Timberwolves 98-94 Knicks (26 Mar, 2006) Play-by-Play

New York Knicks

19-50, 6-28 away

	1	2	3	4	T
NY	14	21	26	33	94
MIN	30	25	25	18	98

Minnesota Timberwolves

29-41, 21-14 home

Rashad McCants misses 17-foot jumper
Marcus Banks makes two point shot (Kevin Garnett assists)
Mark Blount misses hook shot
Kevin Garnett misses 13-foot two point shot
Marcus Banks misses 17-foot jumper
Kevin Garnett makes 16-foot jumper (Mark Blount assists)
Kevin Garnett makes slam dunk (Rashad McCants assists)
Ricky Davis makes two point shot (Marcus Banks assists)
Mark Blount misses 8-foot hook shot
Ricky Davis makes 25-foot three pointer (Kevin Garnett assists)
Mark Blount makes 17-foot jumper (Kevin Garnett assists)
Marcus Banks makes driving layup
Stephon Marbury blocks Marcus Banks's layup
Rashad McCants makes 5-foot jumper (Ricky Davis assists)
Marcus Banks misses 20-foot jumper
Rashad McCants misses layup
Mark Blount makes 16-foot jumper (Marcus Banks assists)
Mark Blount misses 16-foot jumper
Rashad McCants makes 25-foot three point jumper (Marko Jaric assists)
Kevin Garnett makes 17-foot jumper (Rashad McCants assists)
Kevin Garnett misses 20-foot jumper
Justin Reed misses 9-foot jumper
Kevin Garnett makes driving layup (Anthony Carter assists)
Justin Reed makes 17-foot jumper (Marko Jaric assists)
Eddie Griffin makes 23-foot three point jumper (Kevin Garnett assists)
Justin Reed makes 4-foot hook shot
Kevin Garnett misses 18-foot jumper
Ricky Davis misses 16-foot jumper
Justin Reed makes 18-foot jumper (Eddie Griffin assists)
Kevin Garnett misses 16-foot jumper
Marcus Banks makes driving layup
Ricky Davis misses 15-foot jumper
Rashad McCants makes layup (Marcus Banks assists)
Ricky Davis misses 18-foot jumper
Marcus Banks misses 25-foot three point jumper
Ricky Davis misses 73-foot three point jumper
Marcus Banks misses driving layup
Kevin Garnett makes two point shot (Rashad McCants assists)
Rashad McCants makes two point shot
Kevin Garnett misses 21-foot jumper
Kevin Garnett makes slam dunk
Ricky Davis misses 26-foot three point jumper
Kevin Garnett makes 17-foot jumper (Marcus Banks assists)
Kevin Garnett misses 19-foot jumper
Eddie Griffin misses 13-foot two point shot
Rashad McCants misses layup
Ricky Davis misses 17-foot jumper
Eddie Griffin misses 26-foot three point jumper
Eddie Griffin misses 26-foot three point jumper
Ricky Davis misses 56-foot three point jumper
Marko Jaric misses 14-foot two point shot
Marcus Banks misses two point shot
Rashad McCants misses layup
Rashad McCants makes 25-foot three point jumper (Marcus Banks assists)
Kevin Garnett makes slam dunk (Marcus Banks assists)
Marcus Banks misses layup
Kevin Garnett misses 12-foot two point shot
Justin Reed misses 16-foot jumper
Jackie Butler blocks Ricky Davis's layup
Kevin Garnett makes layup
Ricky Davis makes 21-foot jumper (Justin Reed assists)
Ricky Davis makes 20-foot jumper (Marko Jaric assists)
Marcus Banks misses 20-foot jumper
Ricky Davis misses 17-foot jumper
Kevin Garnett misses tip shot
Ricky Davis misses 6-foot jumper
