Minnesota
Timberwolves
151
–
131
FINAL
San Antonio
Spurs
Date
Saturday, April 8, 2023
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 35 | 45 | 39 | 32 | 151 |
| SAS | 35 | 33 | 23 | 40 | 131 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Karl-Anthony Towns
MIN
22
PTS
8
REB
8
AST
+30
+/−
Key Contributions
Contested Shots12
Opp FG% When Defending52.9%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.42
Impact Composite50.1
Hustle: 18.0Defense: 27.0Impact: 5.1
12 contested shots+30 plus/minusonly 20 pts allowed on 47.1 possessions
Box Score MVP
Anthony Edwards
MIN
33
PTS
5
REB
3
AST
+15
+/−
Game Performance
FG13-25 (52.0%)
3PT4-9
FT3-4
TS%61.7%
eFG%60.0%
STL2
TOV0
ORTG147
DRTG119
NET+28
33 points4-9 from 33 deflections6 contested shots+15 plus/minusonly 26 pts allowed on 44.2 possessions
Box Score
| MIN | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luka Garza | 6:03 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-5 | 40% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -6 |
| Kyle Anderson | 24:07 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3-7 | 43% | 1-3 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | +1 |
| Anthony Edwards | 24:38 | 33 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13-25 | 52% | 4-9 | 44% | 3-4 | 75% | +15 |
| Nathan Knight | 4:33 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1-1 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | -6 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 28:24 | 22 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10-19 | 53% | 2-6 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | +30 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Matt Ryan | 3:59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -6 |
| Nickeil Alexander-Walker | 16:05 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6-8 | 75% | 4-5 | 80% | 0-0 | 0% | +2 |
| Mike Conley | 24:05 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6-9 | 67% | 5-7 | 71% | 3-4 | 75% | +15 |
| Josh Minott | 4:33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -6 |
| Taurean Prince | 25:17 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4-9 | 44% | 3-5 | 60% | 4-4 | 100% | +19 |
| Rudy Gobert | 28:33 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4-5 | 80% | 0-0 | 0% | 2-5 | 40% | +6 |
| Jaden McDaniels | 25:48 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6-8 | 75% | 4-5 | 80% | 0-0 | 0% | +31 |
| Jordan McLaughlin | 20:09 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1-2 | 50% | 1-1 | 100% | 2-2 | 100% | +9 |
| TOTAL | — | 151 | 45 | 11 | 42 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 18 | 56-101 | 55% | 24-43 | 56% | 15-21 | 71% | — |
Wendell Moore Jr. —
| SAS | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keita Bates-Diop | 25:11 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8-15 | 53% | 2-5 | 40% | 4-5 | 80% | -15 |
| Malaki Branham | 25:37 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6-10 | 60% | 0-2 | 0% | 5-5 | 100% | -21 |
| Gorgui Dieng | 19:43 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3-8 | 38% | 1-3 | 33% | 1-1 | 100% | -10 |
| Sandro Mamukelashvili | 25:31 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7-13 | 54% | 2-4 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | -9 |
| Romeo Langford | 18:30 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-4 | 25% | 0-1 | 0% | 3-4 | 75% | -17 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Blake Wesley | 34:08 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6-9 | 67% | 2-2 | 100% | 0-2 | 0% | +5 |
| Dominick Barlow | 27:54 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2-6 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -3 |
| Julian Champagnie | 31:51 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8-16 | 50% | 5-9 | 56% | 3-3 | 100% | -13 |
| Tre Jones | 31:35 | 21 | 10 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9-14 | 64% | 1-3 | 33% | 2-4 | 50% | -17 |
| TOTAL | — | 131 | 45 | 10 | 34 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 50-95 | 53% | 13-29 | 45% | 18-24 | 75% | — |
Keldon Johnson —
Doug McDermott —
Zach Collins —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
MIN56/101 (55%)
Paint
28/44 (64%)
Mid
6/19 (32%)
3PT
24/43 (56%)
RA 67%ATB3 54%Corner 3 59%Paint 50%Mid 20%
SAS50/95 (53%)
Paint
31/52 (60%)
Mid
12/24 (50%)
3PT
13/29 (45%)
RA 63%ATB3 42%Paint 46%Corner 3 67%Mid 50%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Romeo Langford
defended Taurean Prince
4.5 min • 3 pts • 0%
Best Defender
Dominick Barlow
held Karl-Anthony Towns
2.3 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Keita Bates-Diop
vs Jaden McDaniels
2.1 min • 6 pts • 67%
| SAS Defense | Anthony Edwards | Jaden McDaniels | Jordan McLaughlin | Josh Minott | Karl-Anthony Towns | Kyle Anderson | Luka Garza | Matt Ryan | Mike Conley | Nathan Knight | Nickeil Alexander-Walker | Rudy Gobert | Taurean Prince |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julian Champagnie | 1.6m 6pts 67% | 3.3m 4pts 100% | — | 1.1m 2pts 100% | — | 1.0m 3pts 50% | — | — | — | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | 1.8m 0pts 0% |
| Blake Wesley | 2.8m 2pts 50% | 1.2m 0pts 0% | 2.9m 2pts 100% | — | — | — | — | — | 1.5m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | 1.1m 3pts 100% |
| Tre Jones | 1.8m 2pts 50% | — | 1.9m 2pts 50% | — | — | 1.0m 7pts 75% | — | — | 4.3m 7pts 60% | — | — | — | — |
| Dominick Barlow | — | — | — | — | 2.3m 0pts 0% | 1.5m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | 3.0m 4pts 67% | — |
| Sandro Mamukelashvili | — | — | — | — | 1.3m 2pts 100% | 1.7m 3pts 100% | — | — | — | — | — | 4.5m 4pts 29% | — |
| Malaki Branham | 2.0m 4pts 100% | 1.1m 2pts 100% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.3m 2pts 0% | — | — |
| Keita Bates-Diop | — | 2.1m 6pts 67% | — | — | 3.0m 5pts 33% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gorgui Dieng | — | — | — | — | 2.2m 0pts 0% | 1.3m 0pts 0% | 1.4m 6pts 67% | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Romeo Langford | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4.5m 3pts 0% |
| Other | 1.4m 3pts 50% | 2.2m 3pts 50% | 3.0m 7pts 60% | — | 1.9m 7pts 60% | 2.9m 4pts 50% | — | 1.7m 4pts 100% | 3.3m 11pts 50% | 0.8m 5pts 67% | 2.4m 2pts 50% | 3.4m 11pts 71% | — |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = SAS leads, negative = MIN leads
SAS Largest Lead
5
Q1 6:34
MIN Largest Lead
33
Q4 1:25
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
SAS 8-0 run
Q2 4:33 – Q2 5:51
-10 → -4
MIN 8-0 run
Q2 8:15 – Q2 9:23
-6 → -12
MIN 9-0 run
Q2 12:00 – Q3 2:28
-12 → -19
MIN 8-0 run
Q3 11:02 – Q4 0:18
-25 → -30