Knicks avoid collapse to top Timberwolves - New York Post
Fans finally will return to the Garden in limited numbers beginning Tuesday, two nights after the Knicks barely avoided a catastrophic loss against the league’s worst team in their final game in front of an empty arena.The Knicks flushed a 21-point second-half lead, but they ultimately gave Tom Thibodeau the gift of a victory in his first game against the Timberwolves since he was fired by Minnesota in 2019, eking out a 103-99 win Sunday to open a four-game homestand.“They made up ground quickly on us, but I do like the fact that we kept fighting and we found a way to win the game.
Whatever we have to do down the stretch to win the game, that’s what we want to focus in on.â€.
In his final contest before All-Star reserves are named Tuesday, Julius Randle finished with 25 points and 14 rebounds as the Knicks improved to 15-16 ahead of their game that night against Golden State.The Jersey-bred Towns was playing his seventh game after missing four weeks following a positive COVID test in January.The Knicks had three days off since Wednesday’s ugly loss in Orlando because of Saturday’s postponement against San Antonio after multiple Spurs tested positive for COVID-19Taj Gibson, in the game for fouled-out starter Nerlens Noel, also made a key stop against Towns in the final minute to close out the nail-biter for ThibodeauListen on Apple Podcasts | Spotify
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