Game ID: 22401037
Minnesota Timberwolves @ Indiana Pacers
Monday, March 24, 2025 at 7:00 PM ET
Gainbridge Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, IN
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
IND 25 29 41 24 119MIN 23 25 25 30 103
IND vs MIN ScoutingIND vs MIN Scouting
Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
IND availability going into 3/17 · 1 day's restOUT Isa. Jackson missed 60 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Walker missed 3 since 3/11, returns tonight: 35 min (233% of 15)
BACK Haliburton back 3/11 after 3, 33 min since (99% of 34)
BACK Mathurin back 3/08 after 4, 22 min since (83% of 27)
BACK Que. Jackson back 3/08 after 23, 10 min since (71% of 14)
IND availability going into 3/19 · 1 day's restOUT Isa. Jackson missed 61 since 11/04, out tonight
BACK Haliburton back 3/11 after 3, 33 min since (99% of 34)
BACK Walker back 3/17 after 3, 35 min since (233% of 15)
IND availability going into 3/20 · back-to-backOUT Haliburton missed 2 since 3/17, out tonight
OUT Isa. Jackson missed 62 since 11/04, out tonight
BACK Walker back 3/17 after 3, 21 min since (137% of 15)
NEW Nesmith 26 to 33 min over the last 4
IND availability going into 3/22 · 1 day's restOUT Haliburton missed 3 since 3/17, returns tonight: 32 min (95% of 34)
OUT Isa. Jackson missed 63 since 11/04, out tonight
BACK Walker back 3/17 after 3, 17 min since (113% of 15)
NEW Nesmith 26 to 33 min over the last 4
NEW Toppin 20 to 26 min over the last 5
IND availability going into 3/24 · 1 day's restOUT Isa. Jackson missed 64 since 11/04, out tonight
BACK Haliburton back 3/22 after 3, 32 min since (95% of 34)
BACK Walker back 3/17 after 3, 14 min since (96% of 15)
NEW Nesmith 26 to 32 min over the last 4
NEW Toppin 20 to 25 min over the last 5
IND availability going into 3/26 · 1 day's restOUT Isa. Jackson missed 65 since 11/04, out tonight
BACK Haliburton back 3/22 after 3, 31 min since (91% of 34)
BACK Walker back 3/17 after 3, 12 min since (79% of 15)
NEW Toppin 20 to 25 min over the last 5
IND availability going into 3/27 · back-to-backOUT Isa. Jackson missed 66 since 11/04, out tonight
BACK Haliburton back 3/22 after 3, 31 min since (92% of 34)
IND availability going into 3/29 · 1 day's restOUT Isa. Jackson missed 67 since 11/04, out tonight
BACK Haliburton back 3/22 after 3, 29 min since (88% of 34)
IND availability going into 3/31 · 1 day's restOUT Isa. Jackson missed 68 since 11/04, out tonight
BACK Haliburton back 3/22 after 3, 29 min since (87% of 34)
MIN availability going into 3/16 · 1 day's restBACK Gobert back 3/09 after 10, 28 min since (88% of 32)
MIN availability going into 3/17 · back-to-backBACK Gobert back 3/09 after 10, 28 min since (86% of 32)
MIN availability going into 3/19 · 1 day's restBACK Gobert back 3/09 after 10, 26 min since (82% of 32)
MIN availability going into 3/21 · 1 day's restOUT Dillingham missed 2 since 3/17, returns tonight: 6 min (64% of 10)
MIN availability going into 3/24 · 2 days' restBACK Dillingham back 3/21 after 2, 6 min since (64% of 10)
MIN availability going into 3/28 · 3 days' restBACK Dillingham back 3/21 after 2, 4 min since (44% of 10)
MIN availability going into 3/30 · 1 day's restBACK Dillingham back 3/21 after 2, 4 min since (44% of 10)
MIN availability going into 4/01 · 1 day's restBACK Dillingham back 3/21 after 2, 4 min since (37% of 10)
MIN availability going into 4/03 · 1 day's restBACK Dillingham back 3/21 after 2, 4 min since (37% of 10)
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Indiana comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 118, shooting 49 percent and 38 from three, 25 free throws a game; Siakam at 22 and Mathurin at 18 a game. That is 4 straight wins. Without Isa. Jackson (64 straight). One day's rest. Minnesota comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 125 a night and allowing 111, shooting 49 percent and 38 from three, 29 free throws a game; Edwards at 31 and Randle at 17 a game. 2 days' rest.
