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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Nets | 22 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 86 |
 Timberwolves | 23 | 19 | 28 | 31 | 101 |
BKNTeam statsMIN| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BKN | 35-10433.7% | 6-3517.1% | 10-1190.9% | 56 | 20 | 11 |
| MIN | 36-8442.9% | 12-3831.6% | 17-2373.9% | 51 | 22 | 12 |
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Minnesota Timberwolves101| 38 | 29 | 11-23 | 1-3 | 0 | 6-9 | 0 | +16 | +3.4 | ||||||
| 36 | 28 | 8-17 | 4-8 | 8-8 | 0 | +20 | +6.4 | |||||||
| 33 | 7 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +4 | −8.2 | |||||
| 31 | 12 | 6-10 | 0-2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +6 | +1.0 | |||||
| 30 | 14 | 5-10 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +4 | +1.0 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 27 | 6 | 2-9 | 0-5 | 2-4 | 0 | +8 | −6.9 | |||||||
| 21 | 0 | 0-6 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 0 | +9 | −8.7 | |||||||
| 18 | 5 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +7 | +2.5 | |||||
| 4 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | +0.6 | ||||
| 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −0.1 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.2 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −0.1 | |
| Team | 101 | 36-8442.9% | 12-3831.6% | 51 | 22 | 12 | 14 | 17-2373.9% | 6 | 6 | 9 | |||
Bench 11 points on 4 for 20 shooting
Brooklyn Nets86| 36 | 15 | 7-21 | 1-11 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −12 | −2.8 | |||||
| 35 | 18 | 7-19 | 0-5 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −6 | −7.3 | |||||
| 30 | 11 | 4-9 | 1-4 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −10 | −2.5 | |||||
| 30 | 12 | 6-12 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | −7 | −0.1 | |||||||
| 15 | 4 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 | +2.7 | |||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 28 | 9 | 4-14 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −16 | −10.3 | |||||
| 22 | 10 | 2-9 | 2-7 | 0 | 0 | 4-5 | 0 | −13 | 0.0 | |||||
| 15 | 0 | 0-6 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −6 | −4.8 | ||||
| 15 | 3 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3.2 | |||||
| 11 | 4 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −2 | +0.1 | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | −0.1 | |
| Team | 86 | 35-10433.7% | 6-3517.1% | 56 | 20 | 11 | 17 | 10-1190.9% | 16 | 7 | 2 | |||
Bench 26 points on 9 for 37 shooting
Did not play: Trendon Watford and Keita Bates-Diop (coach’s decision).
Timberwolves101Nets86ClickTap 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 28 points, and the Minnesota Timberwolves went on a 23-9 run in the fourth quarter to beat the Brooklyn Nets 101-86.
The Nets went on an 8-0 run to lead 72-70 with 9:28 left in the fourth quarter. Jaden McDaniels’ corner 3-pointer put the Timberwolves ahead for good with 8:39 left. Towns scored 7 points and McDaniels made 2 3-pointers during the run. The Timberwolves led 93-81 with 3:19 left.
Anthony Edwards had 29 points (18 in the paint) and 8 rebounds.
For the Nets, Cam Thomas scored 18 points (10 in the paint), and Mikal Bridges went 1 for 11 from 3.
The Timberwolves shot 42.9% from the field and 31.6% from 3 to the Nets’ 33.7% and 17.1%. They outscored the Nets 25-6 on the fast break. The Timberwolves outscored the Nets 13-3 in 3 minutes with Anderson, Towns, Reid, Edwards and McDaniels on the floor together.
Minnesota TimberwolvesBrooklyn NetsPS, 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).
84 points from the field on 84 shots: 10.4 fewer than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 18-26 | 69.2% | 66% |
| In the paint | 5-14 | 35.7% | 44% |
| Mid-range | 1-6 | 16.7% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 4-17 | 23.5% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 8-21 | 38.1% | 36% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mikal Bridges | 27 | 6 | 3-6 | −5 |
| Dennis Smith Jr. | 10 | 0 | 0-0 | −4 |
| Cam Thomas | 9 | 5 | 2-4 | +1 |
| Dorian Finney-Smith | 9 | 4 | 2-4 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 32 | 20 | 9-18 | +7 |
The tracking credits him with 35 points on 86 possessions. He usually scores about 34 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nic Claxton | 37 | 17 | 6-12 | +3 |
| Dorian Finney-Smith | 11 | 2 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Mikal Bridges | 9 | 4 | 2-4 | +1 |
| Dennis Schröder | 7 | 6 | 2-2 | +4 |
| Everyone else | 20 | 9 | 3-6 | +2 |
The tracking credits him with 38 points on 83 possessions. He usually scores about 31 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dorian Finney-Smith | 15 | 5 | 2-3 | +2 |
| Mikal Bridges | 8 | 3 | 1-2 | +2 |
| Dennis Smith Jr. | 8 | 0 | 0-1 | −1 |
| Dennis Schröder | 7 | 3 | 1-1 | +2 |
| Everyone else | 21 | 6 | 2-3 | +2 |
The tracking credits him with 17 points on 58 possessions. He usually scores about 11 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.
MIN win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
BKN
50/50
MIN
Highest Leverage Moments
Edwards 22' Step Back Jump Shot (20 PTS)
Q4 5:55
14.9%
62→77
McDaniels 3PT Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Towns 4 AST)
Q4 4:53
12.9%
82→95
McDaniels 3PT Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Conley 3 AST)
Q4 8:39
12.7%
55→68
Thomas 4' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot (14 PTS)
Q4 9:28
12.4%
53→41
Towns 25' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (21 PTS) (Conley 2 AST)
Q3 10:47
10.7%
47→58
