Anthony Edwards spent just eleven minutes on the Garden floor and still produced the swing stat of the night, four made shots in eight tries with a plus-eight mark on the floor. Minnesota rode that start to a 122-104 win over New York, with reserves finishing what the starters began on a night neither team's best players saw much of the clock.
The Decisive Early Run
Edwards needed only eleven minutes to post 13 points on 4-of-8 shooting, including 2 of 4 from three, a steal and a team-best plus-8. The only other plus-minus tracked for the night belonged to Jaden McDaniels, who finished at plus-1 in eight minutes — still positive, but the lowest mark logged, a measure of how far ahead Minnesota ran whenever its regulars played. New York called timeout in the first quarter down 19-10 after a 7-0 run against it, and the Wolves pushed their lead as high as nine points before their own timeout at 26-20.
Reserves Finish It
By the final buzzer, Minnesota's lineup was Edwards, Ayo Dosunmu, Bones Hyland, Joan Beringer and Trey Lyles — four of them reserves. Hyland scored on a running dunk off an Edwards assist, Beringer picked off a bad pass for a steal, and Dosunmu added a three-pointer among his 3 points. New York's finish leaned on reserves too, with Jalen Brunson's night ending at just 6 points on 1-of-3 shooting in nine minutes, a quiet close for the Knicks' starter.
Grades And The Grind Ahead
Edwards earns the clearest grade of the night, an A-, for doing damage in a sliver of minutes. Hyland gets a solid B for his two points and the finishing dunk in his own brief run. Rudy Gobert, efficient at 1-of-1 shooting and a plus-5 in seven minutes, gets a B- — enough to matter, not enough to tell the whole story. This was Minnesota's fourth straight road game and its third in the last seven days; the Wolves get two days before hosting Detroit, then one more game before the October 21 opener at Miami.
How many points did Anthony Edwards score against the Knicks?
Edwards scored 13 points on 4-of-8 shooting, including 2 of 4 from three, in 11 minutes during Minnesota's 122-104 preseason win over New York.
Did the Timberwolves' starters finish the game against New York?
No. Minnesota closed with Edwards, Ayo Dosunmu, Bones Hyland, Joan Beringer and Trey Lyles on the floor, a lineup heavy on reserves.
