New York Knicks vs Minnesota Timberwolves Prediction, 12/23/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: New York Knicks vs Minnesota Timberwolves

Date: Tuesday, December 23, 2025

Location: Target Center in Minneapolis, MN

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

The New York Knicks (19-8) are on their way to Target Center on Tuesday where they will attempt to beat the Minnesota Timberwolves (18-10).

The Knicks faced the 76ers and went home with a loss by a final score of 116-107 in their last game. When it comes to fouls, the Knicks ended up with 17 and the 76ers totaled 14 fouls. They buried 17 of their 41 attempts from three-point range. Philadelphia walked away from this one shooting 90.5% from the free throw line by making 19 of 21 attempts. Additionally, Philadelphia totaled 36 rebounds (10 offensive, 26 defensive) and added 1 block. Philadelphia recorded 34 assists and had 12 steals in this game. In reference to defense, New York allowed their opponent to shoot 45.5% from the floor on 40 of 88 shooting. They also doled out 31 assists for the contest as well as forcing the opposition into 12 turnovers and earning 10 steals. In regard to rebounding, they earned 57 with 21 of them being of the offensive variety. From the charity stripe, the Knicks converted 21 of 25 tries for a percentage of 84.0%. New York wrapped up the contest with a 44.3% field goal percentage (39 of 88) and buried 8 of their 32 shots from 3-point land.

Jalen Brunson is one guy who played a role for this contest. Brunson finished the contest at 31.8% from the field and dished out 9 dimes. He was on the hardwood for 37 minutes played and totaled 6 boards. He ended up with 22 points on 7 out of 22 shooting.

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New York enters this contest with a win-loss record of 19-8 this year. They have an average of 120.2 points per outing (4th in the NBA) while connecting on 47.9% from the field. The Knicks are connecting on 37.5% on three-point shots (402 of 1,073) and 79.0% from the charity stripe. As a unit, New York is collecting 46.3 boards per contest and has earned 731 dimes on the season, which ranks 14th in the league in terms of passing the ball. They are turning it over 13.5 times per contest and as a basketball team they are committing 20.7 fouls per game.

Defensively, the Knicks are forcing 14.6 turnovers per contest while drawing 20.8 personal fouls. They are relinquishing 36.3% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they rank 5th in basketball in PPG from their opponents (112.4). The Knicks are giving up a FG percentage of 46.0% (1,078 of 2,346) and they relinquish 41.1 rebounds per game as a team. They currently rank 4th in basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 674 conceded for the campaign.

When they last played, the Timberwolves walked away with a victory by a final of 112-107 against the Thunder. With respect to how they rebounded, Minnesota permitted Oklahoma City to grab 52 in total (13 on the offensive glass). They finished 28.2% from beyond the arc via 11 out of 39 and walked away from this one shooting 28 of 30 from the charity stripe (93.3%). The Timberwolves permitted the Thunder to make 34 of 92 attempts from the field which gave them a percentage of 37.0% for this contest. When the final whistle blew, the Timberwolves went 33 out of 88 from the field which had them at 37.5%. Regarding shooting from downtown, Minnesota made 13 of 37 tries (35.1%). They were able to convert 33 of the free throw tries for a clip of 70.2%. The Thunder earned 19 fouls in this contest which got the Timberwolves to the charity stripe for a total of 47 attempts. They coughed it up 13 times, while recording 6 steals in this game. The Timberwolves were able to corral 39 defensive rebounds and 18 offensive boards totaling 57 in this contest.

Anthony Edwards was important for the Timberwolves in the matchup. Edwards had 26 points in his 41 mins on the hardwood and accounted for 3 dimes for this game. He made 9 out of 20 in the matchup giving him a rate of 45.0%, and had 12 rebounds.

Minnesota has a win-loss record of 18-10 for the campaign. When it comes to executing on offense, the Timberwolves are hitting on 47.9% from the floor, which ranks 9th in the league. Minnesota has accounted for 3,337 points on the season (119.2 per contest) and they average 44.3 rebounds per contest. They are assisting teammates 26.3 times per contest (12th in the league) and they turn the ball over 14.9 times per contest. The Timberwolves have committed 22.6 personal fouls per game and they hit 76.4% from the charity stripe.

The Timberwolves on defense are ranked 10th in the NBA in points per game surrendered with 114.3. They are able to force 14.5 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 45.9% from the floor (6th in the league). The Minnesota defense concedes 35.1% on shots from 3-point land (334 of 951) and opponents are connecting on 77.8% of their free throw shots. They have allowed 24.7 dimes and 43.3 boards every game, which ranks them 4th and 12th in the NBA.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Minnesota

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