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Towns powers Timberwolves past Pacers for 5th straight win
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) Karl-Anthony Towns scored 23 points - nine of them in a row in a key third-quarter run - and the Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Indiana Pacers 115-101 on Wednesday night.
Minnesota has won five in a row, four of them on the road, to improve to 10-8. Indiana had a five-game winning streak snapped to drop to 10-7.
''I just felt it was important to press the gas,'' Towns said about the third quarter. ''They came out third quarter with a little bit of fire in them so I wanted to do what I could do to extinguish that or at least match it.''
The Pacers closed to a two-point deficit in the third quarter when Towns had the nine-point run as part of a 13-point quarter, after which the Timberwolves led 87-77. The Pacers were never within six points after that. Towns also had 11 rebounds and eight assists.
''That team was playing amazingly well and we came in with a lot of respect for them but not intimidated,'' Towns said. ''If they were going to beat us, we felt like they've got to beat us playing our best.''
All five Timberwolves starters scored in double digits. Rudy Gobert had 21 points and 16 rebounds, Anthony Edwards 19 points, Jaden McDaniels 18 and D'Angelo Russell 15 points and 11 assists.
''It's been fun, every night we try to set the tone,'' Gobert said of the inside play. ''I thought Karl did an amazing job and I tried to be more aggressive.''
The Timberwolves shot 60.3 percent (47 of 78) compared to the Pacers' 38.5 percent (37 of 96).
''I just told the guys that was the best performance of our season, no doubt,'' Timberwolves coach Chris Finch said.
Myles Turner led the Pacers with 31 points, including seven 3s. Sixth-man Bennedict Mathurin scored 16 of his 21 in the first half.
''We've got to defend better and be better on offense, both sides of the ball,'' Pacers coach Rick Carlisle said.
The Pacers' top season scorer, Tyrese Haliburton at 20.4 points per game, had an off night with 10 points on 4-of-15 shooting. He did have 12 assists.
''We'll have to regroup and get ready for Friday,'' Carlisle said. ''We're playing better teams. Minnesota is a playoff team. Portland has been a playoff team. We'll play better Friday, I'm confident of that.''
Minnesota, which ranks second in first-quarter scoring, scored the game's initial eight points and led by as much as 27-10 early. Indiana, the league's worst in first-quarter scoring, trailed 29-21 entering the second quarter.
TIP-INS
Timberwolves: Towns appeared in his 500th career game. He's just the fifth NBA player in three decades to amass 11,000 points and 5,000 rebounds in that span.
Pacers: Haliburton leads NBA in assists at 10.5 per game. ... SG Andrew Nembhard (left knee) missed his second consecutive start.
UP NEXT
Timberwolves: At Charlotte on Friday night.
Pacers: Host Brooklyn on Friday night.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Rudy Gobert vs. Myles Turner (Karl-Anthony Towns gains possession) | ||
| 11:48 |  | Jalen Smith blocks Rudy Gobert's two point layup | ||
| 11:44 | | Karl-Anthony Towns offensive rebound | ||
| 11:37 | | +3 | Jaden McDaniels makes three point jump shot (D'Angelo Russell assists) | 3-0 |
| 11:15 | | Jalen Smith misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:11 | | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | ||
| 11:03 | | +2 | Rudy Gobert makes two point cutting dunk (D'Angelo Russell assists) | 5-0 |
| 10:48 | | Aaron Nesmith misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 10:43 | | Anthony Edwards defensive rebound | ||
| 10:37 | | Rudy Gobert misses two point layup | ||
| 10:34 | | Myles Turner defensive rebound | ||
| 10:26 | | Jaden McDaniels blocks Tyrese Haliburton's two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:24 | | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | ||
| 10:19 | | +2 | D'Angelo Russell makes two point running reverse layup (Karl-Anthony Towns assists) | 7-0 |
| 10:07 | | Jaden McDaniels blocks Tyrese Haliburton's two point driving layup | ||
| 10:04 | | Anthony Edwards defensive rebound | ||
| 10:02 | | D'Angelo Russell misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 10:00 | | Myles Turner defensive rebound | ||
| 9:43 | | Buddy Hield turnover (lost ball) (Karl-Anthony Towns steals) | ||
| 9:38 | | Aaron Nesmith shooting foul (Rudy Gobert draws the foul) | ||
| 9:38 | | Rudy Gobert misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 9:38 | | Timberwolves offensive rebound | ||
| 9:38 | | +1 | Rudy Gobert makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 8-0 |
| 9:18 | | Tyrese Haliburton misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:14 | | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | ||
