Indiana Pacers vs. Minnesota Timberwolves

Dec 16, 2023

FINAL

13-11IndianaPacers

109

19-5MinnesotaT-wolves

127

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
IND	20	35	23	31	109
MIN	23	34	38	32	127

Game Recap

The Timberwolves defeated the Pacers, 127-109. Karl-Anthony Towns recorded a season-high 40 points, along with 12 rebounds for the Timberwolves, while Anthony Edwards added 37 points and 7 3PM in the victory. Bruce Brown tallied 17 points and five rebounds for the Pacers in the losing effort. The Timberwolves improve to 19-5 on the season, while the Pacers fall to 13-11.

Player Stats

PACERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
7Buddy HieldSF	18	0-4	0-3	0-0	1	2	0	0	3	1	-11	0
1Obi ToppinPF	16	3-4	1-2	0-0	4	1	0	0	1	2	-17	7
33Myles TurnerC	21	2-7	1-2	7-8	5	0	1	0	1	1	-15	12
11Bruce BrownSG	27	8-14	1-3	0-0	5	2	0	1	3	1	-20	17
9T.J. McConnellPG	25	5-12	0-1	0-0	4	6	2	1	1	1	-17	10
22Isaiah Jackson	19	6-6	0-0	0-0	3	4	3	2	1	3	-11	12
00Bennedict Mathurin	23	3-11	0-1	0-0	1	3	0	1	1	1	+8	6
26Ben Sheppard	16	3-5	0-2	2-4	3	0	2	0	0	1	-6	8
23Aaron Nesmith	26	7-14	2-4	1-1	5	0	0	1	0	1	-15	17
5Jarace Walker	24	2-3	1-2	0-0	2	3	2	0	1	2	-4	5
13Jordan Nwora	10	3-4	0-1	1-1	1	3	0	0	1	0	+7	7
44Oscar Tshiebwe	7	3-6	0-0	2-2	4	1	0	0	0	0	+8	8
16James Johnson	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	1	+3	0
TOTAL	-	45-9050.0%	6-2128.6%	13-1681.3%	40	25	10	6	13	15	-	109

TIMBERWOLVES	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
3Jaden McDanielsSF	17	2-4	1-1	0-0	1	0	1	0	1	2	+8	5
32Karl-Anthony TownsPF	34	15-25	2-3	8-8	12	4	3	2	3	2	+18	40
27Rudy GobertC	25	2-3	0-0	1-4	7	1	1	1	2	1	+3	5
5Anthony EdwardsSG	33	14-23	7-10	2-2	2	4	3	0	4	3	+17	37
10Mike ConleyPG	24	2-5	1-3	0-0	2	9	1	0	0	0	+21	5
1Kyle Anderson	23	2-4	0-0	0-0	4	10	0	0	2	4	+6	4
9Nickeil Alexander-Walker	25	1-6	1-2	0-0	2	1	1	0	1	0	+2	3
11Naz Reid	27	6-8	3-5	2-2	5	0	0	0	1	2	+25	17
23Troy Brown Jr.	16	4-6	3-5	0-0	1	4	0	0	1	1	+5	11
18Shake Milton	5	0-2	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	-5	0
7Wendell Moore Jr.	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-5	0
6Jordan McLaughlin	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	1	0	0	-5	0

