Sunday, 12/23/12
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | 29 | 26 | 18 | 18 | 91 |
| New York | 22 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 94 |
| Time and Attendance | |
|---|---|
| Time | 2:16 |
| Attendance | 19,033 |
1st Quarter
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | NY | Starting Lineup | Tied 0–0 |
| 12:00 | NY | Starting Lineup | Tied 0–0 |
| 12:00 | Min | Starting Lineup | Tied 0–0 |
| 12:00 | Min | Starting Lineup | Tied 0–0 |
| 12:00 | NY | Starting Lineup | Tied 0–0 |
| 12:00 | NY | Starting Lineup | Tied 0–0 |
| 12:00 | Min | Starting Lineup | Tied 0–0 |
| 12:00 | Min | Starting Lineup | Tied 0–0 |
| 12:00 | NY | Starting Lineup | Tied 0–0 |
| 12:00 | Min | Starting Lineup | Tied 0–0 |
| 12:00 | Min | Start of the 1st Quarter | Tied 0–0 |
| 12:00 | Min | Jump Ball: Nikola Pekovic vs. Tyson Chandler -- J.J. Barea gains possession. | Tied 0–0 |
| 11:45 | Min | Andrei Kirilenko misses a driving hook shot from 6 feet out. | Tied 0–0 |
| 11:44 | NY | Ronnie Brewer with a defensive rebound. | Tied 0–0 |
| 11:43 | NY | Ronnie Brewer with a lost ball out of bounds turnover: Lost Ball Out of Bounds | Tied 0–0 |
| 11:35 | Min | Andrei Kirilenko makes a jump shot from 3 feet out. Alexey Shved with the assist. | Min 2–0 |
| 11:20 | NY | Raymond Felton makes a jump shot from 11 feet out. | Tied 2–2 |
| 11:20 | Min | Shooting foul committed by J.J. Barea. | Tied 2–2 |
| 11:20 | NY | Raymond Felton makes free throw 1 of 1. | NY 3–2 |
| 11:04 | Min | Nikola Pekovic makes a layup shot from 1 foot out. Luke Ridnour with the assist. | Min 4–3 |
| 10:49 | NY | Raymond Felton makes a jump shot from 21 feet out. Tyson Chandler with the assist. | NY 5–4 |
| 10:29 | Min | Luke Ridnour makes a jump shot from 18 feet out. Andrei Kirilenko with the assist. | Min 6–5 |
| 10:08 | NY | Tyson Chandler misses a hook shot from 6 feet out. | Min 6–5 |
| 10:07 | Min | Alexey Shved with a defensive rebound. | Min 6–5 |
| 10:02 | Min | Tyson Chandler steals the ball from Alexey Shved. | Min 6–5 |
| 9:58 | NY | Andrei Kirilenko steals the ball from Raymond Felton. | Min 6–5 |
| 9:53 | Min | J.J. Barea misses a driving layup shot from 2 feet out. | Min 6–5 |
| 9:52 | NY | Knicks with a defensive rebound. | Min 6–5 |
| 9:43 | NY | Carmelo Anthony with a lost ball out of bounds turnover: Lost Ball Out of Bounds | Min 6–5 |
| 9:19 | Min | Luke Ridnour misses a jump shot from 6 feet out. | Min 6–5 |
| 9:18 | NY | Ronnie Brewer with a defensive rebound. | Min 6–5 |
| 9:12 | NY | Jason Kidd misses a 3-point jump shot from 25 feet out. | Min 6–5 |
| 9:11 | Min | Luke Ridnour with a defensive rebound. | Min 6–5 |
| 9:06 | NY | Shooting foul committed by Raymond Felton. | Min 6–5 |
| 9:06 | Min | Luke Ridnour makes free throw 1 of 2. | Min 7–5 |
| 9:06 | Min | Luke Ridnour makes free throw 2 of 2. | Min 8–5 |
| 8:51 | NY | Jason Kidd misses a 3-point jump shot from 25 feet out. | Min 8–5 |
| 8:50 | Min | Andrei Kirilenko with a defensive rebound. | Min 8–5 |
| 8:46 | Min | J.J. Barea misses a 3-point jump shot from 24 feet out. | Min 8–5 |
| 8:45 | Min | Nikola Pekovic with an offensive rebound. | Min 8–5 |
| 8:44 | NY | Shooting foul committed by Tyson Chandler. | Min 8–5 |
| 8:44 | Min | Nikola Pekovic makes free throw 1 of 2. | Min 9–5 |
| 8:44 | Min | Nikola Pekovic makes free throw 2 of 2. | Min 10–5 |
| 8:28 | NY | Raymond Felton misses a fade away from 12 feet out. | Min 10–5 |
| 8:27 | Min | Nikola Pekovic with a defensive rebound. | Min 10–5 |
| 8:06 | Min | Alexey Shved makes a 3-point jump shot from 25 feet out. Nikola Pekovic with the assist. | Min 13–5 |
| 7:48 | NY | Carmelo Anthony makes a turnaround fade away jump shot from 10 feet out. | Min 13–7 |
| 7:29 | Min | Luke Ridnour misses a 3-point jump shot from 24 feet out. | Min 13–7 |
| 7:28 | NY | Carmelo Anthony with a defensive rebound. | Min 13–7 |
| 7:19 | NY | Tyson Chandler makes a reverse layup shot from 1 foot out. Ronnie Brewer with the assist. | Min 13–9 |
| 7:07 | Min | Tyson Chandler blocks a J.J. Barea jump shot from 5 feet out. | Min 13–9 |
| 7:06 | Min | Timberwolves with an offensive rebound. | Min 13–9 |
| 7:00 | Min | Carmelo Anthony steals the ball from Alexey Shved. | Min 13–9 |
| 6:57 | NY | Carmelo Anthony makes a driving dunk shot. | Min 13–11 |
