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 82 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 |
| Thunder | 42i Thunder Recent Games Lost Sat, Feb 07 vs Rockets 106-112 Won Mon, Feb 09 @ Lakers 119-110 Won Wed, Feb 11 @ Suns 136-109 Lost Thu, Feb 12 vs Bucks 93-110 Fri, Feb 20 vs Nets Sun, Feb 22 vs Cavs Tue, Feb 24 @ Raptors Wed, Feb 25 @ Pistons |
14 | 56 | 68% | 28% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Spurs | 38 Spurs Recent Games Won Thu, Feb 05 @ Mavericks 135-123 Won Sat, Feb 07 vs Mavericks 138-125 Won Tue, Feb 10 @ Lakers 136-108 Won Wed, Feb 11 @ Warriors 126-113 Thu, Feb 19 vs Suns Sat, Feb 21 vs Kings Mon, Feb 23 @ Pistons Wed, Feb 25 @ Raptors |
16 | 54 | 30% | 55% | 10% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Nuggets | 35 Nuggets Recent Games Lost Wed, Feb 04 @ Knicks 127-134 Won Sat, Feb 07 @ Bulls 136-120 Lost Mon, Feb 09 vs Cavs 117-119 Won Wed, Feb 11 vs Grizzlies 122-116 Thu, Feb 19 @ Clippers Fri, Feb 20 @ Trail Blazers Sun, Feb 22 @ Warriors Wed, Feb 25 vs Celtics |
20 | 55 | 1% | 5% | 24% | 25% | 20% | 13% | 8% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| TimberwolvesT. Wolves | 34 Timberwolves Recent Games Lost Fri, Feb 06 vs Pelicans 115-119 Lost Sun, Feb 08 vs Clippers 96-115 Won Mon, Feb 09 vs Hawks 138-116 Won Wed, Feb 11 vs Trail Blazers 133-109 Fri, Feb 20 vs Mavericks Sun, Feb 22 vs Sixers Tue, Feb 24 @ Trail Blazers Thu, Feb 26 @ Clippers |
22 | 56 | <1% | 1% | 7% | 13% | 19% | 24% | 21% | 10% | 3% | 1% | <1% |
| Rockets | 33 Rockets Recent Games Lost Thu, Feb 05 vs Hornets 99-109 Won Sat, Feb 07 @ Thunder 112-106 Won Tue, Feb 10 vs Clippers 102-95 Lost Wed, Feb 11 vs Clippers 102-105 Thu, Feb 19 @ Hornets Sat, Feb 21 @ Knicks Mon, Feb 23 vs Jazz Wed, Feb 25 vs Kings |
20 | 53 | 1% | 7% | 30% | 24% | 18% | 12% | 6% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Lakers | 33 Lakers Recent Games Won Sat, Feb 07 vs Warriors 105-99 Lost Mon, Feb 09 vs Thunder 110-119 Lost Tue, Feb 10 vs Spurs 108-136 Won Thu, Feb 12 vs Mavericks 124-104 Fri, Feb 20 vs Clippers Sun, Feb 22 vs Celtics Tue, Feb 24 vs Magic Thu, Feb 26 @ Suns |
21 | 54 | <1% | 3% | 20% | 22% | 20% | 17% | 11% | 5% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| Suns | 32 Suns Recent Games Lost Thu, Feb 05 vs Warriors 97-101 Lost Sat, Feb 07 vs Sixers 103-109 Won Tue, Feb 10 vs Mavericks 120-111 Lost Wed, Feb 11 vs Thunder 109-136 Thu, Feb 19 @ Spurs Sat, Feb 21 vs Magic Sun, Feb 22 vs Trail Blazers Tue, Feb 24 vs Celtics |
23 | 55 | <1% | 1% | 5% | 10% | 16% | 22% | 25% | 15% | 5% | 1% | <1% |
| Warriors | 29 Warriors Recent Games Won Thu, Feb 05 @ Suns 101-97 Lost Sat, Feb 07 @ Lakers 99-105 Won Mon, Feb 09 vs Grizzlies 114-113 Lost Wed, Feb 11 vs Spurs 113-126 Thu, Feb 19 vs Celtics Sun, Feb 22 vs Nuggets Tue, Feb 24 @ Pelicans Wed, Feb 25 @ Grizzlies |