| 9:09 | | Aaron Nesmith kicked ball violation | ||
| 9:01 | | Anthony Edwards misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 8:57 | | Buddy Hield defensive rebound | ||
| 8:52 | | +3 | Buddy Hield makes three point running jump shot (Tyrese Haliburton assists) | 8-3 |
| 8:32 | | +2 | Rudy Gobert makes two point finger roll layup (Karl-Anthony Towns assists) | 10-3 |
| 8:15 | | Tyrese Haliburton misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:13 | | Anthony Edwards defensive rebound | ||
| 8:08 | | Rudy Gobert offensive foul (Aaron Nesmith draws the foul) | ||
| 8:08 | | Rudy Gobert turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 7:57 | | +3 | Aaron Nesmith makes three point jump shot (Tyrese Haliburton assists) | 10-6 |
| 7:32 | | D'Angelo Russell misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:30 | | Timberwolves offensive rebound | ||
| 7:22 | | +2 | Rudy Gobert makes two point layup (D'Angelo Russell assists) | 12-6 |
| 7:06 | | +2 | Buddy Hield makes two point driving finger roll layup (Myles Turner assists) | 12-8 |
| 6:52 | | Buddy Hield personal foul (D'Angelo Russell draws the foul) | ||
| 6:52 | | Pacers 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:44 | | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point stepback jump shot (D'Angelo Russell assists) | 14-8 |
| 6:20 | | Buddy Hield misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:19 | | Pacers offensive rebound | ||
| 6:19 | | Kyle Anderson personal foul (Loose ball) (Jalen Smith draws the foul) | ||
| 6:15 | | Buddy Hield misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 6:08 | | Anthony Edwards defensive rebound | ||
| 6:02 | | Karl-Anthony Towns misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 6:00 | | Jalen Smith defensive rebound | ||
| 5:52 | | Jalen Smith misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:49 | | Anthony Edwards defensive rebound | ||
| 5:37 | | +2 | D'Angelo Russell makes two point driving finger roll layup | 16-8 |
| 5:21 | | Tyrese Haliburton misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:19 | | Aaron Nesmith offensive rebound | ||
| 5:18 | | Jaden McDaniels blocks Aaron Nesmith's two point putback layup | ||
| 5:16 | | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | ||
| 5:01 | | +3 | Anthony Edwards makes three point jump shot (Kyle Anderson assists) | 19-8 |
| 4:47 | | D'Angelo Russell personal foul (Myles Turner draws the foul) | ||
| 4:38 | | Buddy Hield misses two point jump shot | ||
| 4:35 | | Pacers offensive rebound | ||
| 4:29 | | Myles Turner misses two point driving layup | ||
| 4:27 | | Taurean Prince defensive rebound | ||
| 4:22 | | +2 | Taurean Prince makes two point running layup | 21-8 |
| 4:20 | | Pacers 60 second timeout | ||
| 4:08 | | T.J. McConnell turnover (bad pass) (Anthony Edwards steals) | ||
| 4:04 | | Kyle Anderson turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 3:53 | | Tyrese Haliburton misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 3:50 | | Oshae Brissett offensive rebound | ||
| 3:46 | | Bennedict Mathurin misses two point driving layup | ||
| 3:43 | | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | ||
| 3:43 | | Karl-Anthony Towns turnover (bad pass) (Goga Bitadze steals) | ||
| 3:39 | | +2 | Goga Bitadze makes two point layup | 21-10 |
| 3:16 | | +2 | Anthony Edwards makes two point driving reverse layup | 23-10 |
| 3:16 | | Bennedict Mathurin turnover (lost ball) (D'Angelo Russell steals) | ||
| 3:00 | | +2 | Kyle Anderson makes two point running dunk (D'Angelo Russell assists) | 25-10 |
| 2:42 | | Goga Bitadze misses two point jump shot | ||
| 2:40 | | Kyle Anderson defensive rebound | ||
| 2:28 | | +2 | Taurean Prince makes two point cutting layup (Karl-Anthony Towns assists) | 27-10 |
| 2:10 | | +3 | Bennedict Mathurin makes three point jump shot (T.J. McConnell assists) | 27-13 |
| 2:01 | | Aaron Nesmith personal foul (Anthony Edwards draws the foul) | ||
| 1:57 | | Anthony Edwards turnover (lost ball) (Goga Bitadze steals) | ||
| 1:48 | | Anthony Edwards personal foul (T.J. McConnell draws the foul) | ||
| 1:43 | | +2 | Goga Bitadze makes two point cutting dunk (T.J. McConnell assists) | 27-15 |
| 1:17 | | Kyle Anderson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:15 | | Pacers defensive rebound | ||
| 1:05 | | Goga Bitadze misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:01 | | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | ||
| 0:52 | | Taurean Prince misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 0:49 | | Kyle Anderson offensive rebound | ||
| 0:49 | | +2 | Kyle Anderson makes two point putback layup | 29-15 |
| 0:41 | | +3 | Bennedict Mathurin makes three point jump shot (T.J. McConnell assists) | 29-18 |
| 0:41 | | Taurean Prince shooting foul (Bennedict Mathurin draws the foul) | ||
