Where are the Timberwolves going in the playoff? The Timberwolves playoff picture table presents the probabilities that the Timberwolves will win each playoff spot. All future unplayed games are assumed won/lost with a probability based upon relative team strengths.
| Record Rcrd | Conference Playoff Spots | No Playoffs No POs |
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| Team | Wi Schedule Content Number of Wins ----- Hover/Touch Content Recent Games |
L | GPi Games Played 80 game season |
1* First Round Home Field Advantage |
2* First Round Home Field Advantage |
3* First Round Home Field Advantage |
4* First Round Home Field Advantage |
5 | 6 | 7** Play-in Tournament Participant |
8** Play-in Tournament Participant |
9** Play-in Tournament Participant |
10** Play-in Tournament Participant |
11 |
| Grizzlies | 6i Grizzlies Recent Games Won Sun, Oct 25 @ Kings 123-112 Won Mon, Oct 26 @ Jazz 110-105 Won Thu, Oct 29 @ Trail Blazers 124-103 Won Sat, Oct 31 vs Kings 136-105 Mon, Nov 02 vs Pelicans Wed, Nov 04 vs Pacers Fri, Nov 06 vs Thunder Mon, Nov 09 @ Raptors |
0 | 6 | 23% | 12% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 10% |
| Rockets | 6 Rockets Recent Games Won Mon, Oct 26 vs Hawks 120-110 Won Wed, Oct 28 @ Bucks 132-100 Lost Fri, Oct 30 @ Mavericks 111-116 Won Sat, Oct 31 vs Thunder 119-98 Mon, Nov 02 vs Celtics Wed, Nov 04 vs T. Wolves Sat, Nov 07 @ Suns Mon, Nov 09 vs Nuggets |
1 | 7 | 17% | 11% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 14% |
| Thunder | 5 Thunder Recent Games Won Mon, Oct 26 vs Suns 125-114 Lost Wed, Oct 28 @ Mavericks 96-120 Lost Sat, Oct 31 @ Rockets 98-119 Won Mon, Nov 02 @ Cavs 117-112 Wed, Nov 04 vs Cavs Fri, Nov 06 @ Grizzlies Sat, Nov 07 vs Wizards Tue, Nov 10 @ Trail Blazers |
2 | 7 | 10% | 10% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 22% |
| Lakers | 5 Lakers Recent Games Lost Tue, Oct 27 vs Trail Blazers 129-136 Won Wed, Oct 28 @ Clippers 103-87 Lost Fri, Oct 30 @ Warriors 95-112 Won Sun, Nov 01 vs Raptors 131-125 Mon, Nov 02 vs Heat Wed, Nov 04 @ Kings Fri, Nov 06 vs Trail Blazers Sun, Nov 08 @ Pistons |
2 | 7 | 8% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 25% |
| TimberwolvesT. Wolves | 5 Timberwolves Recent Games Lost Wed, Oct 28 vs Warriors 114-119 Won Fri, Oct 30 vs Clippers 127-101 Lost Sat, Oct 31 @ Spurs 111-121 Won Mon, Nov 02 vs Bucks 112-100 Wed, Nov 04 @ Rockets Fri, Nov 06 @ Pelicans Sun, Nov 08 vs Jazz Thu, Nov 12 vs Mavericks |
3 | 8 | 5% | 7% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 31% |
| Trail Blazers | 4 Trail Blazers Recent Games Won Fri, Oct 23 @ Kings 128-120 Won Tue, Oct 27 @ Lakers 136-129 Lost Thu, Oct 29 vs Grizzlies 103-124 Won Sat, Oct 31 @ Jazz 112-90 Mon, Nov 02 @ Nuggets Wed, Nov 04 @ Suns Fri, Nov 06 @ Lakers Sat, Nov 07 vs Spurs |