Kevin Garnett misses 6-foot jumper
Kevin Garnett misses 16-foot jumper
Jalen Rose misses two point shot
Malik Rose misses layup
Eddy Curry misses 8-foot jumper
Eddy Curry makes 5-foot hook shot (Malik Rose assists)
Steve Francis makes 16-foot jumper (Stephon Marbury assists)
Eddy Curry misses 6-foot hook shot
Jalen Rose misses 13-foot jumper
Stephon Marbury misses 21-foot jumper
Steve Francis makes 25-foot three point jumper
Malik Rose misses 5-foot jumper
Stephon Marbury makes jumper (Steve Francis assists)
Kevin Garnett blocks Eddy Curry's 5-foot jumper
Steve Francis misses 16-foot jumper
Steve Francis misses layup
Maurice Taylor misses layup
Stephon Marbury misses 20-foot jumper
Jerome James misses 9-foot jumper
Steve Francis misses layup
Maurice Taylor makes dunk (Stephon Marbury assists)
Eddie Griffin blocks Jamal Crawford's 5-foot jumper
Maurice Taylor misses 20-foot jumper
David Lee makes 9-foot hook shot (Jerome James assists)
Nate Robinson misses 20-foot jumper
Jamal Crawford makes 20-foot jumper (Nate Robinson assists)
Eddie Griffin blocks Maurice Taylor's 5-foot hook shot
Malik Rose makes 16-foot jumper (Nate Robinson assists)
Eddie Griffin blocks David Lee's layup
Nate Robinson misses 19-foot jumper
Jamal Crawford makes 9-foot running jumper
Eddy Curry misses layup
Stephon Marbury misses 21-foot jumper
Eddy Curry misses layup
David Lee makes driving layup (Stephon Marbury assists)
Jalen Rose makes 19-foot jumper (Jamal Crawford assists)
Jamal Crawford misses 9-foot running jumper
Steve Francis misses 18-foot jumper
Stephon Marbury makes 26-foot three point jumper (Eddy Curry assists)
Stephon Marbury misses 16-foot jumper
Steve Francis misses layup
Jalen Rose makes 16-foot jumper (Stephon Marbury assists)
Jalen Rose makes 12-foot jumper (Stephon Marbury assists)
Jalen Rose misses 7-foot jumper
Steve Francis misses 17-foot jumper
Eddy Curry makes layup (Stephon Marbury assists)
Jalen Rose misses 25-foot three point jumper
Eddy Curry makes slam dunk (Stephon Marbury assists)
Maurice Taylor makes two point shot (Stephon Marbury assists)
Stephon Marbury misses 25-foot three point jumper
Eddie Griffin blocks Eddy Curry's layup
Jalen Rose makes 15-foot jumper (Steve Francis assists)
Eddy Curry makes slam dunk (Steve Francis assists)
Jamal Crawford misses 16-foot jumper
Steve Francis makes driving layup
Jackie Butler misses 5-foot jumper
Nate Robinson misses layup
Jamal Crawford makes 26-foot three point jumper (Nate Robinson assists)
Nate Robinson misses 19-foot jumper
Steve Francis misses layup
Jamal Crawford makes 28-foot three point jumper
Jamal Crawford misses 23-foot three point jumper
Nate Robinson makes driving layup
Jackie Butler makes layup (Nate Robinson assists)
Stephon Marbury makes 9-foot running jumper (Nate Robinson assists)
Jamal Crawford makes 18-foot jumper (Stephon Marbury assists)
Jamal Crawford misses 26-foot three point jumper
Jamal Crawford makes 10-foot running jumper
Stephon Marbury makes driving layup (Jackie Butler assists)
Nate Robinson misses 57-foot three point jumper