| 6:52 | Min | Timberwolves take a full timeout. | Min 13–11 |
| 6:32 | Min | Alexey Shved makes a 3-point jump shot from 25 feet out. J.J. Barea with the assist. | Min 16–11 |
| 6:18 | Min | Personal foul committed by Andrei Kirilenko. | Min 16–11 |
| 6:18 | NY | Substitution: J.R. Smith in for Jason Kidd. | Min 16–11 |
| 6:08 | NY | Tyson Chandler makes a slam dunk shot. J.R. Smith with the assist. | Min 16–13 |
| 5:48 | Min | J.J. Barea misses a 3-point jump shot from 23 feet out. | Min 16–13 |
| 5:47 | NY | Knicks with a defensive rebound. | Min 16–13 |
| 5:26 | NY | Raymond Felton misses a 3-point jump shot from 24 feet out. | Min 16–13 |
| 5:25 | Min | J.J. Barea with a defensive rebound. | Min 16–13 |
| 5:22 | Min | J.R. Smith steals the ball from J.J. Barea. | Min 16–13 |
| 5:17 | NY | Offensive foul committed by Tyson Chandler. | Min 16–13 |
| 5:17 | NY | Tyson Chandler is charged with a turnover due to a foul. | Min 16–13 |
| 5:02 | Min | Andrei Kirilenko makes a dunk shot. Alexey Shved with the assist. | Min 18–13 |
| 4:45 | Min | Shooting foul committed by Andrei Kirilenko. | Min 18–13 |
| 4:45 | NY | Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 1 of 2. | Min 18–14 |
| 4:45 | Min | Substitution: Dante Cunningham in for Andrei Kirilenko. | Min 18–14 |
| 4:45 | NY | Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 2 of 2. | Min 18–15 |
| 4:35 | NY | Personal foul committed by J.R. Smith. | Min 18–15 |
| 4:22 | Min | Luke Ridnour makes a jump shot from 22 feet out. | Min 20–15 |
| 4:11 | NY | Tyson Chandler misses a layup shot from 2 feet out. | Min 20–15 |
| 4:09 | Min | Nikola Pekovic with a defensive rebound. | Min 20–15 |
| 3:51 | Min | Nikola Pekovic makes a turnaround hook shot from 8 feet out. Luke Ridnour with the assist. | Min 22–15 |
| 3:38 | NY | Carmelo Anthony makes a 3-point jump shot from 25 feet out. J.R. Smith with the assist. | Min 22–18 |
| 3:15 | Min | Alexey Shved misses a 3-point jump shot from 27 feet out. | Min 22–18 |
| 3:14 | NY | Tyson Chandler with a defensive rebound. | Min 22–18 |
| 3:04 | NY | Carmelo Anthony misses a 3-point jump shot from 26 feet out. | Min 22–18 |
| 3:03 | Min | Nikola Pekovic with a defensive rebound. | Min 22–18 |
| 2:54 | Min | Dante Cunningham makes a jump hook from 3 feet out. J.J. Barea with the assist. | Min 24–18 |
| 2:45 | NY | Knicks take a full timeout. | Min 24–18 |
| 2:45 | Min | Substitution: Ricky Rubio in for J.J. Barea. | Min 24–18 |
| 2:45 | NY | Substitution: Kurt Thomas in for Tyson Chandler. | Min 24–18 |
| 2:34 | NY | Kurt Thomas makes a jump shot from 17 feet out. J.R. Smith with the assist. | Min 24–20 |
| 2:06 | Min | Ricky Rubio misses a jump shot from 13 feet out. | Min 24–20 |
| 2:05 | Min | Nikola Pekovic with an offensive rebound. | Min 24–20 |
| 2:03 | NY | Shooting foul committed by Carmelo Anthony. | Min 24–20 |
| 2:03 | Min | Nikola Pekovic makes free throw 1 of 2. | Min 25–20 |
| 2:03 | Min | Nikola Pekovic misses free throw 2 of 2. | Min 25–20 |
| 2:02 | NY | Carmelo Anthony with a defensive rebound. | Min 25–20 |
| 1:53 | NY | Raymond Felton misses a jump shot from 11 feet out. | Min 25–20 |
| 1:52 | Min | Nikola Pekovic with a defensive rebound. | Min 25–20 |
| 1:40 | NY | Personal foul committed by Kurt Thomas. | Min 25–20 |
| 1:40 | Min | Nikola Pekovic makes free throw 1 of 2. | Min 26–20 |
| 1:40 | NY | Substitution: Steve Novak in for Ronnie Brewer. | Min 26–20 |
| 1:40 | Min | Nikola Pekovic makes free throw 2 of 2. | Min 27–20 |
| 1:25 | NY | J.R. Smith misses a jump shot from 18 feet out. | Min 27–20 |
| 1:24 | Min | Dante Cunningham with a defensive rebound. | Min 27–20 |
| 1:10 | Min | Nikola Pekovic misses a jump shot from 14 feet out. | Min 27–20 |
| 1:09 | NY | Kurt Thomas with a defensive rebound. | Min 27–20 |
| 0:58 | NY | J.R. Smith makes a driving layup shot from 1 foot out. | Min 27–22 |
| 0:45 | NY | J.R. Smith kicks the ball. Timberwolves ball. | Min 27–22 |
| 0:40 | Min | Luke Ridnour misses a jump shot from 21 feet out. | Min 27–22 |
| 0:39 | NY | J.R. Smith with a defensive rebound. | Min 27–22 |
| 0:26 | NY | J.R. Smith misses a 3-point jump shot from 25 feet out. | Min 27–22 |
| 0:25 | Min | Nikola Pekovic with a defensive rebound. | Min 27–22 |
