Top Performers
Points
27
Houston
NYK
Rebounds
14
Johnson
NYK
Assists
10
Brandon
MIN
Threes
3
Houston
NYK
34-80 (42.5%)
FG%
33-85 (38.8%)
5-11 (45.5%)
3PM
2-12 (16.7%)
15-19 (78.9%)
FTM
11-12 (91.7%)
54
Rebounds
38
15
Offensive Rebounds
5
39
Defensive Rebounds
33
23
Assists
25
5
Steals
9
4
Blocks
4
13
Turnovers
8
Points Off Turnovers
Fastbreak Points
Points In Paint
Second Chance Points
17
Fouls
21
Technical Fouls
Flagrant Fouls
0
Biggest Lead
0
0
Longest Unanswered Run
0
Lead Changes
0
Ties
0
2000-01 Eastern Standings
NYKMIN
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  76ers - z | 56 | 26 | .683 | |
| 2 |  Bucks - y | 52 | 30 | .634 | 4.0 |
| 3 |  Heat - x | 50 | 32 | .610 | 6.0 |
| 4 |  Knicks - x | 48 | 34 | .585 | 8.0 |
| 5 |  Raptors - x | 47 | 35 | .573 | 9.0 |
| 6 |  Hornets - x | 46 | 36 | .561 | 10.0 |
| 7 |  Magic - x | 43 | 39 | .524 | 13.0 |
| 8 |  Pacers - x | 41 | 41 | .500 | 15.0 |
| 9 |  Celtics - e | 36 | 46 | .439 | 20.0 |
| 10 |  Pistons - e | 32 | 50 | .390 | 24.0 |
| 11 |  Cavaliers - e | 30 | 52 | .366 | 26.0 |
| 12 |  Nets - e | 26 | 56 | .317 | 30.0 |
| 13 |  Hawks - e | 25 | 57 | .305 | 31.0 |
| 14 |  Wizards - e | 19 | 63 | .232 | 37.0 |
| 15 |  Bulls - e | 15 | 67 | .183 | 41.0 |
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Spurs - z | 58 | 24 | .707 | |
| 2 |  Lakers - y | 56 | 26 | .683 | 2.0 |
| 3 |  Kings - x | 55 | 27 | .671 | 3.0 |
| 4 |  Jazz - x | 53 | 29 | .646 | 5.0 |
| 5 |  Mavericks - x | 53 | 29 | .646 | 5.0 |
| 6 |  Suns - x | 51 | 31 | .622 | 7.0 |
| 7 |  Trail Blazers - x | 50 | 32 | .610 | 8.0 |
| 8 |  Timberwolves - x | 47 | 35 | .573 | 11.0 |
| 9 |  Rockets - e | 45 | 37 | .549 | 13.0 |
| 10 |  SuperSonics - e | 44 | 38 | .537 | 14.0 |
| 11 |  Nuggets - e | 40 | 42 | .488 | 18.0 |
| 12 |  Clippers - e | 31 | 51 | .378 | 27.0 |
| 13 |  Grizzlies - e | 23 | 59 | .280 | 35.0 |
| 14 |  Warriors - e | 17 | 65 | .207 | 41.0 |
Game Summary
The Minnesota Timberwolves fell to the New York Knicks, 88 to 79, on December 30, 2000.
Game Info
December 29, 2000
| Starters | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Rice #41 | 9 | 0 | 1 (0) | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0.0 |
L. Sprewell #15 | 42 | 27 | 8 (2) | 3 | 2 | 2 | +10 | 1 | 1 | 12-23 | 1-1 | 2-5 | 53.6 |
L. Johnson #2 | 39 | 8 | 14 (5) | 4 | 1 | 1 | +10 | 1 | 4 | 3-8 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 45.0 |
K. Thomas #40 | 38 | 12 | 14 (4) | 1 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 3 | 4 | 6-18 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 33.3 |
A. Houston #20 | 39 | 27 | 2 (0) | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 10-19 | 3-5 | 4-4 | 65.0 |
| Bench | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Childs #1 | 37 | 10 | 4 (1) | 8 | 0 | 0 | +10 | 4 | 4 | 2-5 | 1-1 | 5-6 | 65.4 |
E. Strickland #20 | 18 | 0 | 2 (0) | 4 | 1 | 0 | +10 | 0 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0.0 |
L. Longley #13 | 17 | 4 | 9 (3) | 0 | 0 | 1 | +12 | 0 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 51.5 |
T. Knight #40 | 1 | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Team | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | TS% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | NYK | 0 (0) | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Starters | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
W. Szczerbiak #10 | 39 | 22 | 5 (2) | 2 | 1 | 0 | -7 | 1 | 4 | 9-21 | 0-1 | 4-4 | 48.3 |
K. Garnett #21 | 42 | 16 | 10 (1) | 4 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 1 | 2 | 8-16 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 50.0 |
D. Garrett #22 | 21 | 4 | 4 (0) | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 66.7 |
C. Billups #1 | 14 | 5 | 1 (0) | 2 | 1 | 0 | +7 | 0 | 4 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 62.5 |
