MINNEAPOLIS — Knicks coach Tom Thibodeau has stressed since training camp the need for the Knicks to shoot more three-point field goals. And maybe, since they had never reached the lofty goals he had for how many in the first nine games of the season, they needed to see what it looked like.
They got a clear view Saturday as the Boston Celtics set a franchise record for made threes in a game and the Knicks set a mark for the most surrendered in a game as Boston connected on 27 of 51 from beyond the arc. With that fresh in their mind the Knicks took the floor at the Target Center Monday and came out firing.
The Knicks set season highs for attempts and makes from beyond the arc, draining 19 of 48 as they built a huge lead and never let the Timberwolves back in the game as they evened their record at 5-5 with a 120-107 win.
