⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
-2Q126-26
-7Q218-25
+3Q324-21
-3Q419-20
▼ NO better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 31 free throws to their fourteen
Key battles
8Free throws made26
8Blocks4
14%Three-point accuracy22%
16Points off turnovers22
📊The numbers
| MIN | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 1 | Threes made | 2 |
| 14% | Three-point accuracy | 22% |
| 8 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 29 | Assists | 25 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 8 | Blocks | 4 |
