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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Timberwolves | 33 | 41 | 28 | 27 | 129 |
 Pacers | 37 | 25 | 36 | 22 | 120 |
MINTeam statsIND| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 43-8451.2% | 18-3452.9% | 25-2889.3% | 38 | 23 | 13 |
| IND | 45-10244.1% | 13-4528.9% | 17-2277.3% | 54 | 28 | 13 |
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Minnesota Timberwolves129| 39 | 37 | 13-25 | 7-13 | 4-7 | 0 | +13 | +9.6 | |||||||
| 35 | 23 | 8-14 | 3-6 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | −2 | +4.9 | ||||||
| 30 | 13 | 4-8 | 3-6 | 2-2 | 0 | +2 | −1.9 | |||||||
| 23 | 4 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −8 | +0.9 | ||||||
| 22 | 15 | 5-12 | 1-1 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | −1 | −2.2 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 30 | 11 | 4-6 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 3-3 | 0 | +10 | −1.5 | |||||
| 23 | 13 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 0 | 7-7 | 0 | +12 | +2.2 | ||||||
| 20 | 10 | 3-6 | 3-5 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +5 | +0.7 | ||||
| 17 | 3 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +14 | −0.7 | ||||
| Team | 129 | 43-8451.2% | 18-3452.9% | 38 | 23 | 13 | 25 | 25-2889.3% | 8 | 8 | 8 | |||
Bench 37 points on 11 for 23 shooting
Did not play: Taurean Prince, Josh Okogie, Jaylen Nowell, Jake Layman, Nathan Knight and Leandro Bolmaro (coach’s decision).
Indiana Pacers120| 41 | 22 | 7-14 | 6-12, Ties his career high | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −5 | +9.6 | ||||||
| 40 | 13 | 6-19 | 1-13 | 0-0 | +8 | −9.6 | ||||||||
| 37 | 22, Season high (his best before, 18) | 9-18 | 3-6 | 1-3 | 0 | +4 | +4.4 | |||||||
| 19 | 7 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | +1 | +0.4 | |||||||
| 4 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | −2.0 | ||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 32 | 21 | 7-16 | 1-3 | 6-6 | 0 | 0 | +10 | +1.4 | ||||||
| 23 | 17 | 6-10 | 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 4-5 | 0 | −5 | +6.8 | |||||
| 15 | 1 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | −11 | −4.1 | ||||
| 13 | 10 | 4-7 | 0-1 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −11 | +4.1 | |||||
| 11 | 2 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −19 | −3.9 | ||||||
| 5 | 3 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −18 | −1.5 | |
| Team | 120 | 45-10244.1% | 13-4528.9% | 54 | 28 | 13 | 21 | 17-2277.3% | 22 | 5 | 6 | |||
Bench 54 points on 19 for 45 shooting
Timberwolves129Pacers120ClickTap 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.
Anthony Edwards scored 37 points (21 on 7 3-pointers), and the Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Indiana Pacers 129-120.
The Timberwolves took control with a 30-10 run bridging the first and second quarters and led by as many as 18.
The Pacers got within 102-100 on Terry Taylor’s 2 free throws with 11:45 to play, but D'Angelo Russell answered with a 3-pointer, and the Pacers got no closer than 105-102.
Russell had 23 points and 6 assists. The Timberwolves had 7 players in double-digit scoring.
For the Pacers, Tyrese Haliburton had 22 points (18 on 6 3-pointers) and 16 assists, and Buddy Hield went 1 for 13 from 3. Oshae Brissett had a season-high 22 points and 13 rebounds. Lance Stephenson scored 21 points off the bench. Jalen Smith had 17 points and 12 rebounds off the bench. The Pacers had 3 20-point scorers.
The Timberwolves shot 51.2% from the field and 52.9% from 3 to the Pacers’ 44.1% and 28.9%.
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).
104 points from the field on 84 shots: 10.9 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 20-32 | 62.5% | 65% |
| In the paint | 5-14 | 35.7% | 43% |
| Mid-range | 0-4 | 0.0% | 41% |
| Corner 3 | 4-7 | 57.1% | 38% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 14-27 | 51.9% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buddy Hield | 25 | 4 | 1-6 | −4 |
| Oshae Brissett | 16 | 6 | 2-3 | +1 |
| Tyrese Haliburton | 13 | 10 | 4-6 | +6 |
| Lance Stephenson | 7 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 23 | 18 | 7-14 | +10 |
The tracking credits him with 38 points on 84 possessions. He usually scores about 27 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buddy Hield | 23 | 9 | 3-4 | +2 |
| Tyrese Haliburton | 13 | 5 | 2-2 | +1 |
| Lance Stephenson | 11 | 0 | 0-1 | −3 |
| Oshae Brissett | 10 | 5 | 2-6 | +2 |
| Everyone else | 18 | 6 | 2-3 | +1 |
The tracking credits him with 25 points on 75 possessions. He usually scores about 22 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goga Bitadze | 18 | 7 | 3-5 | 0 |
| Tristan Thompson | 10 | 2 | 1-3 | −1 |
| Oshae Brissett | 6 | 0 | 0-3 | −2 |
| Buddy Hield | 5 | 0 | 0-3 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 14 | 6 | 2-2 | +1 |
The tracking credits him with 15 points on 53 possessions. He usually scores about 19 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.
IND win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
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Highest Leverage Moments
Russell 27' 3PT Jump Shot (15 PTS) (Towns 2 AST)
Q4 11:27
13.9%
43→29
Haliburton 27' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (19 PTS)
Q4 6:35
13.2%
21→34
Edwards 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (34 PTS)
Q4 6:54
11.7%
32→21
Beverley 24' 3PT Jump Shot (13 PTS) (Edwards 4 AST)
Q4 6:07
11.0%
24→13
Beasley 25' 3PT Jump Shot (9 PTS) (McLaughlin 3 AST)
Q3 0:43
10.1%
40→30