So: Minnesota wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Minnesota allowing 111 a night to Indiana's 118. Call it Minnesota 117, Indiana 115, Indiana keeping it close.
3/17 @ MIN 132-130 — IND notes
IND won 132-130 in 1 overtime. IND shot 49% (48 of 97) to MIN's 45%, 17 of 37 from three, and got to the line 23 times to MIN's 36. IND turned it over 20 times to MIN's 14, and MIN turned those into 11 steals. Toppin led with 34 (12 of 19, 7 of 10 from three); Mathurin added 22, Walker 13. The hinge was Q2, 30-16: from level to 14 ahead.
3/19 vs DAL 135-131 — IND notes
IND won 135-131. IND shot 55% (45 of 82) to DAL's 55%, 16 of 35 from three. Siakam led with 29 (11 of 16, 3 of 4 from three); Mathurin added 23, Nembhard 22. The hinge was Q1, 33-21: from level to 12 ahead, and the lead reached 16.
3/20 vs BKN 105-99 — IND notes
IND won 105-99 in 1 overtime. IND shot 43% (35 of 81) to BKN's 36%, 8 of 31 from three, and went to the line 31 times to BKN's 18 — 27 points from the stripe to their 13. IND turned it over 22 times to BKN's 16, and BKN turned those into 11 steals. The glass went 57-47 for them. Mathurin led with 28 (10 of 17, 2 of 4 from three, 6 of 7 at the line); Turner added 23, Nesmith 14. The hinge was Q3, 25-19: the deficit went from 10 to 4. IND trailed 42-52 at the half and won the second half 63-47. Mathurin was the night's best plus/minus at +17.
3/22 vs BKN 108-103 — IND notes
IND won 108-103. IND shot 48% (40 of 84) to BKN's 43%, 11 of 35 from three. Siakam led with 26 (10 of 20, 1 of 5 from three, 5 of 7 at the line); Turner added 22, Haliburton 16. The hinge was Q3, 29-18: a lead of 9 became 20. Siakam was the night's best plus/minus at +12.
3/24 vs MIN 119-103 — IND notes
IND won 119-103. IND shot 49% (46 of 94) to MIN's 48%, 13 of 35 from three. IND turned it over 11 times to MIN's 17. Haliburton led with 24 (9 of 16, 3 of 7 from three); Toppin added 20, Nesmith 17. The hinge was Q3, 41-25: a lead of 6 became 22. Siakam was the night's best plus/minus at +26.
3/26 vs LAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Indiana comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 113, shooting 49 percent and 38 from three, 25 free throws a game; Mathurin at 19 and Siakam at 19 a game. That is 5 straight wins. Without Isa. Jackson (65 straight). One day's rest. The Lakers come in 2-3 over their last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 120, shooting 47 percent and 38 from three, 24 free throws a game; Dončić at 30 and Reaves at 24 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without Reddish (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Indiana wins, and the game turns on the defense, Indiana allowing 113 a night to the Lakers' 120. Call it Indiana 118, the Lakers 112.
3/27 @ WAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Washington comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 119, shooting 45 percent and 34 from three, 20 free throws a game; Sarr at 18 and Poole at 17 a game. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Without Coulibaly (9 straight), Brogdon (18 straight), Holmes (2 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Indiana comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 111, shooting 49 percent and 37 from three, 24 free throws a game; Mathurin at 20 and Haliburton at 19 a game. Without Isa. Jackson (66 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Indiana wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Indiana has been minus-1 a night and Washington minus-7 and the defense, Indiana allowing 111 a night to Washington's 119. Call it Indiana 117, Washington 112.