| 0:41 | | +1 | Bennedict Mathurin makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 29-19 |
| 0:26 | | Oshae Brissett personal foul (Jaylen Nowell draws the foul) | ||
| 0:18 | | Goga Bitadze blocks Jaylen Nowell's three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 0:14 | | Oshae Brissett defensive rebound | ||
| 0:03 | | +2 | T.J. McConnell makes two point driving finger roll layup | 29-21 |
| 0:00 | | Austin Rivers misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Timberwolves offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:33 | | +2 | Bennedict Mathurin makes two point pullup bank jump shot | 29-23 |
| 11:10 | | T.J. McConnell shooting foul (Austin Rivers draws the foul) | ||
| 11:10 | | Austin Rivers misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 11:10 | | Timberwolves offensive rebound | ||
| 11:10 | | +1 | Austin Rivers makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 30-23 |
| 11:01 | | Jaylen Nowell shooting foul (T.J. McConnell draws the foul) | ||
| 11:01 | | +1 | T.J. McConnell makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 30-24 |
| 11:01 | | +1 | T.J. McConnell makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 30-25 |
| 10:46 | | Goga Bitadze blocks Taurean Prince's two point driving dunk | ||
| 10:44 | | Goga Bitadze defensive rebound | ||
| 10:38 | | Buddy Hield misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 10:35 | | Jaylen Nowell defensive rebound | ||
| 10:29 | | Taurean Prince turnover (lost ball) (Buddy Hield steals) | ||
| 10:23 | | +2 | Bennedict Mathurin makes two point running reverse layup (Buddy Hield assists) | 30-27 |
| 10:07 | | +2 | Austin Rivers makes two point driving layup | 32-27 |
| 10:00 | | T.J. McConnell turnover (lost ball) (Taurean Prince steals) | ||
| 9:55 | | +3 | Austin Rivers makes three point running jump shot (Jaylen Nowell assists) | 35-27 |
| 9:34 | | Taurean Prince blocks Oshae Brissett's two point driving layup | ||
| 9:30 | | Jaden McDaniels defensive rebound | ||
| 9:27 | | Taurean Prince misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:25 | | Goga Bitadze defensive rebound | ||
| 9:06 | | Jaden McDaniels shooting foul (Bennedict Mathurin draws the foul) | ||
| 9:06 | | +1 | Bennedict Mathurin makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 35-28 |
| 9:06 | | +1 | Bennedict Mathurin makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 35-29 |
| 8:48 | | Myles Turner personal foul (Rudy Gobert draws the foul) | ||
| 8:38 | | +2 | Jaden McDaniels makes two point cutting dunk (Karl-Anthony Towns assists) | 37-29 |
| 8:17 | | Bennedict Mathurin misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:13 | | T.J. McConnell offensive rebound | ||
| 8:08 | | Buddy Hield misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:05 | | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | ||
| 8:00 | | Jaylen Nowell misses two point running layup | ||
| 7:58 | | Rudy Gobert offensive rebound | ||
| 7:57 | | +2 | Jaden McDaniels makes two point pullup jump shot (Rudy Gobert assists) | 39-29 |
| 7:56 | | Pacers 60 second timeout | ||
| 7:31 | | T.J. McConnell misses two point jump shot | ||
| 7:28 | | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | ||
| 7:20 | | D'Angelo Russell turnover (bad pass) (T.J. McConnell steals) | ||
| 7:03 | | Bennedict Mathurin misses two point driving layup | ||
| 7:01 | | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | ||
| 6:57 | | Myles Turner blocks Jaden McDaniels's two point running dunk | ||
| 6:57 | | Pacers defensive rebound | ||
| 6:48 | | T.J. McConnell misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 6:46 | | D'Angelo Russell defensive rebound | ||
| 6:29 | | D'Angelo Russell turnover (bad pass) (Tyrese Haliburton steals) | ||
| 6:27 | | Karl-Anthony Towns shooting foul (Oshae Brissett draws the foul) | ||
| 6:27 | | Oshae Brissett misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 6:27 | | Pacers offensive rebound | ||
| 6:27 | | Oshae Brissett misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 6:26 | | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | ||
| 6:14 | | Anthony Edwards misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 6:11 | | Myles Turner defensive rebound | ||
| 6:12 | | Tyrese Haliburton turnover (out of bounds step) | ||
| 6:09 | | D'Angelo Russell turnover (bad pass) (Oshae Brissett steals) | ||
| 6:02 | | +3 | Myles Turner makes three point stepback jump shot (Tyrese Haliburton assists) | 39-32 |
| 6:01 | | Timberwolves 60 second timeout | ||
| 5:46 | | Bennedict Mathurin personal foul (Karl-Anthony Towns draws the foul) | ||
| 5:41 | | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point driving floating bank jump shot (D'Angelo Russell assists) | 41-32 |
