Kyle Anderson (5), of the Minnesota Timberwolves, plays the ball and faces Julius Randle (30), of the Nueva York Knicks, during the first season of the NBA baloncesto game, el lunes 20 de marzo de 2023 , At New York. (AP Photo/Noah K. Murray)

NEW YORK (AP) — Julius Randle had 57 points to tie the third-most in Knicks history, but the Minnesota Timberwolves got off to a bright start and a steady finish to beat New York 140-134 Monday night. .

Taurean Prince had a season-high 35 points and went 8 of 8 from long range for the Timberwolves, while Mike Conley added 24 points and 11 assists. His three free throws gave Minnesota the lead for good with 2:17 remaining.

Randle’s final field goal, a three-point play with 42 seconds remaining, cut the lead to 137-134, but he was passed by Kyle Anderson on Minnesota’s next possession, and the Prince Cup scored in the final 10.1 seconds before Conley fired a free kick after Randle was called off for a technical foul.

In a spectacular display of shooting and scoring, the Timberwolves hit 70% of their shots in the first half and led by 17 before Randle charged the Knicks with a game-high 26 points in the third quarter.

He finished tied with Richie Guerin behind only 60-point games in Knicks history, Carmelo Anthony’s 62 on January 24, 2014, and Bernard King’s 60 on Christmas 1984. But the Knicks saw their three-point streak victories end.

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