T. Brandon #1 | 41 | 13 | 5 (1) | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5-14 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 41.2 |
| Bench | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Peeler #1 | 33 | 6 | 1 (0) | 4 | 0 | 0 | -13 | 1 | 4 | 3-14 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 21.4 |
L. Ellis #20 | 21 | 8 | 9 (1) | 0 | 0 | 1 | -4 | 2 | 2 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 58.1 |
W. Avery #5 | 12 | 5 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -12 | 0 | 1 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 51.2 |
R. Nesterovic #8 | 11 | 0 | 3 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -13 | 2 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0.0 |
S. Mitchell #42 | 5 | 0 | 0 (0) | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0.0 |
S. Jacobson #6 | 1 | 0 | 0 (0) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Team | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | TS% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | MIN | 0 (0) | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
All
1Q
2Q
3Q
4Q
Scoring Plays
All Plays
K. Thomas makes 16' 2PT shot
1Q
K. Garnett makes 0' 2PT shot
1Q
A. Houston makes 20' 2PT shot
1Q
W. Szczerbiak makes 6' 2PT shot
1Q
K. Garnett makes 11' 2PT shot
1Q
A. Houston makes 14' 2PT shot
1Q
L. Sprewell makes 17' 2PT shot
1Q
T. Brandon makes 16' 2PT shot
1Q
A. Houston makes 24' 3PT shot
1Q
C. Billups makes 24' 3PT shot
1Q
L. Johnson makes 5' 2PT shot
1Q
K. Garnett makes 22' 2PT shot
1Q
C. Billups makes 0' 2PT shot
1Q
A. Houston makes 16' 2PT shot
1Q
K. Thomas makes 17' 2PT shot
1Q
W. Szczerbiak makes 0' 2PT shot
1Q
W. Szczerbiak makes 0' 2PT shot
1Q
C. Childs makes 24' 3PT shot
1Q
L. Sprewell makes 15' 2PT shot
1Q
L. Sprewell makes 16' 2PT shot
1Q
L. Johnson makes 16' 2PT shot
2Q
C. Childs makes 17' 2PT shot
2Q
T. Brandon makes 0' 2PT shot
2Q
L. Ellis makes 18' 2PT shot
2Q
K. Thomas makes 0' 2PT shot
2Q
L. Longley makes 8' 2PT shot
2Q
L. Ellis makes 18' 2PT shot
2Q
K. Thomas makes 0' 2PT shot
2Q
W. Szczerbiak makes 18' 2PT shot
2Q
A. Houston makes 15' 2PT shot
2Q
W. Szczerbiak makes 0' 2PT shot
2Q
K. Thomas makes 0' 2PT shot
2Q
L. Sprewell makes 25' 3PT shot
2Q
K. Garnett makes 15' 2PT shot
2Q
L. Sprewell makes 17' 2PT shot
2Q
D. Garrett makes 7' 2PT shot
2Q
K. Garnett makes 19' 2PT shot
3Q
W. Szczerbiak makes 0' 2PT shot
3Q
K. Thomas makes 0' 2PT shot
3Q
K. Garnett makes 0' 2PT shot
3Q
T. Brandon makes 8' 2PT shot
3Q
A. Houston makes 24' 3PT shot
3Q
K. Garnett makes 6' 2PT shot
3Q
A. Houston makes 23' 3PT shot
3Q
T. Brandon makes 17' 2PT shot
3Q
L. Sprewell makes 7' 2PT shot
3Q
D. Garrett makes 12' 2PT shot
3Q
T. Brandon makes 0' 2PT shot
3Q
A. Houston makes 17' 2PT shot
3Q
A. Peeler makes 18' 2PT shot
3Q
L. Sprewell makes 14' 2PT shot
3Q
L. Sprewell makes 17' 2PT shot
3Q
A. Peeler makes 19' 2PT shot
3Q
L. Sprewell makes 13' 2PT shot
3Q
L. Sprewell makes 13' 2PT shot
3Q
W. Avery makes 23' 3PT shot
3Q
A. Houston makes 15' 2PT shot
4Q
W. Szczerbiak makes 0' 2PT shot
4Q
L. Sprewell makes 0' 2PT shot
4Q
L. Johnson makes 17' 2PT shot
4Q
L. Sprewell makes 19' 2PT shot
4Q
K. Garnett makes 19' 2PT shot
4Q
L. Ellis makes 0' 2PT shot
4Q
A. Peeler makes 0' 2PT shot
4Q
W. Szczerbiak makes 8' 2PT shot
4Q
W. Szczerbiak makes 0' 2PT shot
4Q
A. Houston makes 21' 2PT shot
4Q
34-80 (42.5%)
FG%
33-85 (38.8%)
5-11 (45.5%)
3PM
2-12 (16.7%)
15-19 (78.9%)
FTM
11-12 (91.7%)
54
Rebounds
38
15
Offensive Rebounds
5
39
Defensive Rebounds
33
23
Assists
25
5
Steals
9
4
Blocks
4
13
Turnovers
8
Points Off Turnovers
Fastbreak Points
Points In Paint
Second Chance Points
17
Fouls
21
Technical Fouls
Flagrant Fouls
0
Biggest Lead
0
0
Longest Unanswered Run
0
Lead Changes
0
Ties
0