{"id":216230,"date":"2021-04-01T05:39:00","date_gmt":"2021-04-01T02:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/knicks-blow-it-late-in-loss-to-nba-worst-timberwolves\/"},"modified":"2021-04-01T05:39:00","modified_gmt":"2021-04-01T02:39:00","slug":"knicks-blow-it-late-in-loss-to-nba-worst-timberwolves","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/knicks-blow-it-late-in-loss-to-nba-worst-timberwolves\/","title":{"rendered":"#Knicks blow it late in loss to NBA-worst Timberwolves"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#Knicks blow it late in loss to NBA-worst Timberwolves<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Tom Thibodeau wished he wasn\u2019t so prescient when it came to the Timberwolves, his former club.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s really a loaded roster,\u2019\u2019 Thibodeau said before Wednesday night\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a> about the league\u2019s worst team. \u201cNo lead is safe against them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>And so it was. The Knicks blew an 18-point lead in the first half, recovered and took a 13-point lead early into the fourth quarter before dropping an awful 102-101 decision at Target Center.<\/p>\n<p>It was the first time in seven weeks that the Knicks have lost two consecutive games.<\/p>\n<p>RJ Barrett scored 23 points but folded down the stretch with a turnover and missed short a potential game-winning 15-foot jumper with two seconds left.<\/p>\n<p>Julius Randle scored 24 points but missed a foul-line jumper with 10 seconds left and the Knicks down 1. Minnesota\u2019s Karl-Anthony Towns got the rebound but lost it and the Knicks won the scramble for the rebound, calling timeout with 5.1 seconds left.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"639\" alt=\"Karl-Anthony Towns goes up for a layup during the Knicks' 102-101 loss to the Timberwolves.\" class=\"wp-image-17718768 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/Karl-Anthony-Towns.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/Karl-Anthony-Towns.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=640 640w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/Karl-Anthony-Towns.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/Karl-Anthony-Towns.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/Karl-Anthony-Towns.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1922 1922w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Karl-Anthony Towns goes up for a layup during the Knicks\u2019 102-101 loss to the Timberwolves.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">NBAE via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It was a bitter defeat in Thibodeau\u2019s first return to Minnesota since getting fired in 2019 and his team fell to 24-24. The Knicks were outscored 32-20 in the final period.<\/p>\n<p>Minnesota won it on Malik Beasley\u2019s 3-pointer with 37 seconds left \u2014 its first lead since the first period.<\/p>\n<p>        <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Podcast\" width=\"100%\" height=\"188px\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.acast.com\/big-apple-buckets\/breakingdownknicksplayoffpushfeat.allanhouston?accentColor=2a2a2a&amp;bgColor=f6f6f6&amp;font-family=proxima%20nova&amp;logo=false&amp;secondaryColor=cc3333\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden;\"><br \/>\n        <\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The Wolves, who have fallen apart since Thibodeau\u2019s ouster in January 2019, have one big night to celebrate, improving to 12-36, still owners of the NBA\u2019s worst record.<\/p>\n<p>Ex-Timberwolves forward Taj Gibson, the Knicks backup center, nearly keyed the win with three blocks, seven rebounds and a big go-ahead bucket with 50 seconds left after he caught a Elfrid Payton\u2019s blocked shot in midair and scored.<\/p>\n<p>The Knicks, off an 18-3 run, built a 39-21 lead early in the second quarter before the Wolves roared back. 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