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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Timberwolves | 33 | 30 | 34 | 15 | 112 |
 76ers | 23 | 28 | 33 | 25 | 109 |
MINTeam statsPHI| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 40-8547.1% | 12-3633.3% | 20-2483.3% | 43 | 28 | 17 |
| PHI | 34-7147.9% | 14-3243.8% | 27-3284.4% | 39 | 21 | 22 |
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Minnesota Timberwolves112| 36 | 25 | 7-21 | 2-10 | 9-9 | 0 | +2 | −4.0 | |||||||
| 34 | 19 | 7-13 | 3-6 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −5 | +2.3 | ||||||
| 32 | 12 | 5-14 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | −6.6 | ||||||
| 32 | 11 | 4-6 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 0 | −4 | −0.4 | |||||||
| 28 | 8 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −8 | +2.2 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 22 | 6 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 0 | 2-3 | 0 | +7 | +0.6 | ||||||
| 19 | 9 | 3-6 | 1-3 | 2-4 | 0 | 0 | +9 | −1.9 | ||||||
| 14 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +8 | −3.4 | |||
| 14 | 13 | 5-7 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | +1 | +3.4 | ||||||
| 10 | 9 | 3-4 | 1-1 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | +3 | +2.9 | |||||
| Team | 112 | 40-8547.1% | 12-3633.3% | 43 | 28 | 17 | 25 | 20-2483.3% | 8 | 9 | 2 | |||
Bench 37 points on 13 for 24 shooting
Did not play: Bryn Forbes, A.J. Lawson, Austin Rivers and Nathan Knight (coach’s decision).
Philadelphia 76ers109| 39 | 11 | 4-9 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −12 | −6.0 | |||||
| 38 | 27 | 10-15 | 3-5 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −0.9 | |||||
| 37 | 19 | 7-16 | 5-9 | 0-2 | −2 | +4.4 | ||||||||
| 36 | 32 | 6-15 | 2-4 | 18-20 | 0 | −2 | +6.4 | |||||||
| 33 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +9 | −10.0 | |||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 32 | 15 | 5-12 | 1-7 | 4-4 | 0 | +10 | −3.7 | |||||||
| 12 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −9 | +2.3 | ||||||
| 7 | 3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | −3.1 | ||||
| 5 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −6 | −2.0 | |
| Team | 109 | 34-7147.9% | 14-3243.8% | 39 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 27-3284.4% | 4 | 10 | 1 | |||
Bench 20 points on 7 for 15 shooting
Did not play: Julian Champagnie (coach’s decision); Tobias Harris (injury/illness).
Timberwolves11276ers109ClickTap 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.
The Minnesota Timberwolves held off the Philadelphia 76ers 112-109.
The Timberwolves took control with a 26-11 run bridging the first and second quarters and led by as many as 20. The Timberwolves led 61-41 with 3:20 left in the second quarter, and the 76ers got within 110-109 with 29 seconds left.
The 76ers got within 110-109 on De'Anthony Melton’s 3-pointer with 29 seconds to play, but Anthony Edwards answered with 2 free throws, and the 76ers got no closer. They had the ball down 3 after a timeout, but Georges Niang missed a pull-up 3-pointer at the buzzer that would have tied it.
During clutch time, the Timberwolves outscored the 76ers 5-3. Edwards scored all 5 of the Timberwolves’ points on 1 for 2 shooting and 2 for 2 at the line. Late in the fourth quarter, Melton had 2 of his 5 steals, 1 of them during a 12-0 76ers run, and the 76ers scored 2 points off them.
Edwards scored 25 points but shot 7 for 21, and Jaylen Nowell added 13 points off the bench.
For the 76ers, Joel Embiid had 32 points (18 at the free-throw line), 9 rebounds, 6 assists and 3 steals, and Niang went 1 for 7 from 3. Shake Milton scored 27 points on 10 for 15 shooting. Melton had 19 points, 6 assists and 5 steals.
The Timberwolves grabbed 8 offensive rebounds to the 76ers’ 4. The 76ers turned it over 22 times, about 8 more than usual for this many possessions. The Timberwolves did not make a field goal in the last 3:28.
Minnesota TimberwolvesPhiladelphia 76ersPS, 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).
92 points from the field on 85 shots: about what the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 18-24 | 75.0% | 67% |
| In the paint | 6-12 | 50.0% | 44% |
| Mid-range | 4-13 | 30.8% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 2-6 | 33.3% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 10-30 | 33.3% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danuel House Jr. | 31 | 8 | 3-6 | −2 |
| De'Anthony Melton | 14 | 0 | 0-2 | −5 |
| Georges Niang | 10 | 3 | 1-3 | 0 |
| Shake Milton | 7 | 5 | 1-3 | +3 |
| Everyone else | 13 | 8 | 3-10 | +4 |
The tracking credits him with 24 points on 74 possessions. He usually scores about 24 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| De'Anthony Melton | 30 | 12 | 5-6 | +5 |
| Shake Milton | 10 | 0 | 0-1 | −2 |
| Danuel House Jr. | 8 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| P.J. Tucker | 6 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 12 | 5 | 2-6 | +2 |
The tracking credits him with 17 points on 66 possessions. He usually scores about 14 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danuel House Jr. | 13 | 8 | 3-3 | +4 |
| Georges Niang | 5 | 0 | 0-2 | −1 |
| Shake Milton | 4 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 |
| De'Anthony Melton | 4 | 5 | 2-2 | +4 |
| Everyone else | 4 | 2 | 1-1 | +1 |
The tracking credits him with 15 points on 29 possessions. He usually scores about 8 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.
PHI win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
MIN
50/50
PHI
Highest Leverage Moments
Melton 26' 3PT Jump Shot (19 PTS) (Milton 2 AST)
Q4 0:29
24.0%
6→30
Edwards 25' 3PT Jump Shot (21 PTS) (Russell 7 AST)
Q4 3:28
15.7%
29→14
Embiid 26' 3PT Jump Shot (30 PTS) (Tucker 1 AST)
Q4 4:28
13.2%
21→34
Towns Running Layup (2 PTS) (Russell 1 AST)
Q1 6:16
9.0%
58→49
Embiid 10' Turnaround Fadeaway (5 PTS)
Q1 6:02
9.0%
49→58
