Game ID: 22501152
Minnesota Timberwolves @ Indiana Pacers
Tuesday, April 7, 2026 at 7:00 PM ET
Gainbridge Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, IN
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
IND 27 26 24 27 104MIN 35 28 39 22 124
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 3/29 · 1 day's restOUT Thompson missed 8 since 3/13, returns tonight: 10 min (49% of 20)
OUT Jones missed 4 since 3/21, out tonight
OUT Peter missed 4 since 3/21, out tonight
BACK Siakam back 3/21 after 6, 31 min since (95% of 33)
BACK Nembhard back 3/21 after 3, 32 min since (103% of 31)
BACK Slawson back 3/27 after 3, 4 min since (17% of 24)
BACK Potter back 3/21 after 2, 18 min since (93% of 19)
IND availability going into 4/01 · 2 days' restOUT Jones missed 5 since 3/21, returns tonight: 25 min (151% of 17)
OUT Peter missed 5 since 3/21, returns tonight: 28 min (212% of 13)
BACK Siakam back 3/21 after 6, 31 min since (94% of 33)
BACK Nembhard back 3/21 after 3, 33 min since (105% of 31)
BACK Slawson back 3/27 after 3, 10 min since (42% of 24)
BACK Thompson back 3/29 after 8, 10 min since (49% of 20)
BACK Potter back 3/21 after 2, 18 min since (96% of 19)
IND availability going into 4/03 · 1 day's restOUT Nesmith missed 2 since 3/29, out tonight
OUT Walker missed 2 since 3/29, out tonight
BACK Slawson back 3/27 after 3, 15 min since (62% of 24)
BACK Thompson back 3/29 after 8, 20 min since (100% of 20)
BACK Jones back 4/01 after 5, 25 min since (151% of 17)
BACK Peter back 4/01 after 5, 28 min since (212% of 13)
IND availability going into 4/05 · 1 day's restOUT Nesmith missed 3 since 3/29, not on tonight's roster
OUT Walker missed 3 since 3/29, out tonight
OUT McConnell missed 2 since 4/01, out tonight
BACK Slawson back 3/27 after 3, 15 min since (62% of 24)
BACK Thompson back 3/29 after 8, 24 min since (116% of 20)
BACK Jones back 4/01 after 5, 24 min since (144% of 17)
BACK Peter back 4/01 after 5, 23 min since (175% of 13)
IND availability going into 4/07 · 1 day's restOUT Walker missed 4 since 3/29, returns tonight: 28 min (109% of 26)
OUT McConnell missed 3 since 4/01, out tonight
BACK Slawson back 3/27 after 3, 19 min since (80% of 24)
BACK Thompson back 3/29 after 8, 25 min since (123% of 20)
BACK Jones back 4/01 after 5, 22 min since (134% of 17)
BACK Peter back 4/01 after 5, 21 min since (164% of 13)
NEW Brown 25 to 31 min over the last 5
IND availability going into 4/09 · 1 day's restOUT Sheppard missed 2 since 4/05, out tonight
OUT McConnell missed 4 since 4/01, out tonight
BACK Walker back 4/07 after 4, 28 min since (109% of 26)
BACK Thompson back 3/29 after 8, 26 min since (128% of 20)
BACK Jones back 4/01 after 5, 23 min since (135% of 17)
BACK Peter back 4/01 after 5, 19 min since (149% of 13)
IND availability going into 4/10 · back-to-backOUT Sheppard missed 3 since 4/05, out tonight
OUT McConnell missed 5 since 4/01, out tonight
BACK Walker back 4/07 after 4, 29 min since (112% of 26)
BACK Jones back 4/01 after 5, 22 min since (134% of 17)
BACK Peter back 4/01 after 5, 21 min since (165% of 13)
NEW Slawson 24 to 30 min over the last 4
NEW Thompson 20 to 32 min over the last 5
NEW Que. Jackson 18 to 24 min over the last 5
IND availability going into 4/12 · 1 day's restOUT Sheppard missed 4 since 4/05, out tonight
OUT McConnell missed 6 since 4/01, out tonight
BACK Walker back 4/07 after 4, 29 min since (113% of 26)
NEW Thompson 20 to 31 min over the last 5
NEW Que. Jackson 18 to 26 min over the last 5
NEW Peter 13 to 20 min over the last 5
MIN availability going into 3/30 · 1 day's restOUT Edwards missed 6 since 3/17, returns tonight: 23 min (65% of 35)
OUT Dosunmu missed 2 since 3/25, returns tonight: 33 min (114% of 29)
BACK Reid back 3/22 after 2, 27 min since (103% of 26)
