timberwolves record all-time in game 1s in playoffs

The Minnesota Timberwolves are 6-15 in game ones all-time.

	TEAM	DATE	REC	TM		OPP	RESULT	W%	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF
1	Timberwolves	4/24/1997	0-1	MIN	@	HOU	L 95-112	.000	240	95	36	20	6	4	37	85	43.5	9	20	45.0	12	18	66.7	51.1	9	27	5	28
2	Timberwolves	4/24/1998	0-1	MIN	@	SEA	L 83-108	.000	240	83	53	19	6	2	31	92	33.7	3	16	18.8	18	21	85.7	41.0	19	34	13	22
3	Timberwolves	5/9/1999	0-1	MIN	@	SAS	L 86-99	.000	240	86	41	19	6	8	33	72	45.8	2	5	40.0	18	21	85.7	52.9	9	32	19	26
4	Timberwolves	4/23/2000	0-1	MIN	@	POR	L 88-91	.000	240	88	34	29	4	4	39	82	47.6	1	8	12.5	9	14	64.3	49.9	9	25	12	28
5	Timberwolves	4/21/2001	0-1	MIN	@	SAS	L 82-87	.000	240	82	39	20	9	3	33	87	37.9	1	4	25.0	15	19	78.9	43.0	13	26	7	22
6	Timberwolves	4/21/2002	0-1	MIN	@	DAL	L 94-101	.000	240	94	58	18	5	2	36	90	40.0	4	13	30.8	18	23	78.3	46.9	20	38	19	26
7	Timberwolves	4/20/2003	0-1	MIN	vs	LAL	L 98-117	.000	240	98	34	20	6	3	38	76	50.0	1	5	20.0	21	27	77.8	55.8	8	26	11	20
8	Timberwolves	4/18/2004	1-0	MIN	vs	DEN	W 106-92	1.000	240	106	48	18	5	6	40	87	46.0	6	12	50.0	20	28	71.4	53.4	18	30	15	18
9	Timberwolves	5/4/2004	0-1	MIN	vs	SAC	L 98-104	.000	240	98	48	24	5	5	39	88	44.3	10	25	40.0	10	12	83.3	52.5	15	33	18	26
10	Timberwolves	5/21/2004	0-1	MIN	vs	LAL	L 88-97	.000	240	88	35	18	4	3	34	69	49.3	6	16	37.5	14	15	93.3	58.2	3	32	15	21
11	Timberwolves	4/15/2018	0-1	MIN	@	HOU	L 101-104	.000	240	101	47	22	3	2	35	80	43.8	8	23	34.8	23	28	82.1	54.7	11	36	14	19
12	Timberwolves	4/16/2022	1-0	MIN	@	MEM	W 130-117	1.000	240	130	46	32	5	7	45	90	50.0	16	41	39.0	24	27	88.9	63.8	11	35	19	32
13	Timberwolves	4/16/2023	0-1	MIN	@	DEN	L 80-109	.000	240	80	38	18	6	6	30	81	37.0	11	36	30.6	9	16	56.3	45.4	5	33	12	16
14	Timberwolves	4/20/2024	1-0	MIN	vs	PHX	W 120-95	1.000	240	120	52	26	8	2	44	88	50.0	12	32	37.5	20	22	90.9	61.4	13	39	15	24
15	Timberwolves	5/4/2024	1-0	MIN	@	DEN	W 106-99	1.000	240	106	42	24	4	6	43	82	52.4	11	27	40.7	9	12	75.0	60.7	7	35	14	20
16	Timberwolves	5/22/2024	0-1	MIN	vs	DAL	L 105-108	.000	240	105	40	23	8	3	38	89	42.7	18	49	36.7	11	18	61.1	54.2	10	30	10	17
17	Timberwolves	4/19/2025	1-0	MIN	@	LAL	W 117-95	1.000	240	117	44	29	8	4	44	86	51.2	21	42	50.0	8	10	80.0	64.7	11	33	10	21
18	Timberwolves	5/6/2025	0-1	MIN	vs	GSW	L 88-99	.000	240	88	41	19	7	6	34	86	39.5	5	29	17.2	15	17	88.2	47.1	12	29	16	21
19	Timberwolves	5/20/2025	0-1	MIN	@	OKC	L 88-114	.000	240	88	42	18	5	7	29	83	34.9	15	51	29.4	15	21	71.4	47.7	12	30	19	22
20	Timberwolves	4/18/2026	0-1	MIN	@	DEN	L 105-116	.000	240	105	43	21	7	3	40	87	46.0	11	34	32.4	14	19	73.7	55.1	7	36	13	25
21	Timberwolves	5/4/2026	1-0	MIN	@	SAS	W 104-102	1.000	240	104	46	20	7	5	41	90	45.6	10	26	38.5	12	21	57.1	52.4	12	34	13	22
	Average							.286	240.0	98.2	43.2	21.8	5.9	4.3	37.3	84.3	44.2	8.6	24.5	35.2	15.0	19.5	77.0	52.9	11.1	32.0	13.8	22.7
	Total		6-15					.286	5,040	2,062	907	457	124	91	783	1,770	44.2	181	514	35.2	315	409	77.0	52.9	234	673	289	476

