LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP).– Despite a stellar performance by Dominican Karl-Anthony Towns, the New York Knicks fell 115-104 to the Minnesota Timberwolves, led by Anthony Edwards, who spearheaded the offense with 38 points.
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Towns returned to what was his home for several seasons in the NBA and had a brilliant night, recording
40 points and 13 rebounds, but his effort was not enough to prevent the Knicks’ defeat at the Target Center in Minneapolis.
“We are happy to see ourselves grow as a team and we want to continue on this path,” Edwards expressed after the meeting. “I try to take the responsibility that corresponds to me.”
Minnesota sealed the victory thanks to an offensive explosion by
Julius Randle, who scored
15 consecutive points in the last quarter, making the difference in the final stretch of the game.
Cooper Flagg Steals the Spotlight in Dallas Victory
The
Dallas Mavericks ended an eleven-game winning streak on the road for the
Denver Nuggets, winning 131-130 in a thrilling match decided in the final seconds.
Rookie
Cooper Flagg was the star of the game, recording
33 points, nine rebounds, and nine assists, playing 40 minutes and making four three-pointers. It was his
third game with at least 30 points in his young NBA career.
An unmarked shot by
Peyton Watson at the buzzer was close to giving Denver the victory, but the ball didn’t go in and the celebration was for the fans at the American Airlines Center, in Dallas.
“We played as a true team throughout the game,” Flagg told NBC. “It’s not easy to stop Jamal Murray and Nikola Jokic, but we kept our confidence.”
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.
By Denver,
Jamal Murray led the offense with 31 points, while
Nikola Jokic contributed 29 points and 14 rebounds.
Toronto bounces back with win over Miami
The
Toronto Raptors recovered from two consecutive losses by convincingly defeating the
Miami Heat 112-91 at the Kaseya Center.
The forward
Scottie Barnes was the top scorer for the Canadian team with
27 points, while
Collin Murray-Boyles contributed from the bench a double-double of
11 points and 12 rebounds.
By Miami, Mexican
Jaime Jaquez Jr. played 36 minutes and scored
21 points, scoring nine of his 16 field goal attempts.
The Heat recorded their second game of the season with less than 100 points, both against Toronto, this being their worst offensive performance of the season.
With the victory, the Raptors are
fourth in the Eastern Conference with a record of 18-13, while Miami is eighth with a record of 15-14.
Towns returned to what was his home for several seasons in the NBA and had a brilliant night, recording 40 points and 13 rebounds, but his effort was not enough to prevent the Knicks’ defeat at the Target Center in Minneapolis.
“We are happy to see ourselves grow as a team and we want to continue on this path,” Edwards expressed after the meeting. “I try to take the responsibility that corresponds to me.”
Minnesota sealed the victory thanks to an offensive explosion by Julius Randle, who scored 15 consecutive points in the last quarter, making the difference in the final stretch of the game.
