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NEW YORK -- Carmelo Anthony scored 29 points, Derick Rose had 24 and Kyle OQuinn added 20 points and 13 rebounds as the New York Knicks defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves 118-114 on Friday night.Zach LaVine scored 24 points and Karl-Anthony Towns had 20 for the Timberwolves.Despite trailing 98-88 after three quarters, the Timberwolves went on a 12-2 run to start the fourth, aided by five Knick turnovers in the first four minutes, and took their first lead of the game, 102-101, on LaVines dunk with 6:33 remaining.OQuinn got the Knicks lead back with consecutive baskets, and after Minnesota got within one, Rose scored the next five points to give New York a 110-104 lead.Andrew Wiggins converted a layup with 2:11 left, but Anthony answered with a dunk off of a full court pass from OQuinn to make the score 112-106.Rose made two free throws with 31 seconds left for a 114-106 lead and the Timberwolves got no closer than four the rest of the way.The Knicks jumped out to a 24-8 lead to start the game. The Timberwolves were able to pull within nine after the first quarter, 30-21, and got as close as four, 34-30, on Nemamja Bjelicas 3-pointer with 9:06 left in the second quarter.New York took a 62-52 lead at halftime and led by as many as 14, 80-66, before settling for the 10-point lead after three.Justin Holiday finished with 13 points for the Knicks and Kristaps Porzingis had 11.Wiggins scored 19 points, Bjelica finished with 17, Shabazz Muhammad had 14, and Cole Aldrich posted a double-double with 10 points and 12 rebounds.TIP-INS:Timberwolves: Minnesota has faced the Knicks in each its last two games, the only time they will play the same team in consecutive games all season. They did play back-to-back against Los Angeles on November 12 and 13, but that was against the Clippers and Lakers, respectively.Knicks: New York is now one game over .500 for the second time this season. They have not been two games over .500 since Nov. 21 last season.SWEPT AWAYThe Timberwolves have been swept by the Knicks in each of the past two seasons (4-0). Minnesotas last win in the series was a 95-92 overtime victory on March 19, 2015.LEFT OUTCourtney Lee and Joakim Noah were inactive for the Knicks due to injuries to their left ankles. Lee had started the Knicks first 18 games, while Noah has now missed two games due to the ankle and four overall. However, Lance Thomas, who had missed the previous nine games due to a left ankle injury, returned to action for the first time since November 12.OQUINN OKAYOQuinn, who started in place of Noah, made all five of his field goal attempts in the first half, finished 9-of-11 overall, and posted season highs of 20 points and 13 rebounds.UP NEXT:Timberwolves: Visit Charlotte on Saturday, the final meeting of the season between the two teams. 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But now that hes in the NHL, the Calgary Flames centre showed big improvement in that department by scoring the winner in the eighth round of a 5-4 shootout victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Monday.The fact Im in the NBA still feels kind of weird.Seventeen games into the 2016-17 NBA season, and its all too surreal for Thon Maker as he tries to come to grips with his new life in the NBA.Makers journey from highly-touted prospect to unknown NBA commodity after being drafted 10th overall by Milwaukee in June has not been without its bumps in the road.By his own admission the Sudanese-born Australian still has a lot to learn about the intricacies of the NBA game. His playing time has been sporadic - at best - but that doesnt mean Maker is not utilising his time on the bench to make mental notes of habits hell need to pick up as a rotation player.Simple things like defensive rotations, where the guys gonna be in the right spots, said Maker. I hear the coaches behind me yelling to certain guys to be on the floor at a certain time, so for me, Im watching that from the bench and when I get my chance Ill be ready. Thats a great way for me to prepare - Im seeing it, and in practice Im going through it so when it comes to games Ill be ready.Its during vigorous practice sessions where Maker will be able to hone his craft in lieu of playing time for the moment. Whereas some teams may opt to send their rookies to the NBA D-League to develop, the Bucks prefer to keep Maker with them and allow him the luxury of competing against NBA talent daily.Were gonna keep Thon up as much as we can, said Bucks coach Jason Kidd pregame. Let him go up against Giannis [Antetokounmpo] and Jabari [Parker] in practice. Thats the best D-League you can go against. Going against Moose [Greg Monroe] and John [Henson] and Miles [Plumlee], I think thats the best way of getting better [by] going against those guys.Maker agrees with his coachs assessment.Since the draft we been going against each other every single day in practice and Ive gotten better by a whole lot, he said. For me it doesnt make sense if I downgrade from whats making me better.In practice its pretty intense because there is depth not only in my position but others and you never know where you are going to end up on court.So you just go at it every day andd compete, its very competitive and everyone is like that.ddddddddddddHopes are high that the Bucks will be able to unearth another diamond in the rough with Maker - much like they did with Antetokounmpo - a player with which the Australian shares more than a few similarities.I think their build is very similar, athletically theyre very similar, Kidd said. Maker is another 7-footer that can put it on the floor, in the small time that hes gotten on the floor, he understands how to play. Its just a matter of the process of being patient but continuing to work hard.Maker stresses the importance of staying ready; of preparation being key so when his number is called by Kidd, hes able to deliver. One aspect of his game that he says he is continuing to work on daily is his shooting.I work on my shot every day because no one is going to block me at seven-feet tall, good luck to them if they do. I work on pump fakes and stuff but you have to get your shot down first, then you play chess from then on with pump fakes, drives or whatever.One such chess move brought Maker national attention when he crossed over Chris Birdman Anderson in Cleveland on Tuesday. Anderson couldnt keep up with the more athletic Maker, and ended up on the floor - and SportsCenter highlights.I wasnt looking to make a highlight play or anything like that - I was just playing basketball. I was about to use the screen but I saw the defence there and the clock was winding down so I had to go the other way.He cut me off and I stepped back - that was just instinct, I wasnt trying to do a highlight play.Makers work ethic and ability to create the highlight play bode well for his future in the league, according to Matthew Dellavedova.He hasnt been playing but we all see how he has been improving in the weight room and on the practice court, Dellavedova said.I think he is going to be a great player in the league and you can see how excited everyone is when he goes into the game and scores or gets a block. ' ' '