Wolves go big to beat Thunder in play-in game, get 8th seed

— The Minnesota Timberwolves went big this season, getting Rudy Gobert for an against-the-grain pairing with Karl-Anthony Towns in a league increasingly revolving around outside shooting and small ball.
Apr 15, 2023, 06:55 am - AP

Probabilities & Game Flow

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According to ESPN Analytics

Shot Chart

Shot Chart
  • Nickeil Alexander-Walker makes 6-foot two point shot (Anthony Edwards assists)
  • Jaylin Williams blocks Anthony Edwards's driving layup
  • Luguentz Dort makes 27-foot three point jumper (Jalen Williams assists)
  • Anthony Edwards misses 24-foot step back jumpshot
  • Jalen Williams makes 10-foot step back jumpshot (Josh Giddey assists)
  • Luguentz Dort makes two point shot
  • Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes 14-foot two point shot
  • Josh Giddey misses 5-foot two point shot
  • Karl-Anthony Towns makes 8-foot two point shot (Anthony Edwards assists)
  • Jaylin Williams blocks Rudy Gobert 's 1-foot layup
  • Jalen Williams misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Karl-Anthony Towns makes layup (Mike Conley assists)
  • Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes 17-foot pullup jump shot
  • Mike Conley makes driving layup
  • Karl-Anthony Towns misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Luguentz Dort misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Kyle Anderson misses two point shot
  • Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point shot
  • Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses 10-foot two point shot
  • Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Josh Giddey misses driving layup
  • Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses 14-foot pullup jump shot
  • Anthony Edwards makes 2-foot two point shot (Nickeil Alexander-Walker assists)
  • Isaiah Joe misses 11-foot jumper
  • Dario Saric misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Jalen Williams makes 26-foot three point jumper (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists)
  • Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Luguentz Dort misses driving layup
  • Anthony Edwards makes two point shot
  • Isaiah Joe makes 25-foot three pointer
  • Kyle Anderson makes driving floating jump shot (Taurean Prince assists)
  • Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses 26-foot step back jumpshot
  • Kyle Anderson makes 22-foot three point jumper (Anthony Edwards assists)
  • Dario Saric misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Anthony Edwards misses running pullup jump shot
  • Lindy Waters III misses running pullup jump shot
  • Isaiah Joe blocks Jordan McLaughlin 's 6-foot driving floating jump shot
  • Isaiah Joe misses 27-foot three point shot
  • Isaiah Joe misses 18-foot jumper
  • Lindy Waters III makes 27-foot three point jumper (Isaiah Joe assists)
  • Shai Gilgeous-Alexander blocks Kyle Anderson 's 7-foot driving floating jump shot
  • Taurean Prince misses 22-foot three point jumper
  • Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses 11-foot two point shot
  • Anthony Edwards misses two point shot
  • Dario Saric makes 10-foot two point shot (Jalen Williams assists)
  • Karl-Anthony Towns makes 21-foot pullup jump shot
  • Aaron Wiggins misses 11-foot two point shot
  • Karl-Anthony Towns makes driving floating jump shot
  • Karl-Anthony Towns misses driving floating jump shot
  • Isaiah Joe misses 24-foot three point shot
  • Mike Conley makes 26-foot three pointer (Rudy Gobert assists)
  • Karl-Anthony Towns makes 4-foot two point shot
  • Karl-Anthony Towns misses 7-foot two point shot
  • Josh Giddey makes two point shot
  • Kyle Anderson blocks Josh Giddey's two point shot
  • Luguentz Dort misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Taurean Prince misses three point jumper
  • Anthony Edwards makes 8-foot jumper
  • Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses two point shot
  • Kyle Anderson makes 23-foot three point jumper (Taurean Prince assists)
  • Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses driving layup
  • Isaiah Joe misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Jalen Williams makes 23-foot three point jumper (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists)
  • Kyle Anderson makes driving layup
  • Lindy Waters III misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Anthony Edwards makes 12-foot driving floating jump shot
  • Jalen Williams makes 25-foot step back jumpshot
  • Taurean Prince misses 9-foot two point shot
  • Nickeil Alexander-Walker makes 22-foot three point jumper (Anthony Edwards assists)
  • Anthony Edwards misses two point shot
  • Rudy Gobert misses tip shot
  • Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes 22-foot step back jumpshot
  • Anthony Edwards misses 20-foot step back jumpshot
  • Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses 7-foot two point shot
  • Kyle Anderson misses 22-foot three point jumper
  • Luguentz Dort misses driving layup
  • Rudy Gobert makes alley oop dunk shot (Kyle Anderson assists)
  • Mike Conley blocks Josh Giddey 's 10-foot jumper
  • Jaylin Williams makes 25-foot three point jumper (Luguentz Dort assists)
  • Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses 24-foot step back jumpshot
  • Luguentz Dort makes two point shot (Josh Giddey assists)
  • Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Rudy Gobert misses two point shot
  • Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses two point shot
  • Nickeil Alexander-Walker makes two point shot (Kyle Anderson assists)
