⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
+10Q133-23
-9Q225-30
+11Q328-17
-7Q418-24
▼ NY better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, seven of eleven from three- Could not get to the line, eighteen free throws to their 34
Key battles
6Blocks0
10Fast break points2
64%Three-point accuracy42%
9Steals6
📊The numbers
| MIN | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 7 | Threes made | 8 |
| 64% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 30 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 0 |