| 0:03 | Min | Dante Cunningham makes a jump shot from 20 feet out. Ricky Rubio with the assist. | Min 29–22 |
| 0:00 | NY | J.R. Smith misses a 3-point jump shot from 39 feet out. | Min 29–22 |
| 0:00 | NY | Knicks with an offensive rebound. | Min 29–22 |
| 0:00 | Min | End of the 1st Quarter | Min 29–22 |
2nd Quarter
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | Min | Start of the 2nd Quarter | Min 29–22 |
| 11:46 | NY | Steve Novak misses a 3-point jump shot from 24 feet out. | Min 29–22 |
| 11:45 | Min | Derrick Williams with a defensive rebound. | Min 29–22 |
| 11:28 | Min | Nikola Pekovic misses a jump hook from 10 feet out. | Min 29–22 |
| 11:26 | Min | Derrick Williams with an offensive rebound. | Min 29–22 |
| 11:18 | Min | Alexey Shved misses a jump shot from 22 feet out. | Min 29–22 |
| 11:15 | NY | Jason Kidd with a defensive rebound. | Min 29–22 |
| 11:11 | Min | Inbound foul committed by Dante Cunningham. | Min 29–22 |
| 11:11 | NY | Steve Novak makes free throw 1 of 2. | Min 29–23 |
| 11:11 | NY | Steve Novak makes free throw 2 of 2. | Min 29–24 |
| 11:03 | NY | Personal foul committed by Pablo Prigioni. | Min 29–24 |
| 10:54 | NY | Shooting foul committed by Kurt Thomas. | Min 29–24 |
| 10:54 | Min | Derrick Williams makes free throw 1 of 2. | Min 30–24 |
| 10:54 | Min | Derrick Williams makes free throw 2 of 2. | Min 31–24 |
| 10:40 | NY | J.R. Smith makes a 3-point jump shot from 26 feet out. Pablo Prigioni with the assist. | Min 31–27 |
| 10:28 | Min | Derrick Williams with a traveling turnover: Traveling | Min 31–27 |
| 10:19 | NY | Pablo Prigioni misses a 3-point jump shot from 25 feet out. | Min 31–27 |
| 10:18 | Min | Nikola Pekovic with a defensive rebound. | Min 31–27 |
| 10:13 | NY | Personal foul committed by Steve Novak. | Min 31–27 |
| 10:06 | Min | Jason Kidd steals the ball from Alexey Shved. | Min 31–27 |
| 10:01 | NY | Steve Novak misses a 3-point jump shot from 26 feet out. | Min 31–27 |
| 10:00 | Min | Dante Cunningham with a defensive rebound. | Min 31–27 |
| 9:54 | Min | Dante Cunningham misses a jump shot from 19 feet out. | Min 31–27 |
| 9:50 | Min | Alexey Shved with an offensive rebound. | Min 31–27 |
| 9:49 | Min | Alexey Shved misses a layup shot from 1 foot out. | Min 31–27 |
| 9:48 | Min | Nikola Pekovic with an offensive rebound. | Min 31–27 |
| 9:48 | Min | Nikola Pekovic makes a tip shot. | Min 33–27 |
| 9:35 | NY | J.R. Smith misses a jump shot from 5 feet out. | Min 33–27 |
| 9:34 | NY | J.R. Smith with an offensive rebound. | Min 33–27 |
| 9:33 | Min | Shooting foul committed by Ricky Rubio. | Min 33–27 |
| 9:33 | NY | J.R. Smith makes free throw 1 of 2. | Min 33–28 |
| 9:33 | Min | Substitution: Greg Stiemsma in for Alexey Shved. | Min 33–28 |
| 9:33 | Min | Substitution: J.J. Barea in for Nikola Pekovic. | Min 33–28 |
| 9:33 | NY | J.R. Smith makes free throw 2 of 2. | Min 33–29 |
| 9:23 | Min | Kurt Thomas steals the ball from Ricky Rubio. | Min 33–29 |
| 9:16 | Min | J.J. Barea kicks the ball. Knicks ball. | Min 33–29 |
| 9:04 | NY | Kurt Thomas makes a jump shot from 8 feet out. J.R. Smith with the assist. | Min 33–31 |
| 8:47 | Min | Ricky Rubio makes a driving layup shot from 1 foot out. | Min 35–31 |
| 8:35 | NY | Pablo Prigioni makes a 3-point jump shot from 25 feet out. | Min 35–34 |
| 8:23 | Min | Ricky Rubio makes a driving reverse layup shot from 1 foot out. | Min 37–34 |
| 7:57 | NY | Jason Kidd misses a 3-point jump shot from 25 feet out. | Min 37–34 |
| 7:56 | Min | Derrick Williams with a defensive rebound. | Min 37–34 |
| 7:45 | Min | Official's timeout. | Min 37–34 |
| 7:45 | NY | Substitution: Carmelo Anthony in for Pablo Prigioni. | Min 37–34 |
| 7:35 | NY | Personal foul committed by Carmelo Anthony. | Min 37–34 |
| 7:29 | Min | Ricky Rubio misses a jump shot from 11 feet out. | Min 37–34 |
| 7:28 | NY | Kurt Thomas with a defensive rebound. | Min 37–34 |
| 7:15 | Min | Personal foul committed by Dante Cunningham. | Min 37–34 |
| 7:15 | Min | Substitution: Andrei Kirilenko in for Dante Cunningham. | Min 37–34 |
| 7:07 | NY | Carmelo Anthony misses a jump shot from 20 feet out. | Min 37–34 |
| 7:06 | Min | Derrick Williams with a defensive rebound. | Min 37–34 |
| 6:49 | Min | J.J. Barea makes a 3-point jump shot from 25 feet out. | Min 40–34 |
