Game ID: 22500765
Atlanta Hawks @ Minnesota Timberwolves
Monday, February 9, 2026 at 8:00 PM ET
Target Center, Minneapolis, MN
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
MIN 41 40 25 32 138ATL 34 22 31 29 116
ATL @ MIN ScoutingATL @ 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 2/02 · 1 day's restOUT Shannon Jr. missed 19 since 12/27, out tonight
MIN availability going into 2/04 · 1 day's restOUT Shannon Jr. missed 20 since 12/27, out tonight
MIN availability going into 2/06 · 1 day's restOUT Shannon Jr. missed 21 since 12/27, out tonight
MIN availability going into 2/08 · 1 day's restOUT Conley missed 2 since 2/04, out tonight
OUT Shannon Jr. missed 22 since 12/27, out tonight
NEW Hyland 16 to 22 min over the last 5
MIN availability going into 2/09 · back-to-backOUT Conley missed 3 since 2/04, out tonight
OUT Shannon Jr. missed 23 since 12/27, out tonight
NEW Hyland 16 to 21 min over the last 5
MIN availability going into 2/11 · 1 day's restOUT Conley missed 4 since 2/04, out tonight
OUT Shannon Jr. missed 24 since 12/27, out tonight
NEW Hyland 16 to 21 min over the last 5
MIN availability going into 2/20 · 8 days' restOUT Conley missed 5 since 2/04, out tonight
OUT Shannon Jr. missed 25 since 12/27, out tonight
MIN availability going into 2/22 · 1 day's restOUT Conley missed 6 since 2/04, returns tonight: 15 min (88% of 18)
OUT Shannon Jr. missed 26 since 12/27, returns tonight: 18 min (128% of 14)
MIN availability going into 2/24 · 1 day's restBACK Conley back 2/22 after 6, 15 min since (88% of 18)
BACK Shannon Jr. back 2/22 after 26, 18 min since (128% of 14)
ATL availability going into 1/31 · 1 day's restOUT Risacher missed 11 since 1/09, returns tonight: 22 min (99% of 22)
OUT Dennis missed 6 since 1/19, out tonight
BACK Newell back 1/29 after 4, 20 min since (183% of 11)
ATL availability going into 2/03 · 2 days' restOUT Okongwu missed 2 since 1/29, out tonight
OUT Dennis missed 7 since 1/19, out tonight
BACK Risacher back 1/31 after 11, 22 min since (99% of 22)
BACK Newell back 1/29 after 4, 20 min since (183% of 11)
NEW Koloko 11 to 17 min over the last 5
ATL availability going into 2/05 · 1 day's restOUT Okongwu missed 3 since 1/29, out tonight
OUT Dennis missed 8 since 1/19, out tonight
BACK Risacher back 1/31 after 11, 22 min since (102% of 22)
BACK Newell back 1/29 after 4, 18 min since (166% of 11)
NEW Kispert 17 to 24 min over the last 5
NEW Gueye 15 to 21 min over the last 5
NEW Koloko 11 to 16 min over the last 5
ATL availability going into 2/07 · 1 day's restOUT Okongwu missed 4 since 1/29, returns tonight: 31 min (99% of 31)
OUT Dennis missed 9 since 1/19, out tonight
BACK Risacher back 1/31 after 11, 21 min since (97% of 22)
BACK Newell back 1/29 after 4, 18 min since (160% of 11)
NEW Kispert 17 to 25 min over the last 5
NEW Gueye 15 to 20 min over the last 5
NEW Koloko 11 to 16 min over the last 4
ATL availability going into 2/09 · 1 day's restOUT Dennis missed 10 since 1/19, out tonight
OUT Koloko missed 2 since 2/05, out tonight
BACK Okongwu back 2/07 after 4, 31 min since (99% of 31)
BACK Risacher back 1/31 after 11, 22 min since (100% of 22)
BACK Newell back 1/29 after 4, 15 min since (139% of 11)
NEW Kispert 17 to 26 min over the last 5
NEW Gueye 15 to 21 min over the last 4
ATL availability going into 2/11 · 1 day's restOUT Dennis missed 11 since 1/19, out tonight
OUT Koloko missed 3 since 2/05, out tonight
BACK Okongwu back 2/07 after 4, 32 min since (103% of 31)
BACK Risacher back 1/31 after 11, 22 min since (99% of 22)
NEW Kispert 17 to 26 min over the last 5
NEW Gueye 15 to 21 min over the last 4
NEW Newell 11 to 16 min over the last 4
ATL availability going into 2/19 · 7 days' restOUT Dennis missed 12 since 1/19, out tonight
OUT Koloko missed 4 since 2/05, out tonight
BACK Okongwu back 2/07 after 4, 31 min since (99% of 31)
NEW Kispert 17 to 26 min over the last 5
ATL availability going into 2/20 · back-to-backOUT Vincent missed 2 since 2/11, out tonight
OUT Dennis missed 13 since 1/19, out tonight
OUT Koloko missed 5 since 2/05, out tonight
BACK Okongwu back 2/07 after 4, 30 min since (96% of 31)
NEW Kispert 17 to 24 min over the last 5
ATL availability going into 2/22 · 1 day's restOUT Vincent missed 3 since 2/11, returns tonight: 11 min (80% of 14)
OUT Dennis missed 14 since 1/19, out tonight
OUT Koloko missed 6 since 2/05, out tonight
OUT Newell missed 2 since 2/19, out tonight
BACK Okongwu back 2/07 after 4, 30 min since (95% of 31)
NEW Kispert 17 to 24 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 2-3 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 122, shooting 48 percent and 37 from three, 26 free throws a game; Edwards at 32 and Randle at 21 a game. Without Conley (3 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Atlanta comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 119, shooting 46 percent and 37 from three, 18 free throws a game; Johnson at 29 and Alexander-Walker at 19 a game. It has lost the glass by 10 a night. One day's rest.