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More Timberwolves Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

18.6

Ball

RPG

11.5

Gobert

APG

6.3

Ball

Team Rankings

ORTG

118.1

7th

DRTG

104.8

1st

NETRTG

13.3

1st

3P%

38.0

6th

2026-27 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Lakers	11	2	.846
2	Spurs	10	2	.833	0.5
3	Timberwolves	9	3	.750	1.5
4	Rockets	9	3	.750	1.5
5	Trail Blazers	8	3	.727	2.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 11/14	CHI	@	MIN	8:00 PM
Mon 11/16	POR	@	MIN	8:00 PM
Tue 11/17	POR	@	MIN	8:00 PM
Thu 11/19	NYK	@	MIN	8:00 PM
Sat 11/21	MEM	@	MIN	8:00 PM

Last Game

Mavericks

7 - 5

Final

133

Timberwolves

9 - 3

Thu 12 Nov 2026

NBA 2026-27 Leaders

PPG Leaders

38.6

Dončić

30.3

Wembanyama

29.7

Gilgeous-Alexander

RPG Leaders

13.5

Towns

13.3

Sabonis

12.6

Antetokounmpo

APG Leaders

9.0

Jokić

8.8

Young

8.5

Mitchell

SPG Leaders

3.0

Daniels

2.3

Dunn

2.2

Flagg

BPG Leaders

4.4

Wembanyama

2.4

Turner

2.2

Kessler

3PM Leaders

5.5

Dončić

4.3

Curry

4.1

Robinson

TS% Leaders

72.6

Gafford

71.9

Curry

71.3

Spencer

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.7

120.4

120.0

119.3

119.2

DRtg Rankings

104.8

107.6

107.9

108.6

108.8

109.0

NetRtg Rankings

13.3

11.7

11.2

9.2

8.0

7.9

Tank Leaderboard

1-11

1-10

1-9

2-8

3-8

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

FanDuel Points Leaders

759

Wembanyama

685.6

Dončić

583.3

Antetokounmpo

DraftKings Points Leaders

734.5

Wembanyama

723.3

Dončić

610.3

Antetokounmpo

USG% Leaders

40.1

Dončić

36.5

Gilgeous-Alexander

35.9

Wembanyama

MPG Leaders

37.4

Acuff

36.8

Wagner

36.4

Murray

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

2.11

Wembanyama

1.74

Dončić

1.62

Antetokounmpo

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

2.04

Wembanyama

1.83

Dončić

1.70

Antetokounmpo

NBA 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS

11-1

9-3

9-4

8-4

7-4

Worst Record ATS

2-10

2-9

3-8

4-8

NBA 2026-27 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Celtics	10	2	.833
2	76ers	10	3	.769	0.5
3	Pistons	8	3	.727	1.5
4	Hawks	7	5	.583	3.0
5	Knicks	6	5	.545	3.5
6	Cavaliers	6	6	.500	4.0
7	Heat	5	6	.455	4.5
8	Raptors	5	7	.417	5.0
9	Magic	4	7	.364	5.5
10	Hornets	4	8	.333	6.0
11	Pacers	4	8	.333	6.0
12	Wizards	4	9	.308	6.5
13	Nets	3	8	.273	6.5
14	Bulls	1	9	.100	8.0
15	Bucks	1	11	.083	9.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Lakers	11	2	.846
2	Spurs	10	2	.833	0.5
3	Timberwolves	9	3	.750	1.5
4	Rockets	9	3	.750	1.5
5	Trail Blazers	8	3	.727	2.0
6	Warriors	8	4	.667	2.5
7	Thunder	8	4	.667	2.5
8	Grizzlies	7	4	.636	3.0
9	Nuggets	6	4	.600	3.5
10	Mavericks	7	5	.583	3.5
11	Suns	5	6	.455	5.0
12	Pelicans	4	8	.333	6.5
13	Clippers	2	8	.200	7.5
14	Kings	1	10	.091	9.0
15	Jazz	1	11	.083	9.5

NBA 2026-27 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	113-121
Tue 10/20	PHI	@	NYK	106-100
Tue 10/20	OKC	@	SAS	116-104
Wed 10/21	ATL	@	ORL	132-125
Wed 10/21	MIL	@	WAS	116-128

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 11/13	MIL	@	ORL	7:00 PM
Fri 11/13	NYK	@	IND	7:00 PM
Fri 11/13	CLE	@	MIA	8:00 PM
Fri 11/13	MEM	@	NOP	8:00 PM
Fri 11/13	ATL	@	CHI	8:00 PM

The Minnesota Timberwolves are 6-15 in game ones all-time.

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18.6

11.5

6.3

NBA 2026-27 Leaders

38.6

30.3

29.7

13.5

13.3

12.6

9.0

8.8

8.5

3.0

2.3

2.2

4.4

2.4

2.2

5.5

4.3

4.1

72.6

71.9

71.3

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

759

685.6

583.3

734.5

723.3

610.3

40.1

36.5

35.9

37.4

36.8

36.4

2.11

1.74

1.62

2.04

1.83

1.70

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