Bulls
TimberwolvesThe Chicago Bulls beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 117-106 on Saturday, November 14, at Target Center in Minneapolis, MN.
The Bulls led 58-45 at halftime. They did the most damage in the first quarter, winning it 29-17. The biggest lead for the Bulls was 16 points; the Timberwolves led by as many as 4.
Top performers
Norman Powell led the Bulls with 23 points on 10-of-19 shooting, including 3 3-pointers, with 5 rebounds. Matas Buzelis added 18 points and 9 rebounds. For the Timberwolves, Ayo Dosunmu had 24 points on 10-of-16 shooting. LaMelo Ball added 19 points and 7 rebounds.
The Bulls bench outscored the Timberwolves reserves 51-33.
- Ayo Dosunmu (MIN): 24 PTS, 4 REB, 0 AST, 10-16 FG, 32 MIN
- Norman Powell (CHI): 23 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 10-19 FG, 29 MIN
- LaMelo Ball (MIN): 19 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST, 7-25 FG, 30 MIN
- Matas Buzelis (CHI): 18 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST, 5-9 FG, 30 MIN
- Jaden McDaniels (MIN): 18 PTS, 5 REB, 6 AST, 7-11 FG, 36 MIN
- Tre Jones (CHI): 16 PTS, 0 REB, 4 AST, 7-9 FG, 23 MIN
By the numbers
The Bulls shot 48.3% from the field (43-of-89) and went 14-of-30 from three-point range; the Timberwolves shot 41.8% and went 9-of-38 from deep. Assists: Bulls 29, Timberwolves 23.
Context
The Bulls improved to 3-9 with their second straight win, while the Timberwolves fell to 9-4. It was the teams' first meeting of the season. By our model's numbers this was an upset: the Bulls had a 12% chance of winning before tip-off.
Up next: the Bulls visit the Cavaliers on Monday, Nov 16; the Timberwolves host the Trail Blazers on Monday, Nov 16.
Officials: Nick Buchert, Brian Forte and Scott Twardoski.