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Minnesota Timberwolves at Chicago Bulls: game recap

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Minnesota Timberwolves 116, Chicago Bulls 133. Final.

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Minnesota TimberwolvesMIN116
Chicago BullsCHI133
  1. 1st 11:212CHIJalen Smith makes 2-foot two point shot (Josh Giddey assists)0–2
  2. 1st 11:211CHIJalen Smith makes free throw 1 of 10–3
  3. 1st 10:201MINTerrence Shannon Jr. makes free throw 1 of 21–3
  4. 1st 10:201MINTerrence Shannon Jr. makes free throw 2 of 22–3
  5. 1st 9:552CHICaleb Wilson makes driving dunk (Jalen Smith assists)2–5
  6. 1st 9:372CHIJalen Smith makes running layup (Matas Buzelis assists)2–7
  7. 1st 9:213MINJaylen Clark makes 23-foot three point jumper (Zyon Pullin assists)5–7
  8. 1st 8:362MINTerrence Shannon Jr. makes driving dunk7–7
  9. 1st 8:102MINCody Williams makes driving layup (Terrence Shannon Jr. assists)9–7
  10. 1st 7:433CHINorman Powell makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jalen Smith assists)9–10
  11. 1st 7:331MINJoan Beringer makes free throw 1 of 210–10
  12. 1st 7:331MINJoan Beringer makes free throw 2 of 211–10
  13. 1st 7:182CHIMatas Buzelis makes 1-foot driving dunk (Norman Powell assists)11–12
  14. 1st 6:532CHIDailyn Swain makes dunk (Leonard Miller assists)11–14
  15. 1st 6:433MINCody Williams makes 24-foot three point jumper (Terrence Shannon Jr. assists)14–14
  16. 1st 6:172MINJoan Beringer makes tip shot16–14
  17. 1st 5:571MINZyon Pullin makes free throw 1 of 217–14
  18. 1st 5:571MINZyon Pullin makes free throw 2 of 218–14
  19. 1st 5:422CHITre Jones makes 2-foot two point shot (Buddy Hield assists)18–16
  20. 1st 5:042CHICaleb Wilson makes two point shot18–18
  21. 1st 4:302CHICaleb Wilson makes dunk (Tre Jones assists)18–20
  22. 1st 4:172MINKJ Martin makes 1-foot dunk (Zyon Pullin assists)20–20
  23. 1st 4:042CHITre Jones makes 8-foot driving floating jump shot20–22
  24. 1st 3:232CHIBuddy Hield makes two point shot (Caleb Wilson assists)20–24
  25. 1st 2:582MINDrew Timme makes 6-foot driving floating jump shot (Antonio Reeves assists)22–24
  26. 1st 2:221MINKJ Martin makes free throw 2 of 223–24
  27. 1st 1:532CHINorman Powell makes driving layup23–26
  28. 1st 1:531CHINorman Powell makes free throw 1 of 123–27
  29. 1st 1:432MINTerrence Shannon Jr. makes driving dunk25–27
  30. 1st 1:361CHIMatas Buzelis makes free throw 1 of 225–28
  31. 1st 1:361CHIMatas Buzelis makes free throw 2 of 225–29
  32. 1st 1:142MINJaylen Clark makes driving layup27–29
  33. 1st 1:041CHIJosh Giddey makes free throw 1 of 227–30
  34. 1st 1:041CHIJosh Giddey makes free throw 2 of 227–31
  35. 1st 58.01MINDrew Timme makes free throw 2 of 228–31
  36. 1st 23.72CHICaleb Wilson makes tip in dunk28–33
  37. 2nd 11:233MINIsaiah Evans makes 29-foot three point jumper (Zyon Pullin assists)31–33
  38. 2nd 10:452CHIJosh Giddey makes two point shot31–35
  39. 2nd 10:232CHIJosh Giddey makes 7-foot driving floating jump shot31–37
  40. 2nd 10:131MINCody Williams makes free throw 2 of 232–37
  41. 2nd 10:012CHINoa Essengue makes 1-foot two point shot (Leonard Miller assists)32–39
  42. 2nd 9:372CHIDailyn Swain makes running dunk32–41
  43. 2nd 9:261MINZyon Pullin makes free throw 1 of 233–41
  44. 2nd 9:261MINZyon Pullin makes free throw 2 of 234–41
  45. 2nd 9:142CHILeonard Miller makes 1-foot layup (Josh Giddey assists)34–43
  46. 2nd 8:572MINCody Williams makes driving layup36–43
  47. 2nd 7:431MINCody Williams makes free throw 1 of 237–43
  48. 2nd 7:053MINJaylen Clark makes 24-foot three point jumper (Terrence Shannon Jr. assists)40–43
  49. 2nd 6:432MINJaylen Clark makes 4-foot driving floating jump shot42–43
