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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pacers | 28 | 32 | 17 | 33 | 110 |
 Timberwolves | 28 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 114 |
INDTeam statsMIN| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IND | 39-9142.9% | 14-4035.0% | 18-2766.7% | 49 | 24 | 16 |
| MIN | 39-8446.4% | 10-3330.3% | 26-3770.3% | 48 | 19 | 14 |
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Minnesota Timberwolves114| 39 | 31 | 11-18 | 1-4 | 8-10 | 0 | 0 | −1 | +4.4 | ||||||
| 38 | 17 | 5-13 | 3-8 | 4-5 | 0 | +6 | −3.3 | |||||||
| 35 | 11 | 3-13 | 1-6 | 0 | 4-6 | −6 | −6.3 | |||||||
| 34 | 14 | 6-7 | 0-0 | 2-7 | 0 | +6 | +4.8 | |||||||
| 3 | 5 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +8 | +0.2 | ||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 25 | 6 | 1-4 | 1-4 | 3-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −5.4 | |||||
| 23 | 16 | 6-12 | 1-4 | 3-4 | 0 | +5 | +2.7 | |||||||
| 19 | 5 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | −4.2 | ||||||
| 15 | 6 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | +5 | −1.3 | |||||
| 10 | 3 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −0.8 | ||||
| 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0.0 | |
| Team | 114 | 39-8446.4% | 10-3330.3% | 48 | 19 | 14 | 24 | 26-3770.3% | 13 | 9 | 4 | |||
Bench 36 points on 12 for 28 shooting
Did not play: Johnny Juzang, Leonard Miller and Joan Beringer (coach’s decision).
Indiana Pacers110| 37 | 33 | 11-24 | 3-6 | 8-12 | 0 | +3 | +8.8 | |||||||
| 35 | 18 | 6-17 | 5-12 | 0 | 1-3 | 0 | 0 | +7 | 0.0 | |||||
| 32 | 6 | 2-9 | 0-5 | 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −11.0 | |||||
| 16 | 5 | 2-5 | 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −7 | −6.9 | |||
| 15 | 6 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −9 | −2.5 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 27 | 12 | 5-9 | 2-4 | 0-0 | −8 | +2.8 | ||||||||
| 26 | 5 | 2-8 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0 | −11 | −5.0 | |||||||
| 25 | 12 | 6-7 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | +4 | +4.8 | |||||||
| 17 | 9 | 2-6 | 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 4-4 | 0 | +5 | +0.4 | |||||
| 10 | 4 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −1.7 | ||||
| Team | 110 | 39-9142.9% | 14-4035.0% | 49 | 24 | 16 | 27 | 18-2766.7% | 16 | 7 | 5 | |||
Bench 42 points on 16 for 32 shooting
Did not play: James Wiseman (coach’s decision).
Timberwolves114Pacers110ClickTap 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.
Julius Randle scored 31 points (16 in the paint), and the Minnesota Timberwolves went on an 11-0 run in the third quarter to beat the Indiana Pacers 114-110 in their home opener at Target Center.
The Pacers led 74-72 when Donte DiVincenzo’s 3-pointer put the Timberwolves ahead for good with 4:02 left in the third quarter. They pulled away to an 83-74 lead with 1:25 left in the quarter.
The Pacers got within 110-108 on Pascal Siakam’s 3-pointer with 42 seconds to play, but Jaden McDaniels answered with a driving layup, and the Pacers got no closer.
During clutch time, the Timberwolves outscored the Pacers 10-4. Late in the fourth quarter, RayJ Dennis had 2 steals, and the Pacers scored 5 points off them.
Rudy Gobert had 14 points (12 in the paint) and 18 rebounds. Randle and DiVincenzo set each other up for 6 baskets and 16 points, 4 of them 3-pointers.
For the Pacers, Siakam had 33 points, 10 rebounds, 8 assists and 3 steals.
The Timberwolves went 26 for 37 at the line to the Pacers’ 18 for 27. The Pacers outscored the Timberwolves 23-7 on the fast break.
Minnesota TimberwolvesIndiana PacersPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. Wins: how much his shots, free throws, turnovers and passes moved his team’s chance to win (1.00 is a whole win).
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.
88 points from the field on 84 shots: 6.1 fewer than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 19-29 | 65.5% | 67% |
| In the paint | 8-17 | 47.1% | 45% |
| Mid-range | 2-5 | 40.0% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 1-11 | 9.1% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 9-22 | 40.9% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pascal Siakam | 40 | 17 | 7-8 | +5 |
| Jarace Walker | 11 | 2 | 1-1 | −1 |
| Aaron Nesmith | 10 | 4 | 2-4 | +1 |
| Obi Toppin | 5 | 0 | 0-2 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 15 | 8 | 1-3 | +3 |
The tracking credits him with 31 points on 81 possessions. He usually scores about 25 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Sheppard | 33 | 6 | 1-3 | −2 |
| Aaron Nesmith | 19 | 7 | 3-4 | +2 |
| RayJ Dennis | 6 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Pascal Siakam | 5 | 0 | 0-1 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 15 | 4 | 1-4 | 0 |
The tracking credits him with 17 points on 78 possessions. He usually scores about 19 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pascal Siakam | 8 | 2 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Jarace Walker | 8 | 2 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Tony Bradley | 6 | 6 | 2-3 | +4 |
| Obi Toppin | 6 | 0 | 0-1 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 19 | 6 | 2-5 | +1 |
The tracking credits him with 16 points on 47 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.
Score margin over time — positive = MIN leads, negative = IND leads
MIN Largest Lead
11
Q4 11:46
IND Largest Lead
5
Q3 10:28
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
MIN 8-0 run
Q1 10:17 – Q1 8:53
0 → +8
IND 8-0 run
Q2 1:48 – Q3 11:52
+5 → -3
MIN 11-0 run
Q3 4:02 – Q3 1:25
-2 → +9