BACK Conley back 3/18 after 9, 19 min since (109% of 18)
NEW Hyland 16 to 26 min over the last 5
MIN availability going into 4/02 · 2 days' restOUT McDaniels missed 2 since 3/28, out tonight
BACK Edwards back 3/30 after 6, 23 min since (65% of 35)
BACK Dosunmu back 3/30 after 2, 33 min since (114% of 29)
BACK Reid back 3/22 after 2, 26 min since (101% of 26)
BACK Conley back 3/25 after 2, 22 min since (122% of 18)
NEW Hyland 16 to 26 min over the last 5
MIN availability going into 4/03 · back-to-backOUT McDaniels missed 3 since 3/28, out tonight
BACK Edwards back 3/30 after 6, 23 min since (65% of 35)
BACK Dosunmu back 3/30 after 2, 33 min since (113% of 29)
BACK Reid back 3/22 after 2, 27 min since (104% of 26)
BACK Conley back 3/25 after 2, 22 min since (123% of 18)
NEW Hyland 16 to 26 min over the last 5
NEW Anderson 16 to 21 min over the last 5
MIN availability going into 4/05 · 1 day's restOUT McDaniels missed 4 since 3/28, out tonight
OUT Clark missed 2 since 4/02, returns tonight: 11 min (85% of 13)
BACK Edwards back 3/30 after 6, 24 min since (70% of 35)
BACK Dosunmu back 3/30 after 2, 34 min since (117% of 29)
BACK Conley back 3/25 after 2, 22 min since (123% of 18)
NEW Hyland 16 to 26 min over the last 5
NEW Anderson 16 to 21 min over the last 5
MIN availability going into 4/07 · 1 day's restOUT McDaniels missed 5 since 3/28, out tonight
BACK Edwards back 3/30 after 6, 24 min since (70% of 35)
BACK Dosunmu back 3/30 after 2, 34 min since (118% of 29)
BACK Clark back 4/05 after 2, 11 min since (85% of 13)
NEW Hyland 16 to 25 min over the last 5
MIN availability going into 4/08 · back-to-backOUT Edwards missed 2 since 4/05, out tonight
OUT McDaniels missed 6 since 3/28, returns tonight: 19 min (60% of 32)
BACK Dosunmu back 3/30 after 2, 34 min since (117% of 29)
BACK Clark back 4/05 after 2, 14 min since (112% of 13)
NEW Hyland 16 to 24 min over the last 5
MIN availability going into 4/10 · 1 day's restOUT Edwards missed 3 since 4/05, returns tonight: 27 min (78% of 35)
BACK McDaniels back 4/08 after 6, 19 min since (60% of 32)
BACK Clark back 4/05 after 2, 20 min since (160% of 13)
NEW Dosunmu 29 to 34 min over the last 4
NEW Hyland 16 to 24 min over the last 5
MIN availability going into 4/12 · 1 day's restOUT Randle missed 2 since 4/08, out tonight
OUT Gobert missed 2 since 4/08, out tonight
BACK Edwards back 4/10 after 3, 27 min since (78% of 35)
BACK McDaniels back 4/08 after 6, 27 min since (85% of 32)
BACK Clark back 4/05 after 2, 18 min since (144% of 13)
NEW Hyland 16 to 26 min over the last 4
NEW Anderson 16 to 21 min over the last 5
MIN availability going into 4/18 · 5 days' restOUT Randle missed 3 since 4/08, returns tonight: 31 min (95% of 33)
OUT Gobert missed 3 since 4/08, returns tonight: 38 min (121% of 31)
OUT Reid missed 2 since 4/10, returns tonight: 17 min (66% of 26)
OUT Hyland missed 2 since 4/10, returns tonight: 5 min (33% of 16)
BACK Edwards back 4/10 after 3, 27 min since (78% of 35)
BACK McDaniels back 4/08 after 6, 27 min since (85% of 32)
BACK Clark back 4/05 after 2, 21 min since (163% of 13)
NEW Anderson 16 to 23 min over the last 4
NEW Shannon Jr. 14 to 20 min over the last 5
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Indiana comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 121, shooting 50 percent and 42 from three, 15 free throws a game; Siakam at 24 and Toppin at 14 a game. Without Walker (4 straight), McConnell (3 straight). One day's rest. Minnesota comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 111, shooting 43 percent and 32 from three, 23 free throws a game; Randle at 22 and Dosunmu at 17 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 8 a night. Without McDaniels (5 straight). One day's rest.