3/29 @ OKC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
OKC comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 125 a night and allowing 103, shooting 50 percent and 47 from three, 21 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 31 and Wiggins at 19 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 9 a night. Without Wiggins (2 straight). One day's rest. Indiana comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 107, shooting 51 percent and 40 from three, 21 free throws a game; Haliburton at 21 and Mathurin at 17 a game. Without Isa. Jackson (67 straight). One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, and the game turns on the arc, OKC at 47 percent from three to Indiana's 40 and the glass, where OKC has been plus-9 a night and Indiana plus-4. Call it OKC 118, Indiana 111.
3/31 vs SAC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Indiana comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 124 a night and allowing 113, shooting 51 percent and 41 from three, 20 free throws a game; Haliburton at 21 and Siakam at 16 a game. Without Isa. Jackson (68 straight). One day's rest. Sacramento comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 105 a night and allowing 115, shooting 47 percent and 35 from three, 18 free throws a game; DeRozan at 19 and LaVine at 18 a game. One day's rest.
So: Indiana wins, and the game turns on the arc, Indiana at 41 percent from three to Sacramento's 35. Call it Indiana 119, Sacramento 111.
3/16 vs UTA 128-102 — MIN notes
MIN won 128-102. MIN shot 49% (48 of 97) to UTA's 43%, 14 of 43 from three, and went to the line 26 times to UTA's 15 — 18 points from the stripe to their 12. MIN turned it over 9 times to UTA's 22. Edwards led with 41 (16 of 27, 5 of 14 from three, 4 of 6 at the line); McDaniels added 20, DiVincenzo 11. The hinge was Q1, 34-20: from level to 14 ahead, and the lead reached 31. Edwards was the night's best plus/minus at +31.
3/17 vs IND 130-132 — MIN notes
MIN lost 130-132 in 1 overtime. MIN shot 45% (44 of 97) to IND's 49%, 13 of 42 from three, and went to the line 36 times to IND's 23 — 29 points from the stripe to their 19. MIN turned it over 14 times to IND's 20. Edwards led with 38 (9 of 24, 1 of 11 from three, 19 of 20 at the line); Reid added 21, DiVincenzo 19. Q3 was theirs, 41-29, the deficit cut from 14 to 2, but the other 4 periods went 103-89 against them. DiVincenzo's -20 in 32 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/19 vs NOP 115-119 — MIN notes
MIN lost 115-119. MIN shot 45% (35 of 77) to NOP's 53%, 16 of 39 from three, and went to the line 36 times to NOP's 22 — 29 points from the stripe to their 12. Edwards led with 29 (5 of 19, 4 of 10 from three, 15 of 17 at the line); Randle added 17, Conley 16. Q1 was theirs, 30-24, but the other 3 periods went 95-85 against them. They led by as many as 14. Randle's -20 in 28 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/21 vs NOP 134-93 — MIN notes
MIN won 134-93. MIN shot 54% (48 of 89) to NOP's 50%, 19 of 44 from three. MIN turned it over 13 times to NOP's 25. Randle led with 20 (7 of 11, 2 of 5 from three); Edwards added 17, McDaniels 17. The hinge was Q4, 37-21: a lead of 25 became 41. Gobert was the night's best plus/minus at +34.
3/24 @ IND 103-119 — MIN notes
MIN lost 103-119. MIN shot 48% (44 of 91) to IND's 49%, 9 of 35 from three. MIN turned it over 17 times to IND's 11, and IND turned those into 9 steals. Reid led with 20 (8 of 13, 3 of 6 from three); Edwards added 17, Gobert 16. Q4 was theirs, 30-24, the deficit cut from 22 to 16, but the other 3 periods went 95-73 against them. Edwards's -24 in 34 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/28 vs PHX — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Minnesota comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 113, shooting 49 percent and 35 from three, 26 free throws a game; Edwards at 28 and Randle at 15 a game. 3 days' rest. Phoenix comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 112, shooting 48 percent and 41 from three, 16 free throws a game; Durant at 30 and Booker at 24 a game. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without Beal (5 straight). One day's rest.
