NBA Final Intelligence
Minnesota Timberwolves 136, Chicago Bulls 101 — Recap
Game Summary
Final (regular season): Minnesota Timberwolves 136, Chicago Bulls 101. Scoring by quarter: Q1 MIN 21-23 CHI; Q2 MIN 34-27 CHI; Q3 MIN 40-28 CHI; Q4 MIN 41-23 CHI.
Top performers (box score): Naz Reid (MIN) 33 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists, 6 threes on 11-of-18 shooting; Nikola Vucevic (CHI) 23 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 threes on 10-of-17 shooting; Anthony Edwards (MIN) 23 points, 2 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 threes on 9-of-13 shooting; Julius Randle (MIN) 17 points, 5 rebounds, 14 assists on 6-of-11 shooting; Matas Buzelis (CHI) 13 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 threes on 5-of-14 shooting.
Standouts
Top Scorer · MIN
33 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 6 3PM · 11-18 FG
Scoring · CHI
23 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 3 3PM · 10-17 FG
Scoring · MIN
23 PTS, 2 REB, 4 AST, 2 3PM · 9-13 FG
Season highs
Naz Reid · Season-high 33 pointsJulius Randle · Season-high 14 assistsNaz Reid · Season-high 6 threes
Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.
📊 Game Flow
MIN
41 largest lead
Q4 1:06 (MIN 136, CHI 95) · 12-0 run, Q4 3:26–Q4 1:06
CHI
9 largest lead
Q2 6:13 (MIN 32, CHI 41) · 6-0 run, Q4 0:51–Q4 0:20
Swings
6 lead changes
Tied 4 times
Ahead for good: Anthony Edwards makes 15-foot jumper (Rudy Gobert assists) (Q3 10:48, MIN 57, CHI 55).
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 21 | 34 | 40 | 41 | 136 | |
| CHI | 23 | 27 | 28 | 23 | 101 |
🧮 How They Scored
MINCHI
60Points in the paint50
20Fast-break points12
10Second-chance points17
24Points off turnovers7
68Bench points50
Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor
61.6%Effective FG%47.8%
2.8%Turnover %13.9%
17.9%Offensive rebound %20.4%
0.263Free-throw rate0.151
Box Score
Minnesota Timberwolves
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Edwards G | 32 | 23 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9-13 | 2-5 | 3-4 | +28 |
| Rudy Gobert C | 29 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 1-4 | +14 |
| Julius Randle F | 28 | 17 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6-11 | 0-2 | 5-6 | +28 |
| Naz Reid F-C | 27 | 33 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11-18 | 6-10 | 5-5 | +24 |
| Donte DiVincenzo G | 26 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-10 | 4-9 | 0-0 | +28 |
| Jaden McDaniels F | 23 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-9 | 1-1 | 0-0 | +12 |
| Jaylen Clark G | 19 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 3-3 | +11 |
| Mike Conley G | 18 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | +10 |
| Nah'Shon Hyland G | 14 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5-8 | 1-4 | 1-1 | +12 |
| Rob Dillingham G | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | +2 |
| Leonard Miller F | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | +2 |
| Johnny Juzang G | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-3 | 0-0 | +2 |
| Joan Beringer F | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +2 |
Chicago Bulls
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ayo Dosunmu G | 32 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4-12 | 0-4 | 2-2 | -32 |
| Nikola Vucevic C | 30 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10-17 | 3-5 | 0-0 | -8 |
| Jalen Smith F-C | 25 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4-6 | 3-4 | 1-2 | -14 |
| Matas Buzelis F | 24 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5-14 | 3-8 | 0-0 | -26 |
| Kevin Huerter G | 22 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3-6 | 2-3 | 0-0 | -13 |
| Tre Jones G | 21 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 1-2 | -28 |
| Patrick Williams F | 20 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3-8 | 1-3 | 0-0 | -21 |
| Isaac Okoro F-G | 20 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-4 | 0-3 | 4-4 | -13 |
| Josh Giddey G | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-10 | 1-4 | 4-4 | -1 |
| Dalen Terry F | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | -14 |
| Julian Phillips F | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -2 |
| Coby White G | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +1 |
| Jevon Carter G | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -4 |
🔬 Advanced Stats
Minnesota TimberwolvesTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact
| Player | Role | MIN | PTS | TS% | USG% | NET | PIE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Edwards | Starter | 32 | 23 | 77.9 | 21.4 | +38.8 | 16.3 |
| Julius Randle | Starter | 28 | 17 | 62.3 | 21.5 | +41.5 | 19.5 |
| Donte DiVincenzo | Starter | 26 | 12 | 60.0 | 16.7 | +46.7 | 9.9 |
| Rudy Gobert | Starter | 29 | 9 | 66.6 | 10.9 | +26.6 | 13.2 |
| Jaden McDaniels | Starter | 23 | 7 | 38.9 | 16.4 | +25.3 | 6.7 |
| Naz Reid | Bench | 27 | 33 | 81.7 | 33.9 | +36.4 | 22.7 |
| Nah'Shon Hyland | Bench | 14 | 12 | 71.1 | 23.5 | +34.1 | 11.4 |
| Jaylen Clark | Bench | 19 | 11 | 66.1 | 18.2 | +28.2 | 17.6 |
| Rob Dillingham | Bench | 06 | 5 | 83.3 | 16.7 | +15.4 | 14.6 |
| Leonard Miller | Bench | 06 | 3 | 52.1 | 22.2 | +15.4 | 7.3 |
| Mike Conley | Bench | 18 | 2 | 33.3 | 7.1 | +24.4 | 0.0 |
| Johnny Juzang | Bench | 06 | 2 | 25.0 | 22.2 | +15.4 | 17.1 |
| Joe Ingles | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Joan Beringer | Bench | 06 | 0 | 0.0 | 16.7 | +15.4 | 2.4 |
Chicago BullsTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact
| Player | Role | MIN | PTS | TS% | USG% | NET | PIE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikola Vucevic | Starter | 30 | 23 | 67.6 | 27.8 | -13.8 | 13.2 |
| Matas Buzelis | Starter | 24 | 13 | 46.4 | 26.7 | -47.3 | 5.3 |
| Josh Giddey | Starter | 18 | 11 | 46.8 | 33.3 | 0.0 | 12.5 |
| Isaac Okoro | Starter | 20 | 4 | 34.7 | 16.7 | -26.5 | 0.6 |
| Coby White | Starter | 06 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +7.1 | 11.4 |
| Jalen Smith | Bench | 25 | 12 | 87.2 | 12.9 | -27.6 | 8.8 |
| Tre Jones | Bench | 21 | 11 | 55.7 | 20.0 | -65.9 | 8.4 |
| Ayo Dosunmu | Bench | 32 | 10 | 38.8 | 18.1 | -49.0 | 6.2 |
| Kevin Huerter | Bench | 22 | 8 | 66.7 | 12.5 | -32.3 | 8.9 |
| Patrick Williams | Bench | 20 | 7 | 43.8 | 18.5 | -44.5 | 2.9 |
| Julian Phillips | Bench | 6 | 2 | 50.0 | 18.8 | -15.4 | -4.9 |
| Jevon Carter | Bench | 05 | 0 | 0.0 | 14.3 | -36.4 | -10.0 |
| Dalen Terry | Bench | 11 | 0 | 0.0 | 13.8 | -50.6 | -0.9 |
⚔️ Season Series & What's Next
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