Minnesota Timberwolves 105, Brooklyn Nets 90 — Recap

April 3, 2025 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Minnesota Timberwolves 105, Brooklyn Nets 90. Scoring by quarter: Q1 MIN 20-19 BKN; Q2 MIN 29-18 BKN; Q3 MIN 28-30 BKN; Q4 MIN 28-23 BKN.

Top performers (box score): Anthony Edwards (MIN) 28 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists, 5 threes on 10-of-15 shooting; Rudy Gobert (MIN) 21 points, 18 rebounds, 1 assists on 9-of-10 shooting; Nicolas Claxton (BKN) 18 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists on 9-of-10 shooting; Nickeil Alexander-Walker (MIN) 13 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 threes on 4-of-7 shooting; Naz Reid (MIN) 13 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 threes on 5-of-9 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · MIN

Anthony Edwards

28 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 5 3PM · 10-15 FG

Scoring · MIN

Rudy Gobert

21 PTS, 18 REB, 1 AST · 9-10 FG

Scoring · BKN

Nicolas Claxton

18 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST · 9-10 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	20	29	28	28		105
BKN	19	18	30	23		90

🧮 How They Scored

MINBKN

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

58.3%Effective FG%42.4%

16.3%Turnover %13.0%

47.6%Offensive rebound %7.9%

0.269Free-throw rate0.043

Box Score

Minnesota Timberwolves

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Rudy Gobert C	36	21	18	1	—	2	—	9-10	—	3-6	+14
Jaden McDaniels F	33	8	4	2	1	2	1	3-6	0-2	2-2	+8
Anthony Edwards G	32	28	5	3	2	1	2	10-15	5-10	3-5	+17
Nickeil Alexander-Walker G	28	13	4	5	1	3	1	4-7	2-5	3-4	+10
Julius Randle F	27	11	8	4	—	—	4	4-11	3-8	—	+2
Naz Reid F-C	26	13	2	3	—	1	2	5-9	1-4	2-2	+9
Mike Conley G	24	6	1	6	—	—	2	2-10	2-7	—	+16
Donte DiVincenzo G	21	2	1	2	2	1	3	1-9	0-6	—	+3
Jaylen Clark G	5	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	-4
Luka Garza C	2	3	1	—	—	—	—	1-1	—	1-2	—
Nah'Shon Hyland G	2	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Josh Minott F	2	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Leonard Miller F	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Rob Dillingham G	2	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—

Brooklyn Nets

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Trendon Watford F	27	11	5	5	—	—	3	5-13	0-1	1-2	-16
Tyson Etienne G	25	5	2	5	2	—	—	2-8	1-5	—	-10
Nicolas Claxton F-C	24	18	6	5	2	—	1	9-10	—	—	-12
Drew Timme F	24	6	1	2	3	—	1	3-9	0-2	—	-3
D'Angelo Russell G	13	—	—	1	—	—	2	0-6	0-4	—	+1

🔬 Advanced Stats

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Anthony Edwards	Bench	32	28	81.4	27.1	+31.2	22.5
Rudy Gobert	Bench	36	21	83.1	15.0	+21.9	26.8
Nickeil Alexander-Walker	Bench	28	13	74.2	14.1	+16.1	14.9
Naz Reid	Bench	26	13	65.8	21.4	+16.1	11.6
Julius Randle	Bench	27	11	50.0	23.4	-5.6	6.3
Jaden McDaniels	Bench	33	8	58.1	10.7	+12.7	9.2
Mike Conley	Bench	24	6	30.0	21.4	+30.2	2.3
Luka Garza	Bench	2	3	79.8	50.0	-25.0	46.2
Donte DiVincenzo	Bench	21	2	11.1	25.5	+4.8	-6.2
Joe Ingles	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Nah'Shon Hyland	Bench	2	—	0.0	0.0	-25.0	15.4
Josh Minott	Bench	2	—	0.0	0.0	-25.0	15.4
Leonard Miller	Bench	2	—	0.0	0.0	-25.0	0.0
Jaylen Clark	Bench	5	—	0.0	7.7	-60.6	-7.4
Rob Dillingham	Bench	2	—	0.0	25.0	-25.0	-15.4

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Nicolas Claxton	Bench	24	18	90.0	23.4	-22.3	30.9
Trendon Watford	Bench	27	11	39.6	29.8	-29.6	5.7
Drew Timme	Bench	24	6	33.3	17.5	-6.3	4.1
Tyson Etienne	Bench	25	5	31.3	13.6	-20.0	5.6
D'Angelo Russell	Bench	13	—	0.0	32.0	+9.1	-18.6
Tyrese Martin	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0