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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Timberwolves | 26 | 26 | 27 | 31 | 110 |
 Bulls | 35 | 24 | 22 | 36 | 117 |
MINTeam statsCHI| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 41-8647.7% | 15-4434.1% | 13-2454.2% | 43 | 27 | 18 |
| CHI | 39-8446.4% | 9-3030.0% | 30-3781.1% | 50 | 21 | 12 |
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Chicago Bulls117| 34 | 21 | 6-14 | 4-10 | 5-6 | 0 | −2 | −1.6 | |||||||
| 33 | 25 | 8-18 | 3-6 | 6-8 | 0 | +1 | −1.4 | |||||||
| 32 | 14 | 3-4 | 0-1 | 8-9 | 0 | +5 | +5.1 | |||||||
| 22 | 2 | 1-7 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | −12 | −4.2 | |||||||
| 18 | 15 | 5-10 | 1-5 | 0 | 4-4 | +3 | +4.6 | |||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 25 | 12 | 5-12 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +22 | −6.5 | |||||
| 22 | 12 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | +3 | +8.7 | ||||
| 21 | 9 | 3-6 | 0-1 | 0 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | +7 | +2.8 | |||||
| 19 | 6 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +4 | −2.4 | ||||
| 15 | 1 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +4 | −2.1 | ||||
| Team | 117 | 39-8446.4% | 9-3030.0% | 50 | 21 | 12 | 22 | 30-3781.1% | 12 | 9 | 2 | |||
Bench 40 points on 16 for 31 shooting
Did not play: Adam Mokoka, Denzel Valentine and Shaquille Harrison (coach’s decision).
Minnesota Timberwolves110| 35 | 25 | 10-19 | 4-10 | 1-6 | 0 | +6 | +1.5 | |||||||
| 31 | 40, Season high (his best before, 39) | 16-24 | 4-8 | 4-5 | 0 | 0 | −7 | +10.4 | ||||||
| 31 | 9 | 4-9 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0 | +3 | −6.4 | |||||||
| 31 | 16 | 5-6 | 2-3 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | +7.2 | |||||||
| 25 | 3 | 1-5 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | −8.1 | |||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 20 | 5 | 2-7 | 1-5 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −15 | −6.9 | ||||
| 19 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −6 | −3.0 | ||||||
| 17 | 5 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −7 | −0.9 | ||||
| 17 | 3 | 1-5 | 1-4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −0.2 | |||||||
| 13 | 4 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0 | 2-5 | 0 | −9 | −3.9 | ||||||
| Team | 110 | 41-8647.7% | 15-4434.1% | 43 | 27 | 18 | 25 | 13-2454.2% | 10 | 7 | 3 | |||
Bench 17 points on 5 for 23 shooting
Did not play: Noah Vonleh, Naz Reid and Jordan Bell (coach’s decision).
Bulls117Timberwolves110ClickTap 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.
The Chicago Bulls went on an 11-0 run in the fourth quarter to beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 117-110.
The Timberwolves went on a 10-2 run to lead 108-106 with 2:15 left in the fourth quarter. Zach LaVine’s 3-pointer put the Bulls ahead for good with 1:26 left. Kris Dunn scored 6 points during the run, and they led 117-108 with 12 seconds left.
LaVine’s 2 free throws with 25.6 seconds left made it 113-108 and put it away.
During clutch time, the Bulls outscored the Timberwolves 13-10. LaVine (No. 8 in clutch points, 2019-20) scored 7 of the Bulls’ 13 on 2 for 4 shooting and 2 for 2 at the line. In the fourth quarter, Chandler Hutchison had 2 of his 3 steals, both with the game within five points, and the Bulls scored 4 points off them.
LaVine scored 25 points. Lauri Markkanen added 21 points (12 on 4 3-pointers), and Cristiano Felicio had 12 points (10 in the paint) and 9 rebounds off the bench.
For the Timberwolves, Karl-Anthony Towns scored a season-high 40 points on 16 for 24 shooting, and Andrew Wiggins added 25 points and 9 assists. Shabazz Napier scored 16 points. Towns scored 18 of his 40 points in the fourth quarter.
The Bulls went 30 for 37 at the line to the Timberwolves’ 13 for 24 and outscored them 40-17 off the bench. The Bulls were outscored 15-5 in 3 minutes with Young, Satoransky, LaVine, Dunn and Markkanen on the floor together.
Chicago BullsMinnesota 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).
87 points from the field on 84 shots: 6.1 fewer than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 24-38 | 63.2% | 64% |
| In the paint | 4-9 | 44.4% | 40% |
| Mid-range | 2-7 | 28.6% | 40% |
| Corner 3 | 0-3 | 0.0% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 9-27 | 33.3% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Wiggins | 22 | 2 | 1-3 | −6 |
| Josh Okogie | 17 | 4 | 2-5 | −2 |
| Shabazz Napier | 11 | 2 | 1-2 | −2 |
| Robert Covington | 7 | 8 | 3-4 | +6 |
| Everyone else | 11 | 6 | 2-6 | +2 |
The tracking credits him with 22 points on 67 possessions. He usually scores about 25 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Covington | 40 | 6 | 2-5 | −3 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 10 | 6 | 1-3 | +4 |
| Josh Okogie | 4 | 5 | 2-2 | +4 |
| Keita Bates-Diop | 4 | 1 | 0-1 | 0 |
| Everyone else | 10 | 3 | 1-3 | +1 |
The tracking credits him with 21 points on 68 possessions. He usually scores about 16 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gorgui Dieng | 15 | 2 | 0-3 | −1 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 15 | 9 | 3-5 | +6 |
| Everyone else | 10 | 8 | 4-4 | +6 |
The tracking credits him with 19 points on 41 possessions. He usually scores about 7 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.
CHI win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
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Highest Leverage Moments
LaVine 26' 3PT Jump Shot (23 PTS) (Markkanen 1 AST)
Q4 1:26
28.3%
56→85
Dunn 1' Cutting Layup Shot (10 PTS) (Satoransky 5 AST)
Q4 2:02
22.7%
34→56
Towns 1' Layup (37 PTS) (Wiggins 8 AST)
Q4 2:15
21.9%
62→40
Markkanen 26' 3PT Jump Shot (21 PTS) (Dunn 4 AST)
Q4 4:42
16.5%
68→85
LaVine 1' Driving Layup (20 PTS)
Q4 2:25
16.4%
46→62