So: Indiana wins, and the game turns on the arc, Indiana at 42 percent from three to Minnesota's 32 and the defense, Minnesota allowing 111 a night to Indiana's 121. Call it Indiana 116, Minnesota 115, Minnesota keeping it close.
3/29 vs MIA 135-118 — IND notes
IND won 135-118. IND shot 58% (53 of 92) to MIA's 46%, 18 of 39 from three. Siakam led with 30 (11 of 24, 3 of 8 from three, 5 of 7 at the line); Potter added 21, Brown 18. The hinge was Q4, 27-11: a lead of 1 became 17. Brown was the night's best plus/minus at +23.
4/01 @ CHI 145-126 — IND notes
IND won 145-126. IND shot 57% (58 of 102) to CHI's 48%, 20 of 48 from three, and got to the line 10 times to CHI's 26. IND turned it over 13 times to CHI's 20. Siakam led with 25 (11 of 16, 1 of 4 from three); Thompson added 24, Brown 17. The hinge was Q2, 44-33: a lead of 6 became 17, and the lead reached 28. Jackson was the night's best plus/minus at +24.
4/03 @ CHA 108-129 — IND notes
IND lost 108-129. IND shot 46% (43 of 93) to CHA's 48%, 15 of 36 from three. Siakam led with 30 (13 of 24, 2 of 4 from three); Jackson added 16, Brown 12. Q3 was theirs, 32-31, the deficit cut from 19 to 18, but the other 3 periods went 98-76 against them. Potter's -18 in 13 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/05 @ CLE 108-117 — IND notes
IND lost 108-117. IND shot 38% (33 of 86) to CLE's 47%, 17 of 44 from three, and went to the line 29 times to CLE's 19 — 25 points from the stripe to their 15. Potter led with 21 (6 of 10, 3 of 5 from three, 6 of 8 at the line); Toppin added 21, Slawson 19. Q2 was theirs, 26-24, but the other 3 periods went 93-82 against them. They led by as many as 12. Brown's -16 in 40 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/07 vs MIN 104-124 — IND notes
IND lost 104-124. IND shot 48% (35 of 73) to MIN's 52%, 9 of 26 from three, and went to the line 31 times to MIN's 16 — 25 points from the stripe to their 15. Thompson led with 17 (4 of 8, 1 of 3 from three, 8 of 10 at the line); Slawson added 14, Toppin 14. Q4 was theirs, 27-22, the deficit cut from 25 to 20, but the other 3 periods went 102-77 against them. Thompson's -28 in 30 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/09 @ BKN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Brooklyn comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 105 a night and allowing 112, shooting 46 percent and 35 from three, 23 free throws a game; Traore at 14 and Minott at 13 a game. It has lost the glass by 9 a night. Without Claxton (2 straight), Williams (2 straight), Wolf (8 straight). One day's rest. Indiana comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 123, shooting 50 percent and 41 from three, 19 free throws a game; Siakam at 28 and Potter at 13 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without Sheppard (2 straight), McConnell (4 straight). One day's rest.
So: Brooklyn wins, and the game turns on the defense, Brooklyn allowing 112 a night to Indiana's 123 and the glass, where Indiana has been minus-3 a night and Brooklyn minus-9. Call it Brooklyn 115, Indiana 114, Indiana keeping it close.
4/10 vs PHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Indiana comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 118, shooting 49 percent and 37 from three, 20 free throws a game; Toppin at 16 and Slawson at 13 a game. Without Sheppard (3 straight), McConnell (5 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Philadelphia comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 116, shooting 48 percent and 36 from three, 23 free throws a game; Maxey at 22 and George at 21 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without Watford (2 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Indiana wins, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it Indiana 117, Philadelphia 115, Philadelphia keeping it close.
4/12 vs DET — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Indiana comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 114, shooting 45 percent and 34 from three, 21 free throws a game; Toppin at 16 and Walker at 14 a game. Without Sheppard (4 straight), McConnell (6 straight). One day's rest. Detroit comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 107, shooting 51 percent and 39 from three, 26 free throws a game; Duren at 19 and Robinson at 16 a game. It has won the glass by 8 a night. One day's rest.