TOTAL	-	48-8655.8%	18-3060.0%	13-1681.3%	36	33	10	4	15	16	-	127

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterINDMIN

(11:57) Jump Ball Gobert vs. Turner: Tip to Edwards
(11:43) Hield P.FOUL (P1.T1) (S.Mitchell)
(11:35) MISS Edwards 12' Pullup Jump Shot
(11:31) McConnell REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (11:17) Turner 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (McConnell 1 AST)
30
(10:58) MISS Towns 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(10:56) Turner REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (10:49) Toppin 24' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (3 PTS) (McConnell 2 AST)
60
+2 (10:29) Towns 1' Driving Dunk (2 PTS)
62
(10:19) Toppin Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
(10:19) McDaniels STEAL (1 STL)
(10:11) Toppin S.FOUL (P1.T2) (J.Williams)
+1 (10:11) Towns Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
63
+1 (10:11) Towns Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
64
+2 (9:51) Brown 2' Driving Layup (2 PTS) (Hield 1 AST)
84
(9:41) MISS Towns 3' Driving Layup
(9:41) McConnell BLOCK (1 BLK)
(9:40) TIMBERWOLVES Rebound
+2 (9:35) Towns 13' Driving Floating Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Conley 1 AST)
86
(9:25) MISS Turner 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(9:22) Toppin REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (9:22) Toppin 1' Putback Layup (5 PTS)
106
(9:06) MISS Edwards 6' Turnaround Jump Shot
(9:03) Toppin REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(8:59) MISS Hield 25' 3PT Running Jump Shot
(8:56) McConnell REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(8:55) MISS Hield 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(8:55) Toppin REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
(8:46) Hield Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T2)
(8:46) Edwards STEAL (1 STL)
(8:43) Edwards Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(8:43) McConnell STEAL (1 STL)
(8:32) MISS McConnell 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(8:29) Gobert REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:22) MISS McDaniels 14' Pullup Jump Shot
(8:20) McConnell REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
+2 (8:15) Toppin 1' Running Reverse Layup (7 PTS) (McConnell 3 AST)
126
(8:15) TIMBERWOLVES Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(8:06) McDaniels Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(8:06) Turner STEAL (1 STL)
(8:02) MISS McConnell 12' Running Jump Shot
(7:59) Turner REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(7:54) Hield Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (P2.T3)
+2 (7:40) Conley 8' Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Edwards 1 AST)
128
(7:24) Edwards P.FOUL (P1.T1) (J.Williams)
(7:16) MISS McConnell 10' Pullup Jump Shot
(7:13) Towns REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:04) MISS Edwards 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(7:01) Gobert REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (6:47) Towns 9' Driving Floating Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Conley 2 AST)
1210
(6:34) Brown Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T4)
(6:34) Edwards STEAL (2 STL)
(6:23) MISS Edwards 5' Turnaround Hook Shot
(6:21) Turner REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(6:16) McConnell Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T5)
(6:16) Gobert STEAL (1 STL)
(6:12) Gobert Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T3)
(6:00) MISS Turner 12' Turnaround Fadeaway Shot
(5:58) McDaniels REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(5:50) MISS McDaniels 2' Driving Layup
(5:48) McConnell REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
(5:41) MISS Turner 3' Layup
(5:41) Towns BLOCK (1 BLK)
(5:38) Edwards REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(5:36) Edwards Offensive Charge Foul (P2) (J.Williams)
(5:36) Edwards Offensive Foul Turnover (P2.T4)
(5:19) Jackson Offensive Goaltending Turnover (P1.T6)
(4:58) Jackson P.FOUL (P1.T3) (S.Mitchell)
(4:54) MISS Reid 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(4:50) Sheppard REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(4:43) MISS Brown 2' Driving Reverse Layup
(4:41) Reid REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (4:22) Conley 25' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Towns 1 AST)
1213
(4:00) MISS Mathurin 7' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(3:58) Towns REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(3:49) MISS Alexander-Walker 4' Driving Layup
(3:49) Jackson BLOCK (1 BLK)
(3:48) Towns REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
+2 (3:47) Towns 2' Putback Layup (10 PTS)
1215
(3:47) Pacers Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(3:23) Pacers Turnover: Shot Clock (T#7)
+2 (3:10) Towns 5' Turnaround Hook Shot (12 PTS) (Anderson 1 AST)
1217
+2 (3:00) Brown 2' Driving Layup (4 PTS)
1417
+2 (2:44) Towns 6' Turnaround Hook Shot (14 PTS) (Anderson 2 AST)
1419
+2 (2:33) Jackson 4' Turnaround Hook Shot (2 PTS) (Brown 1 AST)
1619
(2:19) MISS Towns 22' Jump Shot
(2:19) Jackson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:01) MISS Brown 24' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(1:59) Anderson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:55) Anderson Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T5)
(1:44) MISS Mathurin 4' Driving Layup
(1:42) Alexander-Walker REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (1:21) Reid 4' Driving Hook Shot (2 PTS)
1621
+2 (1:09) McConnell 8' Turnaround Jump Shot (2 PTS)
1821
(0:56) MISS Brown Jr. 3PT Jump Shot
(0:55) Anderson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(0:54) MISS Anderson 4' Putback Layup
(0:54) Jackson BLOCK (2 BLK)
(0:52) Sheppard REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(0:49) Alexander-Walker Violation:Kicked Ball (K.Lane)
(0:43) MISS Sheppard 3PT Jump Shot
(0:41) Reid REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(0:20) Sheppard S.FOUL (P1.T4) (K.Lane)
+1 (0:20) Reid Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
1822
+1 (0:20) Reid Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
1823
+2 (0:06) McConnell 2' Driving Finger Roll Layup (4 PTS)
2023
(0:00) Alexander-Walker Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T6)
(0:00) Jackson STEAL (1 STL)

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4th quarter

Team Stats

IND

MIN

109Points127

45-90(50.0%)Field Goal(%)48-86(55.8%)

6-21(28.6%)3-Point(%)18-30(60.0%)

13-16(81.3%)Free Throw(%)13-16(81.3%)

40(13)Rebounds(Offensive)36(8)

25Assists33

10Steals10

6Blocks4

13Turnovers15

15Fouls16

72Pts In The Paint50

16Fast Break Pts2

15Pts Off Turnovers14

63Bench Pts35

6Largest Lead26

Game Details

Saturday, December 16, 2023 · 8:00 PM

Target Center · Minneapolis, MN

attendance: 18,024 (93.1%)