Friday’s game was a far cry from Dec. 19, when the Knicks dominated the Timberwolves in Minnesota, 133-107. That night, Edwards scored just 17 points on 16 shots, deferring to Randle, who was still acclimating to his new team after the trade.

Julius Randle’s return to MSG was quiet but his star teammate was loud. Anthony Edwards dominated the struggling Knicks, who were again outplayed in the fourth quarter and lost handily, 116-99. The Knicks (27-16) have dropped six of their past nine,

The Minnesota Timberwolves decided to shake things up in the offseason, despite coming off a Western Conference Finals appearance. Feeling like the frontcourt duo of Karl-Anthon y Towns and Rudy Gobert was not working out,