⏱️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 fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
+8Q128-25
-7Q222-29
-3Q327-33
-7Q419-25
▼ MIN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 33 free throws to their nineteen- Won the glass, 56 rebounds to 34
- Burned in transition, 9 fast break points to 26
Key battles
26Fast break points9
5Offensive rebounds15
36Rebounds62
10Steals5
📊The numbers
| ATL | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 9 | Threes made | 7 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 62 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 21 | Assists | 25 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 26 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 10 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 7 |
