44pts
Wally Szczerbiak
MINvsCHI
Apr 13, 2003
NBA head-to-headModern Rivalry
Chicago Bulls vs Minnesota Timberwolves Head-to-Head
Chicago Bulls lead the all-time record 40-31 across 71 recorded meetings.
Matchup fact
The Chicago Bulls won 16 straight meetings from 1989 through 1997.
By Erik AnderssonStats synced Apr 16, 2026CHI
40
vs
MIN
31
71 meetings
All-time
CHI lead 40-31
Recent form
CHI 6-4 over the latest 10
Last meeting
CHI won 120-115 on Jan 22, 2026
Closeness
9 wins separate the teams
Series context
The average winning margin is 12.5 points across decided games.
Recent Games
Last 10 Games
Jan 22, 26
MIN 115-120 CHI
CHIDec 29, 25
CHI 101-136 MIN
MINFeb 5, 25
MIN 127-108 CHI
MINNov 7, 24
CHI 119-135 MIN
MINMar 31, 24
MIN 101-109 CHI
CHIFeb 6, 24
CHI 129-123 MIN
CHIMar 17, 23
CHI 139-131 MIN
CHIDec 18, 22
MIN 150-126 CHI
MINApr 10, 22
MIN 120-124 CHI
CHIFeb 11, 22
CHI 134-122 MIN
CHI| Date | Home | Away | Score | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 22, 2026 | MIN | CHI | 115–120 | CHI |
| Dec 29, 2025 | CHI | MIN | 101–136 | MIN |
| Feb 5, 2025 | MIN | CHI | 127–108 | MIN |
| Nov 7, 2024 | CHI | MIN | 119–135 | MIN |
| Mar 31, 2024 | MIN | CHI | 101–109 | CHI |
| Feb 6, 2024 | CHI | MIN | 129–123 | CHI |
| Mar 17, 2023 | CHI | MIN | 139–131 | CHI |
| Dec 18, 2022 | MIN | CHI | 150–126 | MIN |
| Apr 10, 2022 | MIN | CHI | 120–124 | CHI |
| Feb 11, 2022 | CHI | MIN | 134–122 | CHI |
Last Meeting
Jan 22, 2026Final
MIN
115
HOME
CHI
120
AWAY
Bullswon by5
Game 71 of all-time series
Matchup context
Chicago Bulls have won 6 of the latest 10 scored meetings. Chicago Bulls lead the complete decided record 40-31. The 12.5-point average margin is reported separately from both win records.
- History span
- 1989 to 2026
- 36 seasons
- Average margin
- 12.5 points
- Across decided games
- Playoff history
- 0
- No playoff meeting is present in the source
All-Time Record
Win Percentage
40W
31W
CHI
MIN
56%44%
Chicago BullsMinnesota Timberwolves
Season Split & Biggest Wins
Regular season vs playoff record, plus each team's largest margin of victory
Regular Season71 games
40
31
These teams have never met in the playoffs.
Chicago Bulls Biggest Win
131–99+32
Mar 12, 1991
Minnesota Timberwolves Biggest Win
127–74+53
Nov 8, 2001
Decade Breakdown
Click a decade to filter stats below
Season by Season
| Season ↓ | CHI ↕ | MIN ↕ | Games ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–26 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2024–25 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2023–24 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022–23 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2021–22 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020–21 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2019–20 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2018–19 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2017–18 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2016–17 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Matchup Insights
Home / Away Split
AWAY
18-18
CHI
AWAY
13-22
MIN
Streaks & Momentum
Current Streak
Chicago Bulls won the most recent meeting
1
Avg. Margin of Victory
Games decided by 12.5 pts on average
12.5pts
Momentum (Last 10 vs All-Time)
CHI-Neutral
Last 1060%
All-Time56.3%
MIN-Neutral
Last 1040%
All-Time43.7%
Last 10 Results
CHI / MIN
Advanced Stats
1996-presentBased on 40 of 71 all-time meetings that have play-by-play dataOvertime History
Total OT Games
4
CHI OT Wins
2
MIN OT Wins
2
Biggest OT Game
139-131 on Mar 17, 2023 (2OT)
Largest Leads
CHI Biggest Leads
+56pts
Nov 8, 2001
#2:+34 pts·Dec 11, 2010
#3:+30 pts·Feb 12, 2017
MIN Biggest Leads
+31pts
Dec 26, 2018
#2:+29 pts·Dec 22, 1999
#3:+28 pts·Apr 10, 2022
Lead Changes
Most in a Game
22
Feb 19, 2010
Average per Game
5.8
per game
Times Tied
Most Ties in a Game
17
Feb 11, 2022
Average Ties per Game
4.7
per game
Attendance Records
Across covered games (1996+)
Highest
23,985
Apr 3, 1998
Lowest
1,436
Apr 11, 2021
Reduced capacity (COVID era)
Average
18,749
Shooting Percentages
Average per game, 1996 to 2023. Every bar uses the same 0 to 100% scale.