| 5:26 | | +3 | Myles Turner makes three point jump shot (Tyrese Haliburton assists) | 41-35 |
| 5:11 | | Aaron Nesmith shooting foul (Karl-Anthony Towns draws the foul) | ||
| 5:11 | | Pacers 60 second timeout | ||
| 5:11 | | +1 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 42-35 |
| 5:11 | | +1 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 43-35 |
| 4:57 | | Jaden McDaniels personal foul (Myles Turner draws the foul) | ||
| 4:49 | | Jaden McDaniels shooting foul (Bennedict Mathurin draws the foul) | ||
| 4:49 | | Bennedict Mathurin misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 4:49 | | Pacers offensive rebound | ||
| 4:49 | | +1 | Bennedict Mathurin makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 43-36 |
| 4:35 | | Rudy Gobert turnover (traveling) | ||
| 4:24 | | Myles Turner misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:19 | | Bennedict Mathurin offensive rebound | ||
| 4:06 | | +2 | Bennedict Mathurin makes two point driving reverse layup | 43-38 |
| 3:43 | | Kyle Anderson turnover (bad pass) (Myles Turner steals) | ||
| 3:34 | | +3 | Tyrese Haliburton makes three point stepback jump shot | 43-41 |
| 3:16 | | Jalen Smith shooting foul (Anthony Edwards draws the foul) | ||
| 3:16 | | +1 | Anthony Edwards makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 44-41 |
| 3:16 | | +1 | Anthony Edwards makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 45-41 |
| 3:03 | | +2 | Myles Turner makes two point driving layup (Tyrese Haliburton assists) | 45-43 |
| 2:47 | | Anthony Edwards turnover (lost ball) (Myles Turner steals) | ||
| 2:43 | | Buddy Hield misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 2:40 | | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | ||
| 2:30 | | Anthony Edwards misses two point driving dunk | ||
| 2:28 | | Tyrese Haliburton defensive rebound | ||
| 2:24 | | +3 | Buddy Hield makes three point running jump shot (Tyrese Haliburton assists) | 45-46 |
| 2:03 | | +2 | Rudy Gobert makes two point cutting dunk (D'Angelo Russell assists) | 47-46 |
| 1:45 | | D'Angelo Russell blocks Buddy Hield's three point jump shot | ||
| 1:42 | | Buddy Hield offensive rebound | ||
| 1:40 | | Jalen Smith misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:38 | | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | ||
| 1:23 | | Anthony Edwards misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 1:21 | | Rudy Gobert offensive rebound | ||
| 1:21 | | +2 | Rudy Gobert makes two point putback dunk | 49-46 |
| 0:56 | | +2 | Myles Turner makes two point driving finger roll layup | 49-48 |
| 0:42 | | D'Angelo Russell misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:39 | | Myles Turner defensive rebound | ||
| 0:28 | | Bennedict Mathurin turnover (bad pass) (D'Angelo Russell steals) | ||
| 0:26 | | +2 | D'Angelo Russell makes two point running layup | 51-48 |
| 0:08 | | Tyrese Haliburton turnover (lost ball) (Karl-Anthony Towns steals) | ||
| 0:03 | | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point running finger roll layup | 53-48 |
| 0:01 | | Jalen Smith misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Pacers offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:47 | | Myles Turner misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:44 | | Jalen Smith offensive rebound | ||
| 11:42 | | Jalen Smith turnover (lost ball) (D'Angelo Russell steals) | ||
| 11:26 | | +2 | D'Angelo Russell makes two point pullup jump shot (Karl-Anthony Towns assists) | 55-48 |
| 11:04 | | Karl-Anthony Towns blocks Jalen Smith's two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 11:00 | | Anthony Edwards defensive rebound | ||
| 10:54 | | Karl-Anthony Towns turnover (traveling) | ||
| 10:41 | | Myles Turner turnover (traveling) | ||
| 10:26 | | Jaden McDaniels misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:22 | | Myles Turner defensive rebound | ||
| 10:00 | | Aaron Nesmith misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:56 | | Jaden McDaniels defensive rebound | ||
| 9:52 | | +2 | Jaden McDaniels makes two point running dunk (D'Angelo Russell assists) | 57-48 |
| 9:37 | | +2 | Myles Turner makes two point cutting layup (Tyrese Haliburton assists) | 57-50 |
| 9:21 | | +2 | Anthony Edwards makes two point driving finger roll layup | 59-50 |
| 9:14 | | +3 | Buddy Hield makes three point jump shot (Tyrese Haliburton assists) | 59-53 |
| 9:13 | | Timberwolves 60 second timeout | ||
| 9:03 | | Karl-Anthony Towns offensive foul (Aaron Nesmith draws the foul) | ||
| 9:03 | | Karl-Anthony Towns turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 8:48 | | +2 | Myles Turner makes two point dunk (Tyrese Haliburton assists) | 59-55 |
| 8:35 | | +3 | Anthony Edwards makes three point jump shot (Jaden McDaniels assists) | 62-55 |
| 8:19 | | Aaron Nesmith misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:17 | | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | ||
