⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
-4Q126-33
-1Q226-28
+7Q322-18
-5Q426-29
▼ MIN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Could not get to the line, sixteen free throws to their 28
Key battles
5Threes made9
21Free throws made13
6Steals3
33%Three-point accuracy45%
📊The numbers
| WSH | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 5 | Threes made | 9 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 17 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 3 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
