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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | Final/OT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Hornets | 24 | 34 | 29 | 21 | 12 | 120 |
 Timberwolves | 27 | 25 | 26 | 30 | 18 | 126 |
CHATeam statsMIN| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHA | 42-10241.2% | 8-3324.2% | 28-3775.7% | 62 | 31 | 14 |
| MIN | 43-10939.4% | 13-5523.6% | 27-4362.8% | 58 | 29 | 13 |
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Minnesota Timberwolves126| 42 | 39 | 12-26 | 4-11 | 11-13 | +8 | +7.7 | ||||||||
| 38 | 10 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 0 | 2-4 | 0 | +8 | −2.6 | ||||||
| 37 | 18 | 5-20 | 4-14 | 4-7 | 0 | 0 | +17 | −4.0 | ||||||
| 36 | 15 | 5-12 | 1-8 | 4-8 | +11 | +1.3 | ||||||||
| 18 | 9 | 3-10 | 1-6 | 0 | 2-5 | +8 | −0.9 | |||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 37 | 18 | 7-14 | 1-6 | 3-4 | +7 | +3.3 | ||||||||
| 16 | 5 | 2-6 | 0-3 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −3.7 | ||||
| 14 | 0 | 0-5 | 0-4 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −12 | −7.4 | |||
| 11 | 7 | 3-4 | 1-1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −2 | +3.0 | ||||||
| 10 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −10 | −3.2 | |||||
| 6 | 5 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | +2.5 | ||||
| Team | 126 | 43-10939.4% | 13-5523.6% | 58 | 29 | 13 | 26 | 27-4362.8% | 17 | 10 | 8 | |||
Bench 35 points on 14 for 33 shooting
Did not play: Jake Layman, Leandro Bolmaro, Nathan Knight and Josh Okogie (coach’s decision).
Charlotte Hornets120| 44 | 28 | 9-21 | 3-8 | 7-10 | 0 | −5 | +1.0 | |||||||
| 41 | 25 | 9-22 | 1-7 | 0 | 6-6 | 0 | 0 | −5 | −2.6 | |||||
| 41 | 22 | 8-22 | 3-8 | 3-5 | −12 | −3.2 | ||||||||
| 36 | 14 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 6-8 | 0 | 0 | −14 | +6.8 | ||||||
| 33 | 3 | 1-5 | 1-5 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | −10 | −1.4 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 34 | 12 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 2-2 | +6 | −1.3 | ||||||||
| 25 | 11 | 4-13 | 0-4 | 3-4 | 0 | +6 | −3.9 | |||||||
| 11 | 5 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 0 | +4 | 0.0 | |||||||
| Team | 120 | 42-10241.2% | 8-3324.2% | 62 | 31 | 14 | 30 | 28-3775.7% | 16 | 9 | 7 | |||
Bench 28 points on 11 for 26 shooting
Did not play: Nick Richards, Kai Jones and James Bouknight (coach’s decision).
Timberwolves126Hornets120ClickTap 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.
Karl-Anthony Towns had 39 points (8 during a 10-0 run in the fourth quarter) and 15 rebounds, and the Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Charlotte Hornets 126-120 in overtime.
Miles Bridges went 1 for 2 at the line with 9.0 seconds left in the fourth quarter to tie it at 108 for the Hornets, but the Timberwolves outscored them 18-12 in overtime.
During clutch time, the Timberwolves outscored the Hornets 24-10. Towns scored 13 of the Timberwolves’ 24 on 4 for 6 shooting and 2 for 2 at the line.
For the Hornets, Bridges had 28 points, 13 rebounds and 7 assists. Terry Rozier scored 25 points but went 1 for 7 from 3. LaMelo Ball had 22 points (11 in the second quarter), 9 rebounds and 6 assists. Mason Plumlee had 14 points, 17 rebounds and a season-high 9 assists. The Hornets had 3 20-point scorers.
The Hornets forced 14 turnovers, about 4 fewer than usual for this many possessions. Patrick Beverley fouled out for the Timberwolves, and Ball for the Hornets.
Minnesota TimberwolvesCharlotte HornetsPS, 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 7.2% (4th quarter, 9:44 left). Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
99 points from the field on 109 shots: 23.2 fewer than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 22-38 | 57.9% | 65% |
| In the paint | 6-11 | 54.5% | 43% |
| Mid-range | 2-5 | 40.0% | 41% |
| Corner 3 | 3-18 | 16.7% | 38% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 10-37 | 27.0% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mason Plumlee | 28 | 9 | 3-11 | −1 |
| Montrezl Harrell | 17 | 12 | 3-5 | +6 |
| P.J. Washington | 16 | 4 | 2-4 | −2 |
| Terry Rozier | 9 | 6 | 1-3 | +3 |
| Everyone else | 20 | 13 | 6-7 | +6 |
The tracking credits him with 44 points on 91 possessions. He usually scores about 33 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Rozier | 22 | 5 | 1-3 | −2 |
| Kelly Oubre Jr. | 16 | 0 | 0-3 | −5 |
| Miles Bridges | 12 | 0 | 0-1 | −4 |
| LaMelo Ball | 11 | 3 | 1-5 | 0 |
| Everyone else | 22 | 7 | 2-10 | 0 |
The tracking credits him with 15 points on 82 possessions. He usually scores about 25 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miles Bridges | 23 | 2 | 1-5 | −2 |
| P.J. Washington | 15 | 2 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Terry Rozier | 10 | 3 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Mason Plumlee | 8 | 4 | 2-2 | +3 |
| Everyone else | 23 | 8 | 3-4 | +4 |
The tracking credits him with 19 points on 79 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.
MIN win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
CHA
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Highest Leverage Moments
Towns 31' 3PT Jump Shot (29 PTS) (Russell 8 AST)
Q4 1:30
36.2%
29→66
Towns 25' 3PT Jump Shot (32 PTS) (Russell 9 AST)
Q4 0:55
29.4%
62→92
Bridges 3PT Jump Shot (25 PTS) (Rozier 5 AST)
Q4 0:49
28.2%
92→64
Bridges Free Throw 2 of 2 (26 PTS)
Q4 0:09
26.0%
79→53
Rozier 3PT Jump Shot (21 PTS) (Ball 5 AST)
Q4 5:11
19.3%
34→14
