Loading the games…
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bulls | 33 | 37 | 27 | 27 | 124 |
 Timberwolves | 21 | 26 | 40 | 33 | 120 |
CHITeam statsMIN| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHI | 44-8353.0% | 10-2147.6% | 26-3378.8% | 48 | 22 | 21 |
| MIN | 46-9150.5% | 11-3135.5% | 17-2277.3% | 32 | 30 | 13 |
Point at or clickTap a player to see his shots, then his whole game from there. ClickTap a number under REB, AST, STL, BLK, TO or PF to see those plays.
Chicago Bulls124| 45 | 26, Career high (his best before, 24) | 9-18 | 3-6 | 5-7 | 0 | +10 | −1.6 | |||||||
| 41 | 35, Career high (his best before, 24) | 10-21 | 3-4 | 12-14 | 0 | 0 | −8 | +1.0 | ||||||
| 40 | 8 | 4-8 | 0-2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +2 | −2.9 | ||||||
| 40 | 17 | 7-13 | 2-6 | 1-1 | 0 | +9 | +3.2 | |||||||
| 15 | 10 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 0 | 0 | +11 | +1.8 | ||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 29 | 12 | 3-5 | 2-2 | 4-4 | −2 | +2.0 | ||||||||
| 15 | 11 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | +3 | +2.3 | |||||||
| 13 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −9 | −0.5 | ||||||
| 4 | 3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +4 | −0.4 | |||
| Team | 124 | 44-8353.0% | 10-2147.6% | 48 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 26-3378.8% | 16 | 9 | 3 | |||
Bench 28 points on 10 for 17 shooting
Did not play: Marko Simonovic (coach’s decision); Coby White (injury/illness).
Minnesota Timberwolves120| 21 | 14 | 6-10 | 2-4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −16 | +0.8 | ||||||
| 18 | 8 | 3-8 | 0-4 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −12 | −3.3 | |||||
| 16 | 8 | 3-9 | 2-6 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −13 | −2.6 | ||||
| 15 | 5 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −11 | +0.2 | ||||
| 14 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −14 | −6.1 | |||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 21 | 13 | 5-7 | 0-1 | 0 | 3-4 | −3 | +6.1 | |||||||
| 21 | 15 | 6-12 | 3-5 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | +1.0 | ||||
| 19 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1.9 | ||||||
| 18 | 9 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 1-2 | +7 | +1.7 | ||||||||
| 18 | 11 | 4-9 | 1-1 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | +15 | +2.4 | |||||
| 18 | 8 | 3-7 | 1-4 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | −6 | −1.4 | ||||||
| 17 | 10 | 3-3 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | +16 | +4.1 | |||
| 16 | 17 | 7-12 | 1-3 | 2-3 | 0 | 0 | +16 | +4.9 | ||||||
| 7 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | −0.3 | ||
| Team | 120 | 46-9150.5% | 11-3135.5% | 32 | 30 | 13 | 23 | 17-2277.3% | 9 | 7 | 9 | |||
Bench 85 points on 33 for 59 shooting
Did not play: Taurean Prince (coach’s decision).
Bulls124Timberwolves120ClickTap 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.
Patrick Williams scored a career-high 35 points, and the Chicago Bulls beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 124-120 to end a 4-game losing streak.
The Bulls took control with a 27-11 run in the second quarter and led by as many as 28.
The Timberwolves got within 116-115 on Jake Layman’s corner 3-pointer with 1:42 to play, but Ayo Dosunmu answered with a driving layup, and the Timberwolves got no closer than 118-116.
Dosunmu’s corner 3-pointer with 32.2 seconds left made it 121-116, and Derrick Jones Jr.’s driving layup with 3.0 seconds left put it away at 124-120.
During clutch time, the Bulls outscored the Timberwolves 15-10. Dosunmu scored 6 of the Bulls’ 15 on 2 for 3 shooting and 1 for 2 at the line.
Dosunmu had a career-high 26 points and 6 assists, and Troy Brown Jr. added 17 points (8 in the second quarter) and 11 rebounds.
For the Timberwolves, Nathan Knight had 17 points (11 in the fourth quarter) and 8 rebounds off the bench.
The Timberwolves gave up 16 offensive rebounds, about 6 more than usual for the shots the Bulls missed. They outscored the Bulls 85-28 off the bench. The Timberwolves’ starters were outscored 39-27 in 13 minutes together.
Chicago BullsMinnesota 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).
98 points from the field on 83 shots: 7.4 more 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 | 23-35 | 65.7% | 65% |
| In the paint | 5-14 | 35.7% | 43% |
| Mid-range | 6-13 | 46.2% | 41% |
| Corner 3 | 3-5 | 60.0% | 38% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 7-16 | 43.8% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Okogie | 16 | 7 | 2-3 | +4 |
| Jaden McDaniels | 15 | 5 | 2-4 | +3 |
| Jarred Vanderbilt | 13 | 4 | 1-3 | +2 |
| Nathan Knight | 9 | 1 | 0-2 | 0 |
| Everyone else | 29 | 20 | 8-14 | +15 |
The tracking credits him with 37 points on 81 possessions. He usually scores about 13 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan McLaughlin | 20 | 5 | 2-4 | +2 |
| Leandro Bolmaro | 18 | 12 | 5-6 | +9 |
| Patrick Beverley | 13 | 3 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Josh Okogie | 12 | 2 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Everyone else | 32 | 4 | 1-6 | −1 |
The tracking credits him with 26 points on 93 possessions. He usually scores about 15 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malik Beasley | 18 | 3 | 1-3 | +1 |
| Jaylen Nowell | 14 | 2 | 1-3 | 0 |
| McKinley Wright IV | 9 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Jordan McLaughlin | 7 | 2 | 1-2 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 31 | 11 | 5-7 | +7 |
The tracking credits him with 18 points on 80 possessions. He usually scores about 11 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
CHI
50/50
MIN
Highest Leverage Moments
Dosunmu 25' 3PT Jump Shot (25 PTS) (Brown Jr. 3 AST)
Q4 0:32
25.0%
27→2
Layman 3PT Jump Shot (10 PTS) (Wright IV 1 AST)
Q4 1:42
22.8%
15→37
Dosunmu 2' Driving Finger Roll Layup (22 PTS)
Q4 1:31
16.9%
37→21
Dosunmu 1' Driving Finger Roll Layup (20 PTS)
Q4 8:33
13.2%
27→14
Knight Free Throw 2 of 2 (15 PTS)
Q4 0:49
12.8%
15→27
