Chicago Bulls 109, Minnesota Timberwolves 101 — Recap

March 31, 2024 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Chicago Bulls 109, Minnesota Timberwolves 101. Scoring by quarter: Q1 CHI 33-22 MIN; Q2 CHI 31-32 MIN; Q3 CHI 20-25 MIN; Q4 CHI 25-22 MIN.

Top performers (box score): DeMar DeRozan (CHI) 27 points, 2 rebounds, 8 assists, 1 threes on 11-of-23 shooting; Anthony Edwards (MIN) 22 points, 11 rebounds, 5 assists on 9-of-20 shooting; Alex Caruso (CHI) 21 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, 7 threes on 7-of-8 shooting; Rudy Gobert (MIN) 19 points, 10 rebounds, 1 assists on 8-of-9 shooting; Nikola Vucevic (CHI) 19 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 threes on 8-of-16 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · CHI

DeMar DeRozan

27 PTS, 2 REB, 8 AST, 1 3PM · 11-23 FG

Scoring · MIN

Anthony Edwards

22 PTS, 11 REB, 5 AST · 9-20 FG

Scoring · CHI

Alex Caruso

21 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST, 7 3PM · 7-8 FG

Season highs

Alex Caruso · Season-high 7 threes

Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.

Linescore

	1	2	3	4		T
CHI	33	31	20	25		109
MIN	22	32	25	22		101

🧮 How They Scored

CHIMIN

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

62.8%Effective FG%53.2%

15.3%Turnover %13.3%

20.6%Offensive rebound %20.0%

0.154Free-throw rate0.221

Box Score

Chicago Bulls

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Coby White G	41	17	5	3	—	—	2	6-10	4-6	1-1	—
DeMar DeRozan G	39	27	2	8	1	1	4	11-23	1-2	4-7	—
Alex Caruso G	35	21	5	5	5	—	4	7-8	7-8	—	—
Ayo Dosunmu G	35	13	3	6	2	—	1	5-9	1-2	2-2	—
Nikola Vucevic C	33	19	8	6	2	—	2	8-16	2-6	1-2	—
Andre Drummond C	17	6	9	—	1	—	—	3-6	—	—	—
Javonte Green G-F	16	3	6	1	—	1	1	1-4	1-2	—	—
Dalen Terry F	11	—	1	1	—	1	1	0-2	0-2	—	—

Minnesota Timberwolves

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Rudy Gobert C	38	19	10	1	2	1	—	8-9	—	3-7	—
Anthony Edwards G	36	22	11	5	—	1	6	9-20	0-5	4-6	—
Jaden McDaniels F	33	8	6	3	1	—	2	3-10	1-6	1-2	—
Naz Reid F-C	31	14	3	4	1	2	3	5-14	3-9	1-1	—
Mike Conley G	29	19	1	7	4	—	1	7-11	5-9	—	—
Nickeil Alexander-Walker G	22	5	2	2	—	—	1	2-7	1-5	—	—
Kyle Anderson F	21	5	1	2	2	1	—	2-5	—	1-1	—
Jordan McLaughlin G	14	—	1	3	—	—	—	0-1	—	—	—

🔬 Advanced Stats

Chicago BullsTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
DeMar DeRozan	Bench	39	27	51.8	36.1	+12.0	10.9
Alex Caruso	Bench	35	21	131.3	16.7	+13.3	18.5
Nikola Vucevic	Bench	33	19	56.3	26.4	+12.6	14.8
Coby White	Bench	41	17	81.4	14.1	+12.5	8.7
Ayo Dosunmu	Bench	35	13	65.8	13.9	+25.0	9.9
Andre Drummond	Bench	17	6	50.0	16.2	-2.9	11.1
Javonte Green	Bench	16	3	37.5	14.7	-20.7	7.0
Jevon Carter	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Dalen Terry	Bench	11	—	0.0	13.6	+22.0	-7.4

Minnesota TimberwolvesTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Anthony Edwards	Bench	36	22	48.6	33.7	-15.2	12.1
Mike Conley	Bench	29	19	86.4	19.4	-12.8	15.3
Rudy Gobert	Bench	38	19	78.6	12.9	-10.1	13.2
Naz Reid	Bench	31	14	48.5	24.6	-11.6	6.8
Jaden McDaniels	Bench	33	8	36.8	17.1	-10.0	3.3
Kyle Anderson	Bench	21	5	46.0	10.2	-33.5	8.9
Nickeil Alexander-Walker	Bench	22	5	35.7	16.0	-18.6	1.9
Jordan McLaughlin	Bench	14	—	0.0	3.3	+26.0	4.0
Luka Garza	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Wendell Moore Jr.	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Josh Minott	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Leonard Miller	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0