  • Mike Conley makes 9-foot driving floating jump shot
  • Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses driving layup
  • Aaron Wiggins makes dunk
  • Anthony Edwards makes 25-foot three point jumper (Mike Conley assists)
  • Josh Giddey misses 29-foot three point shot
  • Jaylin Williams makes 26-foot three point jumper (Luguentz Dort assists)
  • Nickeil Alexander-Walker makes two point shot (Karl-Anthony Towns assists)
  • Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses 5-foot pullup jump shot
  • Karl-Anthony Towns makes 26-foot three point jumper (Anthony Edwards assists)
  • Luguentz Dort makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jalen Williams assists)
  • Josh Giddey misses 28-foot three point jumper
  • Shai Gilgeous-Alexander blocks Rudy Gobert 's 3-foot alley oop dunk shot
  • Rudy Gobert makes dunk
  • Luguentz Dort misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Josh Giddey makes 6-foot driving floating jump shot
  • Anthony Edwards misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Karl-Anthony Towns blocks Luguentz Dort 's 3-foot layup
  • Luguentz Dort makes 24-foot three point jumper (Josh Giddey assists)
  • Mike Conley misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Jalen Williams misses three point jumper
  • Rudy Gobert makes layup (Karl-Anthony Towns assists)
  • Jaylin Williams misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Jaylin Williams makes 10-foot two point shot (Jalen Williams assists)
  • Karl-Anthony Towns makes driving layup (Nickeil Alexander-Walker assists)
  • Nickeil Alexander-Walker blocks Josh Giddey 's 6-foot driving layup
  • Josh Giddey misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Karl-Anthony Towns makes 5-foot two point shot (Nickeil Alexander-Walker assists)
  • Karl-Anthony Towns blocks Josh Giddey 's 3-foot driving layup
  • Karl-Anthony Towns misses 22-foot three point jumper
  • Luguentz Dort misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Taurean Prince makes 22-foot three point jumper (Anthony Edwards assists)
  • Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes driving layup
  • Anthony Edwards misses 16-foot two point shot
  • Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses 11-foot two point shot
  • Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point shot
  • Isaiah Joe makes driving layup (Jalen Williams assists)
  • Shai Gilgeous-Alexander blocks Taurean Prince 's 4-foot driving layup
  • Anthony Edwards makes 25-foot three point jumper (Taurean Prince assists)
  • Isaiah Joe makes 2-foot dunk (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists)
  • Taurean Prince makes 23-foot three point jumper (Mike Conley assists)
  • Anthony Edwards makes 4-foot layup (Kyle Anderson assists)
  • Anthony Edwards makes three point jumper (Nickeil Alexander-Walker assists)
  • Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses driving layup
  • Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses tip shot
  • Lindy Waters III makes tip shot
  • Isaiah Joe misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Rudy Gobert makes layup (Nickeil Alexander-Walker assists)
  • Nickeil Alexander-Walker blocks Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 's 8-foot driving floating jump shot
  • Kyle Anderson misses driving floating jump shot
  • Anthony Edwards blocks Lindy Waters III 's 23-foot three point jumper
  • Jalen Williams misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Rudy Gobert makes alley oop layup (Kyle Anderson assists)
  • Anthony Edwards misses two point shot
  • Josh Giddey misses driving floating jump shot
  • Jalen Williams misses tip shot
  • Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes layup (Josh Giddey assists)
  • Nickeil Alexander-Walker makes 23-foot three point jumper (Rudy Gobert assists)
  • Lindy Waters III misses 25-foot step back jumpshot
  • Karl-Anthony Towns blocks Luguentz Dort's layup
  • Mike Conley makes 25-foot step back jumpshot (Nickeil Alexander-Walker assists)
  • Jaylin Williams misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Rudy Gobert makes dunk (Karl-Anthony Towns assists)
  • Jalen Williams makes 26-foot three point jumper (Luguentz Dort assists)
  • Rudy Gobert misses layup
  • Jalen Williams misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Anthony Edwards misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Luguentz Dort makes 26-foot three pointer
  • Mike Conley misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Josh Giddey misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Karl-Anthony Towns misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Ousmane Dieng misses two point shot
  • Kyle Anderson misses 9-foot pullup jump shot
  • Karl-Anthony Towns makes dunk
  • Aaron Wiggins makes 15-foot two point shot (Lindy Waters III assists)
  • Anthony Edwards misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Taurean Prince misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Taurean Prince misses two point shot
  • Ousmane Dieng misses layup
  • Lindy Waters III misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Josh Minott makes 25-foot three point jumper (Taurean Prince assists)
  • Jeremiah Robinson-Earl makes 25-foot three point jumper (Lindy Waters III assists)
  • Josh Minott makes layup (Nathan Knight assists)
  • Ousmane Dieng makes driving layup
  • Austin Rivers makes driving layup
  • Ousmane Dieng misses 26-foot step back jumpshot
  • Ousmane Dieng makes driving layup (Tre Mann assists)
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