Game ID: 22401179
Brooklyn Nets @ Minnesota Timberwolves
Friday, April 11, 2025 at 9:00 PM ET
Target Center, Minneapolis, MN
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
MIN 28 36 34 19 117BKN 16 36 21 18 91
BKN @ MIN ScoutingBKN @ 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.
MIN availability going into 4/03 · 1 day's restBACK Dillingham back 3/21 after 2, 4 min since (37% of 10)
MIN availability going into 4/05 · 1 day's restNEW Gobert 32 to 37 min over the last 5
MIN availability going into 4/08 · 2 days' restNEW Gobert 32 to 37 min over the last 5
MIN availability going into 4/10 · 1 day's restOUT Dillingham missed 2 since 4/05, returns tonight: 1 min (8% of 10)
MIN availability going into 4/11 · back-to-backBACK Dillingham back 4/10 after 2, 1 min since (8% of 10)
MIN availability going into 4/13 · 1 day's restBACK Dillingham back 4/10 after 2, 2 min since (21% of 10)
MIN availability going into 4/19 · 5 days' restBACK Dillingham back 4/10 after 2, 2 min since (21% of 10)
MIN availability going into 4/22 · 2 days' restOUT Dillingham missed 2 since 4/13, out tonight
MIN availability going into 4/25 · 2 days' restOUT Dillingham missed 3 since 4/13, out tonight
BKN availability going into 4/03 · 2 days' restOUT Evbuomwan missed 2 since 3/29, returns tonight: 30 min (128% of 24)
OUT Etienne missed 2 since 3/29, returns tonight: 25 min (116% of 22)
OUT Beekman missed 2 since 3/29, returns tonight: 18 min (131% of 14)
BACK Russell back 3/26 after 2, 25 min since (101% of 25)
BACK Whitehead back 3/26 after 11, 17 min since (139% of 12)
BKN availability going into 4/06 · 2 days' restOUT Clowney missed 2 since 3/31, out tonight
BACK Russell back 3/26 after 2, 22 min since (89% of 25)
BACK Evbuomwan back 3/28 after 15, 22 min since (95% of 24)
BACK Etienne back 3/28 after 12, 17 min since (81% of 22)
BACK Beekman back 3/28 after 5, 12 min since (90% of 14)
BACK Whitehead back 3/26 after 11, 19 min since (153% of 12)
BKN availability going into 4/08 · 1 day's restOUT Wilson missed 2 since 4/03, returns tonight: 21 min (82% of 26)
OUT Clowney missed 3 since 3/31, out tonight
OUT Martin missed 2 since 4/03, out tonight
BACK Evbuomwan back 3/28 after 15, 23 min since (98% of 24)
BACK Etienne back 3/28 after 12, 22 min since (104% of 22)
BACK Beekman back 3/28 after 5, 20 min since (146% of 14)
NEW Lewis 14 to 20 min over the last 5
NEW Whitehead 12 to 19 min over the last 5
BKN availability going into 4/10 · 1 day's restOUT Clowney missed 4 since 3/31, out tonight
OUT Martin missed 3 since 4/03, returns tonight: 25 min (116% of 22)
BACK Wilson back 4/08 after 2, 21 min since (82% of 26)
BACK Evbuomwan back 4/03 after 2, 26 min since (111% of 24)
BACK Etienne back 4/03 after 2, 28 min since (128% of 22)
BACK Beekman back 4/03 after 2, 28 min since (206% of 14)
NEW Lewis 14 to 24 min over the last 5
NEW Whitehead 12 to 22 min over the last 5
BKN availability going into 4/11 · back-to-backOUT Clowney missed 5 since 3/31, out tonight
BACK Wilson back 4/08 after 2, 23 min since (89% of 26)
BACK Evbuomwan back 4/03 after 2, 27 min since (113% of 24)
BACK Martin back 4/10 after 3, 25 min since (116% of 22)
BACK Etienne back 4/03 after 2, 28 min since (131% of 22)
BACK Beekman back 4/03 after 2, 24 min since (178% of 14)
NEW Lewis 14 to 22 min over the last 5
NEW Whitehead 12 to 21 min over the last 5
BKN availability going into 4/13 · 1 day's restOUT Clowney missed 6 since 3/31, not on tonight's roster