So: Detroit wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Detroit has been plus-8 a night and Indiana plus-1 and the arc, Detroit at 39 percent from three to Indiana's 34. Call it Detroit 116, Indiana 110.
3/30 @ DAL 124-94 — MIN notes
MIN won 124-94. MIN shot 53% (51 of 96) to DAL's 35%, 14 of 31 from three, and got to the line 12 times to DAL's 34. MIN turned it over 10 times to DAL's 15. Randle led with 24 (9 of 14, 3 of 4 from three, 3 of 7 at the line); Dosunmu added 18, Edwards 17. The hinge was Q3, 38-25: a lead of 10 became 23, and the lead reached 33. Dosunmu was the night's best plus/minus at +30.
4/02 @ DET 108-113 — MIN notes
MIN lost 108-113. MIN shot 44% (38 of 86) to DET's 48%, 13 of 42 from three. Randle led with 27 (9 of 15, 2 of 5 from three, 7 of 10 at the line); Dosunmu added 19, Reid 19. Q1 was theirs, 31-30, but the other 3 periods went 83-77 against them. Conley's -12 in 22 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/03 @ PHI 103-115 — MIN notes
MIN lost 103-115. MIN took 19 more shots (101 to 82), fed by 13 offensive rebounds, but shot 38% to PHI's 50%, 14 of 43 from three, and got to the line 20 times to PHI's 28. The glass went 43-53 against them. Randle led with 21 (9 of 15, 2 of 6 at the line); Hyland added 21, Dosunmu 19. Q2 was theirs, 30-22, turning a 2-point deficit into a 6-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 93-73 against them. They led by as many as 10. DiVincenzo's -18 in 29 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/05 vs CHA 108-122 — MIN notes
MIN lost 108-122. MIN shot 46% (38 of 83) to CHA's 49%, 14 of 38 from three, and went to the line 23 times to CHA's 15 — 18 points from the stripe to their 13. Randle led with 26 (9 of 16, 1 of 5 from three, 7 of 9 at the line); Hyland added 18, Dosunmu 12. Q2 was theirs, 39-26, turning a 8-point deficit into a 5-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 96-69 against them. Dosunmu's -23 in 34 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/07 @ IND 124-104 — MIN notes
MIN won 124-104. MIN shot 52% (46 of 89) to IND's 48%, 17 of 41 from three, and got to the line 16 times to IND's 31. Dosunmu led with 24 (10 of 17, 1 of 5 from three); Randle added 19, Hyland 19. The hinge was Q3, 39-24: a lead of 10 became 25, and the lead reached 31. Dosunmu was the night's best plus/minus at +22.
4/08 @ ORL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Orlando comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 117, shooting 47 percent and 33 from three, 37 free throws a game; Bane at 23 and Banchero at 19 a game. That is 3 straight wins. One day's rest. Minnesota comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 110, shooting 46 percent and 37 from three, 19 free throws a game; Randle at 23 and Dosunmu at 18 a game. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. Without Edwards (2 straight), McDaniels (6 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Orlando wins, and the game turns on the line, where Orlando takes 37 free throws a game to Minnesota's 19 and the glass, where Orlando has been plus-1 a night and Minnesota minus-4. Call it Orlando 116, Minnesota 113, Minnesota keeping it close.
4/10 @ HOU — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Houston comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 108, shooting 49 percent and 41 from three, 23 free throws a game; Durant at 26 and Thompson at 20 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without Finney-Smith (3 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Minnesota comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 117, shooting 46 percent and 37 from three, 20 free throws a game; Randle at 23 and Dosunmu at 18 a game. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Without Edwards (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: Houston wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Houston has been plus-6 a night and Minnesota minus-7 and the defense, Houston allowing 108 a night to Minnesota's 117. Call it Houston 117, Minnesota 112.
4/12 vs NOP — 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 118 a night and allowing 121, shooting 48 percent and 40 from three, 20 free throws a game; Randle at 22 and Dosunmu at 18 a game. It has lost the glass by 8 a night. Without Randle (2 straight), Gobert (2 straight). One day's rest. New Orleans comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 126, shooting 48 percent and 36 from three, 27 free throws a game; Fears at 29 and Bey at 22 a game. Without McGowens (15 straight), Jordan (6 straight). One day's rest.
