Minnesota
Timberwolves
96
–
94
FINAL
Brooklyn
Nets
Date
Thursday, January 25, 2024
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 24 | 36 | 21 | 15 | 96 |
| BKN | 31 | 17 | 26 | 20 | 94 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Anthony Edwards
MIN
24
PTS
1
REB
3
AST
-5
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections3
Contested Shots1
Opp FG% When Defending35.0%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.32
Impact Composite53.1
Hustle: 7.5Defense: 46.1Impact: -0.5
3 deflectionsheld opponents to 35.0% FGonly 18 pts allowed on 55.6 possessions
Box Score MVP
Karl-Anthony Towns
MIN
27
PTS
10
REB
3
AST
-6
+/−
Game Performance
FG12-15 (80.0%)
3PT2-3
FT1-2
TS%85.0%
eFG%86.7%
TOV6
ORTG104
DRTG114
NET-10
Double-Double80.0% FG10 contested shotsonly 19 pts allowed on 63.0 possessions
Box Score
| MIN | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naz Reid | 22:42 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2-7 | 29% | 1-3 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | +8 |
| Kyle Anderson | 18:01 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-3 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | -1 |
| Anthony Edwards | 35:41 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8-23 | 35% | 3-7 | 43% | 5-6 | 83% | -5 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 37:12 | 27 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 12-15 | 80% | 2-3 | 67% | 1-2 | 50% | -6 |
| Nickeil Alexander-Walker | 17:09 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2-4 | 50% | 1-3 | 33% | 1-2 | 50% | +1 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Mike Conley | 32:36 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3-6 | 50% | 2-4 | 50% | 2-2 | 100% | +1 |
| Rudy Gobert | 32:44 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4-9 | 44% | 0-0 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | +3 |
| Jaden McDaniels | 33:21 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4-6 | 67% | 1-1 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | +2 |
| Jordan McLaughlin | 10:34 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-2 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +7 |
| TOTAL | — | 96 | 38 | 5 | 24 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 37-75 | 49% | 10-21 | 48% | 12-16 | 75% | — |
Luka Garza —
Wendell Moore Jr. —
Troy Brown Jr. —
Shake Milton —
| BKN | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mikal Bridges | 35:21 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8-18 | 44% | 2-8 | 25% | 3-5 | 60% | +2 |
| Dennis Smith Jr. | 15:52 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-4 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -3 |
| Lonnie Walker IV | 13:58 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1-5 | 20% | 0-3 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -12 |
| Royce O'Neale | 17:51 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1-4 | 25% | 1-4 | 25% | 0-0 | 0% | -1 |
| Nic Claxton | 38:46 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8-10 | 80% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +2 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Cameron Johnson | 21:51 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2-5 | 40% | 1-3 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | -6 |
| Spencer Dinwiddie | 32:10 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5-10 | 50% | 3-6 | 50% | 1-1 | 100% | +1 |
| Cam Thomas | 28:25 | 25 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7-15 | 47% | 1-4 | 25% | 10-10 | 100% | +6 |
| Dorian Finney-Smith | 35:46 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3-6 | 50% | 2-5 | 40% | 0-0 | 0% | +1 |
| TOTAL | — | 94 | 32 | 5 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 35-77 | 45% | 10-33 | 30% | 14-16 | 88% | — |
Noah Clowney —
Jalen Wilson —
Harry Giles III —
Trendon Watford —
Keon Johnson —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
MIN37/75 (49%)
Paint
23/41 (56%)
Mid
8/23 (35%)
3PT
10/22 (45%)
Paint 48%RA 65%ATB3 35%Corner 3 80%Mid 0%
BKN35/77 (45%)
Paint
21/35 (60%)
Mid
11/21 (52%)
3PT
10/33 (30%)
ATB3 26%Paint 64%RA 53%Corner 3 50%Mid 25%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Nic Claxton
defended Rudy Gobert
9.4 min • 14 pts • 78%
Best Defender
Cameron Johnson
held Mike Conley
4.6 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Cam Thomas
vs Nickeil Alexander-Walker
3.1 min • 5 pts • 100%
| BKN Defense | Anthony Edwards | Jaden McDaniels | Jordan McLaughlin | Karl-Anthony Towns | Kyle Anderson | Mike Conley | Naz Reid | Nickeil Alexander-Walker | Rudy Gobert |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nic Claxton | — | — | — | 3.5m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | 9.4m 14pts 78% |
| Mikal Bridges | 3.4m 5pts 40% | 6.8m 2pts 25% | — | — | 1.2m 2pts 100% | 1.1m 7pts 67% | — | — | — |
| Dorian Finney-Smith | — | — | — | 7.7m 5pts 67% | — | — | 2.0m 0pts 0% | — | — |
| Cam Thomas | 1.5m 2pts 100% | 2.3m 2pts 100% | — | 1.0m 4pts 33% | 1.4m 2pts 33% | — | — | 3.1m 5pts 100% | — |
| Spencer Dinwiddie | 5.3m 3pts 50% | — | — | — | — | 3.8m 2pts 25% | — | — | — |
| Cameron Johnson | 1.4m 0pts 0% | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | 4.6m 0pts 0% | — | — | — |
| Royce O'Neale | — | — | — | — | 1.0m 0pts 0% | — | 3.2m 0pts 0% | — | — |
| Lonnie Walker IV | — | — | — | — | 1.6m 2pts 50% | — | — | 1.7m 0pts 0% | — |
| Dennis Smith Jr. | — | — | 2.5m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other | 2.6m 2pts 100% | 2.5m 3pts 100% | 1.6m 5pts 50% | 2.8m 3pts 17% | 2.9m 3pts 100% | 3.6m 4pts 40% | 3.8m 2pts 25% | 2.5m 3pts 100% | 3.6m 13pts 50% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = BKN leads, negative = MIN leads
BKN Largest Lead
8
Q1 4:36
MIN Largest Lead
17
Q3 2:19
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
MIN 9-0 run
Q2 0:19 – Q2 1:39
+5 → -2
MIN 9-0 run
Q2 5:48 – Q2 7:28
0 → -6
MIN 10-0 run
Q2 5:48 – Q2 7:47
0 → -7
MIN 11-0 run
Q2 5:48 – Q2 7:47
0 → -8