BACK Wilson back 4/08 after 2, 27 min since (105% of 26)
BACK Evbuomwan back 4/03 after 2, 26 min since (109% of 24)
BACK Martin back 4/10 after 3, 21 min since (94% of 22)
BACK Etienne back 4/03 after 2, 25 min since (115% of 22)
BACK Beekman back 4/03 after 2, 26 min since (189% of 14)
NEW Lewis 14 to 20 min over the last 5
NEW Whitehead 12 to 22 min over the last 5
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Minnesota comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 115, shooting 50 percent and 36 from three, 22 free throws a game; Edwards at 34 and Randle at 18 a game. It has won the glass by 8 a night. Second night of a back-to-back. Brooklyn comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 116, shooting 44 percent and 37 from three, 19 free throws a game; Evbuomwan at 14 and K. Johnson at 14 a game. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Without Clowney (5 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Minnesota wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Minnesota has been plus-8 a night and Brooklyn minus-7. Call it Minnesota 117, Brooklyn 108.
4/03 @ BKN 105-90 — MIN notes
MIN won 105-90. MIN shot 50% (39 of 78) to BKN's 43%, 13 of 42 from three, and went to the line 21 times to BKN's 4 — 14 points from the stripe to their 3. MIN turned it over 17 times to BKN's 10, and BKN turned those into 11 steals. The glass went 45-34 for them. Edwards led with 28 (10 of 15, 5 of 10 from three); Gobert added 21, Alexander-Walker 13. The hinge was Q2, 29-18: a lead of 1 became 12, and the lead reached 18. Edwards was the night's best plus/minus at +17.
4/05 @ PHI 114-109 — MIN notes
MIN won 114-109. MIN shot 51% (41 of 81) to PHI's 48%, 11 of 34 from three, and went to the line 29 times to PHI's 15 — 21 points from the stripe to their 9. MIN turned it over 15 times to PHI's 8, and PHI turned those into 9 steals. The glass went 47-34 for them. Edwards led with 37 (12 of 21, 6 of 13 from three, 7 of 8 at the line); Gobert added 23, Randle 15. The hinge was Q1, 27-23: from level to 4 ahead. Conley was the night's best plus/minus at +17.
4/08 @ MIL 103-110 — MIN notes
MIN lost 103-110. MIN shot 46% (41 of 89) to MIL's 48%, 13 of 40 from three, and got to the line just 9 times against 20 fouls committed. Edwards led with 25 (10 of 27, 2 of 11 from three); DiVincenzo added 24, Reid 17. Q3 was theirs, 34-25, but the other 3 periods went 85-69 against them. They led by as many as 24. Conley's -22 in 28 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/10 @ MEM 141-125 — MIN notes
MIN won 141-125. MIN shot 55% (48 of 87) to MEM's 52%, 20 of 44 from three, and went to the line 28 times to MEM's 21 — 25 points from the stripe to their 15. Edwards led with 44 (13 of 19, 7 of 11 from three, 11 of 13 at the line); Randle added 31, Reid 14. The hinge was Q3, 52-25: MIN came in trailing by 5 and left it ahead by 22. MIN trailed 67-72 at the half and won the second half 74-53. Conley was the night's best plus/minus at +29.
4/11 vs BKN 117-91 — MIN notes
MIN won 117-91. MIN shot 55% (42 of 77) to BKN's 37%, 11 of 31 from three, and went to the line 29 times to BKN's 17 — 22 points from the stripe to their 13. Gobert led with 35 (13 of 17, 9 of 14 at the line); Randle added 21, McDaniels 11. The hinge was Q3, 34-21: a lead of 12 became 25, and the lead reached 28. Randle was the night's best plus/minus at +21.