FG%
CHI45.3%
MIN46.8%
MIN +1.5 pp
3P%
CHI34.3%
MIN32.7%
CHI +1.6 pp
FT%
CHI73.8%
MIN76.2%
MIN +2.4 pp
TS%
CHI53.4%
MIN54.8%
MIN +1.4 pp
Top Scorers (1996-present)
Career points, games, and biggest single-game vs this opponent
CHI Top 15 Scorers
| Player | Pts | G | Avg | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirk Hinrich | 276 | 18 | 15.3 | 30 |
| Zach LaVine | 214 | 8 | 26.8 | 35 |
| Derrick Rose | 180 | 9 | 20.0 | 31 |
| Luol Deng | 175 | 12 | 14.6 | 24 |
| Ben Gordon | 170 | 8 | 21.3 | 31 |
| Andres Nocioni | 145 | 10 | 14.5 | 23 |
| Michael Jordan | 126 | 4 | 31.5 | 41 |
| Jimmy Butler | 125 | 7 | 17.9 | 28 |
| Joakim Noah | 119 | 12 | 9.9 | 20 |
| Taj Gibson | 105 | 11 | 9.6 | 14 |
| Coby White | 91 | 5 | 18.2 | 26 |
| Eddy Curry | 85 | 8 | 10.6 | 17 |
| Scottie Pippen | 85 | 4 | 21.3 | 29 |
| Jamal Crawford | 76 | 6 | 12.7 | 22 |
| Mike Dunleavy | 76 | 5 | 15.2 | 21 |
MIN Top 15 Scorers
| Player | Pts | G | Avg | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Garnett | 397 | 21 | 18.9 | 28 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 255 | 11 | 23.2 | 40 |
| Andrew Wiggins | 165 | 9 | 18.3 | 31 |
| Kevin Love | 162 | 9 | 18.0 | 31 |
| Wally Szczerbiak | 155 | 8 | 19.4 | 44 |
| Al Jefferson | 125 | 6 | 20.8 | 39 |
| Ricky Rubio | 121 | 10 | 12.1 | 19 |
| Rasho Nesterovic | 91 | 8 | 11.4 | 23 |
| Latrell Sprewell | 86 | 4 | 21.5 | 27 |
| Anthony Peeler | 81 | 9 | 9.0 | 18 |
| Gorgui Dieng | 77 | 12 | 6.4 | 16 |
| Kevin Martin | 76 | 5 | 15.2 | 33 |
| Randy Foye | 76 | 6 | 12.7 | 25 |
| Ryan Gomes | 76 | 5 | 15.2 | 25 |
| Anthony Edwards | 75 | 4 | 18.8 | 31 |
Biggest Individual Games (1996-present)
Single-game scoring highs in this matchup
41pts
Michael Jordan
CHIvsMIN
Apr 3, 1998
40pts
Karl-Anthony Towns
MINvsCHI
Jan 22, 2020
39pts
Al Jefferson
MINvsCHI
Jan 25, 2009
38pts
Jimmy Butler
MINvsCHI
Feb 9, 2018
Rivalry Fingerprint
Focus or tap a row to compare the exact gap. Every value is an average from matched game-level records, not a projection.
Quarter scoring pulse
44 games with complete quarter lines
CHIMIN
How they create points
36 games with complete style splits
Selected comparison
Points in paint: CHI +2.4 points36 games
CHI highest-scoring quarter
Q4 · 25.7
MIN highest-scoring quarter
Q2 · 26.3
Widest fingerprint gap
CHI +2.4 points in paint
Methodology & Data Sources
Last updated
Every head-to-head record on SharkBetting is computed from scored game logs. Regular-season and playoff results come from the balldontlie API and historical records cross-checked against basketball-reference.com. All-time records, recent form, postseason splits, margins, streaks, decades, and seasons are calculated from the same listed results. Records without a final score are excluded from decided-game statistics.
Stats are refreshed after completed game days when new source data is available. Each page's Last updated date shows when its underlying data was actually synced. If you spot an error, head to our contact page with the game date and we will verify against the source feeds.
Pre-1996 game scores partially derived from the nbadb dataset by Wyatt Walsh, distributed under CC BY-SA 4.0.