| 8:06 | | D'Angelo Russell turnover (bad pass) (Jalen Smith steals) | ||
| 7:55 | | +2 | Buddy Hield makes two point driving finger roll layup (Myles Turner assists) | 62-57 |
| 7:46 | | Myles Turner shooting foul (Karl-Anthony Towns draws the foul) | ||
| 7:46 | | +1 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 63-57 |
| 7:46 | | +1 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 64-57 |
| 7:36 | | Rudy Gobert personal foul (Buddy Hield draws the foul) | ||
| 7:30 | | +3 | Myles Turner makes three point jump shot (Tyrese Haliburton assists) | 64-60 |
| 7:15 | | +3 | Jaden McDaniels makes three point jump shot (Karl-Anthony Towns assists) | 67-60 |
| 6:54 | | +3 | Myles Turner makes three point jump shot (Aaron Nesmith assists) | 67-63 |
| 6:39 | | +3 | D'Angelo Russell makes three point jump shot (Jaden McDaniels assists) | 70-63 |
| 6:29 | | Buddy Hield misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 6:27 | | Jalen Smith offensive rebound | ||
| 6:24 | | +2 | Jalen Smith makes two point floating jump shot | 70-65 |
| 6:04 | | Anthony Edwards turnover (bad pass) (Jalen Smith steals) | ||
| 5:41 | | +2 | Myles Turner makes two point driving dunk (Tyrese Haliburton assists) | 70-67 |
| 5:34 | | Kyle Anderson turnover (lost ball) (Bennedict Mathurin steals) | ||
| 5:27 | | Kyle Anderson blocks Aaron Nesmith's two point layup | ||
| 5:24 | | Kyle Anderson defensive rebound | ||
| 5:22 | | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point running dunk (Kyle Anderson assists) | 72-67 |
| 5:04 | | +3 | Myles Turner makes three point jump shot (Jalen Smith assists) | 72-70 |
| 4:47 | | Jaden McDaniels misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:43 | | Myles Turner defensive rebound | ||
| 4:32 | | Tyrese Haliburton misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:29 | | Kyle Anderson defensive rebound | ||
| 4:28 | | Timberwolves 60 second timeout | ||
| 4:15 | | Myles Turner shooting foul (Karl-Anthony Towns draws the foul) | ||
| 4:15 | | +1 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 73-70 |
| 4:15 | | +1 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 74-70 |
| 4:01 | | +2 | T.J. McConnell makes two point driving finger roll layup (Tyrese Haliburton assists) | 74-72 |
| 3:45 | | +3 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes three point jump shot (D'Angelo Russell assists) | 77-72 |
| 3:25 | | Myles Turner misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 3:24 | | Pacers offensive rebound | ||
| 3:24 | | D'Angelo Russell personal foul (Loose ball) (Jalen Smith draws the foul) | ||
| 3:17 | | Tyrese Haliburton misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 3:14 | | Kyle Anderson defensive rebound | ||
| 3:09 | | Jaden McDaniels turnover (bad pass) (Myles Turner steals) | ||
| 3:03 | | Kyle Anderson blocks Myles Turner's two point running finger roll layup | ||
| 3:00 | | Jaden McDaniels defensive rebound | ||
| 2:51 | | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point driving finger roll layup (Jaden McDaniels assists) | 79-72 |
| 2:29 | | Bennedict Mathurin misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 2:27 | | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | ||
| 2:17 | | +2 | Jaden McDaniels makes two point cutting dunk (Austin Rivers assists) | 81-72 |
| 2:17 | | Pacers 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:17 | | Timberwolves delay of game violation | ||
| 1:58 | | Karl-Anthony Towns shooting foul (Bennedict Mathurin draws the foul) | ||
| 1:58 | | Bennedict Mathurin misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 1:58 | | Pacers offensive rebound | ||
| 1:58 | | +1 | Bennedict Mathurin makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 81-73 |
| 1:37 | | Karl-Anthony Towns misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 1:34 | | Aaron Nesmith defensive rebound | ||
| 1:27 | | +2 | T.J. McConnell makes two point driving layup | 81-75 |
| 1:11 | | Goga Bitadze blocks Karl-Anthony Towns's two point layup | ||
| 1:05 | | Karl-Anthony Towns offensive rebound | ||
| 1:05 | | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point putback layup | 83-75 |
| 0:58 | | Jaylen Nowell shooting foul (Bennedict Mathurin draws the foul) | ||
| 0:58 | | +1 | Bennedict Mathurin makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 83-76 |
| 0:58 | | +1 | Bennedict Mathurin makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 83-77 |
| 0:46 | | Kyle Anderson misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 0:43 | | Karl-Anthony Towns offensive rebound | ||
| 0:31 | | +2 | Kyle Anderson makes two point pullup jump shot | 85-77 |
| 0:11 | | Goga Bitadze misses two point turnaround hook shot | ||
| 0:08 | | Kyle Anderson defensive rebound | ||
