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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pacers | 26 | 31 | 19 | 22 | 98 |
 Timberwolves | 20 | 28 | 30 | 22 | 100 |
INDTeam statsMIN| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IND | 36-9139.6% | 9-3724.3% | 17-2181.0% | 47 | 27 | 13 |
| MIN | 36-8243.9% | 9-3525.7% | 19-2673.1% | 47 | 25 | 13 |
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Minnesota Timberwolves100| 39 | 21 | 7-19 | 2-7 | 0 | 5-6 | 0 | −2 | +2.1 | ||||||
| 39 | 21 | 7-17 | 3-9 | 4-4 | 0 | +10 | +5.4 | |||||||
| 33 | 2 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0 | 0-0 | −8 | −2.5 | |||||||
| 32 | 32 | 13-22 | 1-4 | 5-8 | 0 | 0 | −13 | −5.1 | ||||||
| 23 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +7 | −6.4 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 29 | 9 | 2-7 | 2-7 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −4.1 | ||||||
| 23 | 13 | 5-7 | 1-2 | 0 | 2-4 | 0 | 0 | +20 | +1.0 | |||||
| 15 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −4 | −2.8 | ||||||
| 7 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +4 | −0.3 | ||||
| Team | 100 | 36-8243.9% | 9-3525.7% | 47 | 25 | 13 | 25 | 19-2673.1% | 8 | 8 | 5 | |||
Bench 24 points on 8 for 16 shooting
Did not play: Nathan Knight, Jake Layman and Jordan McLaughlin (coach’s decision); Jarred Vanderbilt (injury/illness).
Indiana Pacers98| 40 | 25 | 9-20 | 2-6 | 5-6 | 0 | 0 | +1 | +2.3 | ||||||
| 39 | 15 | 6-15 | 3-8 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +2 | −2.5 | ||||||
| 36 | 16 | 5-12 | 0-4 | 6-7 | 0 | +17 | +5.3 | |||||||
| 34 | 8 | 3-6 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 0 | −11 | −1.0 | |||||||
| 34 | 9 | 3-14 | 1-7 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | +17 | −7.7 | |||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 21 | 14 | 5-11 | 3-5 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | −1.9 | |||||
| 18 | 8 | 4-9 | 0-4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −19 | −5.4 | |||||
| 7 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −2.8 | |||
| 6 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | −8 | −1.1 | ||||
| 5 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −9 | −2.9 | ||||
| Team | 98 | 36-9139.6% | 9-3724.3% | 47 | 27 | 13 | 18 | 17-2181.0% | 8 | 6 | 3 | |||
Bench 25 points on 10 for 24 shooting
Did not play: Brad Wanamaker, Jeremy Lamb and Oshae Brissett (coach’s decision).
Timberwolves100Pacers98ClickTap 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.
D'Angelo Russell had 21 points and 11 assists, and the Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Indiana Pacers 100-98.
Malik Beasley’s corner 3-pointer put the Timberwolves ahead for good with 52 seconds left in the fourth quarter.
Kelan Martin’s putback made it 100-98 with 0.4 seconds left.
During clutch time, the Pacers outscored the Timberwolves 13-10. Malcolm Brogdon scored 6 of the Pacers’ 13 on 3 for 3 shooting.
Karl-Anthony Towns had 32 points (18 in the paint) and 8 rebounds, and Anthony Edwards added 21 points (11 in the third quarter), 9 rebounds and 3 steals. The Timberwolves had 3 20-point scorers. Russell assisted on 6 of Towns’ 13 baskets.
For the Pacers, Brogdon had 25 points and 3 steals, and Caris LeVert went 1 for 7 from 3. Domantas Sabonis had 16 points, a career-high 25 rebounds and 10 assists, his 14th career triple-double.
The Timberwolves were outscored 17-2 in 4 minutes with Towns, Beasley, Okogie, Edwards and Bolmaro on the floor together. Towns fouled out.
Minnesota TimberwolvesIndiana PacersPS, 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).
81 points from the field on 82 shots: 7.3 fewer than the league scores from the same zones.
Point at a shooter to see his shots light up; click for his shots alone.
| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 17-25 | 68.0% | 65% |
| In the paint | 6-15 | 40.0% | 43% |
| Mid-range | 4-7 | 57.1% | 41% |
| Corner 3 | 1-7 | 14.3% | 38% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 8-28 | 28.6% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Domantas Sabonis | 24 | 6 | 3-6 | −3 |
| Malcolm Brogdon | 18 | 9 | 4-6 | +3 |
| Justin Holiday | 8 | 2 | 1-2 | −1 |
| Caris LeVert | 7 | 9 | 4-4 | +7 |
| Everyone else | 17 | 8 | 3-5 | +2 |
The tracking credits him with 34 points on 74 possessions. He usually scores about 26 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Holiday | 22 | 9 | 3-4 | +2 |
| Malcolm Brogdon | 12 | 0 | 0-2 | −4 |
| T.J. McConnell | 11 | 4 | 2-3 | +1 |
| Chris Duarte | 9 | 0 | 0-1 | −3 |
| Everyone else | 21 | 8 | 2-9 | +1 |
The tracking credits him with 21 points on 76 possessions. He usually scores about 23 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T.J. McConnell | 25 | 4 | 2-4 | −3 |
| Malcolm Brogdon | 14 | 0 | 0-1 | −4 |
| Justin Holiday | 11 | 6 | 2-3 | +3 |
| Kelan Martin | 5 | 2 | 1-4 | 0 |
| Everyone else | 22 | 13 | 4-10 | +6 |
The tracking credits him with 25 points on 77 possessions. He usually scores about 23 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.
MIN win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
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Highest Leverage Moments
Beasley 3PT Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Russell 11 AST)
Q4 0:52
31.3%
55→86
Edwards 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (19 PTS)
Q3 0:18
15.3%
47→62
Russell 5' Driving Layup (19 PTS)
Q4 2:10
12.9%
79→92
Holiday 25' 3PT Jump Shot (13 PTS) (Brogdon 4 AST)
Q3 1:52
12.3%
53→40
Towns 21' Step Back Jump Shot (32 PTS)
Q4 3:10
12.1%
73→85
