Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Chicago Bulls

Oct 19, 2023

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
MIN	28	24	36	26	114
CHI	20	31	25	29	105

Game Recap

The Timberwolves defeated the Bulls, 114-105. Anthony Edwards led Minnesota with 19 points and five rebounds as Naz Reid (14 points, eight rebounds) and Rudy Gobert (10 points, six rebounds) totaled 24 points. Nikola Vucevic had a team-high 21 points and 10 rebounds for Chicago as Ayo Dosunmu added 15 points. The Timberwolves improve to 5-0 on the preseason while the Bulls fall to 1-4.

Player Stats

TIMBERWOLVES	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
9Nickeil Alexander-WalkerSF	23	2-9	2-9	0-0	1	0	2	0	0	2	+6	6
1Kyle AndersonPF	19	1-1	0-0	3-3	3	4	0	0	3	1	+8	5
27Rudy GobertC	21	4-7	0-1	2-3	6	2	0	0	2	3	-1	10
5Anthony EdwardsSG	19	8-13	2-4	1-1	5	1	0	0	4	0	+4	19
18Shake MiltonPG	24	2-6	0-2	0-0	2	4	0	0	2	3	+2	4
11Naz Reid	20	4-6	1-3	5-7	8	3	2	0	1	1	+10	14
23Troy Brown Jr.	22	4-5	4-5	0-0	3	1	0	0	1	1	+11	12
6Jordan McLaughlin	12	4-5	3-4	0-0	1	4	0	0	2	1	+6	11
55Luka Garza	11	4-6	1-2	2-2	4	0	1	0	0	1	+6	11
7Wendell Moore Jr.	12	1-4	0-3	0-0	2	2	1	0	1	0	+7	2
8Josh Minott	10	1-3	0-2	2-2	1	3	0	0	1	1	-2	4
33Leonard Miller	12	0-4	0-1	0-0	3	0	0	1	1	1	-3	0
12Daishen Nix	8	1-1	1-1	2-2	0	1	0	0	3	1	-3	5
22Tyrese Martin	6	1-3	1-2	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	2	-3	3
3Trevor Keels	5	0-1	0-1	2-2	1	1	0	0	0	0	-3	2
37Matt Ryan	4	2-3	2-3	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	6
D.J. Carton	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
TOTAL	-	39-7750.6%	17-4339.5%	19-2286.4%	42	27	6	1	22	20	-	114

BULLS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
11DeMar DeRozanSF	29	3-8	1-2	4-5	1	4	1	0	2	2	0	11
44Patrick WilliamsPF	31	3-12	0-7	4-4	5	1	0	1	4	3	-6	10
9Nikola VucevicC	32	9-15	2-5	1-2	10	4	1	2	2	2	-12	21
12Ayo DosunmuSG	26	5-9	2-4	3-4	2	0	2	0	1	2	-7	15
0Coby WhitePG	29	4-10	1-7	4-4	6	3	2	0	3	2	-4	13
5Jevon Carter	19	2-4	1-1	0-0	1	3	1	0	0	0	-12	5
6Alex Caruso	18	3-5	1-2	0-0	1	4	2	0	0	2	-15	7
13Torrey Craig	16	2-3	1-2	0-0	1	2	0	0	1	4	-6	5
25Dalen Terry	8	0-3	0-1	2-2	1	2	1	0	0	0	+3	2
32Terry Taylor	8	0-2	0-0	2-2	4	0	0	0	1	1	+3	2
22Carlik Jones	7	0-2	0-1	0-0	1	2	1	0	0	1	+3	0
17Onuralp Bitim	7	1-4	1-2	2-2	1	0	0	0	0	1	+3	5
15Julian Phillips	5	3-4	1-2	2-2	0	0	0	1	0	0	+5	9
34Justin Lewis	— did not play —												— did not play —
21Adama Sanogo	— did not play —												— did not play —