| 6:24 | NY | Carmelo Anthony misses a jump shot from 19 feet out. | Min 40–34 |
| 6:23 | Min | Ricky Rubio with a defensive rebound. | Min 40–34 |
| 6:09 | Min | Offensive foul committed by Greg Stiemsma. | Min 40–34 |
| 6:09 | Min | Greg Stiemsma is charged with a turnover due to a foul. | Min 40–34 |
| 6:09 | NY | Substitution: Tyson Chandler in for Kurt Thomas. | Min 40–34 |
| 6:09 | NY | Substitution: Raymond Felton in for Jason Kidd. | Min 40–34 |
| 5:59 | NY | Greg Stiemsma blocks a J.R. Smith jump shot from 3 feet out. | Min 40–34 |
| 5:58 | NY | Knicks with an offensive rebound. | Min 40–34 |
| 5:58 | NY | Knicks take a full timeout. | Min 40–34 |
| 5:58 | Min | Substitution: Luke Ridnour in for Ricky Rubio. | Min 40–34 |
| 5:43 | NY | Raymond Felton makes a jump shot from 6 feet out. Carmelo Anthony with the assist. | Min 40–36 |
| 5:28 | Min | Derrick Williams misses a jump hook from 5 feet out. | Min 40–36 |
| 5:27 | NY | Raymond Felton with a defensive rebound. | Min 40–36 |
| 5:18 | NY | J.R. Smith makes a driving slam dunk shot from 1 foot out. | Min 40–38 |
| 5:06 | Min | Derrick Williams makes a 3-point jump shot from 25 feet out. J.J. Barea with the assist. | Min 43–38 |
| 4:51 | NY | Greg Stiemsma steals the ball from Raymond Felton. | Min 43–38 |
| 4:48 | Min | J.R. Smith steals the ball from Andrei Kirilenko. | Min 43–38 |
| 4:43 | NY | J.R. Smith makes a reverse layup shot from 1 foot out. Tyson Chandler with the assist. | Min 43–40 |
| 4:30 | Min | Derrick Williams misses a 3-point jump shot from 26 feet out. | Min 43–40 |
| 4:29 | NY | J.R. Smith with a defensive rebound. | Min 43–40 |
| 4:22 | NY | Tyson Chandler makes a alley oop dunk shot from 1 foot out. J.R. Smith with the assist. | Min 43–42 |
| 4:10 | Min | Timberwolves take a full timeout. | Min 43–42 |
| 4:10 | Min | Substitution: Nikola Pekovic in for Derrick Williams. | Min 43–42 |
| 4:10 | Min | Substitution: Alexey Shved in for Greg Stiemsma. | Min 43–42 |
| 4:10 | Min | Timberwolves with a turnover: 5 Second Violation | Min 43–42 |
| 3:52 | NY | Andrei Kirilenko steals the ball from Raymond Felton. | Min 43–42 |
| 3:43 | Min | Alexey Shved makes a 3-point jump shot from 26 feet out. Luke Ridnour with the assist. | Min 46–42 |
| 3:26 | NY | Carmelo Anthony misses a 3-point jump shot from 24 feet out. | Min 46–42 |
| 3:25 | Min | J.J. Barea with a defensive rebound. | Min 46–42 |
| 3:07 | Min | J.J. Barea misses a fade away from 9 feet out. | Min 46–42 |
| 3:06 | NY | Tyson Chandler with a defensive rebound. | Min 46–42 |
| 2:58 | Min | Personal foul committed by Andrei Kirilenko. | Min 46–42 |
| 2:58 | Min | Substitution: Dante Cunningham in for Andrei Kirilenko. | Min 46–42 |
| 2:42 | NY | J.R. Smith makes a jump shot from 10 feet out. | Min 46–44 |
| 2:24 | Min | Nikola Pekovic makes a layup shot from 2 feet out. Alexey Shved with the assist. | Min 48–44 |
| 2:07 | NY | Carmelo Anthony misses a layup shot from 1 foot out. | Min 48–44 |
| 2:06 | Min | Dante Cunningham with a defensive rebound. | Min 48–44 |
| 1:52 | Min | Alexey Shved misses a floating jump shot from 5 feet out. | Min 48–44 |
| 1:51 | NY | Carmelo Anthony with a defensive rebound. | Min 48–44 |
| 1:46 | NY | Raymond Felton makes a driving layup shot from 1 foot out. | Min 48–46 |
| 1:38 | NY | Personal foul committed by Raymond Felton. | Min 48–46 |
| 1:38 | Min | J.J. Barea makes free throw 1 of 2. | Min 49–46 |
| 1:38 | NY | Substitution: Jason Kidd in for Steve Novak. | Min 49–46 |
| 1:38 | Min | J.J. Barea makes free throw 2 of 2. | Min 50–46 |
| 1:18 | NY | Carmelo Anthony misses a jump shot from 15 feet out. | Min 50–46 |
| 1:17 | Min | Alexey Shved with a defensive rebound. | Min 50–46 |
| 1:11 | NY | Personal foul committed by Tyson Chandler. | Min 50–46 |
| 1:11 | Min | Nikola Pekovic makes free throw 1 of 2. | Min 51–46 |
| 1:11 | NY | Substitution: Kurt Thomas in for Tyson Chandler. | Min 51–46 |
| 1:11 | Min | Nikola Pekovic makes free throw 2 of 2. | Min 52–46 |
| 0:48 | NY | Carmelo Anthony misses a 3-point jump shot from 26 feet out. | Min 52–46 |
| 0:47 | Min | Nikola Pekovic with a defensive rebound. | Min 52–46 |
| 0:41 | Min | Luke Ridnour makes a 3-point jump shot from 24 feet out. Alexey Shved with the assist. | Min 55–46 |
