NBA10/22
Ref×team split · N=19
Minnesota Timberwolves
How the Timberwolves play under each referee
Every Timberwolves game grouped by individual referee. Over this sample the Timberwolves are 398-422 (48.5%); each ref win rate below is compared to that team average.
398-422 (48.5%)
vs. opp avg .498 · baseline 206-204 · +36.3 above avg
Splits
- Top 10 opponents57-82 (41.0%) · 139 gp
- 11–20 opponents77-53 (59.2%) · 130 gp
- Bottom 10 opponents108-33 (76.6%) · 141 gp
Opponent tiers ranked by season-end win% within each season. Schedule context uses the same Timberwolves sample as the record above.
Top verified whistle edge
The strongest verified ref pattern for the Timberwolves in the current sample.
Tight-game proxy
How Minnesota Timberwolves compares in competitive late-game windows vs full games. (Based on official box scores, not L2M reports).
Close games (≤5 pt margin)
594 of 820 games match this window
Avg combined pts
- Late-game avg
- 224.1
- Season avg
- 222.6
- Pressure impact
- +1.5
Avg fouls
- Late-game avg
- 41.2
- Season avg
- 41
- Pressure impact
- +0.2
Over rate
- Late-game avg
- 57.6%
- Season avg
- 52.0%
- Pressure impact
- +5.6 pts
Over benchmark: 222 combined points · Seasons: 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25, 2025-26 · 820 total games in sample
Pregame toss-ups (spread ≤5.5)
404 of 820 games match this window
Avg combined pts
- Late-game avg
- 221.1
- Season avg
- 222.6
- Pressure impact
- -1.5
Avg fouls
- Late-game avg
- 40.7
- Season avg
- 41
- Pressure impact
- -0.3
Over rate
- Late-game avg
- 46.5%
- Season avg
- 52.0%
- Pressure impact
- -5.5 pts
Over benchmark: 222 combined points · Seasons: 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25, 2025-26 · 820 total games in sample
What am I looking at?
- Individual refs: stats for one official across all Timberwolves games they worked, even with different partners.
- Team baseline: the Timberwolves went 398-422 (48.5%) across this sample. Ref win rates show how they compare to that team average.
- Whistle differential: who gets called more. A positive number means opponents are whistled more often than the Timberwolves.
Ref×team W-L from Basketball-Reference (2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25, 2025-26). Foul and scoring from NBA Stats API game logs.