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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | Final/OT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Timberwolves | 33 | 35 | 20 | 27 | 12 | 127 |
 Nets | 22 | 34 | 37 | 22 | 11 | 126 |
MINTeam statsBKN| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 46-10842.6% | 13-4330.2% | 22-2878.6% | 52 | 23 | 13 |
| BKN | 48-10147.5% | 15-3444.1% | 15-2657.7% | 48 | 19 | 16 |
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Minnesota Timberwolves127| 39 | 36 | 11-22 | 7-11, Career high (his best before, 6) | 7-8 | −1 | +13.9 | ||||||||
| 36 | 21 | 10-27 | 0-4 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | −26 | −6.2 | |||||
| 35 | 9 | 4-13 | 0-3 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | −5 | −3.3 | ||||||
| 35 | 14 | 5-8 | 0-1 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | −7 | −1.6 | ||||||
| 33 | 15 | 6-11 | 3-6 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −11 | −1.1 | |||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 23 | 10 | 4-7 | 2-4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +8 | +1.0 | |||||
| 21 | 5 | 1-7 | 0-6 | 3-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +17 | −3.2 | |||||
| 16 | 4 | 2-5 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +6 | −3.4 | |||||
| 14 | 11 | 2-5 | 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 6-8 | 0 | +22 | +5.8 | |||||
| 14 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | −1.1 | ||||||
| Team | 127 | 46-10842.6% | 13-4330.2% | 52 | 23 | 13 | 22 | 22-2878.6% | 12 | 9 | 4 | |||
Bench 32 points on 10 for 27 shooting
Did not play: Gorgui Dieng, Jordan Bell and Kelan Martin (coach’s decision).
Brooklyn Nets126| 41 | 15 | 6-13 | 2-5 | 0 | 1-2 | +19 | +2.3 | |||||||
| 39 | 14 | 5-9 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | −2.7 | ||||||
| 38 | 50 | 17-33 | 7-14 | 0 | 9-10 | 0 | +18 | +17.3 | ||||||
| 37 | 20 | 9-19 | 1-4 | 1-4 | 0 | 0 | +9 | −5.2 | ||||||
| 36 | 6 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-4 | +11 | −0.9 | |||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 19 | 14 | 6-13 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | −7 | −6.3 | ||||||
| 17 | 4 | 2-6 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −15 | −4.5 | ||||
| 17 | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −12 | −4.0 | ||||||
| 13 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | −13 | −3.2 | |||||
| 7 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −16 | −3.9 | ||||
| Team | 126 | 48-10147.5% | 15-3444.1% | 48 | 19 | 16 | 30 | 15-2657.7% | 10 | 8 | 9 | |||
Bench 21 points on 8 for 21 shooting
Did not play: Wilson Chandler (nwt_league_suspension); Dzanan Musa and Theo Pinson (coach’s decision).
Timberwolves127Nets126ClickTap a team’s number to see the plays behind it.
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Karl-Anthony Towns had 36 points (8 during an 11-0 run in the fourth quarter) and 14 rebounds, and the Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Brooklyn Nets 127-126 in overtime in the season opener for both teams at Barclays Center.
It was tied 115-115 at the end of regulation.
Andrew Wiggins’ floater with 52.8 seconds left in overtime made it 127-124. The Nets had the ball down 1 after a timeout, but Kyrie Irving missed a 15-foot fadeaway at the buzzer that would have put them ahead.
During clutch time, the Nets outscored the Timberwolves 26-23. Irving scored 18 of the Nets’ 26 on 5 for 12 shooting and 5 for 5 at the line. In the fourth quarter, Towns had 2 of his 3 steals, 1 of them during an 11-0 Timberwolves run, and the Timberwolves scored 2 points off them. With 3:33 left in overtime, Treveon Graham stole the ball from Caris LeVert, and his putback off it put the Timberwolves ahead 119-118.
Wiggins had 21 points (20 in the paint) and 8 rebounds. Towns scored 16 of his 36 points in the fourth quarter.
For the Nets, Irving had 50 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists, and LeVert added 20 points and 3 steals. Taurean Prince had 15 points and 11 rebounds in his first game with the Nets.
The Nets outscored the Timberwolves 20-8 on the fast break. The Timberwolves’ starters were outscored 67-51 in 25 minutes together.
Minnesota TimberwolvesBrooklyn NetsPS, 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. The Timberwolves’ chance bottomed out at 15% (4th quarter, 1:16 left). Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
105 points from the field on 108 shots: 10.9 fewer than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 20-38 | 52.6% | 64% |
| In the paint | 10-18 | 55.6% | 40% |
| Mid-range | 3-9 | 33.3% | 40% |
| Corner 3 | 2-6 | 33.3% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 11-37 | 29.7% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jarrett Allen | 50 | 20 | 6-16 | +2 |
| Caris LeVert | 9 | 0 | 0-0 | −3 |
| DeAndre Jordan | 6 | 9 | 3-3 | +7 |
| Taurean Prince | 6 | 2 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Everyone else | 14 | 10 | 3-4 | +5 |
The tracking credits him with 41 points on 86 possessions. He usually scores about 30 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caris LeVert | 32 | 3 | 1-6 | −5 |
| Kyrie Irving | 22 | 4 | 2-5 | −1 |
| Taurean Prince | 7 | 4 | 2-3 | +2 |
| Jarrett Allen | 6 | 14 | 7-14 | +13 |
| Everyone else | 12 | 0 | 0-4 | −3 |
The tracking credits him with 25 points on 79 possessions. He usually scores about 20 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taurean Prince | 44 | 12 | 5-8 | +4 |
| Joe Harris | 8 | 0 | 0-2 | −2 |
| Caris LeVert | 7 | 0 | 0-1 | −1 |
| Jarrett Allen | 5 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 6 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 |
The tracking credits him with 12 points on 69 possessions. He usually scores about 13 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
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Highest Leverage Moments
Wiggins 7' Driving Floating Jump Shot (21 PTS)
OT 0:53
38.1%
53→15
Harris 26' 3PT Jump Shot (14 PTS) (Prince 2 AST)
OT 1:35
32.9%
29→62
Irving 25' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (37 PTS)
Q4 2:19
28.6%
34→62
Towns 3PT Jump Shot (36 PTS) (Graham 3 AST)
Q4 1:06
28.3%
85→56
MISS Irving 15' Fadeaway Jumper
OT 0:00
27.1%
29→2
