Timberwolves
Minnesota
Western Conference
Northwest
17
29
46
3465
3551
27
10
37
81
36
44
27
21
78
28
6
34
5
27
13
11
20
103
4
58
13
22
1818
89
5
310
35
11
86
12
98
12
46
34
53
2026
6060
59
15
25
2223
910
41
59
58
98
77
12
89
11
98
51
21
2433
6060
5
1
20
18
8
44
3
3
100
8
1
9
1
4
3
5
20
60
8
3
38
18
9
50
10
5
50
6
2
8
2
6
4
3
26
60
5
1
20
22
9
41
5
5
100
7
1
8
1
9
5
2
24
60
9
5
56
23
10
43
9
8
89
7
2
9
1
8
1
1
33
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Zach
LaVine
Zach LaVine
True
41
7
17
41
3
9
33
6
7
86
0
3
3
5
1
1
2
3
23
2
none
Andrew
Wiggins
Andrew Wiggins
True
38
7
17
41
1
4
25
6
7
86
1
4
5
2
1
0
3
3
21
-9
none
Karl-Anthony
Towns
Karl-Anthony Towns
True
37
13
23
57
4
6
67
3
4
75
2
8
10
4
2
0
2
2
33
-7
double
Gorgui
Dieng
Gorgui Dieng
True
33
3
6
50
0
0
0
2
3
67
1
8
9
1
2
2
1
2
8
6
none
Ricky
Rubio
Ricky Rubio
True
32
2
6
33
0
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
12
4
0
3
3
4
-5
none
Shabazz
Muhammad
Shabazz Muhammad
False
19
2
5
40
0
0
0
4
4
100
1
1
2
0
1
0
0
1
8
-12
none
Nemanja
Bjelica
Nemanja Bjelica
False
15
1
6
17
1
5
20
0
0
0
0
3
3
0
1
1
0
2
3
-5
none
Kris
Dunn
Kris Dunn
False
15
1
1
100
1
1
100
0
2
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
2
3
-1
none
Cole
Aldrich
Cole Aldrich
False
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
2
0
1
none
Jordan
Hill
Jordan Hill
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Adreian
Payne
Adreian Payne
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Tyus
Jones
Tyus Jones
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Brandon
Rush
Brandon Rush
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
28
January
2017
Saturday
Target Center
Minneapolis
Nets
Brooklyn
True
Pacers
Indiana
Eastern Conference
Central
23
22
45
3220
3221
18
10
56
81
42
52
17
15
88
38
6
44
4
21
7
18
22
109
4
73
32
44
2221
1111
50
03
03
100
99
23
122
01
73
51
55
2527
6060
44
23
52
1919
1010
53
212
210
99
1010
01
1011
21
65
01
62
2433
6060
7
3
43
22
11
50
0
0
0
9
2
11
0
7
5
5
25
60
3
2
67
21
11
52
3
3
100
9
3
12
1
3
1
5
27
60
4
2
50
19
10
53
2
2
100
10
0
10
2
6
0
6
24
60
4
3
75
19
10
53
12
10
83
10
1
11
1
5
1
2
33
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Paul
George
Paul George
True
36
12
22
55
3
4
75
5
6
83
1
3
4
5
1
0
3
4
32
10
none
Myles
Turner
Myles Turner
True
35
10
14
71
1
2
50
2
2
100
2
5
7
0
1
2
3
2
23
13
none
Jeff
Teague
Jeff Teague
True
34
7
13
54
3
5
60
3
3
100
0
8
8
13
1
1
6
2
20
7
double
Thaddeus
Young
Thaddeus Young
True
31
4
10
40
0
1
0
1
2
50
2
3
5
1
3
0
0
3
9
0
none
C.J.