1 | 5 | 13% | 11% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 19% |
| Spurs | 4 Spurs Recent Games Won Sat, Oct 24 @ Mavericks 122-106 Won Tue, Oct 27 vs Kings 130-103 Won Wed, Oct 28 @ Jazz 117-111 Won Sat, Oct 31 vs T. Wolves 121-111 Mon, Nov 02 vs Jazz Wed, Nov 04 vs Mavericks Fri, Nov 06 @ Kings Sat, Nov 07 @ Trail Blazers |
2 | 6 | 7% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 27% |
| Warriors | 4 Warriors Recent Games Won Mon, Oct 26 @ Nuggets 134-114 Won Wed, Oct 28 @ T. Wolves 119-114 Won Fri, Oct 30 vs Lakers 112-95 Won Sun, Nov 01 vs Clippers 124-112 Mon, Nov 02 vs Suns Thu, Nov 05 vs Heat Sat, Nov 07 vs Magic Mon, Nov 09 vs Pelicans |
3 | 7 | 5% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 30% |
| Mavericks | 4 Mavericks Recent Games Won Mon, Oct 26 @ Heat 113-109 Won Wed, Oct 28 vs Thunder 120-96 Won Fri, Oct 30 vs Rockets 116-111 Lost Mon, Nov 02 vs Kings 100-115 Wed, Nov 04 @ Spurs Fri, Nov 06 vs Jazz Sun, Nov 08 vs Nets Mon, Nov 09 vs Pacers |
3 | 7 | 4% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 32% |
| Nuggets | 3 Nuggets Recent Games Won Sat, Oct 24 vs Pelicans 141-135 Lost Mon, Oct 26 vs Warriors 114-134 Won Wed, Oct 28 @ Pelicans 104-91 Won Fri, Oct 30 @ Suns 127-120 Mon, Nov 02 vs Trail Blazers Wed, Nov 04 vs Raptors Sat, Nov 07 @ Pacers Mon, Nov 09 @ Rockets |
2 | 5 | 6% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 31% |
| Pelicans | 2 Pelicans Recent Games Lost Sat, Oct 24 @ Nuggets 135-141 Lost Wed, Oct 28 vs Nuggets 91-104 Won Thu, Oct 29 vs Kings 132-120 Won Sat, Oct 31 vs Hawks 121-99 Mon, Nov 02 @ Grizzlies Wed, Nov 04 vs Jazz Fri, Nov 06 vs T. Wolves Sun, Nov 08 @ Clippers |
4 | 6 | 1% | 2% | 4% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 49% |
| Suns | 1 Suns Recent Games Lost Wed, Oct 21 @ Trail Blazers 83-124 Won Sat, Oct 24 vs Warriors 131-122 Lost Mon, Oct 26 @ Thunder 114-125 Lost Fri, Oct 30 vs Nuggets 120-127 Mon, Nov 02 @ Warriors Wed, Nov 04 vs Trail Blazers Thu, Nov 05 vs Magic Sat, Nov 07 vs Rockets |
3 | 4 | 1% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 47% |
| Clippers | 1 Clippers Recent Games Lost Sun, Oct 25 @ Thunder 101-108 Lost Wed, Oct 28 vs Lakers 87-103 Lost Fri, Oct 30 @ T. Wolves 101-127 Lost Sun, Nov 01 @ Warriors 112-124 Mon, Nov 02 vs Raptors Wed, Nov 04 vs Heat Sun, Nov 08 vs Pelicans Tue, Nov 10 @ Suns |
5 | 6 | <1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 5% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 54% |
| Jazz | 1 Jazz Recent Games Lost Sun, Oct 25 vs Lakers 123-132 Lost Mon, Oct 26 vs Grizzlies 105-110 Lost Wed, Oct 28 vs Spurs 111-117 Lost Sat, Oct 31 vs Trail Blazers 90-112 Mon, Nov 02 @ Spurs Wed, Nov 04 @ Pelicans Fri, Nov 06 @ Mavericks Sun, Nov 08 @ T. Wolves |
