Anunoby notched 18 points (5-10 FG, 3-6 3Pt, 5-6 FT), 10 rebounds, three assists, one block and one steal in 38 minutes during Friday's 116-99 loss to the Timberwolves.

The Knicks have hovered around the middle of the pack in points allowed per possession all season, but Anunoby is the group’s backbone. New York doesn’t play with a conventional rim protector. Instead it’s on him, along with the other two starting wings, Bridges and Josh Hart, to lock down the perimeter.

Anthony Edwards dominated the struggling Knicks, who were again outplayed in the fourth quarter, again barraged by 3-pointers and again lost handily, 116-99, Friday night to the Timberwolves.

Anthony Edwards had 36 points, a season-high 13 rebounds and seven assists, leading the Minnesota Timberwolves to a 116-99 victory over the New York Knicks.

There were a handful of defensive possessions in the Knicks’ 116-99 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday where the shell remained intact, the defense was sound, and Wolves shooters made

Knicks captain Jalen Brunson lamented the team's poor start and lack of physicality in the loss to Minnesota. OG Anunoby thought it boiled down to "they made shots and we didn't." in the fourth quarter while Mikal Bridges simply stated: "We have to be better.

New York is on pace for their second straight 50-win season and are currently 29-16 on the year. With Towns and captain Jalen Brunson becoming the first duo in decades to be named All-Star starters, the sky appears to be the limit for the Knicks.

Unfortunately for the New York Knicks, Karl-Anthony Towns left the Minnesota Timberwolves in the hands of Anthony Edwards.

Anthony Edwards had 36 points, a season-high 13 rebounds and seven assists, leading the Minnesota Timberwolves to a 116-99 ... who lost for the sixth time in nine games. OG Anunoby and Cam Payne each added 18. With DiVincenzo out, the Wolves reinserted ...

OG Anunoby and Cam Payne each added 18. Timberwolves: With DiVincenzo out ... last month when the Knicks turned his return to Minnesota into a romp. But without his shooting and ability to ...

New York Knicks' OG Anunoby (8) shoots over Minnesota Timberwolves' Rudy Gobert (27) and Naz Reid (11), during the second half of an NBA basketball game in New York. New York Knicks' Mikal Bridges ...

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