| 0:05 | | +2 | Jaden McDaniels makes two point running dunk (Karl-Anthony Towns assists) | 87-77 |
| 0:00 | | Karl-Anthony Towns blocks Aaron Nesmith's two point running layup | ||
| 0:00 | | Bennedict Mathurin offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:41 | | Anthony Edwards turnover (lost ball) (Buddy Hield steals) | ||
| 11:35 | | Buddy Hield turnover (bad pass) (Jaylen Nowell steals) | ||
| 11:32 | | Jaylen Nowell turnover (lost ball) (Oshae Brissett steals) | ||
| 11:29 | | +2 | Oshae Brissett makes two point dunk | 87-79 |
| 11:14 | | Jaylen Nowell misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:09 | | Rudy Gobert offensive rebound | ||
| 11:09 | | +2 | Rudy Gobert makes two point tip layup | 89-79 |
| 10:59 | | +3 | Oshae Brissett makes three point jump shot (Goga Bitadze assists) | 89-82 |
| 10:47 | | Buddy Hield shooting foul (Kyle Anderson draws the foul) | ||
| 10:47 | | Kyle Anderson misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 10:47 | | Timberwolves offensive rebound | ||
| 10:47 | | +1 | Kyle Anderson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 90-82 |
| 10:34 | | Anthony Edwards shooting foul (Bennedict Mathurin draws the foul) | ||
| 10:34 | | +1 | Bennedict Mathurin makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 90-83 |
| 10:34 | | Bennedict Mathurin misses regular free throw 2 of 3 | ||
| 10:34 | | Pacers offensive rebound | ||
| 10:34 | | +1 | Bennedict Mathurin makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 90-84 |
| 10:20 | | Jaylen Nowell misses two point driving layup | ||
| 10:16 | | Rudy Gobert offensive rebound | ||
| 10:19 | | +2 | Rudy Gobert makes two point tip dunk | 92-84 |
| 10:04 | | Oshae Brissett misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:01 | | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | ||
| 9:48 | | Jaylen Nowell misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:45 | | Oshae Brissett defensive rebound | ||
| 9:37 | | +2 | T.J. McConnell makes two point pullup jump shot | 92-86 |
| 9:22 | | +2 | Jaylen Nowell makes two point cutting finger roll layup (Rudy Gobert assists) | 94-86 |
| 9:06 | | T.J. McConnell misses two point driving layup | ||
| 9:06 | | Kyle Anderson defensive rebound | ||
| 9:06 | | Oshae Brissett personal foul (Kyle Anderson draws the foul) | ||
| 8:54 | | +3 | Anthony Edwards makes three point jump shot (D'Angelo Russell assists) | 97-86 |
| 8:40 | | Oshae Brissett misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:38 | | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | ||
| 8:24 | | +2 | Rudy Gobert makes two point layup (Anthony Edwards assists) | 99-86 |
| 8:00 | | Tyrese Haliburton misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 7:58 | | D'Angelo Russell defensive rebound | ||
| 7:43 | | Goga Bitadze shooting foul (Rudy Gobert draws the foul) | ||
| 7:43 | | +1 | Rudy Gobert makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 100-86 |
| 7:43 | | +1 | Rudy Gobert makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 101-86 |
| 7:27 | | Bennedict Mathurin misses two point driving layup | ||
| 7:24 | | Buddy Hield offensive rebound | ||
| 7:23 | | Buddy Hield misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:20 | | Tyrese Haliburton offensive rebound | ||
| 7:18 | | Buddy Hield turnover (traveling) | ||
| 7:09 | | Anthony Edwards misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:07 | | Myles Turner defensive rebound | ||
| 6:55 | | Bennedict Mathurin misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 6:52 | | Anthony Edwards defensive rebound | ||
| 6:44 | | Austin Rivers misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 6:43 | | Pacers defensive rebound | ||
| 6:43 | | Rudy Gobert personal foul (Loose ball) (Myles Turner draws the foul) | ||
| 6:43 | | Pacers 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:37 | | +2 | Tyrese Haliburton makes two point driving finger roll layup | 101-88 |
| 6:15 | | +2 | Anthony Edwards makes two point driving dunk | 103-88 |
| 5:58 | | Buddy Hield turnover (bad pass) (Kyle Anderson steals) | ||
| 5:41 | | Karl-Anthony Towns turnover (traveling) | ||
| 5:29 | | +2 | Tyrese Haliburton makes two point driving finger roll layup | 103-90 |
| 5:13 | | Anthony Edwards misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 5:11 | | Bennedict Mathurin defensive rebound | ||
| 5:05 | | +3 | Myles Turner makes three point running jump shot (Tyrese Haliburton assists) | 103-93 |
| 5:04 | | Timberwolves 60 second timeout | ||
| 4:43 | | +2 | Rudy Gobert makes two point alley-oop dunk (Anthony Edwards assists) | 105-93 |
| 4:35 | | Buddy Hield misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:29 | | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | ||
| 4:09 | | +2 | Anthony Edwards makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 107-93 |