Miles
C.J. Miles
True
28
3
5
60
3
4
75
0
0
0
0
6
6
1
1
0
0
4
9
11
none
Lavoy
Allen
Lavoy Allen
False
17
0
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
100
0
4
4
0
0
1
1
2
2
6
none
Glenn
Robinson
Glenn Robinson
False
16
2
2
100
0
0
0
2
2
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
6
-8
none
Monta
Ellis
Monta Ellis
False
14
0
6
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
2
2
0
-1
none
Aaron
Brooks
Aaron Brooks
False
13
0
2
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
0
0
0
0
1
0
-1
none
Al
Jefferson
Al Jefferson
False
11
4
6
67
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
5
6
1
0
0
2
0
8
-7
none
Rakeem
Christmas
Rakeem Christmas
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Joe
Young
Joe Young
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Georges
Niang
Georges Niang
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
27
January
2017
Friday
Bankers Life Fieldhouse
Indianapolis
Kings
Sacramento
True
Thursday 's contest between the Pacers and Timberwolves all came down to whose role players could produce more . With each team 's big three having very productive nights , the deciding factor between the two teams ended up being what everyone else could do . For the Pacers , Paul George , Myles Turner and Jeff Teague produced 75 points , while Karl-Anthony Towns , Andrew Wiggins and Zach LaVine combined for 77 points for the Timberwolves , making the trios essentially dead even . And while neither side got anything noteworthy from any other player , be it a starter or a reserve , the ability of Indiana 's role players to put up 34 points to Minnesota 's 26 gave the game to the Pacers . Additionally , it is worth noting that both teams rank in the bottom - half of the NBA in bench scoring per game , with the Timberwolves ranking dead last . The Indiana Pacers defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves 109 - 103 Thursday at Target Center . The Pacers ( 23 - 22 ) came into Thursday 's matchup as one of the worst road teams in the NBA , boasting a 6 - 16 record away from home . They were , however , able to end a three - game losing streak and pull this one out , but it did n't come without a few heroic offensive performances . Paul George led the way with a team - high 32 points , five assists and four rebounds in 37 minutes , while young star Myles Turner an efficient 23 points on 10 - of - 14 shooting from the field on top of six rebounds . But in the backcourt , point guard Jeff Teague put together one of the best all - around performances of his first season with the Pacers , scoring 20 points , dishing out 13 assists and grabbing what ended up being a team - high eight rebounds . The three ended up accounting for 75 of the team 's 109 points , with no other Indiana player managing to score in double figures . In the end , the Pacers won the game through their play on the perimeter , with the team shooting an impressive 10 - of - 18 ( 56 percent ) from downtown . As for the Timberwolves ( 17 - 29 ) , the biggest issues they 've faced all season - - poor defense and lack of depth - - surfaced in Thursday 's contest . Despite getting three stellar performances from their three young stars , they got no help from any of their teammates , and no one could stop the Pacers ' offensive attack . Karl-Anthony Towns finished with a game - high 33 points on top of 10 rebounds and four assists , while Zach LaVine added 23 points and Andrew Wiggins posted 21 of his own . Their Minnesota teammates , however , managed to score just 26 points , causing them to fall just short and putting their three - game win streak to an end . Up next , the Pacers will head home Friday to take on the Kings , while the Timberwolves will look to get back on the right track Saturday against the Nets .
Thursday's contest between the Pacers and Timberwolves all came down to whose role players could produce more. With each team's big three having very productive nights, the deciding factor between the two teams ended up being what everyone else could do. For the Pacers, Paul George, Myles Turner and Jeff Teague produced 75 points, while Karl-Anthony Towns, Andrew Wiggins and Zach LaVine combined for 77 points for the Timberwolves, making the trios essentially dead even. And while neither side got anything noteworthy from any other player, be it a starter or a reserve, the ability of Indiana's role players to put up 34 points to Minnesota's 26 gave the game to the Pacers. Additionally, it is worth noting that both teams rank in the bottom - half of the NBA in bench scoring per game, with the Timberwolves ranking dead last.
Thursday's contest between the Pacers and Timberwolves all came down to whose role players could produce more. With each team's big three having very productive nights, the deciding factor between the two teams ended up being what everyone else could do. For the Pacers, Paul George, Myles Turner and Jeff Teague produced 75 points, while Karl-Anthony Towns, Andrew Wiggins and Zach LaVine combined for 77 points for the Timberwolves, making the trios essentially dead even. And while neither side got anything noteworthy from any other player, be it a starter or a reserve, the ability of Indiana's role players to put up 34 points to Minnesota's 26 gave the game to the Pacers. Additionally, it is worth noting that both teams rank in the bottom - half of the NBA in bench scoring per game, with the Timberwolves ranking dead last. The Indiana Pacers defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves 109 - 103 Thursday at Target Center. The Pacers (23 - 22) came into Thursday's matchup as one of the worst road teams in the NBA, boasting a 6 - 16 record away from home. They were, however, able to end a three - game losing streak and pull this one out, but it didn't come without a few heroic offensive performances. Paul George led the way with a team - high 32 points, five assists and four rebounds in 37 minutes, while young star Myles Turner an efficient 23 points on 10 - of - 14 shooting from the field on top of six rebounds. But in the backcourt, point guard Jeff Teague put together one of the best all - around performances of his first season with the Pacers, scoring 20 points, dishing out 13 assists and grabbing what ended up being a team - high eight rebounds. The three ended up accounting for 75 of the team's 109 points, with no other Indiana player managing to score in double figures. In the end, the Pacers won the game through their play on the perimeter, with the team shooting an impressive 10 - of - 18 (56 percent) from downtown. As for the Timberwolves (17 - 29), the biggest issues they've faced all season - - poor defense and lack of depth - - surfaced in Thursday's contest. Despite getting three stellar performances from their three young stars, they got no help from any of their teammates, and no one could stop the Pacers' offensive attack. Karl-Anthony Towns finished with a game - high 33 points on top of 10 rebounds and four assists, while Zach LaVine added 23 points and Andrew Wiggins posted 21 of his own. Their Minnesota teammates, however, managed to score just 26 points, causing them to fall just short and putting their three - game win streak to an end. Up next, the Pacers will head home Friday to take on the Kings, while the Timberwolves will look to get back on the right track Saturday against the Nets.