26 | 55 | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 3% | 7% | 15% | 28% | 26% | 18% | <1% |
| Trail Blazers | 27 Trail Blazers Recent Games Won Sat, Feb 07 vs Grizzlies 122-115 Won Mon, Feb 09 vs Sixers 135-118 Lost Wed, Feb 11 @ T. Wolves 109-133 Won Thu, Feb 12 @ Jazz 135-119 Fri, Feb 20 vs Nuggets Sun, Feb 22 @ Suns Tue, Feb 24 vs T. Wolves Thu, Feb 26 @ Bulls |
29 | 56 | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 6% | 17% | 32% | 41% | 2% |
| Clippers | 26 Clippers Recent Games Won Fri, Feb 06 @ Kings 114-111 Won Sun, Feb 08 @ T. Wolves 115-96 Lost Tue, Feb 10 @ Rockets 95-102 Won Wed, Feb 11 @ Rockets 105-102 Thu, Feb 19 vs Nuggets Fri, Feb 20 @ Lakers Sun, Feb 22 vs Magic Thu, Feb 26 vs T. Wolves |
28 | 54 | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 8% | 20% | 31% | 34% | 3% |
| Grizzlies | 20 Grizzlies Recent Games Lost Fri, Feb 06 @ Trail Blazers 115-135 Lost Sat, Feb 07 @ Trail Blazers 115-122 Lost Mon, Feb 09 @ Warriors 113-114 Lost Wed, Feb 11 @ Nuggets 116-122 Fri, Feb 20 vs Jazz Sat, Feb 21 @ Heat Mon, Feb 23 vs Kings Wed, Feb 25 vs Warriors |
33 | 53 | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 4% | 96% |
| Mavericks | 19 Mavericks Recent Games Lost Thu, Feb 05 vs Spurs 123-135 Lost Sat, Feb 07 @ Spurs 125-138 Lost Tue, Feb 10 @ Suns 111-120 Lost Thu, Feb 12 @ Lakers 104-124 Fri, Feb 20 @ T. Wolves Sun, Feb 22 @ Pacers Tue, Feb 24 @ Nets Thu, Feb 26 vs Kings |
35 | 54 | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 99% |
| Jazz | 18 Jazz Recent Games Lost Sat, Feb 07 @ Magic 117-120 Won Mon, Feb 09 @ Heat 115-111 Won Wed, Feb 11 vs Kings 121-93 Lost Thu, Feb 12 vs Trail Blazers 119-135 Fri, Feb 20 @ Grizzlies Mon, Feb 23 @ Rockets Thu, Feb 26 vs Pelicans Sat, Feb 28 vs Pelicans |
38 | 56 | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| Pelicans | 15 Pelicans Recent Games Lost Wed, Feb 04 @ Bucks 137-141 Won Fri, Feb 06 @ T. Wolves 119-115 Won Mon, Feb 09 vs Kings 120-94 Lost Wed, Feb 11 vs Heat 111-123 Fri, Feb 20 vs Bucks Sat, Feb 21 vs Sixers Tue, Feb 24 vs Warriors Thu, Feb 26 @ Jazz |
41 | 56 | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| Kings | 12 Kings Recent Games Lost Fri, Feb 06 vs Clippers 111-114 Lost Sat, Feb 07 vs Cavs 126-132 Lost Mon, Feb 09 @ Pelicans 94-120 Lost Wed, Feb 11 @ Jazz 93-121 Thu, Feb 19 vs Magic Sat, Feb 21 @ Spurs Mon, Feb 23 @ Grizzlies Wed, Feb 25 @ Rockets |
44 | 56 | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| Record | Total | Home (22%) |
Away (67%) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opponent | W | L | |||
| (5)Rockets | 33 | 20 | 20% | 6% | 14% |
| (3)Nuggets | 35 | 20 | 18% | 5% | 13% |
| (6)Lakers | 33 | 21 | 16% | 5% | 11% |