| 3:58 | | Tyrese Haliburton turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 3:48 | | +2 | Jaden McDaniels makes two point dunk (D'Angelo Russell assists) | 109-93 |
| 3:39 | | +3 | Myles Turner makes three point bank jump shot (Tyrese Haliburton assists) | 109-96 |
| 3:24 | | Anthony Edwards misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:22 | | Pacers defensive rebound | ||
| 3:10 | | Jaden McDaniels blocks Tyrese Haliburton's two point driving layup | ||
| 3:10 | | Pacers offensive rebound | ||
| 3:05 | | Aaron Nesmith misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 3:02 | | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | ||
| 3:03 | | Timberwolves 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:56 | | D'Angelo Russell turnover (double dribble) | ||
| 2:45 | | Tyrese Haliburton misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 2:44 | | Aaron Nesmith offensive rebound | ||
| 2:40 | | Aaron Nesmith misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:38 | | D'Angelo Russell defensive rebound | ||
| 2:27 | | Karl-Anthony Towns turnover (bad pass) (Myles Turner steals) | ||
| 2:22 | | +3 | Tyrese Haliburton makes three point running pullup jump shot (Buddy Hield assists) | 109-99 |
| 2:14 | | Buddy Hield personal foul (D'Angelo Russell draws the foul) | ||
| 2:06 | | +2 | D'Angelo Russell makes two point driving finger roll layup | 111-99 |
| 2:06 | | Myles Turner defensive goaltending violation | ||
| 1:48 | | Buddy Hield misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 1:45 | | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | ||
| 1:39 | | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point driving layup (D'Angelo Russell assists) | 113-99 |
| 1:39 | | Myles Turner shooting foul (Karl-Anthony Towns draws the foul) | ||
| 1:39 | | Karl-Anthony Towns misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 1:37 | | Oshae Brissett defensive rebound | ||
| 1:17 | | T.J. McConnell misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:13 | | Goga Bitadze offensive rebound | ||
| 1:12 | | Oshae Brissett misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:08 | | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | ||
| 1:06 | | +2 | D'Angelo Russell makes two point running finger roll layup (Karl-Anthony Towns assists) | 115-99 |
| 0:57 | | Jaden McDaniels personal foul (Take) (Kendall Brown draws the foul) | ||
| 0:51 | | Oshae Brissett misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:47 | | Terry Taylor offensive rebound | ||
| 0:45 | | Terry Taylor misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 0:42 | | Jaylen Nowell defensive rebound | ||
| 0:27 | | Wendell Moore Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Kendall Brown steals) | ||
| 0:23 | | +2 | Kendall Brown makes two point running dunk (T.J. McConnell assists) | 115-101 |
| 0:00 | | End of period |
Key Players
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+ 2 | Kendall Brown makes two point running dunk (T.J. McConnell assists) | 0:23 |
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Wendell Moore Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Kendall Brown steals) | 0:27 |
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Jaylen Nowell defensive rebound | 0:42 |
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Terry Taylor misses two point driving floating jump shot | 0:45 |
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Terry Taylor offensive rebound | 0:47 |
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Oshae Brissett misses three point jump shot | 0:51 |
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Jaden McDaniels personal foul (Take) (Kendall Brown draws the foul) | 0:57 |
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+ 2 | D'Angelo Russell makes two point running finger roll layup (Karl-Anthony Towns assists) | 1:06 |
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Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | 1:08 |
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Oshae Brissett misses three point jump shot | 1:12 |
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Goga Bitadze offensive rebound | 1:13 |
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| Points | 115 | 101 |
| Field Goals | 47-77 (61.0%) | 37-96 (38.5%) |
| 3-Pointers | 8-22 (36.4%) | 16-44 (36.4%) |
| Free Throws | 13-17 (76.5%) | 11-16 (68.8%) |
| Total Rebounds | 55 | 43 |
| Offensive | 8 | 13 |
| Defensive | 42 | 17 |
| Team | 5 | 13 |
| Assists | 31 | 25 |
| Steals | 9 | 16 |
| Blocks | 10 | 5 |
| Turnovers | 23 | 13 |
| Fouls | 18 | 16 |
| Technicals | 0 | 0 |
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| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| K. Towns | 23 | 11 | 8 | 8/11 | 1/1 | 6/7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 8 | +19 | 49 |