So: Minnesota wins, and the game turns on the line, where Minnesota takes 26 free throws a game to Phoenix's 16 and the glass, where Phoenix has been plus-6 a night and Minnesota minus-1. Call it Minnesota 117, Phoenix 112.
3/30 vs DET — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Minnesota comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 114, shooting 49 percent and 38 from three, 23 free throws a game; Edwards at 24 and Randle at 18 a game. One day's rest. Detroit comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 125 a night and allowing 117, shooting 51 percent and 43 from three, 27 free throws a game; Sasser at 17 and Duren at 16 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Without Cunningham (3 straight), Smith (12 straight), Harper Jr. (24 straight). One day's rest.
So: Minnesota wins, and the game turns on the arc, Detroit at 43 percent from three to Minnesota's 38. Call it Minnesota 117, Detroit 115, Detroit keeping it close.
4/01 @ DEN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Denver comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 116, shooting 52 percent and 38 from three, 26 free throws a game; Murray at 24 and Porter Jr. at 19 a game. Without Strawther (14 straight). 3 days' rest. Minnesota comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 109, shooting 50 percent and 40 from three, 22 free throws a game; Edwards at 22 and Randle at 19 a game. It has won the glass by 4 a night. One day's rest.
So: Denver wins, and the game turns on the defense, Minnesota allowing 109 a night to Denver's 116. Call it Denver 116, Minnesota 115, Minnesota keeping it close.
4/03 @ BKN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Brooklyn comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 103 a night and allowing 118, shooting 42 percent and 33 from three, 20 free throws a game; C. Johnson at 15 and K. Johnson at 14 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Evbuomwan (2 straight), Etienne (2 straight). 2 days' rest. Minnesota comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 125 a night and allowing 113, shooting 50 percent and 39 from three, 20 free throws a game; Edwards at 23 and Randle at 21 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 7 a night. One day's rest.
So: Minnesota wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Minnesota has been plus-7 a night and Brooklyn minus-6 and the arc, Minnesota at 39 percent from three to Brooklyn's 33. Call it Minnesota 116, Brooklyn 109.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
MINAE A. Edwards
DD D. DiVincenzo
HY Hyland
JC J. Clark
JM J. McDaniels
JM J. Minott
JR J. Randle
LG L. Garza
MC M. Conley
NA N. Alexander-Walker
NR N. Reid
RG R. Gobert
TS T. Shannon Jr.
INDAN A. Nembhard
AN A. Nesmith
BM B. Mathurin
BS B. Sheppard
JW J. Walker
MT M. Turner
OT O. Toppin
PS P. Siakam
TB T. Bryant
TH T. Haliburton
TM T. McConnell
MIN/IND the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur
MIN @ IND Possessions