4/13 vs UTA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Minnesota comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 105, shooting 51 percent and 36 from three, 23 free throws a game; Edwards at 29 and Gobert at 20 a game. It has won the glass by 8 a night. One day's rest. Utah comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 140, shooting 44 percent and 33 from three, 23 free throws a game; Sexton at 22 and George at 19 a game. Without Kessler (4 straight), Collier (2 straight), Martin (4 straight). One day's rest.
So: Minnesota wins, and the game turns on the defense, Minnesota allowing 105 a night to Utah's 140 and the glass, where Minnesota has been plus-8 a night and Utah minus-2. Call it Minnesota 124, Utah 110, Minnesota by 14.
4/19 @ LAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Lakers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 110, shooting 50 percent and 44 from three, 23 free throws a game; Dončić at 34 and James at 22 a game. 5 days' rest. Minnesota comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 108, shooting 50 percent and 35 from three, 22 free throws a game; Edwards at 32 and Gobert at 19 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 8 a night. 5 days' rest.
So: The Lakers win, and the game turns on the arc, the Lakers at 44 percent from three to Minnesota's 35 and the glass, where Minnesota has been plus-8 a night and the Lakers plus-0. Call it the Lakers 113, Minnesota 112, Minnesota keeping it close.
4/22 @ LAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Lakers come in 2-3 over their last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 114, shooting 47 percent and 40 from three, 23 free throws a game; Dončić at 36 and James at 22 a game. 2 days' rest. Minnesota comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 105, shooting 51 percent and 39 from three, 18 free throws a game; Edwards at 29 and Randle at 17 a game. That is 4 straight wins. It has won the glass by 7 a night. 2 days' rest.
So: Minnesota wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Minnesota has been plus-7 a night and the Lakers minus-3 and the defense, Minnesota allowing 105 a night to the Lakers' 114. Call it Minnesota 113, the Lakers 111, the Lakers keeping it close.
4/25 vs LAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Minnesota comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 102, shooting 49 percent and 38 from three, 22 free throws a game; Edwards at 29 and Randle at 21 a game. It has won the glass by 6 a night. 2 days' rest. The Lakers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 104 a night and allowing 103, shooting 47 percent and 36 from three, 19 free throws a game; Dončić at 38 and James at 20 a game. Without Morris (2 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Minnesota wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Minnesota has been plus-6 a night and the Lakers minus-1. Call it Minnesota 112, the Lakers 106.
4/03 vs MIN 90-105 — BKN notes
BKN lost 90-105. BKN took 11 more shots (89 to 78), but shot 43% to MIN's 50%, 11 of 36 from three, and got to the line 4 times to MIN's 21. BKN turned it over 10 times to MIN's 17. The glass went 34-45 against them. Claxton led with 18 (9 of 10); Whitehead added 17, Evbuomwan 13. Q3 was theirs, 30-28, the deficit cut from 12 to 10, but the other 3 periods went 77-60 against them. Watford's -16 in 27 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/06 vs TOR 109-120 — BKN notes
BKN lost 109-120. BKN shot 48% (39 of 82) to TOR's 50%, 10 of 35 from three. BKN turned it over 23 times to TOR's 18, and TOR turned those into 16 steals. Beekman led with 14 (6 of 13, 0 of 4 from three); Whitehead added 13, Lewis 13. Q3 was theirs, 26-21, the deficit cut from 15 to 10, but the other 3 periods went 99-83 against them. Beekman's -26 in 36 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/08 vs NOP 119-114 — BKN notes
BKN won 119-114. BKN shot 49% (41 of 83) to NOP's 48%, 17 of 40 from three, and got to the line 24 times to NOP's 31. Watford led with 22 (7 of 8, 2 of 3 from three, 6 of 6 at the line); Timme added 16, Whitehead 14. The hinge was Q3, 43-26: a lead of 1 became 18. Watford was the night's best plus/minus at +23.
