The Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Indiana Pacers 127-109 on Dec 16, 2023 at Target Center.
Final · Target Center
Top performers
- Aaron Nesmith led the Pacers with 17 points, 5 rebounds and 0 assists.
- Karl-Anthony Towns led the Timberwolves with 40 points, 12 rebounds and 4 assists.
Indiana Pacers box score
| MIN: Minutes on the floor. | PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TO: Possessions handed to the opponent by a bad pass, a lost dribble or an offensive foul — lower is better. | FG: Shots from the floor made and attempted, written made-attempted. | 3PT: Three-pointers made and attempted, written made-attempted. | FT: Free throws made and attempted, written made-attempted. | PF: Fouls committed. Six in one game and the player is disqualified — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Nesmith | 26 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7-14 | 2-4 | 1-1 | 1 |
| Myles Turner | 21 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2-7 | 1-2 | 7-8 | 1 |
| Isaiah Jackson | 20 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 |
| T.J. McConnell | 26 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5-12 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Oscar Tshiebwe | 7 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 |
| Ben Sheppard | 17 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3-5 | 0-2 | 2-4 | 1 |
| Obi Toppin | 17 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Bennedict Mathurin | 23 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3-11 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Jarace Walker | 24 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Buddy Hield | 18 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0-4 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 1 |
| James Johnson | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Team | 202 | 85 | 34 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 34-72 | 5-17 | 12-15 | 14 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Minnesota Timberwolves box score
| MIN: Minutes on the floor. | PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TO: Possessions handed to the opponent by a bad pass, a lost dribble or an offensive foul — lower is better. | FG: Shots from the floor made and attempted, written made-attempted. | 3PT: Three-pointers made and attempted, written made-attempted. | FT: Free throws made and attempted, written made-attempted. | PF: Fouls committed. Six in one game and the player is disqualified — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 35 | 40 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 15-25 | 2-3 | 8-8 | 2 |
| Anthony Edwards | 34 | 37 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 14-23 | 7-10 | 2-2 | 3 |
| Naz Reid | 27 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6-8 | 3-5 | 2-2 | 2 |
| Rudy Gobert | 25 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 1 |
| Mike Conley | 24 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Jaden McDaniels | 18 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2-4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Kyle Anderson | 23 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 |
| Nickeil Alexander-Walker | 26 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1-6 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Jordan McLaughlin | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Wendell Moore Jr. | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Team | 218 | 116 | 35 | 29 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 44-78 | 15-24 | 13-16 | 14 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
- Pacers · 2023-24 season · Previous Dec 15, 2023: IND 123, WSH 137 · Next Dec 18, 2023: LAC 151, IND 127
- Timberwolves · 2023-24 season · Previous Dec 14, 2023: MIN 119, DAL 101 · Next Dec 18, 2023: MIN 112, MIA 108