
Officials initially ruled Russell deflected the ball out of
bounds, but Minnesota regained possession after winning a replay
challenge.
After Towns hit the go-ahead basket, Randle split two free
throws with 24.3 seconds left and Patrick Beverley then split a
pair of free throws with 19.2 seconds left.
Towns then blocked Evan Fournier's layup attempt with 4.9
seconds left and Alec Burks missed a 3-pointer with one second
left.
Anthony Edwards led Minnesota with 21 points while Towns
finished with 20. Russell added 17 and Jaylen Nowell chipped in
14 as the Wolves won for the sixth time in eight games.
Fournier led all scorers with 27 points and had 13 in New York's
flawless third quarter. Randle added 21 points, nine assists and
nine rebounds while Kemba Walker scored 10 of his 19 in the
fourth, including three 3-pointers in a span of 1:46 that put
New York up 107-102 with 3:41 remaining.
Barrett finished with 17 points and also committed seven of New
York's 18 turnovers.
The Wolves held a 61-51 lead at halftime and a 78-73 lead with
4:48 left in the third before the Knicks closed the third on an
18-8 run to claim a 91-86 lead.
--Field Level Media
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