Loading the games…
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Timberwolves | 21 | 34 | 29 | 34 | 118 |
 Clippers | 34 | 29 | 15 | 22 | 100 |
MINTeam statsLAC| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 48-9451.1% | 12-3336.4% | 10-1471.4% | 48 | 26 | 9 |
| LAC | 34-7247.2% | 11-3036.7% | 21-2584.0% | 34 | 22 | 18 |
Point at or clickTap a player to see his shots, then his whole game from there. ClickTap a number under REB, AST, STL, BLK, TO or PF to see those plays.
Minnesota Timberwolves118| 37 | 37 | 15-29 | 2-8 | 5-7 | 0 | +22 | +5.6 | |||||||
| 33 | 8 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | +11 | +6.4 | |||||||
| 29 | 10 | 5-8 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | +7 | +1.4 | ||||||
| 27 | 23, Season high (his best before, 19) | 9-15 | 5-8 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +4 | +8.1 | ||||||
| 23 | 0 | 0-8 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0 | −8 | −10.3 | |||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 28 | 28, Season high (his best before, 20) | 9-10 | 5-6 | 5-6 | 0 | +14 | +10.2 | |||||||
| 22 | 6 | 3-7 | 0-3 | 0 | 0-0 | +15 | −0.3 | |||||||
| 17 | 4 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | +24 | +3.7 | |||||||
| 14 | 2 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +9 | −5.9 | ||||
| 3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | +0.2 | ||||
| 3 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −0.6 | ||||
| 3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −0.6 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | +0.9 | ||
| Team | 118 | 48-9451.1% | 12-3336.4% | 48 | 26 | 9 | 20 | 10-1471.4% | 19 | 11 | 6 | |||
Bench 40 points on 15 for 27 shooting
LA Clippers100| 35 | 22 | 5-11 | 2-5 | 10-10 | 0 | 0 | −12 | −1.9 | ||||||
| 34 | 12 | 4-10 | 2-6 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −15 | −2.0 | ||||||
| 28 | 7 | 3-6 | 1-3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −20 | −1.7 | ||||||
| 27 | 10 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | −19 | −0.1 | ||||||
| 12 | 6 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +13 | +1.2 | |||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 28 | 11 | 4-9 | 1-2 | 2-3 | 0 | −18 | −2.4 | |||||||
| 18 | 8 | 3-6 | 1-4 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −7 | −0.9 | ||||
| 18 | 8 | 3-8 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −19 | −3.9 | |||||
| 15 | 10 | 4-5 | 1-1 | 0 | 1-1 | +3 | +5.9 | |||||||
| 9 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0 | −4 | −2.0 | |||||
| 4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | −0.7 | ||
| 4 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | −0.9 | ||
| 4 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | −0.5 | |||
| 4 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | −0.7 | ||||
| Team | 100 | 34-7247.2% | 11-3036.7% | 34 | 22 | 18 | 18 | 21-2584.0% | 8 | 7 | 4 | |||
Bench 43 points on 17 for 36 shooting
Did not play: P.J. Tucker (coach’s decision).
Timberwolves118Clippers100ClickTap 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.
Nickeil Alexander-Walker scored a season-high 28 points (15 on 5 3-pointers), and the Minnesota Timberwolves rallied from 22 points down in the second quarter to beat the LA Clippers 118-100.
The Timberwolves trailed 57-35 with 5:13 left in the second quarter. They outscored the Clippers 83-43 the rest of the way.
Anthony Edwards had 37 points (22 in the paint) and 8 rebounds, and Mike Conley added a season-high 23 points on 9 for 15 shooting. Conley scored 12 of his 23 points in the fourth quarter. The Timberwolves had 3 20-point scorers.
For the Clippers, Paul George scored 22 points.
The Clippers gave up 19 offensive rebounds, about 8 more than usual for the shots the Timberwolves missed. The Timberwolves outscored the Clippers 27-11 on the fast break. The Clippers were outscored 24-7 in 7 minutes with Harden, George, Powell, Zubac and Mann on the floor together.
Minnesota TimberwolvesLA ClippersPS, 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. The Timberwolves’ chance bottomed out at 3% (2nd quarter, 6:04 left). Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
108 points from the field on 94 shots: 3.9 more than the league scores from the same zones.
Point at a shooter to see his shots light up; click for his shots alone.
| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 24-32 | 75.0% | 66% |
| In the paint | 7-17 | 41.2% | 44% |
| Mid-range | 5-12 | 41.7% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 6-12 | 50.0% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 6-21 | 28.6% | 36% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terance Mann | 23 | 8 | 4-8 | −1 |
| Paul George | 11 | 5 | 2-7 | +1 |
| Kawhi Leonard | 11 | 0 | 0-0 | −4 |
| James Harden | 9 | 9 | 4-7 | +5 |
| Everyone else | 25 | 21 | 10-17 | +11 |
The tracking credits him with 43 points on 78 possessions. He usually scores about 31 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Harden | 15 | 7 | 2-2 | +5 |
| Bones Hyland | 8 | 5 | 2-2 | +4 |
| Norman Powell | 8 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Terance Mann | 7 | 3 | 1-1 | +2 |
| Everyone else | 15 | 7 | 3-4 | +5 |
The tracking credits him with 22 points on 53 possessions. He usually scores about 8 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norman Powell | 15 | 5 | 2-5 | +2 |
| Terance Mann | 10 | 2 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Amir Coffey | 8 | 5 | 2-3 | +4 |
| Paul George | 5 | 2 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 10 | 8 | 3-5 | +6 |
The tracking credits him with 22 points on 48 possessions. He usually scores about 9 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.
LAC win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
MIN
50/50
LAC
Highest Leverage Moments
Conley 27' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (14 PTS)
Q4 10:58
12.6%
29→17
Coffey 24' 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Hyland 2 AST)
Q4 10:32
12.6%
17→29
George 25' 3PT Jump Shot (16 PTS) (Harden 6 AST)
Q3 10:26
10.6%
68→79
Conley 3PT Running Jump Shot (11 PTS) (Edwards 2 AST)
Q3 8:34
10.5%
73→62
Alexander-Walker 3PT Jump Shot (25 PTS) (Edwards 3 AST)
Q3 5:39
9.7%
68→59