So: Minnesota wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Minnesota has been plus-3 a night and Atlanta minus-10 and the line, where Minnesota takes 26 free throws a game to Atlanta's 18. Call it Minnesota 119, Atlanta 117, Atlanta keeping it close.
2/02 @ MEM 128-137 — MIN notes
MIN lost 128-137. MIN shot 49% (44 of 90) to MEM's 50%, 16 of 41 from three. Edwards led with 39 (13 of 27, 3 of 9 from three, 10 of 14 at the line); McDaniels added 29, DiVincenzo 21. Q4 was theirs, 42-39, the deficit cut from 12 to 9, but the other 3 periods went 98-86 against them. Reid's -18 in 26 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/04 @ TOR 128-126 — MIN notes
MIN won 128-126. MIN shot 51% (49 of 97) to TOR's 53%, 16 of 39 from three. Edwards led with 30 (11 of 23, 1 of 8 from three, 7 of 10 at the line); Hyland added 20, McDaniels 19. The hinge was Q4, 34-22: MIN came in trailing by 10 and left it ahead by 2. MIN trailed 59-72 at the half and won the second half 69-54. Gobert was the night's best plus/minus at +11.
2/06 vs NOP 115-119 — MIN notes
MIN lost 115-119. MIN took 15 more shots (95 to 80), fed by 20 offensive rebounds, but shot 42% to NOP's 54%, 13 of 40 from three. MIN turned it over 9 times to NOP's 16. Edwards led with 35 (11 of 22, 5 of 9 from three, 8 of 9 at the line); Randle added 24, Hyland 20. Q2 was theirs, 38-22, turning a 2-point deficit into a 14-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 97-77 against them. They led by as many as 18. Edwards's -12 in 37 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/08 vs LAC 96-115 — MIN notes
MIN lost 96-115. MIN shot 45% (37 of 83) to LAC's 51%, 8 of 33 from three, and got to the line 22 times to LAC's 28. MIN turned it over 20 times to LAC's 13, and LAC turned those into 11 steals. Edwards led with 23 (7 of 18, 1 of 8 from three, 8 of 10 at the line); Randle added 17, Dosunmu 11. Q4 was theirs, 37-35, the deficit cut from 21 to 19, but the other 3 periods went 80-59 against them. Dosunmu's -33 in 25 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/09 vs ATL 138-116 — MIN notes
MIN won 138-116. MIN shot 60% (55 of 92) to ATL's 40%, 16 of 42 from three, and got to the line 21 times to ATL's 28. Edwards led with 30 (11 of 21, 4 of 11 from three); Dosunmu added 21, Randle 18. The hinge was Q2, 40-22: a lead of 7 became 25, and the lead reached 31. Randle was the night's best plus/minus at +25.
2/11 vs POR — 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 123, shooting 49 percent and 35 from three, 25 free throws a game; Edwards at 31 and Randle at 19 a game. Without Conley (4 straight). One day's rest. Portland comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 126 a night and allowing 122, shooting 49 percent and 38 from three, 18 free throws a game; Grant at 21 and Holiday at 17 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 10 a night. Without Sharpe (2 straight), Murray (17 straight), Thybulle (49 straight). One day's rest.