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Q1Q2Q3Q4END11824:0223:58103-0:05-15
# Team Start Dur TOP PM PlayersEventsOffset
Q11 MIN Q1 12:00 25s 0:25JRJ. RandleAEA. EdwardsJUMP X3.RW.250 222 IND Q1 11:35 15s 0:15ANA. NesmithMTM. TurnerDR X2.RW.190 133 MIN Q1 11:20 13s 0:38RGR. GobertJRJ. RandleDR X3.RW.260 104 IND Q1 11:07 27s 0:42+2ANA. NesmithMTM. TurnerINDIND — teamPSP. SiakamDR X2.RC.20 OR M2.LW.200 11 14 275 MIN Q1 10:40 15s 0:53JMJ. McDanielsX2.LW.06136 IND Q1 10:25 3s 0:45+2THT. HaliburtonMTM. TurnerPSP. SiakamPSP. SiakamBLK DR FT FT0 0 3 37 MIN Q1 10:22 17s 1:10+2AEA. EdwardsAEA. EdwardsJMJ. McDanielsFL AST M2.RM.040 17 178 IND Q1 10:05 27s 1:12ANA. NembhardX2.SO.05249 MIN Q1 09:38 7s 1:17MCM. ConleyRGR. GobertJMJ. McDanielsBLK DR X2.RM.040 0 410 IND Q1 09:31 8s 1:20MTM. TurnerTHT. HaliburtonANA. NembhardBLK DR X2.LC.210 0 511 MIN Q1 09:23 12s 1:29MCM. ConleyAEA. EdwardsDR X3.RC.220 912 IND Q1 09:11 10s 1:30ANA. NembhardANA. NembhardDR X3.RW.260 613 MIN Q1 09:01 9s 1:38+2JMJ. McDanielsRGR. GobertAEA. EdwardsFL DR M2.RM.030 0 914 IND Q1 08:52 9s 1:39PSP. SiakamX3.LC.23715 MIN Q1 08:43 14s 1:52RGR. GobertJRJ. RandleDR X2.RM.030 1216 IND Q1 08:29 9s 1:48MTM. TurnerTHT. HaliburtonDR X3.SO.260 617 MIN Q1 08:20 6s 1:58AEA. EdwardsAEA. EdwardsDR TO0 618 IND Q1 08:14 5s 1:53+3MTM. TurnerTHT. HaliburtonANA. NesmithSTL AST M3.RC.240 5 519 MIN Q1 08:09 22s 2:20JMJ. McDanielsX2.SO.141920 IND Q1 07:47 6s 1:59+2THT. HaliburtonTHT. HaliburtonDR M2.RM.020 621 MIN Q1 07:41 17s 2:37+3RGR. GobertMCM. ConleyAST M3.LW.2817 1722 IND Q1 07:24 13s 2:12+2PSP. SiakamTHT. HaliburtonAST M2.RW.1213 1323 MIN Q1 07:11 22s 2:59JRJ. RandleX3.SO.261924 IND Q1 06:49 5s 2:17+2MTM. TurnerPSP. SiakamANA. NesmithDR AST M2.RM.030 5 525 MIN Q1 06:44 14s 3:13+2MCM. ConleyRGR. GobertAST M2.RM.0214 1426 IND Q1 06:30 13s 2:30PSP. SiakamX2.RW.141127 MIN Q1 06:17 11s 3:24RGR. GobertRGR. GobertMINMIN — teamAEA. EdwardsDR X2.RM.03 OR TO0 5 6 1128 IND Q1 06:06 11s 2:41+2MTM. TurnerINDIND — teamTHT. HaliburtonMTM. TurnerBLK TM AST M2.RM.040 0 11 1129 MIN Q1 05:55 24s 3:48AEA. EdwardsX3.RW.262130 IND Q1 05:31 9s 2:50+2MTM. TurnerOTO. ToppinDR M2.LC.060 931 MIN Q1 05:22 17s 4:05+3RGR. GobertNRN. ReidAST M3.SO.2617 1732 IND Q1 05:05 22s 3:12BMB. MathurinX3.LW.242033 MIN Q1 04:43 13s 4:18+2RGR. GobertJMJ. McDanielsRGR. GobertDR AST M2.RM.030 13 1334 IND Q1 04:30 24s 3:36MTM. TurnerX2.SO.062335 MIN Q1 04:06 11s 4:29RGR. GobertDDD. DiVincenzoDR X3.SO.290 836 IND Q1 03:55 11s 3:47MTM. TurnerMTM. TurnerDR TO0 1137 MIN Q1 03:44 4s 4:33+2AEA. EdwardsAEA. EdwardsSTL M2.RM.030 438 IND Q1 03:40 11s 3:58+3BMB. MathurinTBT. BryantTMT. McConnellBMB. MathurinFL OR AST M2.RW.050 1 11 1139 MIN Q1 03:29 20s 4:53DDD. DiVincenzoAEA. EdwardsFL X2.LW.060 1740 IND Q1 03:09 12s 4:10+2BSB. SheppardBSB. SheppardOTO. ToppinTMT. McConnellVIOL DR AST M2.RW.090 0 12 1241 MIN Q1 02:57 11s 5:04NAN. Alexander-WalkerX3.RW.26942 IND Q1 02:46 15s 4:25BMB. MathurinPSP. SiakamDR X3.LW.250 1143 MIN Q1 02:31 12s 5:16+2AEA. EdwardsDDD. DiVincenzoJRJ. RandleDR AST