| R. Gobert | 21 | 16 | 2 | 9/11 | 0/0 | 3/4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 12 | +7 | 39 |
| A. Edwards | 19 | 7 | 2 | 7/14 | 3/5 | 2/2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | +10 | 27 |
| J. McDaniels | 18 | 3 | 3 | 8/11 | 2/4 | 0/0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | +21 | 30 |
| D. Russell | 15 | 3 | 12 | 7/10 | 1/4 | 0/0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | +21 | 41 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| K. Towns | 23 | 11 | 8 | 8/11 | 1/1 | 6/7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 8 | +19 | 49 |
| R. Gobert | 21 | 16 | 2 | 9/11 | 0/0 | 3/4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 12 | +7 | 39 |
| A. Edwards | 19 | 7 | 2 | 7/14 | 3/5 | 2/2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | +10 | 27 |
| J. McDaniels | 18 | 3 | 3 | 8/11 | 2/4 | 0/0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | +21 | 30 |
| D. Russell | 15 | 3 | 12 | 7/10 | 1/4 | 0/0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | +21 | 41 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| K. Anderson | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3/5 | 0/1 | 1/2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | +5 | 18 |
| A. Rivers | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2/4 | 1/3 | 1/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 8 |
| T. Prince | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2/5 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -4 | 6 |
| J. Nowell | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1/6 | 0/3 | 0/0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -5 | 6 |
| N. Knight | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| L. Garza | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| W. Moore Jr. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | -1 |
| J. McLaughlin | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| B. Forbes | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J. Minott | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| A. Lawson | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| N. Reid | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 115 | 50 | 31 | 47/77 | 8/22 | 13/17 | 18 | 9 | 10 | 23 | 8 | 42 | +70 | 223 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| M. Turner | 31 | 7 | 2 | 12/17 | 7/9 | 0/0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | -15 | 46 |
| B. Hield | 13 | 3 | 2 | 5/16 | 3/11 | 0/0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | -3 | 18 |
| T. Haliburton | 10 | 2 | 14 | 4/15 | 2/7 | 0/0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | -19 | 38 |
| A. Nesmith | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1/9 | 1/5 | 0/0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -13 | 8 |
| J. Smith | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1/6 | 0/3 | 0/0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | -15 | 9 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| M. Turner | 31 | 7 | 2 | 12/17 | 7/9 | 0/0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | -15 | 46 |
| B. Hield | 13 | 3 | 2 | 5/16 | 3/11 | 0/0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | -3 | 18 |
| T. Haliburton | 10 | 2 | 14 | 4/15 | 2/7 | 0/0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | -19 | 38 |
| A. Nesmith | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1/9 | 1/5 | 0/0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -13 | 8 |
| J. Smith | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1/6 | 0/3 | 0/0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | -15 | 9 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| B. Mathurin | 21 | 3 | 0 | 5/11 | 2/2 | 9/12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | -3 | 23 |
| T. McConnell | 10 | 1 | 4 | 4/8 | 0/1 | 2/2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 18 |
| O. Brissett | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2/7 | 1/5 | 0/2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 11 |
| G. Bitadze | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2/5 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 14 |
| K. Brown | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| T. Taylor | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| J. Johnson | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| D. Theis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T. Queen | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| A. Nembhard | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| C. Duarte | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| I. Jackson | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 101 | 30 | 25 | 37/96 | 16/44 | 11/16 | 16 | 16 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 17 | -70 | 189 |
