NEW YORK (AP) — Carmelo Anthony scored 29 points, Derrick Rose had 24 and Kyle O’Quinn 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 LaVine’s dunk with 6:33 remaining.

O’Quinn 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 O’Quinn 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 Bjelica’s 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 away

The Timberwolves have been swept by the Knicks in each of the past two seasons (4-0). Minnesota’s last win in the series was a 95-92 overtime victory on March 19, 2015.

Left out

Courtney 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.

O-Quinn okay

O’Quinn, 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. Charlotte head coach Steve Clifford and Minnesota head coach Tom Thibodeau were assistants together under Jeff Van Gundy with the Knicks (2001-03) and Rockets (2004-07).