| (2)Spurs | 38 | 16 | 14% | <1% | 14% |
| (1)Thunder | 42 | 14 | 11% | <1% | 11% |
| (7)Suns | 32 | 23 | 7% | 4% | 3% |
| (8)Warriors | 29 | 26 | 2% | 1% | <1% |
| (10)Clippers | 26 | 28 | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| (9)Trail Blazers | 27 | 29 | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| (11)Grizzlies | 20 | 33 | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| (12)Mavericks | 19 | 35 | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| (13)Jazz | 18 | 38 | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| (14)Pelicans | 15 | 41 | <1% | <1% | X |
| (15)Kings | 12 | 44 | <1% | <1% | X |
| Elimination | 11% | ||||
| Week Wk | Opponent | Score | Home / Away | Date / Time (ET) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trail Blazers (27‑29) |
118‑114 | Away | Wed Oct 22 |
| 1 | Lakers (33‑21) |
110‑128 | Away | Fri Oct 24 |
| 1 | Pacers (15‑40) |
114‑110 | Home | Sun Oct 26 |
| 2 | Nuggets (35‑20) |
114‑127 | Home | Mon Oct 27 |
| 2 | Lakers (33‑21) |
115‑116 | Home | Wed Oct 29 |
| 2 | Hornets (26‑29) |
122‑105 | Away | Sat Nov 1 |
| 3 | Nets (15‑38) |
125‑109 | Away | Mon Nov 3 |
| 3 | Knicks (35‑20) |
114‑137 | Away | Wed Nov 5 |
| 3 | Jazz (18‑38) |
137‑97 | Home | Fri Nov 7 |
| 3 | Kings (12‑44) |
144‑117 | Away | Sun Nov 9 |
| 4 | Jazz (18‑38) |
120‑113 | Away | Mon Nov 10 |
| 4 | Kings (12‑44) |
124‑110 | Home | Fri Nov 14 |
| 4 | Nuggets (35‑20) |
112‑123 | Home | Sat Nov 15 |
| 5 | Mavericks (19‑35) |
120‑96 | Home | Mon Nov 17 |
| 5 | Wizards (14‑39) |
120‑109 | Home | Wed Nov 19 |
| 5 | Suns (32‑23) |
113‑114 | Away | Fri Nov 21 |
| 6 | Kings (12‑44) |
112‑117 (OT) | Away | Mon Nov 24 |
| 6 | Thunder (42‑14) |
105‑113 | Away | Wed Nov 26 |
| 6 | Celtics (35‑19) |
119‑115 | Home | Sat Nov 29 |
| 6 | Spurs (38‑16) |
125‑112 | Home | Sun Nov 30 |
| 7 | Pelicans (15‑41) |
149‑142 (OT) | Away | Tue Dec 2 |
| 7 | Pelicans (15‑41) |
125‑116 | Away | Thu Dec 4 |
| 7 | Clippers (26‑28) |
109‑106 | Home | Sat Dec 6 |
| 8 | Suns (32‑23) |
105‑108 | Home | Mon Dec 8 |
| 8 | Warriors (29‑26) |
127‑120 | Away | Fri Dec 12, 10:00 pm |
| 8 | Kings (12‑44) |
117‑103 | Home | Sun Dec 14, 7:00 pm |
| 9 | Grizzlies (20‑33) |
110‑116 | Home | Wed Dec 17, 8:00 pm |
| 9 | Thunder (42‑14) |
112‑107 | Home | Fri Dec 19, 9:30 pm |
| 9 | Bucks (23‑30) |
103‑100 | Home | Sun Dec 21, 7:00 pm |
| 10 | Knicks (35‑20) |
115‑104 | Home | Tue Dec 23, 8:00 pm |
| 10 | Nuggets (35‑20) |
138‑142 (OT) | Away | Thu Dec 25, 10:30 pm |
| 10 | Nets (15‑38) |
107‑123 | Home | Sat Dec 27, 8:00 pm |
| 11 | Bulls (24‑31) |
136‑101 | Away | Mon Dec 29, 8:00 pm |
| 11 | Hawks (26‑30) |
102‑126 | Away | Wed Dec 31, 3:00 pm |
| 11 | Heat (29‑27) |
125‑115 | Away | Sat Jan 3, 5:00 pm |
| 11 | Wizards (14‑39) |