5 | 6 | <1% | 1% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 54% |
| Kings | 1 Kings Recent Games Lost Tue, Oct 27 @ Spurs 103-130 Lost Thu, Oct 29 @ Pelicans 120-132 Lost Sat, Oct 31 @ Grizzlies 105-136 Won Mon, Nov 02 @ Mavericks 115-100 Wed, Nov 04 vs Lakers Fri, Nov 06 vs Spurs Sun, Nov 08 vs Heat Tue, Nov 10 vs Magic |
6 | 7 | <1% | 1% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 55% |
| Record | Total | Home (28%) |
Away (28%) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opponent | W | L | |||
| (1)Grizzlies | 6 | 0 | 6% | 2% | 4% |
| (2)Rockets | 6 | 1 | 6% | 2% | 3% |
| (6)Trail Blazers | 4 | 1 | 5% | 2% | 3% |
| (3)Thunder | 5 | 2 | 5% | 2% | 3% |
| (4)Lakers | 5 | 2 | 5% | 2% | 2% |
| (10)Nuggets | 3 | 2 | 4% | 2% | 2% |
| (7)Spurs | 4 | 2 | 4% | 2% | 2% |
| (8)Warriors | 4 | 3 | 4% | 2% | 2% |
| (9)Mavericks | 4 | 3 | 4% | 2% | 2% |
| (12)Suns | 1 | 3 | 3% | 2% | 1% |
| (11)Pelicans | 2 | 4 | 3% | 2% | 1% |
| (13)Clippers | 1 | 5 | 2% | 2% | 1% |
| (15)Kings | 1 | 6 | 2% | 2% | 1% |
| (14)Jazz | 1 | 5 | 2% | 2% | 1% |
| Elimination | 44% | ||||
| Week Wk | Opponent | Score | Home / Away | Date / Time (ET) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heat (2‑4) |
131‑106 | Away | Wed Oct 21, 7:30 pm |
| 1 | Magic (2‑5) |
115‑93 | Away | Fri Oct 23, 7:00 pm |
| 1 | Raptors (3‑3) |
117‑94 | Home | Sun Oct 25, 7:00 pm |
| 2 | Cavaliers (4‑3) |
125‑127 (OT) | Away | Mon Oct 26, 7:00 pm |
| 2 | Warriors (4‑3) |
114‑119 | Home | Wed Oct 28, 8:00 pm |
| 2 | Clippers (1‑5) |
127‑101 | Home | Fri Oct 30, 8:00 pm |
| 2 | Spurs (4‑2) |
111‑121 | Away | Sat Oct 31, 8:00 pm |
| 3 | Bucks (1‑6) |
112‑100 | Home | Mon Nov 2, 8:00 pm |
| 3 | Rockets (6‑1) |
Away | Wed Nov 4, 8:30 pm | |
| 3 | Pelicans (2‑4) |
Away | Fri Nov 6, 8:00 pm | |
| 3 | Jazz (1‑5) |
Home | Sun Nov 8, 7:00 pm | |
| 4 | Mavericks (4‑3) |
Home | Thu Nov 12, 8:00 pm | |
| 4 | Bulls (1‑6) |
Home | Sat Nov 14, 8:00 pm | |
| 5 | Trail Blazers (4‑1) |
Home | Mon Nov 16, 8:00 pm | |
| 5 | Trail Blazers (4‑1) |
Home | Tue Nov 17, 8:00 pm | |
| 5 | Knicks (3‑4) |
Home | Thu Nov 19, 8:00 pm | |
| 5 | Grizzlies (6‑0) |
Home | Sat Nov 21, 8:00 pm | |
| 6 | Nets (1‑6) |
Home | Mon Nov 23, 7:30 pm | |
| 6 | Thunder (5‑2) |
Away | Wed Nov 25, 7:30 pm | |
| 6 | Grizzlies (6‑0) |
Home | Fri Nov 27, 8:30 pm | |
| 6 | Kings (1‑6) |
Away | Sun Nov 29, 9:00 pm | |
| 7 | Trail Blazers (4‑1) |
Away | Tue Dec 1, 10:00 pm | |
| 7 | Clippers (1‑5) |
Away | Wed Dec 2, 10:30 pm | |
| 8 | Suns (1‑3) |
Away | Sat Dec 12, 9:00 pm | |
| 9 | Jazz (1‑5) |
Away | Mon Dec 14, 9:00 pm | |
| 9 | Lakers (5‑2) |
Home | Wed Dec 16, 9:30 pm | |
| 9 | Lakers (5‑2) |
Home | Fri Dec 18, 8:00 pm | |
| 10 | Suns (1‑3) |
Home | Mon Dec 21, 8:00 pm | |
