NBA head-to-headModern Rivalry

Minnesota Timberwolves vs Washington Wizards Head-to-Head

Washington Wizards lead the all-time record 40-31 across 71 recorded meetings.

Matchup fact

Only 0 of 71 games between these two were decided by a one-point margin (0.0%).

By Stats synced Apr 16, 2026
MIN
31
vs
WAS
40
71 meetings
All-time

WAS lead 40-31

Recent form

MIN 5-5 over the latest 10

Last meeting

MIN won 141-115 on Jan 4, 2026

Closeness

9 wins separate the teams

Series context

The average winning margin is 10.9 points across decided games.

Recent Games

Last 10 Games
Jan 4, 26
WAS 115-141 MIN
MIN
Nov 19, 25
MIN 120-109 WAS
MIN
Feb 1, 25
MIN 103-105 WAS
WAS
Jan 13, 25
WAS 106-120 MIN
MIN
Apr 9, 24
MIN 130-121 WAS
MIN
Jan 24, 24
WAS 107-118 MIN
MIN
Feb 16, 23
MIN 106-114 WAS
WAS
Nov 28, 22
WAS 142-127 MIN
WAS
Apr 5, 22
MIN 114-132 WAS
WAS
Dec 1, 21
WAS 115-107 MIN
WAS
Last Meeting
Jan 4, 2026Final
WAS
115
HOME
MIN
141
AWAY
Timberwolveswon by26
Timberwolves' 2nd straight in this series·Game 71 of all-time series

Matchup context

The latest 10 scored meetings are split 5-5. Washington Wizards lead the complete decided record 40-31. The 10.9-point average margin is reported separately from both win records.

History span
1989 to 2026
36 seasons
Average margin
10.9 points
Across decided games
Playoff history
0
No playoff meeting is present in the source

All-Time Record

Win Percentage
31W
40W
MIN
WAS
44%56%
Minnesota TimberwolvesWashington Wizards
Season Split & Biggest Wins
Regular season vs playoff record, plus each team's largest margin of victory
Regular Season71 games
31
40
These teams have never met in the playoffs.
Minnesota Timberwolves Biggest Win
109–74+35
Dec 26, 2004
Washington Wizards Biggest Win
137–116+21
Nov 15, 2019
Decade Breakdown
Click a decade to filter stats below
Season by Season
Season ↓MIN ↕WAS ↕Games ↕
2025–26202
2024–25112
2023–24202
2022–23022
2021–22022
2020–21022
2019–20112
2018–19112
2017–18112
2016–17112

Matchup Insights

Home / Away Split
18-17MIN HOME23-13WAS HOME
AWAY
13-23
MIN
AWAY
17-18
WAS
Streaks & Momentum
Current Streak
Minnesota Timberwolves: 2 consecutive wins
2
Avg. Margin of Victory
Games decided by 10.9 pts on average
10.9pts
Momentum (Last 10 vs All-Time)
MIN-Neutral
Last 1050%
All-Time43.7%
WAS-Neutral
Last 1050%
All-Time56.3%
Last 10 Results
MIN / WAS

Advanced Stats

1996-presentBased on 37 of 71 all-time meetings that have play-by-play data

Overtime History

Total OT Games
3
MIN OT Wins
2
WAS OT Wins
1
Biggest OT Game
129-132 on Mar 25, 2016 (2OT)

Largest Leads

MIN Biggest Leads
+35pts
Dec 26, 2004
#2:+34 pts·Nov 2, 2019
#3:+28 pts·Nov 28, 2022
WAS Biggest Leads
+37pts
Jan 1, 2021
#2:+24 pts·Dec 27, 2013
#3:+24 pts·Nov 25, 1996

Lead Changes

Most in a Game
23
Jan 21, 2002
Average per Game
5.8
per game

Times Tied

Most Ties in a Game
14
Mar 5, 2011
Average Ties per Game
4.8
per game

Attendance Records

Across covered games (1996+)
Highest
20,674
Jan 12, 2002
Lowest
11,307
Mar 2, 2016
Average
15,974

Shooting Percentages

Average per game, 1996 to 2023. Every bar uses the same 0 to 100% scale.
FG%
MIN46.6%
WAS46.3%
MIN +0.3 pp
3P%
MIN34.1%
WAS36.8%
WAS +2.7 pp
FT%
MIN77.7%
WAS76.1%
MIN +1.6 pp
TS%
MIN54.3%
WAS54.6%
WAS +0.3 pp

Top Scorers (1996-present)

Career points, games, and biggest single-game vs this opponent
MIN Top 15 Scorers
MIN top scorers in this matchup (1996-present): total points, games played, average, and best single game
PlayerPtsGAvgBest
Kevin Garnett4011921.131
Karl-Anthony Towns3501326.940
Andrew Wiggins1811018.141
Wally Szczerbiak1781116.226
Kevin Love159722.735
Anthony Edwards144624.034
Ricky Rubio1101011.022
Gorgui Dieng95118.618
Corey Brewer81711.627
Zach LaVine69513.825
Tom Gugliotta68322.725
Naz Reid63610.517
Terrell Brandon63415.824
Anthony Peeler6287.814
Rasho Nesterovic6278.913
WAS Top 15 Scorers
WAS top scorers in this matchup (1996-present): total points, games played, average, and best single game
PlayerPtsGAvgBest
Bradley Beal4431824.644
Gilbert Arenas240926.740
John Wall1891117.227
Antawn Jamison138817.329
Caron Butler128718.329
Juwan Howard119717.026
Marcin Gortat1181011.819
Otto Porter Jr.102911.322
Michael Jordan91422.835
Rod Strickland88614.721
Brendan Haywood86136.614
Larry Hughes83516.628
Nene83613.820
Kristaps Porzingis80326.741
Chris Whitney7188.916

Biggest Individual Games (1996-present)

Single-game scoring highs in this matchup
44pts
Bradley Beal
WASvsMIN
Nov 15, 2019
41pts
Kristaps Porzingis
WASvsMIN
Nov 28, 2022
41pts
Andrew Wiggins
MINvsWAS
Jan 6, 2017
40pts
Karl-Anthony Towns
MINvsWAS
Mar 9, 2019
40pts
Gilbert Arenas
WASvsMIN
Jan 8, 2005
Free nbadb sourceCC BY-SA 4.01996 to 2023

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

42 games with complete quarter lines

MINWAS

How they create points

35 games with complete style splits

Selected comparison

Points in paint: WAS +2.3 points35 games

MIN highest-scoring quarter

Q1 · 27.4

WAS highest-scoring quarter

Q1 · 27.1

Widest fingerprint gap

WAS +2.3 points in paint

Questions about this record: Minnesota Timberwolves vs Washington Wizards

How do recent Minnesota Timberwolves vs Washington Wizards results compare with the complete record?

The latest 10 decided meetings are split 5-5. Washington Wizards lead the complete decided record 40-31. The recent window is a subset of the complete history, so the page reports the two separately.

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.

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Pre-1996 game scores partially derived from the nbadb dataset by Wyatt Walsh, distributed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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