  50. 2nd 6:222CHITre Jones makes two point shot42–45
  51. 2nd 6:043MINIsaiah Evans makes 26-foot three point jumper (Terrence Shannon Jr. assists)45–45
  52. 2nd 5:563CHILeonard Miller makes 24-foot three point jumper (Tre Jones assists)45–48
  53. 2nd 5:403MINIsaiah Evans makes 28-foot three point jumper (Norchad Omier assists)48–48
  54. 2nd 5:241CHILeonard Miller makes free throw 1 of 248–49
  55. 2nd 5:241CHILeonard Miller makes free throw 2 of 248–50
  56. 2nd 5:082MINJaylen Clark makes 8-foot floating jump shot (Norchad Omier assists)50–50
  57. 2nd 4:402CHIMatas Buzelis makes alley oop dunk (Tre Jones assists)50–52
  58. 2nd 4:401CHIMatas Buzelis makes free throw 1 of 150–53
  59. 2nd 4:131CHILeonard Miller makes free throw 2 of 250–54
  60. 2nd 3:573MINIsaiah Evans makes 24-foot three point jumper (Zyon Pullin assists)53–54
  61. 2nd 3:441MINIsaiah Evans makes free throw 1 of 154–54
  62. 2nd 3:033CHICaleb Wilson makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jalen Smith assists)54–57
  63. 2nd 2:372CHICaleb Wilson makes running layup (Norman Powell assists)54–59
  64. 2nd 2:232MINDrew Timme makes driving layup (Isaiah Evans assists)56–59
  65. 2nd 2:113CHINorman Powell makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot56–62
  66. 2nd 1:403CHIJosh Giddey makes 23-foot three point jumper (Caleb Wilson assists)56–65
  67. 2nd 1:062CHIMatas Buzelis makes running dunk (Josh Giddey assists)56–67
  68. 2nd 55.33MINJaylen Clark makes 26-foot three point jumper (Zyon Pullin assists)59–67
  69. 2nd 34.81MINZyon Pullin makes free throw 1 of 260–67
  70. 3rd 11:251MINJoan Beringer makes free throw 1 of 261–67
  71. 3rd 11:062CHIJosh Giddey makes 5-foot driving floating jump shot (Caleb Wilson assists)61–69
  72. 3rd 11:061CHIJosh Giddey makes free throw 1 of 161–70
  73. 3rd 10:352CHIMatas Buzelis makes driving layup (Caleb Wilson assists)61–72
  74. 3rd 9:572MINJoan Beringer makes alley oop dunk (Drew Timme assists)63–72
  75. 3rd 9:483CHICaleb Wilson makes 23-foot three point jumper (Josh Giddey assists)63–75
  76. 3rd 9:152MINJoan Beringer makes dunk65–75
  77. 3rd 8:352MINCody Williams makes running dunk (Zyon Pullin assists)67–75
  78. 3rd 8:082MINDrew Timme makes driving layup69–75
  79. 3rd 7:361CHIMatas Buzelis makes free throw 1 of 269–76
  80. 3rd 7:152MINCody Williams makes driving dunk71–76
  81. 3rd 6:532CHITre Jones makes driving layup71–78
  82. 3rd 6:372CHIMatas Buzelis makes dunk (Tre Jones assists)71–80
  83. 3rd 5:531CHILeonard Miller makes free throw 1 of 271–81
  84. 3rd 5:531CHILeonard Miller makes free throw 2 of 271–82
  85. 3rd 5:322MINCody Williams makes 12-foot two point shot73–82
  86. 3rd 5:042CHILeonard Miller makes tip shot73–84
  87. 3rd 4:301MINDrew Timme makes free throw 1 of 274–84
  88. 3rd 4:301MINDrew Timme makes free throw 2 of 275–84
  89. 3rd 4:133CHIJordan Hawkins makes 24-foot three point jumper (Leonard Miller assists)75–87
  90. 3rd 4:032MINZyon Pullin makes 1-foot two point shot77–87
  91. 3rd 3:502MINZyon Pullin makes running layup79–87
  92. 3rd 3:103CHIPatrick Williams makes 25-foot three point jumper (Tre Jones assists)79–90
  93. 3rd 2:412MINDrew Timme makes two point shot81–90
  94. 3rd 2:351CHINoa Essengue makes free throw 1 of 281–91
  95. 3rd 2:011MINJaylen Clark makes free throw 1 of 282–91
  96. 3rd 2:011MINJaylen Clark makes free throw 2 of 283–91
  97. 3rd 1:472CHINoa Essengue makes 1-foot reverse layup (Jaylin Sellers assists)83–93
  98. 3rd 1:212CHIJaylin Sellers makes running dunk (Noa Essengue assists)83–95
  99. 3rd 1:091MINZyon Pullin makes free throw 1 of 284–95
  100. 3rd 1:091MINZyon Pullin makes free throw 2 of 285–95
  101. 3rd 51.22MINDrew Timme makes two point shot87–95
  102. 3rd 5.93CHIJordan Hawkins makes 25-foot three pointer87–98
