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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Timberwolves | 22 | 21 | 30 | 24 | 97 |
 Nets | 24 | 24 | 23 | 27 | 98 |
MINTeam statsBKN| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 36-8045.0% | 1-119.1% | 24-3080.0% | 32 | 10 | 8 |
| BKN | 37-7251.4% | 14-3046.7% | 10-1190.9% | 38 | 22 | 19 |
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Brooklyn Nets98| 36 | 26 | 9-14 | 4-7 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | +1 | +9.0 | ||||||
| 31 | 9 | 3-11 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | +3 | −10.0 | ||||||
| 31 | 9 | 3-9 | 2-6 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3.3 | ||||||
| 27 | 10 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | +10 | −5.3 | |||||||
| 13 | 6 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | +1.3 | |||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 28 | 8 | 3-6 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | −2.4 | ||||||
| 28 | 17 | 6-7 | 4-5 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | +4 | +4.6 | |||||
| 19 | 5 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | −4.3 | |||||
| 17 | 6 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | −0.4 | |||||
| 11 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | −4.3 | ||||
| Team | 98 | 37-7251.4% | 14-3046.7% | 38 | 22 | 19 | 23 | 10-1190.9% | 4 | 3 | 3 | |||
Bench 38 points on 15 for 26 shooting
Did not play: Jacob Wiley, Timofey Mozgov and Milton Doyle (coach’s decision).
Minnesota Timberwolves97| 40 | 16 | 8-16 | 0-4 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | −3 | −2.3 | ||||
| 39 | 30 | 7-17 | 0-2 | 16-18 | +2 | +7.1 | ||||||||
| 37 | 11 | 4-9 | 0-1 | 3-3 | 0 | 0 | +9 | −6.9 | ||||||
| 37 | 17 | 8-17 | 1-3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +3 | −0.6 | ||||||
| 33 | 5 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 3-6 | +1 | −2.8 | |||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 19 | 10 | 5-10 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | −0.9 | ||||||
| 17 | 8 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 2-2 | −1 | +1.0 | |||||||
| 13 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | −3.1 | ||
| 4 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −1.1 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −0.2 | |
| Team | 97 | 36-8045.0% | 1-119.1% | 32 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 24-3080.0% | 7 | 9 | 4 | |||
Bench 18 points on 8 for 16 shooting
Did not play: Cole Aldrich and Shabazz Muhammad (coach’s decision); Jeff Teague (injury/illness).
Nets98Timberwolves97ClickTap a team’s number to see the plays behind it.
PS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. The game’s highs are in blue, hot shooting in gold, cold in gray. ClickTap a column’s heading to sort by it.
Spencer Dinwiddie made an 11-foot fadeaway with 10 seconds left, and the Brooklyn Nets beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 98-97.
Jimmy Butler III’s 2 free throws had put the Timberwolves ahead 97-96 with 33 seconds left.
The Timberwolves had the ball down 1 after a timeout, but Butler missed a 22-foot pull-up jumper with 1.5 seconds left that would have put them ahead.
During clutch time, the Timberwolves outscored the Nets 12-11. Butler (No. 8 in clutch points, 2017-18) scored 5 of the Timberwolves’ 12 on 1 for 3 shooting and 3 for 3 at the line.
Dinwiddie had 26 points and 9 assists.
For the Timberwolves, Butler scored 30 points.
The Timberwolves outscored the Nets 24-7 off turnovers.
Brooklyn NetsMinnesota TimberwolvesPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes.
The five plays that moved the chance to win most, in order.
Each play from the side of the team that made it: its chance to win before and after, and the change in percentage points. On the court, each shot is the shooter’s face (gray when he missed), bigger the more it moved the chance. Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
88 points from the field on 72 shots: 12.6 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 14-20 | 70.0% | 63% |
| In the paint | 6-13 | 46.2% | 40% |
| Mid-range | 3-9 | 33.3% | 40% |
| Corner 3 | 3-5 | 60.0% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 11-25 | 44.0% | 36% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyus Jones | 35 | 12 | 4-7 | +5 |
| Jimmy Butler III | 15 | 5 | 1-2 | +2 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 6 | 2 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Taj Gibson | 4 | 4 | 2-2 | +3 |
| Everyone else | 8 | 5 | 2-3 | +3 |
The tracking credits him with 28 points on 66 possessions. He usually scores about 14 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamal Crawford | 12 | 5 | 2-3 | +2 |
| Jimmy Butler III | 10 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Nemanja Bjelica | 9 | 5 | 2-2 | +3 |
| Andrew Wiggins | 9 | 3 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 11 | 7 | 2-2 | +5 |
The tracking credits him with 20 points on 51 possessions. He usually scores about 11 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taj Gibson | 29 | 4 | 2-3 | −2 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 10 | 6 | 2-3 | +4 |
| Jimmy Butler III | 6 | 0 | 0-1 | −1 |
| Tyus Jones | 6 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 5 | 0 | 0-1 | −1 |
The tracking credits him with 10 points on 54 possessions. He usually scores about 11 on that many.
What the players each one guarded scored, against what they usually score on as many possessions.
Possessions, and parts of possessions when defenders switched, from the NBA’s matchup tracking. The line under a defender’s name: his share of the scorer’s possessions. Usual: what the scorer averaged a possession against every defender in the regular season, eased toward the league’s rate when he has few possessions.
BKN win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
MIN
50/50
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Highest Leverage Moments
Dinwiddie 11' Fadeaway Jumper (26 PTS)
Q4 0:10
49.3%
29→79
Butler Free Throw 2 of 2 (30 PTS)
Q4 0:33
23.2%
53→30
Harris 3PT Jump Shot (17 PTS) (Dinwiddie 9 AST)
Q4 6:01
19.1%
43→62
Butler Free Throw 1 of 2 (29 PTS)
Q4 0:33
18.2%
71→53
Carroll 25' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (7 PTS)
Q4 4:47
16.4%
62→79
