⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
-4Q117-17
-2Q222-23
-5Q324-27
+13Q425-14
▼ ATL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their twenty- Lost the glass, 35 rebounds to 50
Key battles
13%Three-point accuracy22%
11Turnovers20
5Blocks2
17Points off turnovers10
📊The numbers
| MIN | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 1 | Threes made | 2 |
| 13% | Three-point accuracy | 22% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 25 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 10 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