KNICKS

TIMBERWOLVES

TIME		NY	MIN
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Eddy Curry vs. Kevin Garnett (Ricky Davis gains possession)	0	0
11:41	Rashad McCants misses 17-foot jumper	0	0
11:41	Jalen Rose defensive rebound	0	0
11:22	Jalen Rose misses two point shot	0	0
11:22	Mark Blount defensive rebound	0	0
11:12	Marcus Banks makes two point shot (Kevin Garnett assists)	0	2
10:51	Malik Rose misses layup	0	2
10:49	Kevin Garnett defensive rebound	0	2
10:40	Mark Blount misses hook shot	0	2
10:38	Jalen Rose defensive rebound	0	2
10:29	Stephon Marbury turnover	0	2
10:11	Kevin Garnett misses 13-foot two point shot	0	2
10:11	Eddy Curry defensive rebound	0	2
9:59	Jalen Rose bad pass	0	2
9:37	Marcus Banks misses 17-foot jumper	0	2
9:37	Minnesota defensive rebound	0	2
9:22	Eddy Curry misses 8-foot jumper	0	2
9:22	Mark Blount defensive rebound	0	2
9:14	Rashad McCants traveling	0	2
8:59	Eddy Curry makes 5-foot hook shot (Malik Rose assists)	2	2
8:59	Mark Blount shooting foul (Eddy Curry draws the foul)	2	2
8:59	Eddy Curry misses free throw 1 of 1	2	2
8:59	Mark Blount defensive rebound	2	2
8:42	Kevin Garnett makes 16-foot jumper (Mark Blount assists)	2	4
8:30	Steve Francis makes 16-foot jumper (Stephon Marbury assists)	4	4
8:30	Rashad McCants shooting foul (Steve Francis draws the foul)	4	4
8:30	Steve Francis makes free throw 1 of 1	5	4
8:22	Kevin Garnett makes slam dunk (Rashad McCants assists)	5	6
8:03	Eddy Curry misses 6-foot hook shot	5	6
8:02	New York offensive rebound	5	6
7:58	Jalen Rose misses 13-foot jumper	5	6
7:58	Kevin Garnett defensive rebound	5	6
7:54	Ricky Davis makes two point shot (Marcus Banks assists)	5	8
7:35	Stephon Marbury misses 21-foot jumper	5	8
7:35	Kevin Garnett defensive rebound	5	8
7:24	Mark Blount misses 8-foot hook shot	5	8
7:22	Kevin Garnett offensive rebound	5	8
7:18	Ricky Davis makes 25-foot three pointer (Kevin Garnett assists)	5	11
7:01	Steve Francis makes 25-foot three point jumper	8	11
6:56	Malik Rose shooting foul (Rashad McCants draws the foul)	8	11
6:56	Rashad McCants makes free throw 1 of 2	8	12
6:56	Rashad McCants makes free throw 2 of 2	8	13
6:39	Malik Rose misses 5-foot jumper	8	13
6:39	Mark Blount defensive rebound	8	13
6:26	Steve Francis shooting foul (Kevin Garnett draws the foul)	8	13
6:26	Kevin Garnett makes free throw 1 of 2	8	14
6:26	Kevin Garnett makes free throw 2 of 2	8	15
6:09	Marcus Banks personal foul (Stephon Marbury draws the foul)	8	15
6:09	New York full timeout	8	15
6:01	Stephon Marbury makes jumper (Steve Francis assists)	10	15
5:43	Mark Blount makes 17-foot jumper (Kevin Garnett assists)	10	17
5:24	Kevin Garnett blocks Eddy Curry's 5-foot jumper	10	17
5:22	Kevin Garnett defensive rebound	10	17
5:15	Kevin Garnett turnover	10	17
4:52	Stephon Marbury bad pass	10	17
4:45	Marcus Banks makes driving layup	10	19
4:45	Eddy Curry shooting foul (Marcus Banks draws the foul)	10	19
4:45	Jerome James enters the game for Eddy Curry	10	19
4:45	Marcus Banks makes free throw 1 of 1	10	20
4:22	Steve Francis misses 16-foot jumper	10	20
4:20	Malik Rose offensive rebound	10	20
4:16	Steve Francis misses layup	10	20
4:16	Kevin Garnett defensive rebound	10	20
4:13	Stephon Marbury blocks Marcus Banks's layup	10	20