4/10 vs ATL 109-133 — BKN notes
BKN lost 109-133. BKN shot 40% (36 of 90) to ATL's 57%, 22 of 52 from three, and got to the line 22 times to ATL's 33. The glass went 41-51 against them. Wilson led with 20 (6 of 10, 6 of 10 from three); Evbuomwan added 18, Etienne 16. Q4 was theirs, 35-30, the deficit cut from 29 to 24, but the other 3 periods went 103-74 against them. Claxton's -27 in 19 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/11 @ MIN 91-117 — BKN notes
BKN lost 91-117. BKN took 13 more shots (90 to 77), fed by 15 offensive rebounds, but shot 37% to MIN's 55%, 12 of 41 from three, and got to the line 17 times to MIN's 29. Johnson led with 20 (5 of 7, 2 of 4 from three, 8 of 8 at the line); Watford added 15, Wilson 14. Q2 was theirs, 36-36, but the other 3 periods went 81-55 against them. Evbuomwan's -24 in 22 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/13 vs NYK — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Brooklyn comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 104 a night and allowing 118, shooting 43 percent and 35 from three, 19 free throws a game; Wilson at 14 and Watford at 14 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Clowney (6 straight). One day's rest. New York comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 109, shooting 48 percent and 38 from three, 19 free throws a game; Towns at 27 and Anunoby at 21 a game. That is 3 straight losses. One day's rest.
So: New York wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where New York has been plus-1 a night and Brooklyn minus-6 and the defense, New York allowing 109 a night to Brooklyn's 118. Call it New York 113, Brooklyn 109, Brooklyn keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
BKNDT D. Timme
DW D. Whitehead
JW J. Wilson
KJ K. Johnson
ML M. Lewis
RB R. Beekman
TE T. Etienne
TE T. Evbuomwan
TM T. Martin
TW T. Watford
MINAE A. Edwards
DD D. DiVincenzo
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
RD R. Dillingham
RG R. Gobert
TS T. Shannon Jr.
BKN/MIN 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
Timberwolves beat depleted Nets 117-91 behind Gobert's 35 points to close in on top-6 finish
MINNEAPOLIS -- — Rudy Gobert matched his career high with 35 points and had 11 rebounds for Minnesota in a 117-91 victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Friday night that put the Timberwolves on the brink of a top-six finish that would avoid the play-in games.
Julius Randle added 21 points for the Timberwolves (48-33), who would win the majority of multi-team tiebreakers within the cluster of clubs that have pinballed back and forth for weeks in the Western Conference from third through eighth place.
One problem: Anthony Edwards picked up his 18th technical foul of the season . That prompted an automatic suspension for the next game on Sunday that the Timberwolves will need to win to improve their seed.
Edwards had just nine points while shooting 1 for 7 from 3-point range. He scored 44 points and went 7 for 11 from deep to lead Minnesota's 141-125 win at Memphis the night before.
Keon Johnson scored 20 points for the Nets (26-55), who will finish with their worst record in eight years.
Takeaways Nets: The scratch list included the entire starting frontcourt of Nic Claxton , Cam Johnson and Ziaire Williams . Claxton (rest) and Williams (knee) both played on Thursday. The starting lineup included rookies Reece Beekman and Drew Timme with Trendon Watford the oldest at 24.
Timberwolves: The absence of the 6-foot-10 Claxton and the lack of incentive for the Nets gave Gobert plenty of space to operate in the paint. He went 13 for 17 from the floor.
Key moment Edwards was whistled for a foul while closely guarding Johnson on the wing midway through the second quarter. After a complaint to official Ray Acosta, he quickly got the technical, too.
Key stat The Timberwolves are 26-10 this season when Randle has scored 20-plus points.
Up next The Nets finish at home against New York on Sunday, when the Timberwolves host Utah.