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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Wizards | 35 | 32 | 34 | 31 | 132 |
 Timberwolves | 38 | 28 | 27 | 21 | 114 |
WASTeam statsMIN| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WAS | 56-10155.4% | 13-3043.3% | 7-1450.0% | 52 | 38 | 10 |
| MIN | 41-9145.1% | 14-4134.1% | 18-2572.0% | 38 | 27 | 9 |
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Washington Wizards132| 37 | 21 | 8-15 | 3-4 | 2-6 | 0 | 0 | +17 | +0.1 | ||||||
| 31 | 13 | 5-10 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0 | +10 | −2.9 | |||||||
| 27 | 25 | 11-17 | 3-5 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +2 | +8.1 | ||||||
| 27 | 13 | 6-12 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +8 | −2.2 | ||||||
| 20 | 8 | 4-7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +11 | +0.6 | |||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 36 | 17 | 7-15 | 2-7 | 1-3 | +16 | −1.1 | ||||||||
| 31 | 24, Career high (his best before, 21) | 10-11 | 0-0 | 0 | 4-5 | 0 | +17 | +11.5 | ||||||
| 30 | 11 | 5-14 | 1-2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +9 | +5.0 | |||||
| Team | 132 | 56-10155.4% | 13-3043.3% | 52 | 38 | 10 | 25 | 7-1450.0% | 9 | 4 | 4 | |||
Bench 52 points on 22 for 40 shooting
Did not play: Raul Neto, Anthony Gill and Thomas Bryant (coach’s decision).
Minnesota Timberwolves114| 35 | 26 | 10-24 | 2-8 | 0 | 4-5 | 0 | −14 | +4.5 | ||||||
| 32 | 14 | 5-11 | 4-8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −19 | −2.1 | ||
| 32 | 18 | 8-17 | 1-6 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | −17 | −1.7 | ||||||
| 29 | 17 | 7-14 | 2-6 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −15 | +4.0 | |||||
| 20 | 8 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 2-4 | 0 | −10 | +0.5 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 23 | 11 | 3-8 | 3-6 | 2-4 | 0 | 0 | −11 | −0.6 | ||||||
| 21 | 5 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 1-1 | −3 | +1.8 | ||||||||
| 15 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −7 | −3.3 | ||||
| 13 | 4 | 1-6 | 0-3 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −6.5 | |||||
| 12 | 11 | 2-4 | 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 5-6 | 0 | 0 | +5 | +5.5 | ||||
| 5 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +6 | −1.1 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | −0.7 | |
| Team | 114 | 41-9145.1% | 14-4134.1% | 38 | 27 | 9 | 16 | 18-2572.0% | 6 | 6 | 3 | |||
Bench 31 points on 8 for 22 shooting
Did not play: Jake Layman, Nathan Knight and Leandro Bolmaro (coach’s decision).
Wizards132Timberwolves114ClickTap 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.
Daniel Gafford had a career-high 24 points (20 in the paint) and 12 rebounds, and the Washington Wizards went on a 15-3 run in the third quarter to beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 132-114.
It was tied at 78 when Kentavious Caldwell-Pope’s 18-foot pull-up jumper put the Wizards ahead for good with 6:04 left in the third quarter. They pulled away to a 93-81 lead with 3:30 left in the quarter and led by as many as 23 in the fourth quarter.
Kristaps Porziņģis had 25 points (16 in the paint) and 8 rebounds, and Rui Hachimura added 21 points. The Wizards had 3 20-point scorers and 7 players in double-digit scoring. Ish Smith assisted on 5 of Gafford’s 10 baskets, 3 of them in the fourth quarter.
For the Timberwolves, Karl-Anthony Towns had 26 points and 10 rebounds.
The Wizards shot 55.4% from the field and 43.3% from 3 to the Timberwolves’ 45.1% and 34.1%. The Timberwolves forced 10 turnovers, about 7 fewer than usual for this many possessions. The Wizards outscored the Timberwolves 72-42 in the paint. The Timberwolves’ starters were outscored 52-39 in 17 minutes together.
Washington WizardsMinnesota 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).
125 points from the field on 100 shots: 17.2 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 27-37 | 73.0% | 65% |
| In the paint | 9-17 | 52.9% | 43% |
| Mid-range | 7-17 | 41.2% | 41% |
| Corner 3 | 3-9 | 33.3% | 38% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 10-21 | 47.6% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jarred Vanderbilt | 26 | 15 | 7-8 | +6 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 16 | 7 | 3-7 | +1 |
| D'Angelo Russell | 8 | 4 | 2-3 | +1 |
| Anthony Edwards | 6 | 2 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Everyone else | 6 | 5 | 2-2 | +3 |
The tracking credits him with 33 points on 61 possessions. He usually scores about 21 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 31 | 6 | 3-3 | −2 |
| Naz Reid | 19 | 9 | 4-4 | +4 |
| Taurean Prince | 6 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Anthony Edwards | 5 | 2 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 19 | 8 | 3-4 | +3 |
The tracking credits him with 25 points on 79 possessions. He usually scores about 20 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaden McDaniels | 19 | 4 | 1-2 | −1 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 13 | 5 | 2-5 | +2 |
| Anthony Edwards | 10 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Jaylen Nowell | 7 | 2 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Everyone else | 34 | 10 | 4-7 | +1 |
The tracking credits him with 21 points on 82 possessions. He usually scores about 21 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
WAS
50/50
MIN
Highest Leverage Moments
Smith 2' Driving Layup (7 PTS)
Q4 10:47
12.8%
27→14
Edwards 24' 3PT Jump Shot (14 PTS) (Prince 1 AST)
Q3 4:34
11.0%
21→32
Avdija 24' 3PT Jump Shot (13 PTS) (Caldwell-Pope 3 AST)
Q3 4:08
11.0%
32→21
Beasley 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (11 PTS)
Q2 6:08
10.7%
47→58
McLaughlin 1' Running Layup (5 PTS)
Q4 10:23
10.4%
14→24
