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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Timberwolves | 39 | 31 | 28 | 26 | 124 |
 Pistons | 40 | 22 | 28 | 27 | 117 |
MINTeam statsDET| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 47-9350.5% | 15-3050.0% | 15-2171.4% | 42 | 32 | 9 |
| DET | 46-8951.7% | 12-3138.7% | 13-1968.4% | 40 | 30 | 12 |
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Minnesota Timberwolves124| 38 | 19 | 8-11 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 0 | +12 | +5.6 | |||||||
| 33 | 27 | 10-24 | 3-8 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +5 | −1.3 | |||||
| 31 | 27 | 10-17 | 5-5 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | +7 | +7.6 | ||||||
| 30 | 23, Season high (his best before, 21) | 8-11 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 4-4 | 0 | +4 | +6.6 | |||||
| 29 | 8 | 3-8 | 2-6 | 0 | 0-1 | 0 | +20 | −0.1 | ||||||
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| 23 | 9 | 3-9 | 1-4 | 0 | 2-4 | 0 | 0 | +3 | −1.8 | |||||
| 23 | 7 | 3-6 | 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −6 | −2.0 | |||||
| 22 | 4 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | +3 | +1.2 | |||||||
| 8 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | −3.5 | |||
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | −0.3 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | −0.3 | |
| Team | 124 | 47-9350.5% | 15-3050.0% | 42 | 32 | 9 | 14 | 15-2171.4% | 9 | 7 | 5 | |||
Bench 20 points on 8 for 22 shooting
Did not play: Luka Garza and Wendell Moore Jr. (coach’s decision).
Detroit Pistons117| 36 | 32, Ties his career high | 13-22 | 4-6 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | +8 | +8.0 | ||||||
| 32 | 20 | 7-13 | 3-7 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | −4 | +2.9 | ||||||
| 31 | 16 | 8-14 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | −8 | −0.4 | ||||||
| 26 | 8 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | +3.1 | ||||
| 25 | 12 | 4-9 | 2-5 | 0 | 2-2 | +2 | +2.3 | |||||||
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| 22 | 7 | 3-6 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 1-5 | 0 | −6 | +1.0 | |||||
| 21 | 5 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −13 | −2.7 | |||||
| 20 | 12 | 3-10 | 1-4 | 0 | 5-5 | 0 | −10 | +1.0 | ||||||
| 15 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-3 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +6 | −2.4 | |||||
| 12 | 5 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −7 | −4.9 | |||||
| Team | 117 | 46-8951.7% | 12-3138.7% | 40 | 30 | 12 | 18 | 13-1968.4% | 8 | 4 | 7 | |||
Bench 29 points on 10 for 27 shooting
Did not play: Danilo Gallinari, James Wiseman, Stanley Umude and Joe Harris (coach’s decision).
Timberwolves124Pistons117ClickTap 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.
Karl-Anthony Towns scored 27 points (15 on 5 3-pointers), and the Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Detroit Pistons 124-117.
The Timberwolves took control with a 16-2 run bridging the third and fourth quarters and led by as many as 17.
Anthony Edwards had 27 points (14 in the paint) and 8 assists, and Jaden McDaniels added a season-high 23 points on 8 for 11 shooting. The Timberwolves had 3 20-point scorers.
For the Pistons, Jaden Ivey had 32 points and 6 assists, and Bojan Bogdanovic added 20 points.
The Timberwolves’ starters outscored the Pistons 65-49 in 19 minutes together.
Minnesota TimberwolvesDetroit PistonsPS, 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).
109 points from the field on 93 shots: 7.1 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 20-31 | 64.5% | 66% |
| In the paint | 12-26 | 46.2% | 44% |
| Mid-range | 0-6 | 0.0% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 3-6 | 50.0% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 12-24 | 50.0% | 36% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isaiah Stewart | 40 | 12 | 5-8 | −2 |
| Mike Muscala | 8 | 5 | 2-4 | +2 |
| Ausar Thompson | 4 | 7 | 3-4 | +6 |
| Kevin Knox II | 4 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 7 | 7 | 2-4 | +5 |
The tracking credits him with 31 points on 63 possessions. He usually scores about 22 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Killian Hayes | 24 | 10 | 4-6 | +1 |
| Ausar Thompson | 18 | 4 | 2-6 | −3 |
| Jaden Ivey | 8 | 3 | 1-5 | 0 |
| Alec Burks | 4 | 4 | 2-3 | +2 |
| Everyone else | 14 | 9 | 4-10 | +4 |
The tracking credits him with 30 points on 68 possessions. He usually scores about 26 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bojan Bogdanovic | 42 | 11 | 4-6 | +2 |
| Jaden Ivey | 8 | 7 | 2-3 | +5 |
| Killian Hayes | 4 | 4 | 2-2 | +3 |
| Kevin Knox II | 4 | 3 | 1-1 | +2 |
| Everyone else | 4 | 2 | 1-1 | +1 |
The tracking credits him with 27 points on 62 possessions. He usually scores about 13 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.
DET win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
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Highest Leverage Moments
Alexander-Walker 27' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Anderson 8 AST)
Q4 11:25
14.8%
29→15
Ivey 25' 3PT Running Jump Shot (22 PTS) (Thompson 1 AST)
Q3 2:52
10.9%
30→40
Bogdanovic 26' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Ivey 2 AST)
Q1 6:11
9.5%
49→58
Towns 25' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Conley 1 AST)
Q1 5:58
9.5%
58→49
Edwards 27' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (25 PTS)
Q3 0:22
9.4%
34→24
