{"id":704741,"date":"2026-04-08T06:41:27","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T06:41:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/704741\/"},"modified":"2026-04-08T06:41:27","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T06:41:27","slug":"timberwolves-cruise-past-pacers-in-blowout-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/704741\/","title":{"rendered":"Timberwolves Cruise Past Pacers in Blowout Win"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\"AThe Timberwolves’ dominant performance over the Pacers showcases the team’s potential when they play to their strengths.Denver Today<\/p>\n

The Minnesota Timberwolves ended their recent three-game losing streak with a convincing 124-104 victory over the Indiana Pacers. Led by Ayo Dosunmu’s 24 points and 3 steals, the Wolves took care of business against one of the NBA’s worst teams, leading by as many as 25 points before cruising to the final buzzer.<\/p>\n

Why it matters<\/p>\n

With the playoffs on the horizon, the Timberwolves needed a confidence-boosting win to get back on track after a recent skid. This blowout of the tanking Pacers keeps Minnesota in the hunt for a favorable playoff seed in the crowded Western Conference.<\/p>\n

The details<\/p>\n

The Timberwolves were in control from start to finish, jumping out to a big early lead and never letting the Pacers mount a serious comeback. In addition to Dosunmu’s strong game, Julius Randle scored 19 points, Bones Hyland added 19 points, 4 rebounds and 7 assists off the bench, and Naz Reid shot over 50% from 3-point range for 17 points.<\/p>\n

The Timberwolves led 102-77 heading into the fourth quarter.<\/p>\n

The players<\/p>\n

Ayo Dosunmu<\/p>\n

The Timberwolves guard scored a team-high 24 points with 3 steals and a +22 plus-minus.<\/p>\n

Julius Randle<\/p>\n

The Timberwolves forward scored 19 points in the win.<\/p>\n

Bones Hyland<\/p>\n

The Timberwolves guard came off the bench to contribute 19 points, 4 rebounds and 7 assists.<\/p>\n

Naz Reid<\/p>\n

The Timberwolves center shot over 50% from 3-point range, scoring 17 points.<\/p>\n

Taelon Peter<\/p>\n

The Pacers player had the only positive on\/off number for Indiana in the blowout loss.<\/p>\n

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\n What they\u2019re saying<\/p>\n

\u201cSome nights, you play one of the worst teams in the league, and you play down to their level. Other nights, you take care of business.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2014 SB Nation, Article Author<\/p>\n

What\u2019s next<\/p>\n

The Timberwolves will look to build on this win when they face the Orlando Magic on the road tomorrow night in their final back-to-back of the regular season.<\/p>\n

The takeaway<\/p>\n

While a blowout win over a struggling team may not be the most exciting result, it was an important bounce-back performance for the Timberwolves as they gear up for the playoffs. With the postseason just around the corner, Minnesota will need to find more consistency to make a deep run.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Got story updates? Submit your updates here. \u203a The Timberwolves’ dominant performance over the Pacers showcases the team’s…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":704742,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[3774],"tags":[7,113,126,3866,6,114],"class_list":{"0":"post-704741","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-indiana-pacers","8":"tag-basketball","9":"tag-indiana","10":"tag-indiana-pacers","11":"tag-indianapacers","12":"tag-nba","13":"tag-pacers"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nba\/116367727053298283","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/704741","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=704741"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/704741\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/704742"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=704741"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=704741"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=704741"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}