Timberwolves set/tie multiple playoff franchise lows in 1st half against Thunder in Game 5

Alex Walsh

Timberwolves set/tie multiple playoff franchise lows in 1st half against Thunder in Game 5 image

The first half of Game 5 of Thunder vs. Timberwolves just wrapped up and boy was it an ugly one for Minnesota.

They trail by 33 at half and the Thunder have scored over double the points as Minnesota.

The Timberwolves tied and came close to some franchise-low records after that abysmal first-half performance.

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What franchise lows occurred in the first half?

Here's the list of some of the all-time bad single-half playoff stats by Minnesota:

  • Tied franchise low for lowest FG% in a playoff half (31.6 FG%)
  • 2nd most turnovers in a half in franchise playoff history (14 TOV)
  • 2nd lowest team point total in a half in franchise playoff history (32 PTS)
  • Tied 2nd lowest FTM in a half in franchise playoff history (3 FTM)

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Anthony Edwards, Julius Randle and Jalen Mcdaniels combined to be just 7/25 from the field in the half.

Minnesota faces a very difficult deficit on the road going into the second half and will need a miracle to pull of an upset.

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Alex Walsh

Alex is a freelance writer with The Sporting News. A current Sports Media major at Hofstra University in New York, he is a huge Celtics and NBA fan who gets way too many notifications from NBA insiders on X. He became interested in PDC Darts at the beginning of 2024 and has been obsessed ever since.