In the teams’ first matchup following a full season since the blockbuster trade that saw the swap of Karl-Anthony Towns for Julius Randle and Donte DiVincenzo, the Knicks were the better team Wednesday night as they took down the Minnesota Timberwolves 137-114.

Both teams made their respective conference finals last postseason, proving that the trade was a win-win on both sides. Randle has been Minnesota’s best player this season in the absence of Anthony Edwards, who returned to the court Wednesday night, and DiVincenzo is averaging career-highs in minutes played and three-point percentage in his starting point guard role. On the other hand, Towns is averaging career-highs in rebounds per game, coming off his first All-NBA season on the East Coast.

It was a night of highly anticipated r

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