| 10 | Bucks (1‑6) |
Away | Wed Dec 23, 8:00 pm | |
| 10 | Thunder (5‑2) |
Home | Fri Dec 25, 8:00 pm | |
| 10 | Warriors (4‑3) |
Away | Sun Dec 27, 8:30 pm | |
| 11 | Nuggets (3‑2) |
Away | Mon Dec 28, 10:30 pm | |
| 11 | Nuggets (3‑2) |
Home | Thu Dec 31, 4:00 pm | |
| 11 | Pacers (2‑6) |
Away | Sat Jan 2, 7:00 pm | |
| 11 | Spurs (4‑2) |
Home | Sun Jan 3, 7:00 pm | |
| 12 | Rockets (6‑1) |
Away | Tue Jan 5, 8:00 pm | |
| 12 | Raptors (3‑3) |
Away | Thu Jan 7, 7:30 pm | |
| 12 | Wizards (4‑3) |
Away | Fri Jan 8, 7:00 pm | |
| 13 | Cavaliers (4‑3) |
Home | Mon Jan 11, 8:00 pm | |
| 13 | Bulls (1‑6) |
Away | Thu Jan 14, 8:00 pm | |
| 13 | Sixers (7‑1) |
Away | Sat Jan 16, 12:30 pm | |
| 14 | Knicks (3‑4) |
Away | Mon Jan 18, 5:00 pm | |
| 14 | Rockets (6‑1) |
Home | Wed Jan 20, 8:00 pm | |
| 14 | Spurs (4‑2) |
Away | Fri Jan 22, 9:30 pm | |
| 14 | Pistons (6‑1) |
Away | Sun Jan 24, 6:00 pm | |
| 15 | Grizzlies (6‑0) |
Away | Mon Jan 25, 8:00 pm | |
| 15 | Nuggets (3‑2) |
Home | Wed Jan 27, 9:30 pm | |
| 15 | Hornets (3‑5) |
Home | Fri Jan 29, 9:30 pm | |
| 15 | Suns (1‑3) |
Home | Sun Jan 31, 6:00 pm | |
| 16 | Trail Blazers (4‑1) |
Away | Tue Feb 2, 11:00 pm | |
| 16 | Kings (1‑6) |
Away | Thu Feb 4, 10:00 pm | |
| 16 | Heat (2‑4) |
Home | Sat Feb 6, 3:00 pm | |
| 16 | Jazz (1‑5) |
Home | Sun Feb 7, 3:30 pm | |
| 17 | Nets (1‑6) |
Away | Tue Feb 9, 7:30 pm | |
| 17 | Celtics (5‑1) |
Away | Fri Feb 12, 8:00 pm | |
| 18 | Hornets (3‑5) |
Away | Mon Feb 15, 12:00 pm | |
| 18 | Spurs (4‑2) |
Home | Thu Feb 18, 7:30 pm | |
| 19 | Pacers (2‑6) |
Home | Fri Feb 26, 8:00 pm | |
| 19 | Celtics (5‑1) |
Home | Sun Feb 28, 7:00 pm | |
| 20 | Thunder (5‑2) |
Away | Tue Mar 2, 8:00 pm | |
| 20 | Suns (1‑3) |
Away | Fri Mar 5, 9:00 pm | |
| 20 | Nuggets (3‑2) |
Away | Sun Mar 7, 3:30 pm | |
| 21 | Pelicans (2‑4) |
Home | Mon Mar 8, 8:00 pm | |
| 21 | Hawks (4‑4) |
Home | Wed Mar 10, 9:30 pm | |
| 21 | Sixers (7‑1) |
Home | Sat Mar 13, 8:30 pm | |
| 21 | Wizards (4‑3) |
Home | Sun Mar 14, 8:00 pm | |
| 22 | Pelicans (2‑4) |
Away | Tue Mar 16, 8:00 pm | |
| 22 | Jazz (1‑5) |
Away | Thu Mar 18, 9:00 pm | |
| 23 | Pistons (6‑1) |
Home | Mon Mar 22, 9:30 pm | |
| 23 | Mavericks (4‑3) |
Home | Wed Mar 24, 8:00 pm | |
| 23 | Magic (2‑5) |
Home | Fri Mar 26, 8:00 pm | |
| 23 | Thunder (5‑2) |
Home | Sun Mar 28, 7:30 pm | |
| 24 | Hawks (4‑4) |
Away | Mon Mar 29, 7:00 pm | |
| 24 | Kings (1‑6) |
Home | Wed Mar 31, 8:00 pm | |
| 24 | Warriors (4‑3) |
Home | Fri Apr 2, 7:30 pm | |
| 24 | Mavericks (4‑3) |
Away | Sun Apr 4, 3:00 pm | |
| 25 | Clippers (1‑5) |
Away | Tue Apr 6, 10:30 pm | |
| 25 | Lakers (5‑2) |
Away | Wed Apr 7, 10:00 pm | |
| 25 | Lakers (5‑2) |
Away | Fri Apr 9, 10:00 pm | |
| 25 | Rockets (6‑1) |
Home | Sun Apr 11, 8:30 pm |