⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
0Q127-29
+3Q232-30
+4Q322-18
+2Q434-31
▼ MIN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 4 points better than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 40 free throws to their sixteen- Gave up second chances, nineteen offensive rebounds to their six
Key battles
6Offensive rebounds19
34Free throws made14
7Steals5
19Points off turnovers15
📊The numbers
| WSH | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 58% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 5 | Threes made | 6 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 34 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 19 |
| 26 | Assists | 29 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
