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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Warriors | 27 | 29 | 31 | 27 | 114 |
 Timberwolves | 34 | 34 | 28 | 33 | 129 |
GSWTeam statsMIN| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GSW | 41-9045.6% | 13-4528.9% | 19-2286.4% | 40 | 26 | 17 |
| MIN | 47-8952.8% | 16-4040.0% | 19-2382.6% | 42 | 27 | 16 |
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Minnesota Timberwolves129| 32 | 39 | 14-22 | 3-6 | 8-11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +10 | +10.9 | |||||
| 29 | 22 | 8-17 | 2-7 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | +4.3 | |||||||
| 24 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | −3.0 | |||||
| 23 | 8 | 3-8 | 1-4 | 1-1 | 0 | +5 | −3.9 | |||||||
| 22 | 10 | 3-9 | 2-7 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −1 | +1.3 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 29 | 3 | 1-6 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | +17 | −4.2 | |||||||
| 28 | 20 | 7-11 | 6-9 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +8 | +8.0 | |||||
| 21 | 11 | 4-7 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 0 | +16 | +2.8 | |||||||
| 17 | 5 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | +16 | +2.4 | |||||
| 16 | 9 | 4-6 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +5 | −1.1 | |||||
| Team | 129 | 47-8952.8% | 16-4040.0% | 42 | 27 | 16 | 20 | 19-2382.6% | 6 | 10 | 2 | |||
Bench 48 points on 18 for 32 shooting
Did not play: Josh Okogie, Jake Layman and Nathan Knight (coach’s decision); Anthony Edwards (injury/illness).
Golden State Warriors114| 33 | 34 | 10-24 | 5-16 | 9-9 | 0 | 0 | −10 | +2.9 | ||||||
| 30 | 12 | 5-13 | 2-6 | 0-0 | −13 | −3.0 | ||||||||
| 27 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | +2 | −1.2 | |||||||
| 27 | 14 | 5-10 | 2-5 | 2-4 | 0 | 0 | +15 | −3.5 | ||||||
| 7 | 6 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | +2.7 | ||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 27 | 15 | 6-8 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 0 | −18 | +3.6 | |||||||
| 27 | 12 | 5-12 | 1-6 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | −21 | −4.5 | ||||||
| 23 | 13 | 5-12 | 1-5 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −14 | −4.2 | |||||
| 22 | 4 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −8 | −0.1 | |||||
| 17 | 2 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −11 | +2.0 | ||||||
| Team | 114 | 41-9045.6% | 13-4528.9% | 40 | 26 | 17 | 25 | 19-2286.4% | 8 | 11 | 3 | |||
Bench 46 points on 18 for 39 shooting
Did not play: Nemanja Bjelica (injury/illness).
Timberwolves129Warriors114ClickTap 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 scored 39 points (22 in the paint), and the Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Golden State Warriors 129-114.
The Timberwolves took control with a 27-11 run bridging the first and second quarters and led by as many as 21.
D'Angelo Russell had 22 points (12 in the second quarter) and 7 assists, and Malik Beasley added 20 points on 7 for 11 shooting off the bench. The Timberwolves had 3 20-point scorers.
For the Warriors, Stephen Curry scored 34 points with 5 3-pointers. Otto Porter Jr. had 2 points and a season-high 6 steals. All 13 of Jonathan Kuminga’s points came in the fourth quarter.
The Timberwolves shot 52.8% from the field and 40.0% from 3 to the Warriors’ 45.6% and 28.9%. The Warriors outscored the Timberwolves 27-11 on the fast break. The Timberwolves outscored the Warriors 24-13 in 8 minutes with Towns, Beasley, Prince, McLaughlin and Nowell on the floor together.
Minnesota TimberwolvesGolden State WarriorsPS, 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).
110 points from the field on 89 shots: 13.8 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 21-27 | 77.8% | 65% |
| In the paint | 6-12 | 50.0% | 43% |
| Mid-range | 4-10 | 40.0% | 41% |
| Corner 3 | 3-9 | 33.3% | 38% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 13-31 | 41.9% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevon Looney | 34 | 17 | 8-15 | +5 |
| Andrew Wiggins | 11 | 6 | 2-2 | +2 |
| Juan Toscano-Anderson | 7 | 4 | 2-2 | +1 |
| Jonathan Kuminga | 7 | 8 | 3-3 | +6 |
| Everyone else | 18 | 9 | 4-5 | +3 |
The tracking credits him with 44 points on 76 possessions. He usually scores about 27 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Payton II | 24 | 4 | 2-5 | −3 |
| Stephen Curry | 9 | 3 | 1-3 | 0 |
| Jonathan Kuminga | 8 | 5 | 2-2 | +3 |
| Andrew Wiggins | 6 | 2 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Everyone else | 17 | 12 | 5-9 | +7 |
The tracking credits him with 26 points on 64 possessions. He usually scores about 19 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Damion Lee | 15 | 9 | 3-4 | +6 |
| Otto Porter Jr. | 8 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Jordan Poole | 8 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Stephen Curry | 7 | 6 | 2-3 | +4 |
| Everyone else | 20 | 5 | 2-5 | 0 |
The tracking credits him with 20 points on 58 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
GSW
50/50
MIN
Highest Leverage Moments
Wiggins 21' Pullup Jump Shot (12 PTS) (Poole 2 AST)
Q3 0:20
11.7%
90→79
Towns 1' Driving Layup (31 PTS)
Q3 0:02
11.7%
79→91
McLaughlin 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Nowell 3 AST)
Q3 1:50
11.4%
77→89
Beasley 24' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Beverley 7 AST)
Q3 6:28
10.9%
66→77
Towns 2' Driving Finger Roll Layup (22 PTS)
Q3 10:50
9.7%
79→88
