As we slowly but surely inch closer to regular season basketball, the Knicks take on the Minnesota Timberwolves in their second preseason contest tonight. And unlike the Knicks’ first game of the preseason, which was against the Celtics’ B-squad, it should be a very good test. Minnesota, who is looking to make the type of leap this season that the Knicks did last season, is currently 2-0 after beating the Dallas Mavericks twice and has looked pretty impressive so far.
In their first game, Minnesota held Dallas to just 99 points while scoring 111 points without their star guard, Anthony Edwards, thanks in large part to Karl-Anthony Towns, who was incredibly efficient and aggressive in the limited minutes he played.