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Series (Game 1 of 2)

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Series starts 12/23

Game 1: Sunday, December 23rd
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Game 2: Friday, February 8th
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Timberwolves 91

(13-12, 5-9 away)

Knicks 94

(20-7, 12-2 home)

Coverage: MSG

5:00 PM ET, December 23, 2012

Madison Square Garden, New York, NY

1 2 3 4 T
MIN 29 26 18 1891
NY 22 24 25 2394

Top Performers

Minnesota: N. Pekovic 21 Pts, 17 Reb, 2 Ast

New York: C. Anthony 33 Pts, 7 Reb, 2 Ast, 1 Stl, 1 Blk

1st Qtr Play-By-Play

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | All

1st Quarter Summary

TIMEMINNESOTASCORENEW YORK
12:00 0-0Nikola Pekovic vs. Tyson Chandler (Jose Juan Barea gains possession)
11:45Andrei Kirilenko misses 6-foot 0-0 
11:44 0-0Ronnie Brewer defensive rebound
11:42 0-0Ronnie Brewer out of bounds lost ball turnover
11:34Andrei Kirilenko makes 3-foot jumper (Alexey Shved assists)2-0 
11:19 2-3Raymond Felton makes free throw 1 of 1
11:03Nikola Pekovic makes layup (Luke Ridnour assists)4-3 
10:48 4-5Raymond Felton makes 21-foot jumper (Tyson Chandler assists)
10:29Luke Ridnour makes 18-foot jumper (Andrei Kirilenko assists)6-5 
10:07 6-5Tyson Chandler misses hook shot
10:07Alexey Shved defensive rebound6-5 
10:02Alexey Shved bad pass (Tyson Chandler steals)6-5 
9:57 6-5Raymond Felton bad pass (Andrei Kirilenko steals)
9:52Jose Juan Barea misses driving layup6-5 
9:52 6-5Knicks defensive team rebound
9:42 6-5Carmelo Anthony out of bounds lost ball turnover
9:18Luke Ridnour misses jumper6-5 
9:18 6-5Ronnie Brewer defensive rebound
9:11 6-5Jason Kidd misses 25-foot three point jumper
9:11Luke Ridnour defensive rebound6-5 
9:06 6-5Raymond Felton shooting foul (Luke Ridnour draws the foul)
9:06Luke Ridnour makes free throw 1 of 27-5 
9:06Luke Ridnour makes free throw 2 of 28-5 
8:51 8-5Jason Kidd misses 25-foot three point jumper
8:49Andrei Kirilenko defensive rebound8-5 
8:45Jose Juan Barea misses 24-foot three point jumper 8-5 
8:45Nikola Pekovic offensive rebound8-5 
8:44 9-5Tyson Chandler shooting foul (Nikola Pekovic draws the foul)
8:44Nikola Pekovic makes free throw 1 of 29-5 
8:44Nikola Pekovic makes free throw 2 of 210-5 
8:27 10-5Raymond Felton misses 12-foot two point shot
8:26Nikola Pekovic defensive rebound10-5 
8:06Alexey Shved makes 25-foot three point jumper (Nikola Pekovic assists)13-5 
7:48 13-7Carmelo Anthony makes 10-foot two point shot
7:28Luke Ridnour misses 24-foot three point jumper 13-7 
7:28 13-7Carmelo Anthony defensive rebound
7:18 13-9Tyson Chandler makes two point shot (Ronnie Brewer assists)
7:07Tyson Chandler blocks Jose Juan Barea 's 5-foot jumper13-9 
7:05Timberwolves offensive team rebound13-9 
7:00Alexey Shved lost ball turnover (Carmelo Anthony steals)13-9 
6:56 13-11Carmelo Anthony makes driving dunk
6:52Timberwolves Full timeout
6:31Alexey Shved makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jose Juan Barea assists)16-11 
6:18Andrei Kirilenko personal foul (Carmelo Anthony draws the foul)16-11 
6:07 16-13Tyson Chandler makes two point shot (J.R. Smith assists)
5:48Jose Juan Barea misses 23-foot three point jumper 16-13 
5:47 16-13Knicks defensive team rebound
5:26 16-13Raymond Felton misses 24-foot three point jumper
5:24Jose Juan Barea defensive rebound16-13 
5:22Jose Juan Barea bad pass (J.R. Smith steals)16-13 
5:16 16-13Tyson Chandler offensive foul (Luke Ridnour draws the foul)
5:16 16-13Tyson Chandler turnover
5:01Andrei Kirilenko makes dunk (Alexey Shved assists)18-13 
4:45Andrei Kirilenko shooting foul (Carmelo Anthony draws the foul)18-13 
4:45 18-14Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 1 of 2
4:45Dante Cunningham enters the game for Andrei Kirilenko18-14 
4:45 18-15Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 2 of 2
4:35 18-15J.R. Smith personal foul (Luke Ridnour draws the foul)
4:22Luke Ridnour makes 22-foot jumper20-15 
4:11 20-15Tyson Chandler misses layup
4:09Nikola Pekovic defensive rebound20-15 
3:50Nikola Pekovic makes 8-foot two point shot (Luke Ridnour assists)22-15 
3:38 22-18Carmelo Anthony makes 25-foot three point jumper (J.R. Smith assists)
3:15Alexey Shved misses 27-foot three point jumper 22-18 
3:14 22-18Tyson Chandler defensive rebound
3:03 22-18Carmelo Anthony misses 26-foot three point jumper
3:02Nikola Pekovic defensive rebound22-18 
2:54Dante Cunningham makes 3-foot two point shot (Jose Juan Barea assists)24-18 
2:45Knicks Full timeout
2:45Ricky Rubio enters the game for Jose Juan Barea24-18 
2:45 24-18Kurt Thomas enters the game for Tyson Chandler
2:33 24-20Kurt Thomas makes 17-foot jumper (J.R. Smith assists)
2:05Ricky Rubio misses 13-foot jumper24-20 
2:04Nikola Pekovic offensive rebound24-20 
2:02 24-20Carmelo Anthony shooting foul (Nikola Pekovic draws the foul)
2:02Nikola Pekovic makes free throw 1 of 225-20 
2:02Nikola Pekovic misses free throw 2 of 225-20 
2:01 25-20Carmelo Anthony defensive rebound
1:53 25-20Raymond Felton misses 11-foot jumper
1:52Nikola Pekovic defensive rebound25-20 
1:39 25-20Kurt Thomas personal foul (Nikola Pekovic draws the foul)
1:39Nikola Pekovic makes free throw 1 of 226-20 
1:39 26-20Steve Novak enters the game for Ronnie Brewer
1:39Nikola Pekovic makes free throw 2 of 227-20 
1:24 27-20J.R. Smith misses 18-foot jumper
1:23Dante Cunningham defensive rebound27-20 
1:09Nikola Pekovic misses 14-foot jumper27-20 
1:08 27-20Kurt Thomas defensive rebound
0:58 27-22J.R. Smith makes driving layup
0:45 27-22J.R. Smith kicked ball violation
0:40Luke Ridnour misses 21-foot jumper27-22 
0:39 27-22J.R. Smith defensive rebound
0:26 27-22J.R. Smith misses 25-foot three point jumper
0:25Nikola Pekovic defensive rebound27-22 
0:03Dante Cunningham makes 20-foot jumper (Ricky Rubio assists)29-22 
0:00 29-22J.R. Smith misses 39-foot three point jumper
0:00 29-22Knicks offensive team rebound
0:00End of the 1st Quarter