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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Timberwolves | 33 | 25 | 39 | 30 | 127 |
 Wizards | 38 | 39 | 32 | 33 | 142 |
MINTeam statsWAS| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 42-8450.0% | 7-2725.9% | 36-4285.7% | 45 | 20 | 18 |
| WAS | 52-9157.1% | 15-3148.4% | 23-2785.2% | 34 | 31 | 7 |
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Washington Wizards142| 34 | 22 | 9-14 | 1-4 | 3-3 | 0 | 0 | +20 | +2.7 | ||||||
| 31 | 23 | 9-16 | 4-7 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | +28 | +9.2 | |||||
| 31 | 41, Career high (his best before, 40) | 12-18 | 6-10 | 11-11 | +13 | +21.3 | ||||||||
| 22 | 7 | 3-6 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +29 | +3.5 | |||||
| 19 | 6 | 2-6 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | +7 | −1.2 | ||||
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| 23 | 10 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | +2.7 | ||||||
| 20 | 11 | 4-4 | 2-2 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +19 | +3.0 | ||||
| 18 | 9 | 3-6 | 1-1 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | +16 | +4.3 | |||||
| 17 | 6 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 0 | +2 | +0.7 | |||||
| 11 | 4 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −13 | −2.0 | ||||
| 4 | 3 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −11 | −2.0 | ||
| 4 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −11 | −1.7 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −11 | −1.5 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −11 | −3.6 | ||||
| Team | 142 | 52-9157.1% | 15-3148.4% | 34 | 31 | 7 | 25 | 23-2785.2% | 7 | 12 | 5 | |||
Bench 43 points on 17 for 31 shooting
Did not play: Taj Gibson (coach’s decision).
Minnesota Timberwolves127| 37 | 29 | 9-19 | 1-6 | 10-11 | 0 | −25 | −0.4 | |||||||
| 33 | 17 | 6-15 | 1-7 | 4-4 | 0 | −18 | −2.3 | |||||||
| 29 | 19 | 7-7 | 0-0 | 0 | 5-5 | 0 | −22 | +7.5 | ||||||
| 24 | 4 | 2-5 | 0-3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −25 | −5.7 | ||||
| 22 | 8 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 4-6 | 0 | 0 | −6 | −5.0 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 28 | 8 | 3-6 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | −6 | 0.0 | ||||||
| 25 | 23 | 9-13 | 2-3 | 0 | 3-4 | 0 | −5 | +9.0 | ||||||
| 18 | 6 | 2-6 | 1-3 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −6.1 | ||||
| 12 | 5 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +4 | −1.9 | |||
| 5 | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +10 | +0.5 | ||
| 5 | 4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | +10 | +4.4 | ||||||
| 5 | 2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +10 | −1.3 | |||
| Team | 127 | 42-8450.0% | 7-2725.9% | 45 | 20 | 18 | 23 | 36-4285.7% | 15 | 4 | 3 | |||
Bench 50 points on 16 for 32 shooting
Wizards142Timberwolves127ClickTap 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.
Kristaps Porziņģis scored a career-high 41 points, and the Washington Wizards beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 142-127.
The Wizards took control with a 30-12 run in the fourth quarter and led by as many as 28.
Kyle Kuzma had 23 points (12 on 4 3-pointers), 8 rebounds and 9 assists, and Bradley Beal added 22 points (9 in the first quarter) on 9 for 14 shooting. The Wizards had 3 20-point scorers.
For the Timberwolves, Anthony Edwards had 29 points and 8 rebounds, and D'Angelo Russell went 1 for 7 from 3. Jaylen Nowell scored 23 points on 9 for 13 shooting off the bench. Rudy Gobert scored 19 points.
The Wizards shot 57.1% from the field and 48.4% from 3 to the Timberwolves’ 50.0% and 25.9%. The Timberwolves forced 7 turnovers, about 8 fewer than usual for this many possessions. The Timberwolves’ starters were outscored 23-8 in 6 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).
119 points from the field on 91 shots: 23.4 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 19-21 | 90.5% | 67% |
| In the paint | 12-23 | 52.2% | 44% |
| Mid-range | 6-16 | 37.5% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 3-8 | 37.5% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 12-23 | 52.2% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rudy Gobert | 19 | 13 | 4-4 | +7 |
| Kyle Anderson | 17 | 6 | 2-2 | 0 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 9 | 5 | 1-2 | +2 |
| Anthony Edwards | 8 | 7 | 3-5 | +4 |
| Everyone else | 12 | 12 | 4-8 | +8 |
The tracking credits him with 43 points on 65 possessions. He usually scores about 21 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 20 | 8 | 3-4 | +1 |
| Kyle Anderson | 10 | 7 | 3-3 | +4 |
| Naz Reid | 9 | 0 | 0-2 | −3 |
| Anthony Edwards | 7 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 18 | 10 | 4-7 | +4 |
The tracking credits him with 25 points on 63 possessions. He usually scores about 21 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Rivers | 23 | 11 | 5-6 | +3 |
| Anthony Edwards | 19 | 4 | 2-3 | −3 |
| Kyle Anderson | 10 | 6 | 3-4 | +2 |
| D'Angelo Russell | 9 | 0 | 0-1 | −3 |
| Everyone else | 15 | 7 | 3-4 | +2 |
The tracking credits him with 28 points on 77 possessions. He usually scores about 28 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.
WAS win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
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Highest Leverage Moments
Russell 3' Driving Finger Roll Layup (4 PTS)
Q1 6:42
15.7%
88→73
Beal 16' Step Back Jump Shot (4 PTS)
Q1 7:25
12.9%
79→92
Russell 27' 3PT Jump Shot (13 PTS) (Edwards 1 AST)
Q1 5:00
11.6%
77→66
Kuzma 10' Driving Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS)
Q1 9:50
10.5%
62→73
Porzingis 26' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Kuzma 2 AST)
Q1 11:17
9.7%
58→68