<GAME> <DATE> 26 January 2017 <DAY> Thursday <STADIUM> Target Center <CITY> Minneapolis <HOME> <TEAM> Timberwolves <CITY> Minnesota <TEAM-RESULT> lost <TEAM-PTS> 103 <WINS-LOSSES> 17 29 <QTRS> 20 26 24 33 <TEAM-AST> 27 <3PT> 10 <TEAM-FG> 36 <TEAM-FT> 21 <TEAM-REB> 34 <TEAM-TO> 11 <NEXT-HOME> <NEXT-DATE> 28 January 2017 <NEXT-DAY> Saturday <NEXT-STADIUM> Target Center <NEXT-CITY> Minneapolis <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> Brooklyn <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Nets <NEXT-IS-HOME> yes <VIS> <TEAM> Pacers <CITY> Indiana <TEAM-RESULT> won <TEAM-PTS> 109 <WINS-LOSSES> 23 22 <QTRS> 25 27 24 33 <TEAM-AST> 21 <3PT> 10 <TEAM-FG> 42 <TEAM-FT> 15 <TEAM-REB> 44 <TEAM-TO> 18 <VIS-NEXT> <NEXT-DATE> 27 January 2017 <NEXT-DAY> Friday <NEXT-STADIUM> Bankers Life Fieldhouse <NEXT-CITY> Indianapolis <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> Sacramento <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Kings <NEXT-IS-HOME> yes <PLAYER> Karl-Anthony Towns <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-0 <MIN> 37 <PTS> 33 <FG> 13 23 57 <FG3> 4 6 67 <FT> 3 4 75 <REB> 10 <AST> 4 <STL> 2 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 8 <OREB> 2 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Zach LaVine <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-1 <MIN> 41 <PTS> 23 <FG> 7 17 41 <FG3> 3 9 33 <FT> 6 7 86 <REB> 3 <AST> 5 <STL> 1 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Andrew Wiggins <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-2 <MIN> 38 <PTS> 21 <FG> 7 17 41 <FG3> 1 4 25 <FT> 6 7 86 <REB> 5 <AST> 2 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 1 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Shabazz Muhammad <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-3 <MIN> 19 <PTS> 8 <FG> 2 5 40 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 4 4 100 <REB> 2 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Gorgui Dieng <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-4 <MIN> 33 <PTS> 8 <FG> 3 6 50 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 2 3 67 <REB> 9 <AST> 1 <STL> 2 <BLK> 2 <DREB> 8 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Ricky Rubio <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-5 <MIN> 32 <PTS> 4 <FG> 2 6 33 <FG3> 0 2 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 12 <STL> 4 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 1 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Kris Dunn <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-6 <MIN> 15 <PTS> 3 <FG> 1 1 100 <FG3> 1 1 100 <FT> 0 2 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 3 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Nemanja Bjelica <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-7 <MIN> 15 <PTS> 3 <FG> 1 6 17 <FG3> 1 5 20 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 3 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Brandon Rush <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Tyus Jones <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Adreian Payne <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jordan Hill <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Cole Aldrich <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-12 <MIN> 4 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Paul George <TEAM> Indiana Pacers <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-0 <MIN> 36 <PTS> 32 <FG> 12 22 55 <FG3> 3 4 75 <FT> 5 6 83 <REB> 4 <AST> 5 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 1 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Myles Turner <TEAM> Indiana Pacers <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-1 <MIN> 35 <PTS> 23 <FG> 10 14 71 <FG3> 1 2 50 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 7 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 2 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 2 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jeff Teague <TEAM> Indiana Pacers <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-2 <MIN> 34 <PTS> 20 <FG> 7 13 54 <FG3> 3 5 60 <FT> 3 3 100 <REB> 8 <AST> 13 <STL> 1 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 8 <OREB> 0 <TO> 6 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> C. J. Miles <TEAM> Indiana Pacers <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-3 <MIN> 28 <PTS> 9 <FG> 3 5 60 <FG3> 3 4 75 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 6 <AST> 1 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 6 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Thaddeus Young <TEAM> Indiana Pacers <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-4 <MIN> 31 <PTS> 9 <FG> 4 10 40 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 1 2 50 <REB> 5 <AST> 1 <STL> 3 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 2 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Al Jefferson <TEAM> Indiana Pacers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-5 <MIN> 11 <PTS> 8 <FG> 4 6 67 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 6 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 1 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Glenn Robinson <TEAM> Indiana Pacers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-6 <MIN> 16 <PTS> 6 <FG> 2 2 100 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Lavoy Allen <TEAM> Indiana Pacers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-7 <MIN> 17 <PTS> 2 <FG> 0 1 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 4 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Georges Niang <TEAM> Indiana Pacers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Joe Young <TEAM> Indiana Pacers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Rakeem Christmas <TEAM> Indiana Pacers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Aaron Brooks <TEAM> Indiana Pacers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-11 <MIN> 13 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 2 0 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 3 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Monta Ellis <TEAM> Indiana Pacers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-12 <MIN> 14 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 6 0 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none