  103. 3rd 2.51MINJaylen Clark makes free throw 1 of 288–98
  104. 4th 11:441MINIsaiah Evans makes free throw 1 of 389–98
  105. 4th 11:441MINIsaiah Evans makes free throw 2 of 390–98
  106. 4th 11:441MINIsaiah Evans makes free throw 3 of 391–98
  107. 4th 11:201CHIPatrick Williams makes free throw 1 of 291–99
  108. 4th 11:201CHIPatrick Williams makes free throw 2 of 291–100
  109. 4th 10:493CHIJordan Hawkins makes 28-foot three point jumper (Patrick Williams assists)91–103
  110. 4th 10:202CHIJaylin Sellers makes 1-foot running dunk (Jordan Hawkins assists)91–105
  111. 4th 10:052MINKJ Martin makes 7-foot driving floating jump shot (Isaiah Evans assists)93–105
  112. 4th 10:051MINKJ Martin makes free throw 1 of 194–105
  113. 4th 9:532CHIJaylin Sellers makes driving dunk94–107
  114. 4th 9:042MINJoan Beringer makes 1-foot dunk (Isaiah Evans assists)96–107
  115. 4th 8:412CHIDailyn Swain makes two point shot96–109
  116. 4th 8:411CHIDailyn Swain makes free throw 1 of 196–110
  117. 4th 8:102CHIOrlando Robinson makes 1-foot layup (Jordan Hawkins assists)96–112
  118. 4th 7:502CHIPatrick Williams makes two point shot96–114
  119. 4th 6:551MINKJ Martin makes free throw 2 of 297–114
  120. 4th 6:293MINIsaiah Evans makes 24-foot three point jumper (Drew Timme assists)100–114
  121. 4th 6:152CHIJordan Hawkins makes 1-foot driving dunk (Orlando Robinson assists)100–116
  122. 4th 6:071MINZyon Pullin makes free throw 1 of 2101–116
  123. 4th 5:342MINZyon Pullin makes 1-foot running pullup jump shot103–116
  124. 4th 5:181CHIOrlando Robinson makes free throw 1 of 2103–117
  125. 4th 5:181CHIOrlando Robinson makes free throw 2 of 2103–118
  126. 4th 4:392MINAntonio Reeves makes 18-foot step back jumpshot (Zyon Pullin assists)105–118
  127. 4th 3:512CHIOrlando Robinson makes driving dunk (Drew Peterson assists)105–120
  128. 4th 3:232CHIDrew Peterson makes driving layup (Jordan Hawkins assists)105–122
  129. 4th 2:541CHIOrlando Robinson makes free throw 1 of 2105–123
  130. 4th 2:203CHIJordan Hawkins makes 26-foot three point jumper (Drew Peterson assists)105–126
  131. 4th 2:022MINDrew Timme makes driving layup107–126
  132. 4th 1:352MINAntonio Reeves makes driving layup (Zyon Pullin assists)109–126
  133. 4th 1:242CHIOrlando Robinson makes dunk (Jaylin Sellers assists)109–128
  134. 4th 1:082MINIsaiah Evans makes driving layup (Drew Timme assists)111–128
  135. 4th 56.92CHIDrew Peterson makes driving layup111–130
  136. 4th 52.32MINKJ Martin makes driving layup (Zyon Pullin assists)113–130
  137. 4th 36.33CHIDrew Peterson makes 29-foot three point jumper (Orlando Robinson assists)113–133
  138. 4th 24.83MINDrew Timme makes 26-foot three point jumper (Zyon Pullin assists)116–133

Attendance 21,017

Game recap

Preseason. Final. Quarters: Minnesota Timberwolves 28, 32, 28, 28; Chicago Bulls 33, 34, 31, 35.

Isaiah Evans 21 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists. Jaylen Clark 18 points, 7 rebounds. Drew Timme 18 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists

Caleb Wilson 16 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists. Matas Buzelis 14 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assists. Jordan Hawkins 14 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists

Sources: ESPN NBA scoreboard · ESPN WNBA scoreboard

Team stats

StatMINCHI
Field Goal %4552
Three Point %2933
Assists2334
Steals68
Blocks210
Turnovers1115
Fast Break Points1016
Points in Paint5676

Leaders

  • PointsCaleb Wilson · CHI · 16
  • AssistsTre Jones · CHI · 5
  • ReboundsCaleb Wilson · CHI · 7
  • PointsIsaiah Evans · MIN · 21
  • AssistsZyon Pullin · MIN · 10
  • ReboundsDrew Timme · MIN · 7

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