The New York Knicks lost a pingpong ball tiebreaker to the Minnesota Timberwolves on Tuesday and will fall to the seventh spot for the NBA draft lottery.
The NBA broke ties for picks in the 2017 draft on Tuesday, with the Knicks' and Wolves' tiebreaker being the highest at stake. Minnesota will pick before the Knicks at sixth if neither team lands in the top three during the draft lottery on May 16.
Other tiebreaker results include:
* The Portland Trail Blazers will pick 15th, with the Chicago Bulls at 16;
* The Milwaukee Bucks will draft at 17, with the Indiana Pacers slotted at 18;
* The Atlanta Hawks will pick 19th, with Portland at No.