| 0:31 | NY | J.R. Smith misses a 3-point jump shot from 24 feet out. | Min 55–46 |
| 0:30 | Min | Alexey Shved with a defensive rebound. | Min 55–46 |
| 0:12 | Min | Carmelo Anthony blocks a Nikola Pekovic jump hook from 4 feet out. | Min 55–46 |
| 0:11 | Min | Nikola Pekovic with an offensive rebound. | Min 55–46 |
| 0:10 | Min | Nikola Pekovic misses a jump hook from 4 feet out. | Min 55–46 |
| 0:09 | NY | Jason Kidd with a defensive rebound. | Min 55–46 |
| 0:02 | NY | Carmelo Anthony misses a jump shot from 20 feet out. | Min 55–46 |
| 0:00 | Min | Nikola Pekovic with a defensive rebound. | Min 55–46 |
| 0:00 | Min | End of the 2nd Quarter | Min 55–46 |
3rd Quarter
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | Min | Start of the 3rd Quarter | Min 55–46 |
| 11:46 | NY | Tyson Chandler makes a alley oop dunk shot. Carmelo Anthony with the assist. | Min 55–48 |
| 11:26 | Min | Alexey Shved makes a reverse dunk shot from 1 foot out. Andrei Kirilenko with the assist. | Min 57–48 |
| 11:08 | NY | Raymond Felton misses a 3-point jump shot from 24 feet out. | Min 57–48 |
| 11:07 | Min | Andrei Kirilenko with a defensive rebound. | Min 57–48 |
| 10:50 | Min | Nikola Pekovic makes a layup shot from 1 foot out. | Min 59–48 |
| 10:36 | NY | Raymond Felton misses a 3-point jump shot from 25 feet out. | Min 59–48 |
| 10:35 | NY | Tyson Chandler with an offensive rebound. | Min 59–48 |
| 10:34 | Min | Shooting foul committed by Nikola Pekovic. | Min 59–48 |
| 10:34 | NY | Tyson Chandler makes free throw 1 of 2. | Min 59–49 |
| 10:34 | NY | Tyson Chandler makes free throw 2 of 2. | Min 59–50 |
| 10:22 | Min | J.J. Barea makes a driving layup shot. | Min 61–50 |
| 10:09 | NY | Carmelo Anthony misses a jump shot from 9 feet out. | Min 61–50 |
| 10:08 | Min | J.J. Barea with a defensive rebound. | Min 61–50 |
| 9:53 | Min | Nikola Pekovic misses a jump hook from 6 feet out. | Min 61–50 |
| 9:52 | NY | Ronnie Brewer with a defensive rebound. | Min 61–50 |
| 9:39 | NY | Carmelo Anthony misses a 3-point jump shot from 25 feet out. | Min 61–50 |
| 9:38 | Min | Nikola Pekovic with a defensive rebound. | Min 61–50 |
| 9:25 | Min | Jason Kidd steals the ball from J.J. Barea. | Min 61–50 |
| 9:21 | NY | Raymond Felton misses a driving layup shot from 1 foot out. | Min 61–50 |
| 9:19 | Min | Timberwolves with a defensive rebound. | Min 61–50 |
| 9:05 | Min | Tyson Chandler steals the ball from Alexey Shved. | Min 61–50 |
| 9:00 | Min | Shooting foul committed by Andrei Kirilenko. | Min 61–50 |
| 9:00 | NY | Tyson Chandler makes free throw 1 of 2. | Min 61–51 |
| 9:00 | NY | Substitution: J.R. Smith in for Ronnie Brewer. | Min 61–51 |
| 9:00 | Min | Substitution: Dante Cunningham in for Andrei Kirilenko. | Min 61–51 |
| 9:00 | NY | Tyson Chandler makes free throw 2 of 2. | Min 61–52 |
| 8:37 | Min | Nikola Pekovic makes a dunk shot. Luke Ridnour with the assist. | Min 63–52 |
| 8:20 | NY | Carmelo Anthony makes a 3-point jump shot from 25 feet out. Raymond Felton with the assist. | Min 63–55 |
| 7:55 | Min | Luke Ridnour misses a jump shot from 19 feet out. | Min 63–55 |
| 7:54 | Min | Dante Cunningham with an offensive rebound. | Min 63–55 |
| 7:31 | Min | J.J. Barea misses a jump shot from 21 feet out. | Min 63–55 |
| 7:30 | Min | Nikola Pekovic with an offensive rebound. | Min 63–55 |
| 7:27 | Min | Nikola Pekovic makes a layup shot. | Min 65–55 |
| 7:17 | Min | Shooting foul committed by Luke Ridnour. | Min 65–55 |
| 7:17 | NY | Tyson Chandler misses free throw 1 of 2. | Min 65–55 |
| 7:17 | NY | Knicks with an offensive rebound. | Min 65–55 |
| 7:17 | NY | Tyson Chandler makes free throw 2 of 2. | Min 65–56 |
| 6:55 | Min | J.J. Barea misses a driving layup shot from 3 feet out. | Min 65–56 |
| 6:53 | NY | Tyson Chandler with a defensive rebound. | Min 65–56 |
| 6:47 | NY | Carmelo Anthony misses a 3-point jump shot from 25 feet out. | Min 65–56 |
| 6:46 | Min | Alexey Shved with a defensive rebound. | Min 65–56 |
| 6:29 | Min | Luke Ridnour misses a jump shot from 22 feet out. | Min 65–56 |
| 6:28 | NY | Carmelo Anthony with a defensive rebound. | Min 65–56 |
| 6:18 | Min | Shooting foul committed by Alexey Shved. | Min 65–56 |
| 6:18 | NY | Tyson Chandler makes free throw 1 of 2. | Min 65–57 |
| 6:18 | NY | Tyson Chandler misses free throw 2 of 2. | Min 65–57 |