M2.LW.080 12 1244 IND Q1 02:19 14s 4:39+3PSP. SiakamOTO. ToppinAST M3.LC.2414 1445 MIN Q1 02:05 20s 5:36+4MINMIN — teamJRJ. RandleJRJ. RandleJRJ. RandleJCJ. ClarkNAN. Alexander-WalkerTM FT X1 OR AST M3.LW.2515 15 15 17 20 2046 IND Q1 01:45 13s 4:52PSP. SiakamBMB. MathurinFL OF0 1347 MIN Q1 01:32 12s 5:48DDD. DiVincenzoTO1248 IND Q1 01:20 11s 5:03INDIND — team---TMT. McConnellTM IR X2.RW.090 0 649 MIN Q1 01:09 11s 5:59JRJ. RandleDDD. DiVincenzoDR X2.LW.090 950 IND Q1 00:58 4s 5:07PSP. SiakamBSB. SheppardDR TO0 451 MIN Q1 00:54 15s 6:14NRN. ReidX3.LW.281152 IND Q1 00:39 12s 5:19INDIND — teamOTO. ToppinDR X3.SO.251 1053 MIN Q1 00:27 8s 6:21+1JRJ. RandleNRN. ReidMINMIN — teamNRN. ReidDR X1 OR FT1 8 8 854 IND Q1 00:20 20s 5:38ANA. NesmithOTO. ToppinFL X3.LC.230 1755 MIN Q1 00:00 0s 6:22DDD. DiVincenzoDR0Q256 IND Q2 12:00 13s 5:51+2BMB. MathurinTMT. McConnellAST M2.RC.1213 1357 MIN Q2 11:47 25s 6:47NRN. ReidX3.RW.292358 IND Q2 11:22 18s 6:09BMB. MathurinTMT. McConnellDR X2.RW.100 1559 MIN Q2 11:04 15s 7:02+2NRN. ReidDDD. DiVincenzoRGR. 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Tyrese Haliburton and Obi Toppin lead 3-point flurry to help Pacers beat Timberwolves 119-103
INDIANAPOLIS -- — Tyrese Haliburton finished with 24 points and 11 assists, and Obi Toppin made six 3-pointers and added 20 points to help the Indiana Pacers beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 119-103 on Monday night.
The Pacers have won five straight and seven of eight to stay ahead of Milwaukee in the chase for the Eastern Conference's No. 4 seed. Haliburton extended his career best streak to 11 straight games with double-doubles on a night six Pacers players scored at least 10 points.
Haliburton made three of Indiana's 13 3s.
Naz Reid led the Timberwolves with 20 points and Anthony Edwards added 17 despite being a game-time decision with a hand injury. Rudy Gobert finished with 16 points and 16 rebounds as Minnesota lost for the third time in four games.
Indiana never trailed, using a flurry of nine 3s in the third quarter to build a 95-73 lead. Minnesota couldn't get within single digits the rest of the game. Indiana has won eight straight home games.
Takeaways Timberwolves: Minnesota is struggling at exactly the wrong time. They've won only once since having a seven-game winning streak snapped, and if they want to earn one of the top six spots in the West, they need to turn things around quickly.
Pacers: On the other hand, Indiana is playing perhaps its best basketball all season. They've won the first four of a five-game homestand and have done it by winning close games, crazy games and now pulling away in this one.
Key moment After the Timberwolves cut the deficit to 65-57 early in the third quarter, Indiana outscored Minnesota 23-12, making six 3s during the span.
Key stat Indiana was 9 for 14 on 3s in the third quarter.
Up next Timberwolves host Phoenix on Friday, and Pacers host the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday to wrap up a five-game homestand.