NEW YORK – The wheels came off for the Timberwolves, they let go of the rope, whatever metaphor they have used in the past, that's what was happening in the third of quarter of what turned out to be a 112-110 Wolves win over the Knicks.
The Wolves had watched a 10-point lead vanish after the Knicks outscored them 40-25 in the third. As coach Chris Finch said, the Knicks came out with the mindset that they want to get even more physical with the Wolves, and they were successful.
Karl-Anthony Towns said there were plenty of nights the Wolves might have lost this kind of game in a hostile environment after giving up a lead.