So: Minnesota wins, and the game turns on the line, where New Orleans takes 27 free throws a game to Minnesota's 20 and the glass, where New Orleans has been minus-3 a night and Minnesota minus-8. Call it Minnesota 121, New Orleans 117, New Orleans keeping it close.
4/18 @ DEN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Denver comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 133 a night and allowing 122, shooting 52 percent and 40 from three, 20 free throws a game; Jokić at 28 and Murray at 20 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without Murray (2 straight), Braun (2 straight), Johnson (2 straight). 5 days' rest. Minnesota comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 124 a night and allowing 123, shooting 51 percent and 39 from three, 24 free throws a game; Dosunmu at 17 and Shannon Jr. at 17 a game. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Without Randle (3 straight), Gobert (3 straight), Reid (2 straight). 5 days' rest.
So: Denver wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Denver has been plus-6 a night and Minnesota minus-7. Call it Denver 124, Minnesota 119.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
MINAD A. Dosunmu
BH B. Hyland
DD D. DiVincenzo
JB J. Beringer
JC J. Clark
JP J. Phillips
JR J. Randle
KA K. Anderson
MC M. Conley
NR N. Reid
RG R. Gobert
TS T. Shannon Jr.
INDET E. Thompson
JH J. Huff
JS J. Slawson
JW J. Walker
KB K. Brown
KJ K. Jones
MP M. Potter
OT O. Toppin
QJ Q. Jackson
TP T. Peter
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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Q1Q2Q3Q4END25:58124+3:5722:02104+20
# Team Start Dur TOP PM PlayersEventsOffset
Q11 MIN Q1 12:00 27s 0:27ADA. DosunmuADA. DosunmuMCM. ConleyADA. DosunmuJUMP X2.RW.08 OR X3.RW.290 14 17 232 IND Q1 11:33 1s 0:01ETE. ThompsonETE. ThompsonDR TO0 13 MIN Q1 11:32 11s 0:38MCM. ConleyMCM. ConleySTL X2.SO.060 94 IND Q1 11:21 13s 0:14+3JHJ. HuffJWJ. WalkerJHJ. HuffDR AST M3.SO.280 13 135 MIN Q1 11:08 21s 0:59JRJ. RandleX2.LW.18206 IND Q1 10:47 11s 0:25JWJ. WalkerJHJ. HuffDR TO0 117 MIN Q1 10:36 11s 1:10+3DDD. DiVincenzoRGR. GobertAST M2.RM.0111 118 IND Q1 10:25 9s 0:34+2JHJ. HuffQJQ. JacksonETE. ThompsonETE. ThompsonFL X2.RM.03 OR M20 7 9 99 MIN Q1 10:16 23s 1:33JRJ. RandleTO2310 IND Q1 09:53 5s 0:39+2JWJ. WalkerJWJ. WalkerJHJ. HuffSTL AST M2.RM.020 5 511 MIN Q1 09:48 20s 1:53+3JRJ. RandleDDD. DiVincenzoAST M3.RW.2620 2012 IND Q1 09:28 17s 0:56JWJ. WalkerTO1713 MIN Q1 09:11 15s 2:08+3RGR. GobertDDD. DiVincenzoMCM. ConleySTL AST M3.LW.290 15 1514 IND Q1 08:56 14s 1:10JWJ. WalkerX3.RW.301215 MIN Q1 08:42 12s 2:20+3RGR. GobertMCM. ConleyJRJ. RandleDR AST M3.RC.230 12 1216 IND Q1 08:30 22s 1:32INDIND — teamJHJ. HuffTM X2.RM.013 2217 MIN Q1 08:08 12s 2:32MINMIN — teamADA. DosunmuDR TO0 1218 IND Q1 07:56 2s 1:34+2JWJ. WalkerJWJ. WalkerJWJ. WalkerSTL FT FT0 2 219 MIN Q1 07:54 21s 2:53+3ADA. DosunmuDDD. DiVincenzoJRJ. RandleFL AST M3.SO.280 21 2120 IND Q1 07:33 16s 1:50KBK. BrownX3.SO.261321 MIN Q1 07:17 19s 3:12+3RGR. GobertJRJ. RandleDDD. DiVincenzoDR AST M3.LC.240 19 1922 IND Q1 06:58 13s 2:03+2JWJ. WalkerETE. ThompsonAST M2.RM.0113 1323 MIN Q1 06:45 22s 3:34+3RGR. GobertADA. DosunmuAST M3.SO.2722 2224 IND Q1 06:23 10s 2:13QJQ. JacksonTO1025 MIN Q1 06:13 3s 3:37ADA. DosunmuADA. DosunmuSTL TO0 326 IND Q1 06:10 10s 2:23QJQ. JacksonJWJ. WalkerSTL X3.RW.290 827 MIN Q1 06:00 15s 3:52DDD. DiVincenzoADA. DosunmuDR TO0 1528 IND Q1 05:45 13s 2:36QJQ. JacksonX2.RM.011129 MIN Q1 05:32 11s 4:03DDD. DiVincenzoDDD. DiVincenzoDR X3.RW.270 830 IND Q1 05:21 19s 2:55JSJ. SlawsonETE. ThompsonDR X2.RC.090 1731 MIN Q1 05:02 8s 4:11NRN. ReidBHB. 