{"id":97773,"date":"2025-12-24T12:00:42","date_gmt":"2025-12-24T16:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/sin-categoria\/knicks-fall-to-timberwolves-towns-scores-40-edwards-leads-minnesota\/"},"modified":"2025-12-24T12:00:42","modified_gmt":"2025-12-24T16:00:42","slug":"knicks-fall-to-timberwolves-towns-scores-40-edwards-leads-minnesota","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/nationals\/knicks-fall-to-timberwolves-towns-scores-40-edwards-leads-minnesota\/","title":{"rendered":"Knicks fall to Timberwolves: Towns scores 40, Edwards leads Minnesota"},"content":{"rendered":"Los Angeles, United States \u2013 In a day full of action in the NBA, several teams starred in outstanding matches, with individual performances that captured attention.\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Timberwolves beat Knicks despite Towns&#8217; effort<\/h2>\n\n\nThe Minnesota Timberwolves defeated the New York Knicks with a score of 115-104. The match, although marked by the Knicks&#8217; defeat, featured an outstanding performance by the Dominican Karl-Anthony Towns, who shone with 40 points and 13 rebounds. However, Towns&#8217; performance was not enough to counter the attack led by Anthony Edwards, who scored 38 points for the Timberwolves.\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>We are happy to see ourselves grow as a team and we want to continue in this vein. I try to take the responsibility that corresponds to me.<\/p><cite>Anthony Edwards<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\nJulius Randle was key in Minnesota&#8217;s victory, scoring 15 consecutive points in the last quarter, which made the difference in the score.\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Cooper Flagg Leads Mavericks Over Nuggets<\/h2>\n\n\nThe Dallas Mavericks managed to end the Denver Nuggets&#8217; eleven-game winning streak on the road, defeating them in a close 131-130 game. Rookie Cooper Flagg was the star of the match, recording 33 points, nine rebounds, and nine assists in 40 minutes of play, including four three-pointers. This was his third game with at least 30 points in his young NBA career.\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>We played as a true team throughout the entire game. It&#8217;s not easy to stop Jamal Murray and Nikola Jokic, but we kept our confidence.<\/p><cite>Cooper Flagg<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\nA shot by Peyton Watson almost gave Denver the victory, but the ball didn&#8217;t go in. Flagg, 19 years old and the first pick of the 2025 Draft, averages 18.7 points, 6.3 rebounds, and 3.6 assists in his first 29 games in the league.\n\nBy Denver, Jamal Murray led the offense with 31 points, while Nikola Jokic contributed 29 points and 14 rebounds.\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Toronto Raptors bounce back against Miami Heat<\/h2>\n\n\nThe Toronto Raptors bounced back from two consecutive losses, defeating the Miami Heat with a score of 112-91. Scottie Barnes led the Raptors with 27 points, while Collin Murray-Boyles contributed a double-double off the bench with 11 points and 12 rebounds.\n\nFor Miami, Mexican Jaime Jaquez Jr. played 36 minutes and scored 21 points, making nine of his 16 field goal attempts.\n\nWith this victory, the Raptors are fourth in the Eastern Conference with a record of 18-13, while Miami is in eighth position with a record of 15-14.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Los Angeles, United States \u2013 In a day full of action in the NBA, several teams starred in outstanding matches, with individual performances that captured attention. Timberwolves beat Knicks despite Towns&#8217; effort The Minnesota Timberwolves defeated the New York Knicks with a score of 115-104. 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