Indiana Pacers 109, Minnesota Timberwolves 127 — Recap

December 16, 2023 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Indiana Pacers 109, Minnesota Timberwolves 127. Scoring by quarter: Q1 IND 20-23 MIN; Q2 IND 35-34 MIN; Q3 IND 23-38 MIN; Q4 IND 31-32 MIN.

Top performers (box score): Karl-Anthony Towns (MIN) 40 points, 12 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 threes on 15-of-25 shooting; Anthony Edwards (MIN) 37 points, 2 rebounds, 4 assists, 7 threes on 14-of-23 shooting; Bruce Brown (IND) 17 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 threes on 8-of-14 shooting; Naz Reid (MIN) 17 points, 5 rebounds, null assists, 3 threes on 6-of-8 shooting; Aaron Nesmith (IND) 17 points, 5 rebounds, null assists, 2 threes on 7-of-14 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · MIN

Karl-Anthony Towns

40 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST, 2 3PM · 15-25 FG

Scoring · MIN

Anthony Edwards

37 PTS, 2 REB, 4 AST, 7 3PM · 14-23 FG

Scoring · IND

Bruce Brown

17 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 1 3PM · 8-14 FG

Season highs

Karl-Anthony Towns · Season-high 40 pointsKyle Anderson · Season-high 10 assistsAnthony Edwards · 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
IND	20	35	23	31		109
MIN	23	34	38	32		127

🧮 How They Scored

INDMIN

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

52.3%Effective FG%66.0%

11.5%Turnover %14.1%

32.5%Offensive rebound %25.0%

0.174Free-throw rate0.205

Box Score

Indiana Pacers

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Bruce Brown G	27	17	5	2	—	1	3	8-14	1-3	—	-20
Aaron Nesmith G-F	26	17	5	—	—	1	—	7-14	2-4	1-1	-15
T.J. McConnell G	26	10	4	6	2	1	1	5-12	0-1	—	-17
Jarace Walker F	24	5	2	3	2	—	1	2-3	1-2	—	-4
Bennedict Mathurin G-F	23	6	1	3	—	1	1	3-11	0-1	—	+8
Myles Turner C-F	21	12	5	—	1	—	1	2-7	1-2	7-8	-15
Isaiah Jackson F	20	12	3	4	3	2	1	6-6	—	—	-11
Buddy Hield G	18	—	1	2	—	—	3	0-4	0-3	—	-11
Ben Sheppard G	17	8	3	—	2	—	—	3-5	0-2	2-4	-6
Obi Toppin F	17	7	4	1	—	—	1	3-4	1-2	—	-17
Oscar Tshiebwe F-C	7	8	4	1	—	—	—	3-6	—	2-2	+8

Minnesota Timberwolves

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Karl-Anthony Towns C	35	40	12	4	3	2	3	15-25	2-3	8-8	+18
Anthony Edwards G	34	37	2	4	3	—	4	14-23	7-10	2-2	+17
Naz Reid F-C	27	17	5	—	—	—	1	6-8	3-5	2-2	+25
Nickeil Alexander-Walker G	26	3	2	1	1	—	1	1-6	1-2	—	+2
Rudy Gobert C	25	5	7	1	1	1	2	2-3	—	1-4	+3
Mike Conley G	24	5	2	9	1	—	—	2-5	1-3	—	+21
Kyle Anderson F	23	4	4	10	—	—	2	2-4	—	—	+6
Jaden McDaniels F	18	5	1	—	1	—	1	2-4	1-1	—	+8
Wendell Moore Jr. G	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-5
Jordan McLaughlin G	3	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	-5

🔬 Advanced Stats

Indiana PacersTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Bruce Brown	Bench	27	17	60.7	27.9	-38.8	10.9
Aaron Nesmith	Bench	26	17	58.9	23.0	-35.9	9.2
Myles Turner	Bench	21	12	57.0	24.5	-38.1	8.7
Isaiah Jackson	Bench	20	12	100.0	14.6	-29.4	17.5
T.J. McConnell	Bench	26	10	41.7	19.7	-35.8	10.2
Oscar Tshiebwe	Bench	7	8	58.1	36.8	+50.0	35.3
Ben Sheppard	Bench	17	8	59.2	16.3	-13.0	9.3
Obi Toppin	Bench	17	7	87.5	12.8	-50.0	9.2
Bennedict Mathurin	Bench	23	6	27.3	21.1	+9.4	0.5
Jarace Walker	Bench	24	5	83.3	6.8	-12.9	6.2
Buddy Hield	Bench	18	—	0.0	14.9	-32.1	-6.0

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Karl-Anthony Towns	Bench	35	40	70.1	37.8	+25.4	24.3
Anthony Edwards	Bench	34	37	77.5	38.4	+26.3	16.9
Naz Reid	Bench	27	17	95.7	15.9	+43.9	12.5
Mike Conley	Bench	24	5	50.0	9.3	+39.3	11.8
Rudy Gobert	Bench	25	5	52.5	12.7	+10.5	5.3
Jaden McDaniels	Bench	18	5	62.5	12.5	+21.1	2.2
Kyle Anderson	Bench	23	4	50.0	10.7	+16.0	9.0
Nickeil Alexander-Walker	Bench	26	3	25.0	11.7	+6.0	0.8
Jordan McLaughlin	Bench	3	—	0.0	0.0	-71.4	3.8
Wendell Moore Jr.	Bench	3	—	0.0	0.0	-71.4	0.0