[7:30 PM] Timberwolves @ Knicks

Who will WIN this matchup?

Minnesota Timberwolves (5-13)

@ New York Knicks (9-9)

 

• Karl-Anthony Towns exploded for a career-high 47 points and 18 rebounds at home on Wednesday but Carmelo Anthony buried the game-winning jumper with 2.3 seconds left to give New York a 106-104 triumph. Porzingis finished with 29 points on 11-of-20 shooting and eight rebounds but had no problem with the veteran taking over at the end.

• The loss was the third straight and the sixth in the last seven games for Minnesota, which will play a back-to-back on the road this weekend with a stop at Charlotte on Saturday.

• Towns’ monster game included a pair of tying free throws before Anthony’s game-winner, but he was still unhappy with his performance. Towns ended up 17-of-20 from the free-throw line and 15-of-22 from the floor while posting his 10th double-double.

• Anthony heard cries from fans and media that the offense should run through Porzingis in the first month of the season, and he did not do much to quiet those voices while going 4-of-15 in the first 47 minutes on Wednesday. But Anthony, who failed to reach 20 points in any of the last three games and finished with 14 in the win, still got the shot when it mattered.

• Knicks C Joakim Noah (ankle) sat out Wednesday’s meeting and is questionable for Friday.

 

StreakSmarts Pick: New York Knicks

Confidence: 5/10

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