⏱️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
▲ MIN better than we expected
-3Q128-26
-1Q228-27
-2Q327-26
0Q422-22
▼ WSH better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 3 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 13 fast break points to 0- Gave up second chances, sixteen offensive rebounds to their six
Key battles
13Fast break points0
6Offensive rebounds16
4Blocks1
5Steals2
📊The numbers
| MIN | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 6 | Threes made | 7 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 30 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 5 | Steals | 2 |
| 4 | Blocks | 1 |
