NBA 2026-27 · Regular season · Meeting 1 of the season

What does Bucks vs Timberwolves change in the NBA playoff race?

Bucks

Milwaukee Bucks

1-5

79:84

In progress

Timberwolves

Minnesota Timberwolves

4-3

Mon, Nov 2, 2026 · 8:00 PM ET (Nov 3, 10:00 KST)Target Center, Minneapolis

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Scoring by quarter

Scoring by quarter · Bucks vs Timberwolves
Team	1	2	3	4	T
Bucks	18	29	29	3	79
Timberwolves	29	19	32	4	84

What's at stake

Current standings (93 games played league-wide) plus this one result, recomputed for all 30 teams in both conferences. Arithmetic, not odds. Interconference game: each result moves one team in each conference.

Bucks win

BucksEast #14→#13
TimberwolvesWest #9→#10

11 more teams

NetsEast #13→#14
GrizzliesMagic 74→73
RocketsMagic 74→73
Trail BlazersMagic 76→75
LakersMagic 75→74
ThunderMagic 75→74
SpursMagic 76→75
MavericksMagic 76→75
NuggetsMagic 77→76
WarriorsWest #10→#9Magic -→75
SunsMagic -→78

Timberwolves win

BucksEast #14→#15Tragic 75→74
TimberwolvesWest #9→#8
BullsEast #15→#14
NuggetsWest #8→#9

Both teams going in

Team	Magic	Tragic	Top-6 magic
BucksEast #14 · 1-5	-	75	-
TimberwolvesWest #9 · 4-3	-	-	-

Magic number = wins left to lock a top-10 (play-in) finish (top-6 magic: a direct berth); tragic number = losses left until elimination. Ties count against the team. How we calculate →

Season series

Meeting 1 of 2 this season

Bucks 0Timberwolves 0

Before this game

Nov 2 Bucks @ Timberwolves (Scheduled)
Dec 23 Timberwolves @ Bucks (Scheduled)

Team records

Bucks1-5
Timberwolves4-3

Season records counted by this site from BALLDONTLIE results.

Injury report

Bucks

No injuries listed

Timberwolves

Donte DiVincenzoOut
Anthony EdwardsOut
LaMelo BallAvailable
Terrence Shannon Jr.Out

BALLDONTLIE injury report (status only). It can change before tip-off.

Box score

Game leaders

PointsTyler Herro 17LaMelo Ball 29
ReboundsBrayden Burries 8Jonathan Kuminga 10
AssistsKasparas Jakučionis 5Ayo Dosunmu 6

Team stats

Team stats
	Bucks	Timberwolves
Field goals	29-77 (37.7%)	33-79 (41.8%)
3-pointers	13-41 (31.7%)	12-36 (33.3%)
Free throws	8-11 (72.7%)	6-12 (50.0%)
Rebounds	43 (13 off.)	44 (14 off.)
Assists	18	18
Steals	4	6
Blocks	9	9
Turnovers	14	9
Fouls	13	14

Percentages are made ÷ attempted.

Bucks players

Bucks players
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
M. TurnerC-F	25	8	2	2	0	5	0	3-6	2-4	0-0	-12
T. HerroG	23	17	5	2	2	0	2	6-14	4-9	1-2	-8
B. BurriesG	22	9	8	1	0	0	1	4-13	1-7	0-0	+6
J. Jaquez Jr.G	19	9	6	1	0	1	2	4-11	1-3	0-0	-7
A. GreenG	19	13	3	2	1	0	0	4-7	4-7	1-1	+9
K. KuzmaF	18	2	2	2	1	0	0	1-5	0-3	0-0	-12
K. JakučionisG	17	7	4	5	0	0	4	2-6	0-2	3-4	-11
R. RollinsG	16	10	3	2	0	1	3	4-11	1-5	1-2	+3
J. SimsF	15	0	2	1	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	+2
K. WareC	14	0	7	0	0	2	1	0-3	0-1	0-0	+7
N. AmentF	8	4	1	0	0	0	1	1-1	0-0	2-2	-2
T	196	79	43	18	4	9	14	29-77	13-41	8-11

Did not play: O. Dieng, C. LeVert, B. Marković, G. Trent Jr.

Timberwolves players

Timberwolves players
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
A. DosunmuG	28	12	9	6	1	1	2	6-11	0-2	0-0	+8
L. BallG	28	29	5	1	1	0	3	11-20	5-12	2-3	+13
J. KumingaF	27	5	10	3	0	4	3	2-6	1-2	0-0	+13
R. GobertC	26	6	6	1	0	1	0	3-6	0-1	0-2	0
J. McDanielsF	20	11	2	2	0	0	1	4-10	2-3	1-3	+8
J. ClarkG	16	1	2	0	1	0	0	0-5	0-4	1-2	0
T. LylesF	15	10	3	0	0	0	0	3-8	2-7	2-2	-3
N. HylandG	14	10	1	3	2	1	0	4-9	2-5	0-0	-6
J. BeringerF	12	0	5	2	1	2	0	0-3	0-0	0-0	+5
C. WilliamsF	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	-13
T	192	84	44	18	6	9	9	33-79	12-36	6-12

Did not play: I. Evans, Z. Pullin, R. Zikarsky

MIN in minutes. +/- is the score difference while the player was on the court.

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Game data: BALLDONTLIE. Magic and tragic numbers are computed by this site.