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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | Final/OT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Timberwolves | 34 | 24 | 32 | 29 | 7 | 126 |
 Bulls | 32 | 36 | 28 | 23 | 14 | 133 |
MINTeam statsCHI| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 47-10445.2% | 12-3831.6% | 20-2195.2% | 41 | 28 | 17 |
| CHI | 55-9359.1% | 10-2540.0% | 13-1681.3% | 43 | 28 | 21 |
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Chicago Bulls133| 41 | 35 | 14-21 | 5-8 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | +0.2 | |||||
| 37 | 5 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −7.6 | |||||
| 33 | 20 | 9-17 | 0-6 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | +10 | −4.8 | ||||||
| 32 | 17 | 6-8 | 1-2 | 4-4 | 0 | −2 | +5.8 | |||||||
| 27 | 13 | 5-8 | 1-2 | 2-2 | +2 | +3.2 | ||||||||
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| 29 | 14 | 7-14 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | +3 | +2.6 | |||||||
| 26 | 16 | 6-7 | 2-3 | 0 | 2-3 | 0 | 0 | +10 | +5.4 | |||||
| 20 | 10 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +7 | +4.5 | ||||||
| 12 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +10 | −1.5 | |||
| 9 | 3 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | −0.8 | ||||
| Team | 133 | 55-9359.1% | 10-2540.0% | 43 | 28 | 21 | 15 | 13-1681.3% | 7 | 11 | 5 | |||
Bench 43 points on 19 for 33 shooting
Did not play: Daniel Gafford and Cristiano Felicio (coach’s decision).
Minnesota Timberwolves126| 37 | 25 | 9-20 | 5-13 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +5 | −3.0 | |||||
| 37 | 21 | 7-20 | 3-9 | 4-4 | 0 | +5 | +1.0 | |||||||
| 34 | 16 | 5-5 | 0-0 | 6-7 | 0 | −2 | +8.2 | |||||||
| 33 | 9 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 0 | 5-5 | 0 | 0 | +1 | +1.8 | |||||
| 31 | 24 | 10-20 | 2-4 | 2-2 | +12 | +3.7 | ||||||||
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| 22 | 13 | 6-14 | 1-4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −17 | −5.5 | ||||||
| 20 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −8 | −5.6 | |||||
| 19 | 12 | 5-10 | 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −7 | −0.3 | ||
| 16 | 4 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −12 | −1.3 | ||||||
| 16 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −12 | −2.7 | ||||||
| Team | 126 | 47-10445.2% | 12-3831.6% | 41 | 28 | 17 | 24 | 20-2195.2% | 13 | 11 | 4 | |||
Bench 31 points on 14 for 33 shooting
Did not play: Jarrett Culver, Jake Layman, Ed Davis and Juancho Hernangomez (coach’s decision).
Bulls133Timberwolves126ClickTap a team’s number to see the plays behind it.
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Zach LaVine scored 35 points, and the Chicago Bulls beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 133-126 in overtime.
Ricky Rubio made 3 free throws with 4.9 seconds left in the fourth quarter to tie it at 119 for the Timberwolves, but the Bulls outscored them 14-7 in overtime.
During clutch time, the Bulls outscored the Timberwolves 22-11. LaVine (No. 8 in clutch points, 2020-21) scored 10 of the Bulls’ 22 on 4 for 5 shooting. Late in the fourth quarter, Jarred Vanderbilt had 2 of his 4 steals in 52 seconds, the first leading to Malik Beasley’s 3-pointer and the second to his own free throws.
Coby White had 20 points (16 in the paint), 8 rebounds and 6 assists, and Wendell Carter Jr. added 17 points (10 in the paint) and 10 rebounds on 6 for 8 shooting. The Bulls had 7 players in double-digit scoring.
For the Timberwolves, Beasley scored 25 points with 5 3-pointers, and Karl-Anthony Towns added 24 points and 8 rebounds. Anthony Edwards had 21 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists. Vanderbilt had 16 points and a career-high 4 steals. The Timberwolves had 3 20-point scorers.
The Bulls shot 59.1% from the field and 40.0% from 3 to the Timberwolves’ 45.2% and 31.6%. The Timberwolves’ starters outscored the Bulls 59-45 in 20 minutes together. Towns fouled out.
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).
120 points from the field on 93 shots: 14.8 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 35-47 | 74.5% | 64% |
| In the paint | 3-10 | 30.0% | 43% |
| Mid-range | 7-11 | 63.6% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 1-3 | 33.3% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 9-22 | 40.9% | 36% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malik Beasley | 43 | 6 | 3-4 | −11 |
| Anthony Edwards | 8 | 3 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 7 | 7 | 3-5 | +4 |
| Ricky Rubio | 6 | 2 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Everyone else | 22 | 16 | 7-11 | +7 |
The tracking credits him with 34 points on 85 possessions. He usually scores about 35 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricky Rubio | 29 | 0 | 0-2 | −7 |
| Jordan McLaughlin | 12 | 2 | 1-2 | −1 |
| Naz Reid | 5 | 4 | 2-3 | +3 |
| Josh Okogie | 5 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 19 | 14 | 7-11 | +10 |
The tracking credits him with 20 points on 69 possessions. He usually scores about 17 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 25 | 5 | 2-2 | 0 |
| Jarred Vanderbilt | 16 | 5 | 2-2 | +2 |
| Naz Reid | 14 | 7 | 2-3 | +4 |
| Malik Beasley | 6 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 11 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
The tracking credits him with 17 points on 72 possessions. He usually scores about 16 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
MIN
50/50
CHI
Highest Leverage Moments
Rubio Free Throw 3 of 3 (9 PTS)
Q4 0:05
32.2%
85→53
Edwards 24' 3PT Jump Shot (16 PTS) (Beasley 1 AST)
Q4 0:58
28.5%
91→62
LaVine 1' Driving Reverse Layup (32 PTS)
Q4 1:15
18.0%
73→91
Towns 25' 3PT Jump Shot (22 PTS) (McLaughlin 2 AST)
Q3 0:05
17.7%
91→73
LaVine 26' 3PT Jump Shot (35 PTS) (White 6 AST)
OT 3:27
17.0%
78→95