| 6:17 | Min | Dante Cunningham with a defensive rebound. | Min 65–57 |
| 6:04 | NY | Personal foul committed by J.R. Smith. | Min 65–57 |
| 5:59 | NY | Knicks take a full timeout. | Min 65–57 |
| 5:53 | Min | Dante Cunningham misses a jump shot from 19 feet out. | Min 65–57 |
| 5:52 | NY | Raymond Felton with a defensive rebound. | Min 65–57 |
| 5:36 | NY | J.R. Smith makes a layup shot from 2 feet out. Tyson Chandler with the assist. | Min 65–59 |
| 5:16 | Min | Alexey Shved misses a 3-point jump shot from 25 feet out. | Min 65–59 |
| 5:15 | NY | Jason Kidd with a defensive rebound. | Min 65–59 |
| 4:59 | NY | Carmelo Anthony makes a layup shot from 1 foot out. J.R. Smith with the assist. | Min 65–61 |
| 4:44 | Min | J.J. Barea misses a 3-point jump shot from 24 feet out. | Min 65–61 |
| 4:43 | NY | Jason Kidd with a defensive rebound. | Min 65–61 |
| 4:36 | NY | Carmelo Anthony misses a 3-point jump shot from 25 feet out. | Min 65–61 |
| 4:34 | NY | Tyson Chandler with an offensive rebound. | Min 65–61 |
| 4:34 | NY | Tyson Chandler misses a tip shot from 1 foot out. | Min 65–61 |
| 4:32 | NY | Tyson Chandler with an offensive rebound. | Min 65–61 |
| 4:31 | Min | Personal foul committed by Alexey Shved. | Min 65–61 |
| 4:31 | NY | J.R. Smith makes free throw 1 of 2. | Min 65–62 |
| 4:31 | NY | J.R. Smith misses free throw 2 of 2. | Min 65–62 |
| 4:30 | Min | Dante Cunningham with a defensive rebound. | Min 65–62 |
| 4:05 | Min | Alexey Shved makes a floating jump shot from 9 feet out. | Min 67–62 |
| 3:45 | NY | J.R. Smith with a bad pass turnover: Bad Pass | Min 67–62 |
| 3:45 | Min | Substitution: Ricky Rubio in for J.J. Barea. | Min 67–62 |
| 3:28 | Min | J.R. Smith steals the ball from Ricky Rubio. | Min 67–62 |
| 3:20 | NY | J.R. Smith makes a 3-point jump shot from 26 feet out. Jason Kidd with the assist. | Min 67–65 |
| 2:48 | Min | Dante Cunningham misses a turnaround jump shot from 10 feet out. | Min 67–65 |
| 2:46 | NY | Carmelo Anthony with a defensive rebound. | Min 67–65 |
| 2:44 | NY | Dante Cunningham steals the ball from Carmelo Anthony. | Min 67–65 |
| 2:37 | Min | Luke Ridnour misses a 3-point jump shot from 24 feet out. | Min 67–65 |
| 2:36 | Min | Dante Cunningham with an offensive rebound. | Min 67–65 |
| 2:31 | Min | Luke Ridnour makes a jump shot from 9 feet out. Dante Cunningham with the assist. | Min 69–65 |
| 2:12 | NY | Offensive foul committed by Raymond Felton. | Min 69–65 |
| 2:12 | NY | Raymond Felton is charged with a turnover due to a foul. | Min 69–65 |
| 2:12 | Min | Timberwolves take a full timeout. | Min 69–65 |
| 2:12 | NY | Substitution: Steve Novak in for Jason Kidd. | Min 69–65 |
| 1:54 | Min | Dante Cunningham makes a jump shot from 17 feet out. Nikola Pekovic with the assist. | Min 71–65 |
| 1:32 | NY | Raymond Felton makes a jump shot from 17 feet out. | Min 71–67 |
| 1:16 | Min | Dante Cunningham makes a jump shot from 20 feet out. Luke Ridnour with the assist. | Min 73–67 |
| 0:50 | NY | Tyson Chandler with a bad pass turnover: Bad Pass | Min 73–67 |
| 0:44 | NY | Personal foul committed by Carmelo Anthony. | Min 73–67 |
| 0:40 | Min | Ricky Rubio misses a jump shot from 20 feet out. | Min 73–67 |
| 0:39 | NY | Knicks with a defensive rebound. | Min 73–67 |
| 0:39 | Min | Loose Ball foul committed by Nikola Pekovic. | Min 73–67 |
| 0:39 | NY | Tyson Chandler makes free throw 1 of 2. | Min 73–68 |
| 0:39 | NY | Tyson Chandler makes free throw 2 of 2. | Min 73–69 |
| 0:31 | Min | Raymond Felton steals the ball from Ricky Rubio. | Min 73–69 |
| 0:25 | NY | Steve Novak makes a jump shot from 21 feet out. Raymond Felton with the assist. | Min 73–71 |
| 0:04 | Min | Nikola Pekovic misses a layup shot from 3 feet out. | Min 73–71 |
| 0:03 | NY | Tyson Chandler with a defensive rebound. | Min 73–71 |
| 0:00 | NY | J.R. Smith misses a 3-point jump shot from 31 feet out. | Min 73–71 |
| 0:00 | NY | Knicks with an offensive rebound. | Min 73–71 |
| 0:00 | Min | End of the 3rd Quarter | Min 73–71 |
4th Quarter
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | Min | Start of the 4th Quarter | Min 73–71 |
| 11:47 | Min | Alexey Shved with a traveling turnover: Traveling | Min 73–71 |
| 11:33 | NY | Raymond Felton misses a jump shot from 17 feet out. | Min 73–71 |