4:13	Minnesota offensive rebound	10	20
4:03	Rashad McCants makes 5-foot jumper (Ricky Davis assists)	10	22
3:45	Maurice Taylor enters the game for Malik Rose	10	22
3:43	Maurice Taylor misses layup	10	22
3:42	Kevin Garnett defensive rebound	10	22
3:36	Ricky Davis bad pass (Jalen Rose steals)	10	22
3:31	Stephon Marbury misses 20-foot jumper	10	22
3:31	Ricky Davis defensive rebound	10	22
3:15	Maurice Taylor illegal defense foul (1st personal foul)	10	22
3:15	Kevin Garnett misses technical free throw	10	22
3:15	Minnesota offensive rebound	10	22
3:05	Marcus Banks misses 20-foot jumper	10	22
3:04	Minnesota defensive rebound	10	22
2:48	Jerome James misses 9-foot jumper	10	22
2:47	Rashad McCants defensive rebound	10	22
2:44	Jerome James shooting foul (Marcus Banks draws the foul)	10	22
2:44	Minnesota full timeout	10	22
2:44	Eddie Griffin enters the game for Kevin Garnett	10	22
2:44	Marcus Banks makes free throw 1 of 2	10	23
2:44	Marcus Banks makes free throw 2 of 2	10	24
2:34	Steve Francis misses layup	10	24
2:33	Jerome James offensive rebound	10	24
2:30	Jerome James lost ball (Eddie Griffin steals)	10	24
2:23	Rashad McCants misses layup	10	24
2:21	Jerome James defensive rebound	10	24
2:16	Maurice Taylor makes dunk (Stephon Marbury assists)	12	24
2:14	Rashad McCants technical foul (1st technical foul)	12	24
2:14	Steve Francis technical foul (1st technical foul)	12	24
2:14	Ricky Davis makes technical free throw	12	25
2:14	Jamal Crawford enters the game for Jalen Rose	12	25
1:59	Mark Blount makes 16-foot jumper (Marcus Banks assists)	12	27
1:47	Eddie Griffin shooting foul (Steve Francis draws the foul)	12	27
1:47	Steve Francis makes free throw 1 of 2	13	27
1:47	Marko Jaric enters the game for Ricky Davis	13	27
1:47	Steve Francis makes free throw 2 of 2	14	27
1:28	Mark Blount misses 16-foot jumper	14	27
1:27	Steve Francis defensive rebound	14	27
1:20	Steve Francis traveling	14	27
57.9	Marcus Banks bad pass (Jamal Crawford steals)	14	27
52.9	Eddie Griffin blocks Jamal Crawford's 5-foot jumper	14	27
50.5	Marko Jaric defensive rebound	14	27
46.9	Rashad McCants makes 25-foot three point jumper (Marko Jaric assists)	14	30
27.9	Maurice Taylor misses 20-foot jumper	14	30
26.4	Marcus Banks defensive rebound	14	30
8.9	Maurice Taylor personal foul (Marcus Banks draws the foul)	14	30
8.9	Marcus Banks misses free throw 1 of 2	14	30
8.9	Minnesota offensive rebound	14	30
8.9	Marcus Banks misses free throw 2 of 2	14	30
8.6	Steve Francis defensive rebound	14	30
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	14	30

Regular Season Series

MIN wins 2-0

Timberwolves
96
Knicks
90

Game 1

16/1

Knicks
94
Timberwolves
98

Game 2

26/3

Target Center

8:30 PM, 26 March 2006

Minneapolis, MN

Attendance: 16,201

Referees:
Joe DeRosa
Bill Kennedy
David Guthrie

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Boston	12	3	.800	-	W3
New York	9	6	.600	3	W4
Brooklyn	6	9	.400	6	W1
Toronto	4	12	.250	8.5	W2
Philadelphia	2	12	.143	9.5	L5

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Oklahoma City	12	4	.750	-	W1
Denver	8	5	.615	2.5	W1
Minnesota	8	7	.533	3.5	L1
Portland	6	9	.400	5.5	L1
Utah	3	12	.200	8.5	L4

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