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JonesMPM. PotterSTL AST M2.RM.020 4 447 MIN Q1 01:44 17s 6:19+2NRN. ReidM2.SO.061748 IND Q1 01:27 17s 4:31+1MPM. PotterINDIND — teamMPM. PotterX1 OR FT17 17 1749 MIN Q1 01:10 17s 6:36JCJ. ClarkJCJ. ClarkFL X2.RW.070 1750 IND Q1 00:52 3s 4:34MPM. PotterMPM. PotterDR TO1 351 MIN Q1 00:50 2s 6:38+2BHB. HylandBHB. HylandJCJ. ClarkSTL AST M2.RM.020 2 252 IND Q1 00:48 17s 4:51+3MPM. PotterOTO. ToppinAST M3.SO.2518 1853 MIN Q1 00:30 9s 6:47+2KAK. AndersonM2.RM.021054 IND Q1 00:21 21s 5:12+3TPT. PeterKJK. JonesAST M3.SO.2922 2255 MIN Q1 00:00 0s 6:48---IR0Q256 IND Q2 12:00 25s 5:37+3KJK. JonesMPM. PotterAST M3.LC.2425 2557 MIN Q2 11:35 12s 7:00ADA. DosunmuX2.RM.021058 IND Q2 11:23 4s 5:41KJK. JonesMPM. PotterDR TO0 459 MIN Q2 11:19 11s 7:10JCJ. ClarkMCM. ConleySTL TO0 1160 IND Q2 11:08 9s 5:50JSJ. SlawsonOTO. ToppinSTL TO0 961 MIN Q2 10:59 16s 7:26+3ADA. DosunmuMCM. ConleyJCJ. ClarkSTL AST M3.LW.270 16 1662 IND Q2 10:43 12s 6:02INDIND — teamTPT. PeterTM TO2 1263 MIN Q2 10:31 3s 7:30+2JCJ. 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Ayo Dosunmu scores 24 as Timberwolves beat the Pacers 124-104 and clinch a playoff berth
INDIANAPOLIS -- — Ayo Dosunmu scored 24 points and Julius Randle and Bones Hyland each added 19 as the Minnesota Timberwolves picked up a critical 124-104 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Tuesday night.
Hyland also had seven assists and Rudy Gobert finished with 12 rebounds. Minnesota clinched a top six seed , avoiding the Western Conference's play-in tournament, when Houston beat Phoenix later Tuesday.
For the Timberwolves, it was a much-needed turnaround. They snapped a three-game losing streak and won for just the second time in six games as they try to build postseason momentum.
The Timberwolves also won despite the absences of All-Star guard Anthony Edwards and Jayden McDaniels. Edwards has missed nine of Minnesota's last 11 games with a bad right knee, this time on the front end of a back-to-back and against a Pacers squad missing a large group of injured players. McDaniels missed his sixth straight game with an injured left knee.
Ethan Thompson scored 17 points to lead Indiana, and Obi Toppin and Jalen Slawson each had 14 points. The league's second-worst team lost its third straight and fell to 4-22 in its last 26 games. Indiana still needs two wins to avoid posting the lowest single season victory total in the franchise's NBA history.
And this one was never really close.
Minnesota took a double-digit lead late in the first quarter, still led 63-53 at the half and extended the margin to 73-55 early in the third. After the Pacers cut the deficit to 77-67 with six straight points midway through the third, the Timberwolves closed the quarter on a 25-5 run that made it 102-77 and sealed the victory.
Up next Timberwolves: Travel to Orlando for their final back-to-back this season on Wednesday.
Pacers: Play their final road game this season Thursday at Brooklyn.