| 11:32 | Min | Dante Cunningham with a defensive rebound. | Min 73–71 |
| 11:25 | Min | Alexey Shved misses a 3-point jump shot from 24 feet out. | Min 73–71 |
| 11:24 | NY | Carmelo Anthony with a defensive rebound. | Min 73–71 |
| 11:07 | NY | Raymond Felton misses a fade away from 13 feet out. | Min 73–71 |
| 11:06 | Min | Dante Cunningham with a defensive rebound. | Min 73–71 |
| 10:52 | NY | Shooting foul committed by Raymond Felton. | Min 73–71 |
| 10:52 | Min | Ricky Rubio misses free throw 1 of 2. | Min 73–71 |
| 10:52 | Min | Timberwolves with an offensive rebound. | Min 73–71 |
| 10:52 | NY | Substitution: Jason Kidd in for Raymond Felton. | Min 73–71 |
| 10:52 | Min | Substitution: Derrick Williams in for Alexey Shved. | Min 73–71 |
| 10:52 | Min | Substitution: J.J. Barea in for Luke Ridnour. | Min 73–71 |
| 10:52 | Min | Ricky Rubio makes free throw 2 of 2. | Min 74–71 |
| 10:36 | NY | J.R. Smith misses a turnaround bank jump shot from 7 feet out. | Min 74–71 |
| 10:35 | Min | Nikola Pekovic with a defensive rebound. | Min 74–71 |
| 10:29 | Min | Ricky Rubio with a bad pass turnover: Bad Pass | Min 74–71 |
| 10:13 | NY | Carmelo Anthony misses a layup shot from 2 feet out. | Min 74–71 |
| 10:11 | Min | J.J. Barea with a defensive rebound. | Min 74–71 |
| 9:50 | Min | Nikola Pekovic misses a fade away from 10 feet out. | Min 74–71 |
| 9:49 | NY | Jason Kidd with a defensive rebound. | Min 74–71 |
| 9:40 | NY | Carmelo Anthony makes a driving layup shot from 2 feet out. | Min 74–73 |
| 9:19 | Min | Dante Cunningham makes a jump shot from 19 feet out. Ricky Rubio with the assist. | Min 76–73 |
| 8:56 | NY | Carmelo Anthony misses a 3-point jump shot from 24 feet out. | Min 76–73 |
| 8:55 | Min | Nikola Pekovic with a defensive rebound. | Min 76–73 |
| 8:46 | Min | Dante Cunningham misses a jump shot from 21 feet out. | Min 76–73 |
| 8:45 | NY | Steve Novak with a defensive rebound. | Min 76–73 |
| 8:30 | NY | J.R. Smith is charged with a turnover due to a foul. | Min 76–73 |
| 8:30 | NY | Offensive foul committed by J.R. Smith. | Min 76–73 |
| 8:30 | NY | Technical foul committed by J.R. Smith. | Min 76–73 |
| 8:30 | Min | Official's timeout. | Min 76–73 |
| 8:30 | Min | Substitution: Greg Stiemsma in for Nikola Pekovic. | Min 76–73 |
| 8:30 | Min | J.J. Barea makes free throw technical. | Min 77–73 |
| 8:25 | Min | Offensive foul committed by Ricky Rubio. | Min 77–73 |
| 8:25 | Min | Ricky Rubio is charged with a turnover due to a foul. | Min 77–73 |
| 8:13 | Min | Shooting foul committed by Dante Cunningham. | Min 77–73 |
| 8:13 | NY | Carmelo Anthony misses free throw 1 of 2. | Min 77–73 |
| 8:13 | NY | Knicks with an offensive rebound. | Min 77–73 |
| 8:13 | NY | Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 2 of 2. | Min 77–74 |
| 7:53 | Min | Ricky Rubio misses a driving layup shot from 3 feet out. | Min 77–74 |
| 7:51 | Min | Dante Cunningham with an offensive rebound. | Min 77–74 |
| 7:51 | Min | Dante Cunningham makes a putback dunk shot from 1 foot out. | Min 79–74 |
| 7:32 | Min | Personal foul committed by Ricky Rubio. | Min 79–74 |
| 7:32 | NY | Substitution: Raymond Felton in for Steve Novak. | Min 79–74 |
| 7:24 | NY | Greg Stiemsma blocks a Carmelo Anthony layup shot from 2 feet out. | Min 79–74 |
| 7:23 | Min | Derrick Williams with a defensive rebound. | Min 79–74 |
| 7:03 | Min | J.J. Barea misses a 3-point jump shot from 27 feet out. | Min 79–74 |
| 7:02 | NY | J.R. Smith with a defensive rebound. | Min 79–74 |
| 6:56 | Min | Personal foul committed by Ricky Rubio. | Min 79–74 |
| 6:56 | Min | Substitution: Luke Ridnour in for Ricky Rubio. | Min 79–74 |
| 6:56 | Min | Substitution: Alexey Shved in for Derrick Williams. | Min 79–74 |
| 6:41 | NY | Carmelo Anthony makes a turnaround jump shot from 10 feet out. | Min 79–76 |
| 6:19 | Min | J.J. Barea makes a driving layup shot from 2 feet out. | Min 81–76 |
| 6:00 | NY | Carmelo Anthony makes a driving reverse layup shot from 1 foot out. | Min 81–78 |
| 5:46 | NY | Personal foul committed by Tyson Chandler. | Min 81–78 |
| 5:46 | NY | Knicks take a full timeout. | Min 81–78 |
| 5:46 | Min | Substitution: Andrei Kirilenko in for Dante Cunningham. | Min 81–78 |
| 5:46 | Min | Substitution: Nikola Pekovic in for Greg Stiemsma. | Min 81–78 |