TOTAL	-	35-8143.2%	11-3630.6%	24-2788.9%	34	25	11	4	14	20	-	105

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterMINCHI

(11:56) Jump Ball R. Gobert vs. N. Vucevic: Tip to A. Edwards
+2 (11:39) R. Gobert DUNK (2 PTS) (K. Anderson 1 AST)
20
(11:19) MISS P. Williams 25' 3PT
(11:15) S. Milton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (11:12) S. Milton 7' driving bank Jump Shot (2 PTS)
40
+2 (10:55) P. Williams driving DUNK (2 PTS) (D. DeRozan 1 AST)
42
+3 (10:39) N. Alexander-Walker 3PT (3 PTS) (K. Anderson 2 AST)
72
+3 (10:11) C. White 30' 3PT (3 PTS) (N. Vucevic 1 AST)
75
(9:57) MISS A. Edwards 26' 3PT
(9:52) N. Vucevic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:44) MISS C. White 24' 3PT
(9:40) TEAM defensive REBOUND
(9:40) P. Williams kicked ball VIOLATION
(9:30) P. Williams shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Gobert 2 FT)
(9:30) MISS R. Gobert Free Throw 1 of 2
(9:30) TEAM offensive REBOUND
+1 (9:30) R. Gobert Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)
85
+2 (9:18) N. Vucevic 9' floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (C. White 1 AST)
87
(9:05) K. Anderson bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(9:05) N. Vucevic STEAL (1 STL)
(8:59) MISS P. Williams 25' 3PT
(8:56) A. Dosunmu REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (8:46) P. Williams driving Layup (4 PTS) (N. Vucevic 2 AST)
89
(8:38) A. Dosunmu personal FOUL (1 PF)
(8:19) MISS N. Alexander-Walker 26' 3PT
(8:17) P. Williams REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (8:11) N. Vucevic 25' 3PT (5 PTS) (D. DeRozan 2 AST)
812
(8:00) MISS A. Edwards driving Layup
(8:00) TEAM defensive REBOUND
(7:38) MISS A. Dosunmu 7' driving floating Shot
(7:36) R. Gobert REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:23) MISS R. Gobert driving Layup - blocked
(7:23) N. Vucevic BLOCK (1 BLK)
(7:20) P. Williams REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(7:15) P. Williams bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(7:15) N. Alexander-Walker STEAL (1 STL)
(7:04) MISS A. Edwards Jump Shot
(7:02) D. DeRozan REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(6:56) MISS D. DeRozan Layup
(6:54) K. Anderson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(6:48) MISS N. Alexander-Walker 3PT
(6:44) A. Edwards REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(6:43) MISS R. Gobert DUNK
(6:42) R. Gobert REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (6:42) R. Gobert putback DUNK (5 PTS)
1012
(6:42) CHI Timeout
(6:21) MISS N. Vucevic 16' Jump Shot
(6:18) R. Gobert REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(6:07) MISS N. Alexander-Walker 3PT
(6:05) P. Williams REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(5:54) MISS C. White 3PT
(5:50) N. Vucevic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (5:50) N. Vucevic tip Layup (7 PTS)
1014
+2 (5:31) A. Edwards driving Layup (2 PTS) (R. Gobert 1 AST)
1214
(5:15) MISS D. DeRozan 14' pullup Shot
(5:13) R. Gobert REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
(5:02) MISS S. Milton 3PT
(4:58) C. White REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(4:50) MISS P. Williams 25' 3PT
(4:48) A. Edwards REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (4:41) A. Edwards driving reverse Layup (4 PTS)
1414
(4:41) C. White shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Edwards 1 FT)
+1 (4:41) A. Edwards Free Throw 1 of 1 (5 PTS)
1514
(4:22) N. Vucevic bad pass out-of-bounds TURNOVER (1 TO)
(4:09) MISS N. Alexander-Walker 25' 3PT
(4:05) N. Vucevic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(3:56) MISS T. Craig 3PT
(3:54) K. Anderson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(3:54) K. Anderson double dribble TURNOVER (2 TO)
(3:44) MISS N. Vucevic driving Layup
(3:42) N. Reid REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (3:35) A. Edwards 20' step back Jump Shot (7 PTS)
1714
+2 (3:16) J. Carter 10' turnaround Jump Shot (2 PTS)
1716
+3 (3:03) A. Edwards 26' 3PT (10 PTS) (N. Reid 1 AST)
2016
(2:56) N. Alexander-Walker personal FOUL (1 PF)
(2:56) MIN Timeout
+2 (2:42) N. Vucevic floating Jump Shot (9 PTS) (C. White 2 AST)
2018
(2:32) N. Vucevic shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Reid 2 FT)
+1 (2:32) N. Reid Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
2118
(2:32) MISS N. Reid Free Throw 2 of 2
(2:32) TEAM defensive REBOUND
(2:32) R. Gobert loose ball personal FOUL (1 PF)
(2:23) T. Craig traveling TURNOVER (1 TO)
+2 (2:10) A. Edwards 20' pullup Jump Shot (12 PTS) (R. Gobert 2 AST)
2318
(1:54) P. Williams bad pass TURNOVER (2 TO)
(1:54) N. Reid STEAL (1 STL)
+3 (1:33) T. Brown Jr. 3PT (3 PTS) (J. McLaughlin 1 AST)
2618
(1:14) MISS P. Williams 3PT
(1:11) N. Reid REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(0:56) MISS N. Reid 3PT
(0:54) A. Caruso REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (0:43) T. Craig cutting Layup (2 PTS) (D. DeRozan 3 AST)
2620
(0:29) MISS A. Edwards 24' 3PT
(0:26) P. Williams REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
(0:07) MISS P. Williams 24' 3PT
(0:04) N. Reid REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+2 (0:00) J. McLaughlin 9' bank Jump Shot (2 PTS)
2820

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

MIN

CHI

114Points105

39-77(50.6%)Field Goal(%)35-81(43.2%)

17-43(39.5%)3-Point(%)11-36(30.6%)

19-22(86.4%)Free Throw(%)24-27(88.9%)

42(6)Rebounds(Offensive)34(7)

27Assists25

6Steals11

1Blocks4

22Turnovers14

20Fouls20

34Pts In The Paint36

4Fast Break Pts7

18Pts Off Turnovers24

70Bench Pts35

15Largest Lead4

Game Details

Thursday, October 19, 2023 · 8:00 PM

United Center · Chicago, IL

attendance: 18,754 (79.8%)