Minnesota Timberwolves 135, Chicago Bulls 119 — Recap

November 7, 2024 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Minnesota Timberwolves 135, Chicago Bulls 119. Scoring by quarter: Q1 MIN 28-34 CHI; Q2 MIN 28-31 CHI; Q3 MIN 34-30 CHI; Q4 MIN 45-24 CHI.

Top performers (box score): Anthony Edwards (MIN) 33 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists, 5 threes on 13-of-23 shooting; Nikola Vucevic (CHI) 25 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 threes on 11-of-15 shooting; Coby White (CHI) 24 points, null rebounds, 8 assists, 4 threes on 9-of-15 shooting; Julius Randle (MIN) 22 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 threes on 8-of-15 shooting; Rudy Gobert (MIN) 21 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists on 9-of-11 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · MIN

Anthony Edwards

33 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST, 5 3PM · 13-23 FG

Scoring · CHI

Nikola Vucevic

25 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 3 3PM · 11-15 FG

Scoring · CHI

Coby White

24 PTS, 0 REB, 8 AST, 4 3PM · 9-15 FG

Season highs

Rudy Gobert · Season-high 21 pointsJosh Giddey · Season-high 13 assistsMike Conley · Season-high 11 assistsJulius Randle · Season-high 10 reboundsCoby White · Season-high 8 assists

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	28	28	34	45		135
CHI	34	31	30	24		119

🧮 How They Scored

MINCHI

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

63.4%Effective FG%62.2%

11.5%Turnover %13.4%

35.7%Offensive rebound %23.1%

0.183Free-throw rate0.167

Box Score

Minnesota Timberwolves

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Anthony Edwards G	35	33	8	6	—	1	2	13-23	5-9	2-2	+15
Julius Randle F	35	22	10	3	1	—	4	8-15	1-4	5-5	+21
Jaden McDaniels F	33	19	2	—	—	1	1	6-7	3-3	4-4	+12
Rudy Gobert C	32	21	9	3	—	1	2	9-11	—	3-3	+23
Donte DiVincenzo G	27	13	4	4	3	1	2	4-12	3-10	2-2	+19
Mike Conley G	26	14	2	11	—	—	—	5-9	3-6	1-1	+7
Nickeil Alexander-Walker G	22	5	1	—	1	—	1	2-5	1-3	—	-2
Naz Reid F-C	18	4	2	1	1	—	—	2-7	0-3	—	-10
Josh Minott F	5	—	1	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	-1
Terrence Shannon Jr. G-F	2	4	—	—	1	—	—	2-2	—	—	-1
Luka Garza C	2	—	1	—	—	—	—	0-2	—	—	-1
Rob Dillingham G	2	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	-1

Chicago Bulls

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Coby White G	34	24	—	8	—	—	3	9-15	4-9	2-2	-8
Ayo Dosunmu G	33	13	3	2	1	—	1	5-11	1-3	2-2	-20
Patrick Williams F	31	12	—	1	3	—	2	4-9	2-4	2-2	-12
Nikola Vucevic C	30	25	5	2	—	1	2	11-15	3-5	0-2	-17
Josh Giddey G	30	9	6	13	—	—	—	3-12	1-4	2-3	-15
Matas Buzelis F	17	2	3	—	2	2	2	1-3	0-2	—	+2
Jalen Smith F-C	16	9	6	—	1	—	1	4-7	1-4	—	—
Dalen Terry F	16	6	3	1	1	1	2	3-4	—	—	+3
Julian Phillips F	11	6	1	—	1	—	—	2-2	1-1	1-2	-9
Jevon Carter G	2	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	+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	35	33	69.1	32.1	+17.5	16.5
Julius Randle	Bench	35	22	64.0	26.3	+30.0	11.6
Rudy Gobert	Bench	32	21	85.2	18.1	+38.4	13.6
Jaden McDaniels	Bench	33	19	108.4	12.8	+15.7	10.1
Mike Conley	Bench	26	14	74.2	15.0	+18.4	13.9
Donte DiVincenzo	Bench	27	13	50.5	22.1	+34.5	10.9
Nickeil Alexander-Walker	Bench	22	5	50.0	10.9	-1.9	2.4
Naz Reid	Bench	18	4	28.6	15.6	-24.2	0.8
Terrence Shannon Jr.	Bench	2	4	100.0	33.3	-20.0	55.6
Joe Ingles	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Luka Garza	Bench	2	—	0.0	33.3	-20.0	-16.7
Josh Minott	Bench	5	—	0.0	8.3	-9.1	-5.3
Rob Dillingham	Bench	2	—	0.0	0.0	-20.0	11.1

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Nikola Vucevic	Bench	30	25	78.7	26.1	-32.5	11.4
Coby White	Bench	34	24	75.6	24.1	-11.3	10.0
Ayo Dosunmu	Bench	33	13	54.7	17.6	-31.3	4.0
Patrick Williams	Bench	31	12	60.7	17.1	-14.3	3.8
Jalen Smith	Bench	16	9	64.3	22.2	+7.0	15.9
Josh Giddey	Bench	30	9	33.8	19.4	-25.4	9.4
Dalen Terry	Bench	16	6	75.0	14.6	-0.8	10.7
Julian Phillips	Bench	11	6	104.2	13.6	-40.9	14.7
Matas Buzelis	Bench	17	2	33.3	11.6	+8.3	4.1
Jevon Carter	Bench	2	—	0.0	0.0	+20.0	11.1