| 5:41 | Min | Andrei Kirilenko misses a dunk shot. | Min 81–78 |
| 5:38 | NY | Tyson Chandler with a defensive rebound. | Min 81–78 |
| 5:19 | NY | Offensive foul committed by Carmelo Anthony. | Min 81–78 |
| 5:19 | NY | Carmelo Anthony is charged with a turnover due to a foul. | Min 81–78 |
| 5:05 | Min | Alexey Shved makes a driving layup shot from 2 feet out. | Min 83–78 |
| 4:50 | NY | Raymond Felton makes a jump shot from 23 feet out. | Min 83–80 |
| 4:23 | Min | Luke Ridnour makes a jump shot from 21 feet out. | Min 85–80 |
| 4:06 | NY | Raymond Felton makes a layup shot from 1 foot out. | Min 85–82 |
| 3:45 | Min | Nikola Pekovic misses a jump hook from 4 feet out. | Min 85–82 |
| 3:44 | NY | Jason Kidd with a defensive rebound. | Min 85–82 |
| 3:27 | NY | Carmelo Anthony with a lost ball out of bounds turnover: Lost Ball Out of Bounds | Min 85–82 |
| 3:05 | Min | Luke Ridnour misses a 3-point jump shot from 28 feet out. | Min 85–82 |
| 3:04 | Min | Timberwolves with an offensive rebound. | Min 85–82 |
| 3:04 | NY | Loose Ball foul committed by Carmelo Anthony. | Min 85–82 |
| 3:04 | NY | Technical foul committed by Knicks. | Min 85–82 |
| 3:04 | Min | Timberwolves take a full timeout. | Min 85–82 |
| 3:04 | Min | Luke Ridnour makes free throw technical. | Min 86–82 |
| 2:51 | Min | Luke Ridnour misses a 3-point jump shot from 23 feet out. | Min 86–82 |
| 2:49 | Min | Timberwolves with an offensive rebound. | Min 86–82 |
| 2:35 | Min | Alexey Shved misses a jump shot from 20 feet out. | Min 86–82 |
| 2:34 | Min | J.J. Barea with an offensive rebound. | Min 86–82 |
| 2:15 | Min | J.J. Barea misses a jump shot from 15 feet out. | Min 86–82 |
| 2:14 | NY | Carmelo Anthony with a defensive rebound. | Min 86–82 |
| 1:53 | NY | Carmelo Anthony makes a 3-point jump shot from 24 feet out. J.R. Smith with the assist. | Min 86–85 |
| 1:29 | Min | Tyson Chandler steals the ball from Nikola Pekovic. | Min 86–85 |
| 1:13 | NY | Carmelo Anthony makes a layup shot from 2 feet out. | NY 87–86 |
| 1:13 | Min | Shooting foul committed by Andrei Kirilenko. | NY 87–86 |
| 1:13 | NY | Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 1 of 1. | NY 88–86 |
| 1:13 | Min | Timberwolves take a full timeout. | NY 88–86 |
| 0:55 | Min | Alexey Shved misses a 3-point jump shot from 25 feet out. | NY 88–86 |
| 0:54 | Min | Nikola Pekovic with an offensive rebound. | NY 88–86 |
| 0:53 | Min | Nikola Pekovic misses a layup shot from 1 foot out. | NY 88–86 |
| 0:52 | Min | Andrei Kirilenko with an offensive rebound. | NY 88–86 |
| 0:52 | Min | Andrei Kirilenko misses a tip shot from 1 foot out. | NY 88–86 |
| 0:51 | NY | Tyson Chandler with a defensive rebound. | NY 88–86 |
| 0:31 | Min | Personal foul committed by J.J. Barea. | NY 88–86 |
| 0:31 | NY | Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 1 of 2. | NY 89–86 |
| 0:31 | NY | Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 2 of 2. | NY 90–86 |
| 0:31 | Min | Timberwolves take a 20-second timeout. | NY 90–86 |
| 0:26 | Min | Andrei Kirilenko misses a 3-point jump shot from 24 feet out. | NY 90–86 |
| 0:25 | NY | J.R. Smith with a defensive rebound. | NY 90–86 |
| 0:20 | NY | Alexey Shved steals the ball from J.R. Smith. | NY 90–86 |
| 0:17 | Min | Alexey Shved makes a 3-point jump shot from 25 feet out. J.J. Barea with the assist. | NY 90–89 |
| 0:16 | Min | Personal Take Foul foul committed by Andrei Kirilenko. | NY 90–89 |
| 0:16 | Min | Substitution: Dante Cunningham in for Andrei Kirilenko. | NY 90–89 |
| 0:16 | NY | Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 1 of 2. | NY 91–89 |
| 0:16 | NY | Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 2 of 2. | NY 92–89 |
| 0:07 | Min | J.J. Barea makes a driving layup shot from 1 foot out. | NY 92–91 |
| 0:06 | Min | Personal Take Foul foul committed by Luke Ridnour. | NY 92–91 |
| 0:06 | NY | Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 1 of 2. | NY 93–91 |
| 0:06 | NY | Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 2 of 2. | NY 94–91 |
| 0:06 | Min | Timberwolves take a 20-second timeout. | NY 94–91 |
| 0:02 | Min | Alexey Shved misses a 3-point jump shot from 26 feet out. | NY 94–91 |
| 0:01 | NY | Knicks with a defensive rebound. | NY 94–91 |
| 0:00 | Min | End of the 4th Quarter | NY 94–91 |