So: Minnesota wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Portland has been plus-10 a night and Minnesota plus-1 and the turnovers, Portland giving it away 18 times a game to Minnesota's 13. Call it Minnesota 121, Portland 118, Portland keeping it close.
2/20 vs DAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Minnesota comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 117, shooting 50 percent and 36 from three, 26 free throws a game; Edwards at 26 and Randle at 23 a game. Without Conley (5 straight). 8 days' rest. Dallas comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 125, shooting 46 percent and 32 from three, 27 free throws a game; Flagg at 27 and Marshall at 19 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 8 a night. Without Nembhard (3 straight). 7 days' rest.
So: Minnesota wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Minnesota has been plus-1 a night and Dallas minus-8 and the defense, Minnesota allowing 117 a night to Dallas's 125. Call it Minnesota 122, Dallas 113.
2/22 vs PHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Minnesota comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 114, shooting 49 percent and 35 from three, 25 free throws a game; Edwards at 28 and Randle at 23 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Without Conley (6 straight). One day's rest. Philadelphia comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 124, shooting 41 percent and 30 from three, 32 free throws a game; Maxey at 29 and Oubre Jr. at 16 a game. That is 4 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without George (9 straight), Embiid (4 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Minnesota wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Minnesota has been plus-2 a night and Philadelphia minus-6 and the defense, Minnesota allowing 114 a night to Philadelphia's 124. Call it Minnesota 122, Philadelphia 110, Minnesota by 12.
2/24 @ POR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Portland comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 121, shooting 46 percent and 35 from three, 23 free throws a game; Holiday at 18 and Clingan at 17 a game. It has won the glass by 4 a night. Without Sharpe (6 straight), Love (2 straight). One day's rest. Minnesota comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 117, shooting 50 percent and 35 from three, 27 free throws a game; Edwards at 27 and Randle at 21 a game. One day's rest.
So: Minnesota wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Portland has been plus-4 a night and Minnesota plus-0. Call it Minnesota 118, Portland 117, Portland keeping it close.
1/31 @ IND 124-129 — ATL notes
ATL lost 124-129. ATL took 8 more shots (97 to 89), fed by 10 offensive rebounds, but shot 47% to IND's 54%, 11 of 28 from three, and went to the line 28 times to IND's 21 — 21 points from the stripe to their 18. ATL turned it over 10 times to IND's 23. The glass went 39-51 against them. Johnson led with 33 (12 of 29, 3 of 6 from three, 6 of 8 at the line); Alexander-Walker added 21, McCollum 18. Q1 was theirs, 39-35, but the other 3 periods went 94-85 against them. McCollum's -11 in 29 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/03 @ MIA 127-115 — ATL notes
ATL won 127-115. ATL shot 49% (49 of 101) to MIA's 44%, 21 of 50 from three, and got to the line 13 times to MIA's 26. Johnson led with 29 (12 of 20, 3 of 7 from three); McCollum added 26, Alexander-Walker 19. The hinge was Q1, 33-23: from level to 10 ahead, and the lead reached 23. Kennard was the night's best plus/minus at +22.
2/05 vs UTA 121-119 — ATL notes
ATL won 121-119. ATL shot 49% (48 of 98) to UTA's 47%, 8 of 35 from three. Landale led with 26 (10 of 14, 5 of 8 from three); Alexander-Walker added 23, Johnson 22. The hinge was Q4, 29-23: ATL came in trailing by 4 and left it ahead by 2. Alexander-Walker was the night's best plus/minus at +10.
2/07 vs CHA 119-126 — ATL notes
ATL lost 119-126. ATL shot 49% (43 of 88) to CHA's 48%, 18 of 37 from three. ATL turned it over 10 times to CHA's 15. The glass went 30-49 against them. Johnson led with 31 (10 of 18, 2 of 5 from three, 9 of 11 at the line); Risacher added 18, Okongwu 16. Q1 was theirs, 35-32, but the other 3 periods went 94-84 against them. Kispert's -23 in 23 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/09 @ MIN 116-138 — ATL notes
ATL lost 116-138. ATL shot 40% (40 of 99) to MIN's 60%, 14 of 45 from three, and went to the line 28 times to MIN's 21 — 22 points from the stripe to their 12. McCollum led with 38 (12 of 25, 5 of 9 from three, 9 of 11 at the line); Alexander-Walker added 23, Okongwu 14. Q3 was theirs, 31-25, the deficit cut from 25 to 19, but the other 3 periods went 113-85 against them. Okongwu's -27 in 33 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/11 @ CHA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Charlotte comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 106, shooting 43 percent and 37 from three, 21 free throws a game; Ball at 20 and Knueppel at 19 a game. It has won the glass by 13 a night. Without White (3 straight), Hall (16 straight), Salaün (5 straight). One day's rest. Atlanta comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 125, shooting 47 percent and 37 from three, 22 free throws a game; Johnson at 29 and McCollum at 20 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. One day's rest.
