Minnesota Timberwolves 96, Brooklyn Nets 94 — Recap

January 25, 2024 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Minnesota Timberwolves 96, Brooklyn Nets 94. Scoring by quarter: Q1 MIN 24-31 BKN; Q2 MIN 36-17 BKN; Q3 MIN 21-26 BKN; Q4 MIN 15-20 BKN.

Top performers (box score): Karl-Anthony Towns (MIN) 27 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 threes on 12-of-15 shooting; Cam Thomas (BKN) 25 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 threes on 7-of-15 shooting; Anthony Edwards (MIN) 24 points, 1 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 threes on 8-of-23 shooting; Mikal Bridges (BKN) 21 points, 1 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 threes on 8-of-18 shooting; Nicolas Claxton (BKN) 16 points, 11 rebounds, 4 assists on 8-of-10 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · MIN

Karl-Anthony Towns

27 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST, 2 3PM · 12-15 FG

Scoring · BKN

Cam Thomas

25 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 1 3PM · 7-15 FG

Scoring · MIN

Anthony Edwards

24 PTS, 1 REB, 3 AST, 3 3PM · 8-23 FG

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
MIN	24	36	21	15		96
BKN	31	17	26	20		94

🧮 How They Scored

MINBKN

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

56.0%Effective FG%56.0%

14.6%Turnover %13.4%

16.7%Offensive rebound %8.3%

0.213Free-throw rate0.259

Box Score

Minnesota Timberwolves

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Karl-Anthony Towns C	37	27	10	3	—	—	6	12-15	2-3	1-2	—
Anthony Edwards G	36	24	1	3	1	—	3	8-23	3-7	5-6	—
Mike Conley G	33	10	2	4	2	1	1	3-6	2-4	2-2	—
Rudy Gobert C	33	10	13	1	1	2	1	4-9	—	2-2	—
Jaden McDaniels F	33	9	4	1	—	—	—	4-6	1-1	—	—
Naz Reid F-C	23	5	4	2	—	1	1	2-7	1-3	—	—
Kyle Anderson F	18	3	3	5	2	—	1	1-3	—	1-2	—
Nickeil Alexander-Walker G	17	6	1	4	—	—	—	2-4	1-3	1-2	—
Jordan McLaughlin G	10	2	—	1	—	—	1	1-2	—	—	—

Brooklyn Nets

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Nicolas Claxton F-C	39	16	11	4	2	2	—	8-10	—	—	—
Dorian Finney-Smith F	36	8	2	2	—	—	—	3-6	2-5	—	—
Mikal Bridges F	35	21	1	3	2	—	3	8-18	2-8	3-5	—
Cam Thomas G	28	25	6	3	2	—	5	7-15	1-4	10-10	—
Cameron Johnson F	22	5	4	3	—	—	1	2-5	1-3	—	—
Royce O'Neale F	18	3	4	2	—	1	1	1-4	1-4	—	—

🔬 Advanced Stats

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Karl-Anthony Towns	Bench	37	27	85.0	27.5	-9.6	17.6
Anthony Edwards	Bench	36	24	46.8	38.7	-9.0	5.3
Mike Conley	Bench	33	10	72.7	11.9	-0.1	11.4
Rudy Gobert	Bench	33	10	50.6	16.7	+4.9	14.2
Jaden McDaniels	Bench	33	9	75.0	8.5	-0.2	8.2
Nickeil Alexander-Walker	Bench	17	6	61.5	12.2	+0.3	11.8
Naz Reid	Bench	23	5	35.7	15.1	+15.6	2.9
Kyle Anderson	Bench	18	3	38.7	11.9	-2.7	16.8
Jordan McLaughlin	Bench	10	2	50.0	12.0	+28.4	2.9
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

Brooklyn NetsTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Cam Thomas	Bench	28	25	64.4	41.4	+9.6	33.1
Mikal Bridges	Bench	35	21	52.0	31.9	+4.7	8.4
Nicolas Claxton	Bench	39	16	80.0	12.3	+4.1	21.5
Dorian Finney-Smith	Bench	36	8	66.7	8.2	+4.6	5.2
Cameron Johnson	Bench	22	5	50.0	12.2	-19.0	6.1
Royce O'Neale	Bench	18	3	37.5	12.8	-0.3	5.4
Trendon Watford	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Jalen Wilson	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Noah Clowney	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0