Carmelo Anthony bounced back from recent shooting struggles with 29 points, including two key free throws with six seconds remaining. Derrick Rose posted 24 points, while Kyle O'Quinn aptly replaced Joakim Noah with a 20 - point, 13 - rebound double - double. Justin Holiday compiled 13 points. Kristaps Porzingis came back down to earth with 11 points. All five members of New York's first unit managed double - digit scoring and the Knicks shot 48 percent as a team. Zach LaVine's 23 - point effort paced Minnesota. Karl Anthony-Towns and Andrew Wiggins combined for another 39 points, but Gorgui Dieng and Ricky Rubio were only able to total a scant five points. The bench did pitch in 47 points overall, with Nemanja Bjelica (17 points) and Shabazz Muhammad (14 points) led the second unit, while Cole Aldrich contributed a 10 - point, 12 - rebound double - double.
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