So: Charlotte wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Charlotte has been plus-13 a night and Atlanta minus-6 and the defense, Charlotte allowing 106 a night to Atlanta's 125. Call it Charlotte 119, Atlanta 113.
2/19 @ PHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Philadelphia comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 118, shooting 46 percent and 30 from three, 27 free throws a game; Maxey at 26 and Edgecombe at 15 a game. Without George (7 straight), Embiid (2 straight), Grimes (2 straight). 7 days' rest. Atlanta comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 122, shooting 46 percent and 35 from three, 22 free throws a game; Johnson at 25 and McCollum at 20 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. 7 days' rest.
So: Philadelphia wins, and the game turns on the arc, Atlanta at 35 percent from three to Philadelphia's 30. Call it Philadelphia 118, Atlanta 116, Atlanta keeping it close.
2/20 vs MIA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Atlanta comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 120, shooting 45 percent and 32 from three, 28 free throws a game; Johnson at 26 and McCollum at 20 a game. Second night of a back-to-back. Miami comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 110, shooting 43 percent and 34 from three, 27 free throws a game; Wiggins at 21 and Adebayo at 21 a game. Without Herro (15 straight), Powell (2 straight), Larsson (3 straight). 8 days' rest.
So: Miami wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Miami allowing 110 a night to Atlanta's 120 and the glass, where Miami has been plus-2 a night and Atlanta minus-3. Call it Miami 118, Atlanta 116, Atlanta keeping it close.
2/22 vs BKN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Atlanta comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 122, shooting 43 percent and 36 from three, 26 free throws a game; Johnson at 24 and McCollum at 22 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. One day's rest. Brooklyn comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 112, shooting 45 percent and 32 from three, 24 free throws a game; Porter Jr. at 20 and Traore at 15 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without Claxton (3 straight), Saraf (2 straight), Johnson (19 straight). One day's rest.
So: Atlanta wins, and the game turns on the defense, Brooklyn allowing 112 a night to Atlanta's 122 and the glass, where Brooklyn has been plus-0 a night and Atlanta minus-6. Call it Atlanta 115, Brooklyn 112, Brooklyn keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
MINAD A. Dosunmu
AE A. Edwards
BH B. Hyland
DD D. DiVincenzo
JC J. Clark
JM J. McDaniels
JR J. Randle
NR N. Reid
RG R. Gobert
ATLAN A. Newell
BH B. Hield
CK C. Kispert
CM C. McCollum
GV G. Vincent
JL J. Landale
MG M. Gueye
NA N. Alexander-Walker
OO O. Okongwu
ZR Z. Risacher
MIN/ATL 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
Edwards scores 30, Timberwolves cruise to 138-116 win against short-handed Hawks
MINNEAPOLIS -- — Anthony Edwards scored 21 of his 30 points in the first half as the Minnesota Timberwolves used a dominant second quarter to cruise to a 138-116 win against the short-handed Atlanta Hawks on Monday night.
Edwards led seven Minnesota players scoring in double figures, pushing the Timberwolves to a commanding win after a pair of disappointing losses to New Orleans and the Los Angeles Clippers. Julius Randle has 18 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists for Minnesota, which had lost three of four.
A game without much intensity changed early in the fourth when Atlanta’s Mouhamed Gueye appeared to trip up Wolves center Naz Reid . The two came together in an altercation that included a crowd of people trying to break up the two players. Both players were ejected.
Newcomer Ayo Dosunmu , playing his second game after being acquired in a trade from Chicago, had 21 points off the bench as Minnesota led by as many as 31.
CJ McCollum had 38 points for the Hawks, who have lost four of five and were playing without Jalen Johnson (left knee inflammation), Dyson Daniels (right ankle inflammation) and newly acquired Jonathan Kuminga (left knee bone bruise).
Johnson was just named the Eastern Conference player of the week for the second time this season. Kuminga hasn’t played since the trade from Golden State for Kristaps Porzingis .
McCollum had 18 of his points in the first quarter, but Minnesota used a 40-18 run from the end of the first to midway through the second for a 79-52 advantage. Atlanta got no closer than 16 the rest of the way.
Nickeil Alexander-Walker had 23 points and 12 rebounds for the Hawks against his former team.