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Minnesota Timberwolves
7-3 · 4-2 on the road
Tue 2/9
4:30 PM PT
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2-6 · 1-3 at home
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NetsOffense
TimberwolvesDefense

The Nets rank 27th in the NBA in offensive rating (105.0), and the Timberwolves rank 2nd in defensive rating (104.6). An uphill night for the offense.

League average is 110.8, so the Nets are 5.7 below it. Michael Porter Jr. leads them with 21.4 points a game on 60.8% true shooting.

2/92026-27 regular season
Before this gameSource: balldontlie box scores
TimberwolvesWho's missing
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2/92026-27 regular season
Before this gameSource: balldontlie box scores
Timberwolves7-3
Nets2-6
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2/92026-27 regular season
Before this gameSource: balldontlie box scores
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2/92026-27 regular season
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Team vs team

Season before this game (MIN 10 games, BKN 8). Small text is the league rank; ✓ marks the better number. Hover a stat for what it means.

MINBKN
Scoring
118.45th · Top 5
Points per game
NBA avg 113.4
106.628th · Bottom 5
107.77th · Above avg
Points allowed
NBA avg 113.4
112.915th · Average
+10.72nd · Top 5
Point margin
NBA avg -0.1
-6.221st · Below avg
Efficiency
114.96th · Above avg
Offensive rating
NBA avg 110.8
105.027th · Bottom 5
104.62nd · Top 5
Defensive rating
NBA avg 110.8
110.716th · Average
+10.33rd · Top 5
Net rating
NBA avg +0.0
-5.621st · Below avg
103.012th
Pace
NBA avg 102.3
101.718th
Shooting
55.2%6th · Above avg
Effective FG%
NBA avg 53.2%
51.3%25th · Below avg
57.2%15th · Average
True shooting %
NBA avg 57.2%
55.8%22nd · Below avg
14.87th · Above avg
Threes made
NBA avg 13.1
14.111th · Average
37.3%8th · Above avg
Three-point %
NBA avg 34.8%
35.3%15th · Average
0.2722nd · Below avg
Free-throw rate
NBA avg 0.29
0.335th · Top 5
Defense
50.1%3rd · Top 5
Opponent eFG%
NBA avg 53.2%
54.2%19th · Average
8.813th · Average
Steals
NBA avg 8.5
8.614th · Average
5.310th · Above avg
Blocks
NBA avg 5.0
4.819th · Average
Possessions
14.1%9th · Above avg
Turnover rate
NBA avg 14.9%
16.3%25th · Below avg
32.1%2nd · Top 5
Off. rebound rate
NBA avg 27.4%
24.5%25th · Below avg
49.21st · Top 5
Rebounds
NBA avg 44.2
42.919th · Average
26.415th · Average
Assists
NBA avg 26.2
22.828th · Bottom 5

Recent form

Minnesota Timberwolves
WLWWW

Last 5: average margin +8.8 (season +10.7). Streak W3.

Brooklyn Nets
LLWLW

Last 5: average margin -2.4 (season -6.2). Streak W1.

Key players

Minnesota Timberwolves
PlayerPTSREBASTTS%
Anthony EdwardsG 33.24.83.559.0
LaMelo BallG 17.73.36.159.3
Ayo DosunmuG 17.35.04.360.8
Jaden McDanielsF 17.16.23.757.6
Brooklyn Nets
PlayerPTSREBASTTS%
Michael Porter Jr.F 21.47.41.260.8
Julius RandleF 21.07.14.857.1
Mikel Brown Jr.G 12.02.34.047.4
Nolan TraoréG 12.02.22.862.0

Injury report

Minnesota Timberwolves
Anthony Edwards G · back ~12/21 Out
Donte DiVincenzo G · back ~4/2 Out
Joan Beringer F · back ~11/8 Out
Terrence Shannon Jr. G-F · back ~11/8 Out
Brooklyn Nets
Egor Demin G · Right Bone Bruise · back ~11/11 Out

Team numbers are computed from every box score this season; ratings use the standard possession estimate. Data from balldontlie; this isn't official NBA data.

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