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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Spurs | 28 | 25 | 41 | 28 | 122 |
 Timberwolves | 39 | 29 | 34 | 32 | 134 |
SASTeam statsMIN| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAS | 43-9545.3% | 16-3644.4% | 20-2290.9% | 41 | 34 | 16 |
| MIN | 52-8065.0% | 20-3458.8% | 10-1662.5% | 30 | 37 | 16 |
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Minnesota Timberwolves134| 38 | 34 | 12-21 | 7-12 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | +16 | +7.2 | ||||||
| 38 | 21 | 9-14 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0 | +5 | +4.1 | |||||||
| 35 | 20 | 8-9 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 0 | −2 | +7.5 | |||||||
| 35 | 10 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 0 | +9 | −3.8 | |||||||
| 29 | 12 | 5-10 | 1-4 | 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2.8 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 22 | 23 | 9-13 | 3-5 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +12 | +8.1 | |||
| 19 | 6 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +5 | −1.5 | |||||
| 19 | 6 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | +12 | +2.2 | ||||
| 5 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | +2.3 | ||||
| Team | 134 | 52-8065.0% | 20-3458.8% | 30 | 37 | 16 | 19 | 10-1662.5% | 0 | 9 | 6 | |||
Bench 37 points on 14 for 20 shooting
Did not play: Nathan Knight, Wendell Moore Jr., Bryn Forbes and Austin Rivers (coach’s decision).
San Antonio Spurs122| 33 | 27 | 9-20 | 5-10 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | +0.1 | |||||
| 33 | 13 | 3-12 | 1-3 | 6-6 | 0 | −11 | −2.3 | |||||||
| 33 | 11 | 4-8 | 3-6 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −2 | +6.8 | ||||||
| 29 | 12 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3.0 | ||||||
| 28 | 12 | 5-13 | 2-6 | 0-0 | +2 | −3.5 | ||||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 24 | 19 | 6-14 | 4-8 | 3-3 | 0 | 0 | −10 | +1.7 | ||||||
| 17 | 7 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 0 | −14 | +1.3 | |||||||
| 16 | 4 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −16 | −3.0 | ||||||
| 15 | 15 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 0 | 3-3 | 0 | 0 | +3.1 | ||||||
| 10 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −9 | −3.2 | |||
| 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | +1.4 | |||||
| Team | 122 | 43-9545.3% | 16-3644.4% | 41 | 34 | 16 | 18 | 20-2290.9% | 14 | 6 | 2 | |||
Bench 47 points on 17 for 34 shooting
Timberwolves134Spurs122ClickTap 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 34 points (21 on 7 3-pointers), and the Minnesota Timberwolves beat the San Antonio Spurs 134-122.
The Timberwolves took control with a 23-10 run bridging the first and second quarters and led by as many as 17.
Jaylen Nowell scored 23 points on 9 for 13 shooting off the bench. Karl-Anthony Towns added 21 points (9 in the third quarter) and 7 assists, and Jaden McDaniels had 20 points and 3 blocks on 8 for 9 shooting. The Timberwolves had 4 20-point scorers.
For the Spurs, Keldon Johnson scored 27 points with 5 3-pointers. Josh Richardson had 11 points and a career-high 10 assists. The Spurs had 7 players in double-digit scoring.
The Timberwolves shot 65.0% from the field and 58.8% from 3 to the Spurs’ 45.3% and 44.4%. The Timberwolves made 20 3-pointers, 7 of them by Edwards and 4 by McDaniels. The Spurs were outscored 18-7 in 6 minutes with McDermott, Collins, Langford, Roby and Jones on the floor together.
Minnesota TimberwolvesSan Antonio SpursPS, 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).
124 points from the field on 79 shots: 37.8 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 | 16-23 | 69.6% | 67% |
| In the paint | 11-17 | 64.7% | 44% |
| Mid-range | 5-6 | 83.3% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 3-3 | 100.0% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 17-31 | 54.8% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keldon Johnson | 17 | 3 | 1-2 | −2 |
| Jeremy Sochan | 15 | 6 | 2-4 | +1 |
| Romeo Langford | 14 | 1 | 0-1 | −4 |
| Josh Richardson | 12 | 6 | 3-3 | +2 |
| Everyone else | 25 | 20 | 8-14 | +12 |
The tracking credits him with 36 points on 83 possessions. He usually scores about 27 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug McDermott | 11 | 4 | 2-2 | +1 |
| Jeremy Sochan | 7 | 0 | 0-1 | −2 |
| Josh Richardson | 6 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Romeo Langford | 5 | 7 | 3-3 | +6 |
| Everyone else | 20 | 10 | 4-7 | +4 |
The tracking credits him with 21 points on 48 possessions. He usually scores about 13 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremy Sochan | 20 | 0 | 0-1 | −7 |
| Jakob Poeltl | 16 | 11 | 5-6 | +5 |
| Zach Collins | 11 | 2 | 1-2 | −2 |
| Keldon Johnson | 9 | 0 | 0-0 | −3 |
| Everyone else | 28 | 8 | 3-5 | −2 |
The tracking credits him with 21 points on 84 possessions. He usually scores about 31 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
SAS
50/50
MIN
Highest Leverage Moments
Edwards 25' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (24 PTS)
Q3 0:14
12.8%
79→92
Bates-Diop 10' Pullup Jump Shot (13 PTS)
Q3 0:31
11.7%
90→79
Edwards 3PT Jump Shot (21 PTS) (Prince 2 AST)
Q3 1:08
11.2%
77→88
Nowell 17' Pullup Jump Shot (17 PTS)
Q4 10:55
9.8%
82→92
Collins 2' Cutting Layup Shot (7 PTS) (Jones 3 AST)
Q3 0:01
9.8%
92→82
