The Minnesota Timberwolves took things outside and the New York Knicks paid for it. New York's latest loss was historic for all the wrong reasons, as the Timberwolves put up historic numbers from deep in a 116-99 triumph on Friday night at Madison Square Garden.

Even Shaq has been well impressed with the way Karl-Anthony Towns has been playing for the Knicks this season.

The Minnesota Timberwolves will visit the New York Knicks in a cross-conference matchup on Friday's NBA schedule. New York is 27-15 overall and 13-7 at home, while Minnesota is 21-19 overall and 11-10 on the road.

Recall that in a bold offseason trade, the Knicks sent Julius Randle, Donte DiVincenzo, Keita Bates-Diop and a heavily protected first-round pick to the Minnesota Timberwolves to bring Towns to Madison Square Garden.

On today's episode of Good Word with Goodwill, Vincent Goodwill is joined by Dan Titus and Ice Young to catch up on the latest NBA headlines regarding the Timberwolves, Knicks, Nuggets and Clippers. Karl-Anthony Towns is a member of the New York Knicks now, but he's still got plenty of fans in Minnesota.

As a reminder, these teams exchanged superstars in the offseason with Julius Randle heading to Minneapolis and Karl-Anthony Towns moving to the Big Apple. The Timberwolves lost at home Wednesday night to the Golden State Warriors, 116-115. New York won in overtime Wednesday in Philadelphia, 125-119, over the 76ers.

It'll take a little more to break the New York Knicks' Hart. Josh Hart took the floor when the Knicks faced the Atlanta Hawks on Monday, getting his usual 37-mi

Julius Randle appears to be on increasingly thin ice in Minnesota, not closing as many games, not endearing himself to the fans, and his albatross of a player option is threatening the Timberwolves’ ability to retain Nickeil Alexander-Walker and Naz Reid.

Counting last year's two big individual performances, this date has been a day when larger-than-life moments happen in the NBA.

New York Knicks vs. Brooklyn Nets in the NBA starts at 7:30 p.m. ET on Jan. 21. This game takes place at Barclays Center in Brooklyn. This game will air on TNT and TruTV, and it will stream on Max.

The New York Knicks have a great team on paper. Led by their two stars in Jalen Brunson and Karl-Anthony Towns, the Knicks have a chance to beat anybody on any given night.