141‑115 | Away | Sun Jan 4, 6:00 pm |
| 12 | Heat (29‑27) |
122‑94 | Home | Tue Jan 6, 8:00 pm |
| 12 | Cavaliers (34‑21) |
131‑122 | Home | Thu Jan 8, 8:00 pm |
| 12 | Cavaliers (34‑21) |
134‑146 | Away | Sat Jan 10, 1:00 pm |
| 12 | Spurs (38‑16) |
104‑103 | Home | Sun Jan 11, 7:00 pm |
| 13 | Bucks (23‑30) |
139‑106 | Away | Tue Jan 13, 8:00 pm |
| 13 | Rockets (33‑20) |
105‑110 | Away | Fri Jan 16, 9:30 pm |
| 13 | Spurs (38‑16) |
123‑126 | Away | Sat Jan 17, 8:00 pm |
| 14 | Jazz (18‑38) |
122‑127 | Away | Tue Jan 20, 9:00 pm |
| 14 | Bulls (24‑31) |
115‑120 | Home | Thu Jan 22, 8:00 pm |
| 14 | Warriors (29‑26) |
85‑111 | Home | Sun Jan 25, 5:30 pm |
| 15 | Warriors (29‑26) |
108‑83 | Home | Mon Jan 26, 9:30 pm |
| 15 | Mavericks (19‑35) |
118‑105 | Away | Wed Jan 28, 8:30 pm |
| 15 | Thunder (42‑14) |
123‑111 | Home | Thu Jan 29, 9:30 pm |
| 15 | Grizzlies (20‑33) |
131‑114 | Away | Sat Jan 31, 8:00 pm |
| 16 | Grizzlies (20‑33) |
128‑137 | Away | Mon Feb 2, 7:30 pm |
| 16 | Raptors (32‑23) |
128‑126 | Away | Wed Feb 4, 7:30 pm |
| 16 | Pelicans (15‑41) |
115‑119 | Home | Fri Feb 6, 8:00 pm |
| 16 | Clippers (26‑28) |
96‑115 | Home | Sun Feb 8, 3:00 pm |
| 17 | Hawks (26‑30) |
138‑116 | Home | Mon Feb 9, 8:00 pm |
| 17 | Trail Blazers (27‑29) |
133‑109 | Home | Wed Feb 11, 8:00 pm |
| 18 | Mavericks (19‑35) |
Home | Fri Feb 20, 7:30 pm | |
| 18 | Sixers (30‑24) |
Home | Sun Feb 22, 7:00 pm | |
| 19 | Trail Blazers (27‑29) |
Away | Tue Feb 24, 11:00 pm | |
| 19 | Clippers (26‑28) |
Away | Thu Feb 26, 10:00 pm | |
| 19 | Nuggets (35‑20) |
Away | Sun Mar 1, 3:30 pm | |
| 20 | Grizzlies (20‑33) |
Home | Tue Mar 3, 8:00 pm | |
| 20 | Raptors (32‑23) |
Home | Thu Mar 5, 8:00 pm | |
| 20 | Magic (28‑25) |
Home | Sat Mar 7, 3:00 pm | |
| 21 | Lakers (33‑21) |
Away | Tue Mar 10, 11:00 pm | |
| 21 | Clippers (26‑28) |
Away | Wed Mar 11, 10:30 pm | |
| 21 | Warriors (29‑26) |
Away | Fri Mar 13, 10:00 pm | |
| 21 | Thunder (42‑14) |
Away | Sun Mar 15, 1:00 pm | |
| 22 | Suns (32‑23) |
Home | Tue Mar 17, 8:00 pm | |
| 22 | Jazz (18‑38) |
Home | Wed Mar 18, 8:00 pm | |
| 22 | Trail Blazers (27‑29) |
Home | Fri Mar 20, 8:00 pm | |
| 22 | Celtics (35‑19) |
Away | Sun Mar 22, 8:00 pm | |
| 23 | Rockets (33‑20) |
Home | Wed Mar 25, 9:30 pm | |
| 23 | Pistons (40‑13) |
Home | Sat Mar 28, 8:00 pm | |
| 24 | Mavericks (19‑35) |
Away | Mon Mar 30, 8:30 pm | |
| 24 | Pistons (40‑13) |
Away | Thu Apr 2, 7:00 pm | |
| 24 | Sixers (30‑24) |
Away | Fri Apr 3, 7:00 pm | |
| 24 | Hornets (26‑29) |
Home | Sun Apr 5, 7:00 pm | |
| 25 | Pacers (15‑40) |
Away | Tue Apr 7, 8:00 pm | |
| 25 | Magic (28‑25) |
Away | Wed Apr 8, 7:00 pm | |
| 25 | Rockets (33‑20) |
Away | Fri Apr 10, 8:00 pm | |
| 25 | Pelicans (15‑41) |
Home | Sun Apr 12, 8:30 pm |