Minnesota
Timberwolves
112
–
108
FINAL
Miami
Heat
Date
Monday, December 18, 2023
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 22 | 32 | 23 | 3 | 112 |
| MIA | 33 | 33 | 17 | 1 | 108 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Karl-Anthony Towns
MIN
18
PTS
8
REB
2
AST
-3
+/−
Key Contributions
Contested Shots7
Opp FG% When Defending44.4%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.18
Impact Composite52.6
Hustle: 10.5Defense: 42.4Impact: -0.3
7 contested shotsonly 9 pts allowed on 50.5 possessions
Box Score MVP
Anthony Edwards
MIN
32
PTS
8
REB
5
AST
+6
+/−
Game Performance
FG13-25 (52.0%)
3PT2-9
FT4-4
TS%59.8%
eFG%56.0%
STL3
BLK2
TOV1
ORTG119
DRTG111
NET+8
32 points3 steals3 deflections6 contested shotsonly 30 pts allowed on 59.5 possessions
Box Score
| MIN | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nickeil Alexander-Walker | 22:07 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2-5 | 40% | 2-4 | 50% | 2-2 | 100% | +13 |
| Kyle Anderson | 22:18 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2-4 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | +1 |
| Troy Brown Jr. | 4:54 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-1 | 100% | 1-1 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | -8 |
| Anthony Edwards | 39:59 | 32 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 13-25 | 52% | 2-9 | 22% | 4-4 | 100% | +6 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 31:36 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7-14 | 50% | 1-4 | 25% | 3-3 | 100% | -3 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Naz Reid | 21:07 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5-13 | 39% | 1-6 | 17% | 2-2 | 100% | +2 |
| Mike Conley | 32:49 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4-5 | 80% | 4-5 | 80% | 2-2 | 100% | +4 |
| Rudy Gobert | 35:19 | 9 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3-8 | 38% | 0-0 | 0% | 3-4 | 75% | +4 |
| Jaden McDaniels | 29:52 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5-10 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +1 |
| TOTAL | — | 112 | 45 | 12 | 27 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 19 | 42-85 | 49% | 11-29 | 38% | 17-19 | 89% | — |
Wendell Moore Jr. —
Shake Milton —
Josh Minott —
Jordan McLaughlin —
| MIA | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Love | 23:38 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3-7 | 43% | 3-7 | 43% | 0-0 | 0% | +1 |
| Bam Adebayo | 36:28 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10-22 | 46% | 0-0 | 0% | 2-3 | 67% | -3 |
| Tyler Herro | 33:05 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10-18 | 56% | 1-6 | 17% | 4-4 | 100% | -1 |
| Haywood Highsmith | 12:12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -10 |
| Caleb Martin | 22:04 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1-5 | 20% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +3 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Josh Richardson | 25:56 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4-6 | 67% | 2-4 | 50% | 3-3 | 100% | -7 |
| Jaime Jaquez Jr. | 30:09 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3-8 | 38% | 0-1 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | -1 |
| Jimmy Butler III | 34:20 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5-12 | 42% | 1-3 | 33% | 4-6 | 67% | +5 |
| Duncan Robinson | 22:09 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5-9 | 56% | 4-8 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | -7 |
| TOTAL | — | 108 | 40 | 9 | 27 | 10 | 4 | 15 | 18 | 41-87 | 47% | 11-30 | 37% | 15-18 | 83% | — |
Thomas Bryant —
Nikola Jović —
R.J. Hampton —
Orlando Robinson —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
MIN42/85 (49%)
Paint
28/46 (61%)
Mid
6/17 (35%)
3PT
11/29 (38%)
RA 72%ATB3 39%Paint 41%Corner 3 33%Mid 20%
MIA41/87 (47%)
Paint
27/50 (54%)
Mid
12/23 (52%)
3PT
11/30 (37%)
Paint 50%ATB3 29%RA 58%Mid 50%Corner 3 67%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
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Primary Matchup
Bam Adebayo
defended Rudy Gobert
9.3 min • 11 pts • 33%
Best Defender
Jimmy Butler III
held Anthony Edwards
6.7 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Bam Adebayo
vs Karl-Anthony Towns
2.5 min • 7 pts • 75%
| MIA Defense | Anthony Edwards | Jaden McDaniels | Karl-Anthony Towns | Kyle Anderson | Mike Conley | Naz Reid | Nickeil Alexander-Walker | Rudy Gobert | Troy Brown Jr. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bam Adebayo | — | — | 2.5m 7pts 75% | — | — | — | — | 9.3m 11pts 33% | — |
| Tyler Herro | 1.7m 2pts 50% | 7.0m 10pts 67% | — | — | 1.2m 3pts 33% | — | 1.9m 0pts 0% | — | — |
| Jimmy Butler III | 6.7m 0pts 0% | — | 1.1m 4pts 100% | 1.8m 0pts 0% | 1.3m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — |
| Jaime Jaquez Jr. | 1.8m 2pts 50% | 1.3m 0pts 0% | 1.2m 0pts 0% | 1.5m 0pts 0% | — | 2.7m 4pts 100% | 1.5m 2pts 100% | — | — |
| Josh Richardson | 2.5m 0pts 0% | 1.1m 3pts 0% | 1.6m 3pts 100% | — | — | — | 1.8m 0pts 0% | — | — |
| Duncan Robinson | — | — | — | 1.2m 3pts 100% | 3.8m 0pts 0% | — | 1.5m 0pts 0% | — | — |
| Kevin Love | — | — | 3.8m 3pts 33% | — | — | — | — | 2.5m 3pts 100% | — |
| Caleb Martin | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | 4.4m 2pts 25% | — | — | — | — |
| Haywood Highsmith | — | — | — | — | — | 1.9m 0pts 0% | — | — | — |
| Other | 2.1m 10pts 80% | — | 2.0m 5pts 67% | 3.8m 5pts 50% | — | 3.6m 6pts 43% | 1.8m 2pts 100% | 2.6m 6pts 50% | 1.5m 2pts 100% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = MIA leads, negative = MIN leads
MIA Largest Lead
17
Q2 2:50
MIN Largest Lead
5
Q4 5:23
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
MIA 9-0 run
Q1 5:30 – Q1 7:05
+2 → +9
MIA 12-0 run
Q1 5:30 – Q1 7:30
+2 → +12
MIN 8-0 run
Q4 4:05 – Q4 4:05
-4 → -4
MIA 8-0 run
Q4 1:36 – Q4 1:36
+4 → +4